Woodburn Christian Children's Home

What Woodburn Christian Children's Home does

Woodburn Christian Children's Home (WCCH) is a 501-C-3, state-licensed, faith-based residential children's home operating on a 30-acre campus near Fort Wayne, Indiana, since 1971. Its core program places children ages 6 to 21 in family-style homes with live-in houseparent couples, delivering integrated physical, educational, emotional, and spiritual care — including clinical counseling using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused CBT modalities — to at-risk children from the Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio tri-state area. WCCH supplements residential placement with a Community Counseling Program, Family Enrichment Workshops delivered to churches and community groups (35+ workshops in the past 12 months), and a planned Transitional Living Home for older youth aging out of foster care.

Revenue is sourced entirely from private donations; WCCH accepts no federal, state, or county funding and does not contract with the Department of Child Services. Family participation is on a sliding scale, and a 2002 Legacy Fund endowment subsidizes care for families unable to pay. The donor base spans hundreds of churches, businesses, families, and private foundations, and the organization completed a $2.6 million Phase I capital campaign in November 2024 with 1,436 unique gifts. Annual fundraisers — a Benefit Auction (~1,000 attendees) and a Golf Outing — and recurring donations sustain operations, while a Phase II expansion adding a third 10-bedroom home and a Transitional Living Home is funded through ongoing donor cultivation and an intentional effort to add 40 new supporting churches.

Distribution is wholly regional and referral-driven through church networks, the organization's website (wcchonline.org), a Mailchimp newsletter, and Facebook. Technology footprint is limited to standard office tooling and the public website; there is no proprietary software platform, no AI/ML infrastructure, and no digital product distribution. The organization is governed by a nine-member Board of Directors under President Dennis Armstrong, with day-to-day leadership provided by Executive Director Joe Heins (appointed 2018) and a small staff including Residential, Clinical, and Ministry Coordinator functions.

Name

Woodburn Christian Children's Home

Legal name

Woodburn Christian Children's Home, Inc.

Website

https://wcchonline.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Woodburn Christian Children's Home is a 501-C-3, state-licensed, faith-based nonprofit operating a 30-acre residential campus near Fort Wayne, Indiana, serving at-risk children ages 6-21 from Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio through family-style homes, clinical counseling, and community workshops, funded entirely by private donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Childcare Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGADAO

Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Education & Youth Development Nonprofits

Keywords

• Residential childcare
• Faith-based services
• Community counseling
• Family workshops
• Child placement

Headquarters

HQ city

Woodburn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Private Donations: WCCH is 100% funded through voluntary donations from hundreds of churches, businesses, families, and private foundations. No federal, state, or county support is received.
2. Family Participation (Sliding Scale): Family participation in program costs is on a sliding scale based on ability to pay. One of the core values is that WCCH provides a home to children regardless of their ability to pay.
3. Legacy Fund (Endowment): The Legacy Fund is an endowment fund established in 2002. Principal contributions remain intact with interest used to support WCCH in sponsoring children whose families cannot pay program costs. Minimum 20% of bequest gifts allocated to Legacy Fund.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Woodburn Christian Children's Home provides faith-based residential care for children and youth ages 6-21, along with community counseling, family workshops, and child placement services. The organization is a 100% privately funded 501(c)(3) nonprofit requiring family participation in its programs. It also operates a transitional home and a Learning Center on its Woodburn, Indiana campus.

Product overview

Woodburn Christian Children's Home operates as a single integrated ministry offering residential care for children, community counseling, and family enrichment programs. The core program is a faith-based residential children's home serving ages 6-21, supplemented by a Community Counseling Program for mental health services, Family Enrichment Workshops for parenting education, and Child Placement Services for private placements. Financial sustainability is supported through the Legacy Fund endowment and annual fundraisers (Benefit Auction and Golf Outing). The organization recently completed a 13,000 SF Learning and Counseling Center (April 2023) and is planning a Transitional Living Home for older youth aging out of care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Care for Children and Youth Long-term residential care and housing for children and youth ages 6-21 in a faith-based environment on the Woodburn, Indiana campus.
• Community Counseling

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 35 workshops provided in past twelve months
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Christian Churches and Churches of ChristcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWCCH is a ministry of Christian Churches and Churches of Christ, broadly supported by the Christian community throughout the tri-state area (IN/MI/OH). Churches provide referrals, volunteers, and financial support.
• East Allen County SchoolsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWCCH children attend local public schools including Woodlan Elementary, Woodlan Junior/Senior High School, or Harlan Christian School (K-12). Education is a key component of the program.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bethany Christian Services: Large national faith-based nonprofit providing foster care, adoption, family preservation, and refugee services. Comparable faith-based identity and child welfare mission, but operates at significantly larger scale with broader service mix and government contracting.
• KVC Health Systems: National nonprofit providing child welfare, behavioral health, and residential services across multiple states. Comparable in residential care for at-risk children and family services, but operates at substantially larger scale with significant government contracting revenue.
• Boys Town: National faith-inspired organization providing residential care, family services, and youth programs for at-risk children. Operates a much larger, multi-site residential and community-based service network but shares the core model of serving at-risk youth in family-style environments with strong donor support.
• Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health: Large national nonprofit operating residential treatment, behavioral health, and community-based programs for children and adults with emotional, behavioral, and developmental needs. Comparable in residential care model and counseling services, but operates at much larger scale and broader clinical scope.

Direct peers

• Missouri Baptist Children's Home: Faith-based residential and family services organization for at-risk children, affiliated with Missouri Baptist Convention. Comparable in mission, residential care model, church-supported funding, and family-style home structure.
• Baptist Children's Home of North Carolina: North Carolina-based faith-based residential program serving children and families through multiple campuses, ministries, and family services. Directly comparable in denominational affiliation (Baptist heritage), residential family-style care, and donor-driven financial model.
• Tennessee Baptist Children's Homes: Tennessee-based Baptist nonprofit operating residential homes and family services for at-risk children across multiple campuses. Comparable in faith-based mission, residential family-style model, and church-supported donation model.
• Arrow Child & Family Ministries: Faith-based nonprofit providing foster care, residential services, and family preservation programs for at-risk children. Direct comparable in mission (Christian-rooted child welfare), service mix (residential + family services), and reliance on private donations and church networks.
• Mercy Home for Boys and Girls: Chicago-based Catholic, faith-based residential home for children ages 11-21 who have been abused, neglected, or abandoned. Closely mirrors WCCH's model of family-style residential homes, comprehensive wraparound services, and 100% private fundraising with no government funding.
• Kentucky Baptist Homes for Children: Kentucky-based Baptist nonprofit providing residential care for children and single mothers in family-style homes across multiple campuses. Direct peer in denomination affiliation (Baptist/Churches of Christ heritage), residential family-style model, and church-supported funding model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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