AHHA Trucking Service, Inc.

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Asha Family Services, Inc. is a private nonprofit organization founded in 1988 by Antonia Drew Norton in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, providing culturally specific services for victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and community violence, with primary focus on African American populations and communities of color. Its service portfolio spans crisis intervention, lethality assessment, safety planning, case management, counseling, criminal justice advocacy, victim compensation support, and ancillary needs such as transportation, food, and housing assistance. Specialized programs include the Ujima Men's Program (a culturally specific abuser treatment track for African American men, operating since 1994), prison-based support and education groups for incarcerated victims and harm-doers, school-based children's DV safety groups, and an Abuse-in-Later-Life advocate for survivors age 50+. The organization also leads the "We Are Here MKE" collective, coordinating seven culturally specific DV/SA programs across Milwaukee County's African American, Muslim, Latina, Hmong, LGBTQ+, and Native American communities, and operates as an initiative under End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin.

The organization delivers services free of charge to clients and operates on a grant-funded nonprofit revenue model, with primary funding from the Office for Victims of Crime, City of Milwaukee Health Department (Office of Violence Prevention), state victim services appropriations, and individual fundraising (including the "HOME: Where Healing Begins" Givebutter campaign). Its go-to-market relies on community-based outreach and referral partnerships with Milwaukee Police Department district stations, the District Attorney's Office, courts, prisons, schools, and a network of complementary culturally specific nonprofits. Asha has no proprietary technology platform, mobile app, or public API; its "core technology" is the culturally responsive, trauma-informed service delivery model developed across 35+ years, supported by a small staff of 1-10 employees and a network of trained volunteer advocates.

As of 2024, the organization explicitly disclosed operating under restructured, reduced office hours (M-F 9am-4pm) following grant funding cuts, while maintaining client services. Its headquarters is at 3719 West Center Street, Milwaukee, WI, with all active service delivery concentrated in Wisconsin despite a historical satellite presence in Madison. The intellectual and operational foundation rests on founder Antonia Drew Norton's continued leadership as Executive Director/CEO and a leadership bench that re-engaged former Associate Director Shawn Muhammad in 2025 to direct men's services and community violence intervention.

Name

AHHA Trucking Service, Inc.

Legal name

Asha Family Services, Inc.

Website

https://ashafamilyservices.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Asha Family Services, Inc. is a Milwaukee-based nonprofit founded in 1988 that provides culturally specific crisis intervention, counseling, case management, and advocacy for African American victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and community violence, supported primarily through government grants and donation fundraising.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Victim Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Domestic Violence & Abuse Support Services (BPAGAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG), Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

Keywords

• Domestic violence services
• Victim advocacy
• Culturally specific services
• Sexual assault services
• Community violence intervention

Headquarters

HQ city

Milwaukee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Grants and Funded Programs: Asha Family Services operates primarily through government grants and funded programs including Office for Victims of Crime funding, city health department support, and state funding for victim services. The organization also conducts fundraising campaigns such as the 'HOME: Where Healing Begins' fundraiser.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Asha Family Services, Inc. provides culturally specific crisis intervention, safety planning, lethality assessment, case management, counseling, criminal justice advocacy, and victim compensation support for African American victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, sex trafficking, and community violence in Milwaukee. The organization also runs the Ujima Men's Program for culturally specific abuser treatment, prison-based support and education groups, transitional housing, and the SOS community violence intervention project, serving both survivors and those who cause harm.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ujima Men's Program: A non-traditional abuser treatment program culturally specific to African American men who use violence in relationships.
• SOS (Saving Our Sisters and Saving Our Selves)
• We Are Here MKE

Products and services

• Domestic and Sexual Violence (DV/SA) Victim Services Comprehensive crisis intervention, safety planning, lethality assessment, intake, case management, counseling, criminal justice advocacy, and victim compensation support for adult survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. Free of charge to victims in Milwaukee's African American community. Launched in 1989.
• Sex Trafficking Victim Services Founding service program providing non-judgmental support, personal and safety planning, and exit pathways from the sex industry for individuals coerced, tricked, or forced into the sex trade in Milwaukee. Launched in 1988 as part of Asha's original offering alongside Sister Circle Support Groups.
• Ujima Men's Program (Culturally Specific Abuser Treatment) Non-traditional abuser treatment program culturally specific to African American men who abuse and batter women, addressing behavior change, accountability, and ending cycles of violence. Available on a self-enrolled or court-mandated basis.
• Children Who Witness Violence Services Support groups, trauma processing, safety education, and healthy relationship modeling for children affected by domestic violence in their homes, including school-based DV safety groups.
• In-Prison Support and Education Programs In-prison support groups for female victims and in-prison education groups for men serving sentences in Wisconsin prisons, extending Asha's culturally specific services into correctional facilities.
• Abuse in Later Life (Elder Victim) Services Case management, advocacy, safety planning, and criminal justice support for African American crime victims age 50 and older, particularly those experiencing abuse and financial exploitation in Milwaukee. Operated through a dedicated elder victim services advocate and supported by joint Office for Victims of Crime grant funding.
• SOS (Saving Our Sisters / Saving Our Selves) Project combining community violence interventions (CVI) and domestic violence (DV) interventions, tailored for men who use violence in relationships with female partners.
• Transitional Housing for DV/SA Survivors and Formerly Incarcerated Women Transitional housing for women released from prison and long-term transitional housing for DV/SA/dating violence victims and their children, combined with financial planning and economic empowerment support through the Director of Housing Services.
• We Are Here MKE Collective Coordination Lead coordination of the We Are Here MKE collective, comprising seven culturally specific domestic and sexual violence programs in Milwaukee (The Asha Project, Our Peaceful Home/MMWC, UMOS Latina Resource Center, Hmong American Women's Association, Room to Be Safe/Diverse & Resilient, HIR Wellness Institute, and Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center), to deliver a coordinated community response for communities of color.
• Anger Management and Parenting Classes Self-enrolled or court-mandated anger management and parenting classes offered to address court compliance and behavior modification in a culturally responsive manner.

Quantifiable outcome

• Services for older African American adults age 50+ through dedicated elder victim services advocate
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• End Domestic Abuse WisconsincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020The Asha Project is an initiative under End Domestic Abuse WI. This parent organization affiliation provides programmatic oversight, resources, and connection to the broader domestic violence prevention network in Wisconsin. End Domestic Abuse WI and Asha jointly received Office for Victims of Crime grant funding.
• National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020NCALL and Asha Project received joint grant funding from Office for Victims of Crime to address service needs of older victims of abuse and financial exploitation in Milwaukee. NCALL released the 'Increasing Access to Healing Services' toolkit featuring Asha staff and Milwaukee survivors.
• City of Milwaukee Health Department - Office of Violence PreventioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKarin Tyler serves as Injury and Violence Prevention Coordinator. The Health Department supports the We Are Here MKE initiative and provides funding through the Office of Violence Prevention.
• We Are Here MKE Collective MemberscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe We Are Here MKE collective comprises seven culturally specific domestic and sexual violence programs: The Asha Project (African American), Our Peaceful Home/Milwaukee Muslim Women's Coalition (Muslim), UMOS Latina Resource Center (Latina), Hmong American Women's Association (Hmong), Room to Be Safe Anti-Violence Program/Diverse & Resilient (LGBTQ+), HIR Wellness Institute (Native/MMIWG), and Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center (Native American).
• Black Health Coalition of WIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered on Healthy Beginnings Project where Asha DV/SA, substance abuse, and mental health counselors served pregnant women in Milwaukee County Jail (1995-2005).
• Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeborah Black serves as Director. Part of the We Are Here MKE collective providing culturally specific DV/SA services for Native American communities in Milwaukee.
• Milwaukee Muslim Women's CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJanan Najeeb serves as President. The MMWC's 'Our Peaceful Home' project is part of the We Are Here MKE collective, providing culturally specific services for Muslim communities.
• Diverse & ResilientcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKathy Flores directs the Room to Be Safe Anti-Violence Program. Part of the We Are Here MKE collective providing services for LGBTQ+ communities in Milwaukee.
• HIR Wellness InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLea Denny leads HIR Wellness Institute. Part of the We Are Here MKE collective serving Native populations and MMIWG (Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls).
• UMOS Latina Resource CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMariana Rodriguez serves as Director. Part of the We Are Here MKE collective providing culturally specific DV/SA services for Latina communities in Milwaukee.
• Hmong American Women's AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTammie Xiong serves as Director. Part of the We Are Here MKE collective providing culturally specific DV/SA services for Hmong communities in Milwaukee.
• Team Teal 365minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSamantha Collier leads Team Teal 365, LLC. Listed as a We Are Here MKE Project Supporter providing support and resources to the collective.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin: Statewide coalition and parent organization of The Asha Project; comparable as a DV support and advocacy organization serving Wisconsin with broader statewide scope and policy influence.
• PCADV (Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence): Statewide DV coalition comparable to End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin in structure and role; serves as a useful benchmark for what a scaled, mature state DV coalition looks like.
• National Network to End Domestic Violence: National advocacy and capacity-building organization for the DV movement; comparable in mission and DV-specific policy/funding work, though operating at a much broader scale than Asha.

Direct peers

• Sojourner Family Peace Center: Milwaukee-based nonprofit providing comprehensive DV/SA services including crisis intervention, case management, and harm-doer intervention — directly comparable to Asha's model and target population.
• Diverse & Resilient: Member of the We Are Here MKE collective operating the Room to Be Safe Anti-Violence Program; directly comparable as a culturally specific DV/SA provider serving LGBTQ+ communities in Milwaukee.
• Milwaukee Muslim Women's Coalition: We Are Here MKE collective member running the Our Peaceful Home project; comparable culturally specific DV/SA services model for Muslim communities in Milwaukee.
• UMOS Latina Resource Center: Member of the We Are Here MKE collective providing culturally specific DV/SA services for Latina communities; operates the same collaborative model with similar funding streams.
• Milwaukee Women's Center: Local Milwaukee DV/SA services provider operating shelter, counseling, and advocacy programs; competes for the same government grants and serves overlapping client populations.
• Gerald L. Ignace Indian Health Center: We Are Here MKE collective member serving Native American communities with culturally specific DV/SA services; comparable mission, funding model, and culturally responsive approach.

Regional players

• National Clearinghouse on Abuse in Later Life (NCALL): Asha's grant partner on the 2020 OVC-funded elder abuse project; comparable as a DV/SA organization with specialized elder-victim focus and federal grant execution experience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

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