Advocacy Network for Children

What Advocacy Network for Children does

Advocacy Network for Children is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation headquartered at 1420 Harrison Street in Quincy, Illinois, that delivers a continuum of child-advocacy services across 10–11 counties in west-central Illinois. Founded in 1990 as CASA of Adams County, the organization operates three interconnected programs: the Children's Advocacy Center (CAC) program, which provides a child-friendly, multidisciplinary environment for forensic interviews and coordinated investigation of reported sexual abuse, severe physical abuse, and child exposure to domestic violence; the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program, which recruits, trains, and supervises community volunteers appointed by judges to advocate for abused and neglected children from case inception through completion; and the P.S. It's My Body/Happy Bear prevention program, a research-based curriculum delivering personal-safety education to Pre-K through 5th grade students.

In FY2024–25, 98 trained CASA volunteers served as the court-appointed voice for 644 abused or neglected children; the CAC coordinated 419 cases of reported abuse; and the prevention program reached 2,762 students. The organization holds dual accreditation from the National Children's Alliance (CAC) and the National CASA Association (CASA) and is the largest Children's Advocacy Center in Illinois. The underlying service model is fundamentally human-capital-intensive, with no proprietary technology platform — operations rest on paid coordinators and a volunteer bench.

The business model is donation-driven: revenue is generated through tax-deductible contributions from individuals, corporations, and foundations (EIN 37-1258936), United Way and similar network affiliations, an annual Tailgate to Celebrate fundraiser, and Amazon Smile, with the ability to direct donations to specific programs via contribution memos. The 2018 formation of the Advocacy Network for Children Foundation — a separate 501(c)(3) — provides a parallel vehicle for endowments, bequeaths, appreciated securities, and tax-deferred IRAs. Services are delivered at no cost to child victims and their non-offending families. The organization grew from a single-county CASA chapter into a multi-county regional provider through a deliberate, county-by-county expansion strategy spanning 1990–2024, and continues to add CASA coordinators for newly added counties.

Name

Advocacy Network for Children

Legal name

Advocacy Network for Children

Website

https://advonet.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Advocacy Network for Children is a Quincy, Illinois-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating CASA, Children's Advocacy Center, and child-abuse prevention programs across 10–11 west-central Illinois counties. It uses trained volunteers and paid staff to deliver court advocacy, forensic interview coordination, and school-based prevention education to abused and neglected children.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Welfare Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (624110), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Welfare, Foster Care & Adoption Services (BPAGAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM)

Keywords

• Child advocacy services
• Court appointed advocates
• Children's advocacy center
• Child abuse prevention
• Forensic interview services

Headquarters

HQ city

Quincy

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization receives monetary donations from individuals, corporations, and foundations. Donations are tax-deductible (EIN 37-1258936). Donations can be directed to specific programs via notes section.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Advocacy Network for Children provides three core programs at no cost: (1) the Children's Advocacy Center (CAC) program, which offers a safe, child-friendly environment for forensic interviews and coordinated multidisciplinary team investigations of child abuse cases; (2) the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program, which recruits, trains, and supervises community volunteers appointed by judges to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children; and (3) the P.S. It's My Body-Happy Bear Prevention Program, which delivers age-appropriate personal safety education to Pre-K through 5th grade students.

Product overview

Advocacy Network for Children operates three interconnected core programs: the Children's Advocacy Center (CAC) Program, which provides a coordinated, multidisciplinary response to child abuse through forensic interview facilities across nine counties; the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Program, which trains and deploys volunteer advocates to represent children's best interests in court proceedings across eleven counties; and the P.S. It's My Body-Happy Bear Prevention Program, which delivers age-appropriate abuse prevention education to students in Pre-K through 5th grade. These programs work together to provide a comprehensive continuum of services from prevention education through investigation support to court advocacy, serving children and families across west-central Illinois.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Children's Advocacy Center (CAC) Program Provides a safe, neutral, child-friendly environment where child victims of sexual abuse or serious physical abuse and their non-offending families meet with multidisciplinary team professionals for forensic interviews and coordinated investigation services. Accredited through the National Children's Alliance.
• Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Program Recruits, trains, and supervises community volunteers appointed by judges to speak in the best interest of abused or neglected children in the court system, providing advocacy from case inception to completion. Accredited through the National CASA Association.
• P.S. It's My Body / Happy Bear Prevention Program A research-based child abuse prevention curriculum teaching personal safety strategies to children in Pre-K through 5th grade, featuring the Happy Bear interactive play to help children recognize welcome/unwelcome touches and identify trusted adults.

Quantifiable outcome

• Served 644 children in court system with 98 volunteers (July 2024 - June 2025)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Children's AllianceminorOthersAffiliated organization listed on website footer alongside CASA and United Way
• United WayminorOthersAffiliated organization listed on website footer alongside Children's Alliance and CASA
• Schools and churchesminorOthersPartner organizations where Happy Bear prevention program presentations are delivered
• National Children's AlliancecoreOthersAccrediting body for Children's Advocacy Centers; Advocacy Network for Children CAC programs are accredited through NCA
• National CASA AssociationcoreOthersAccrediting body for Court Appointed Special Advocates; Advocacy Network for Children CASA programs are accredited through National CASA

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Prevent Child Abuse America: National nonprofit umbrella for state chapters working to prevent child abuse through education, advocacy, and research. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the same child-abuse-prevention and family-support space Advocacy Network for Children operates in.
• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: National nonprofit providing case management, recovery, and prevention services for missing and exploited children. Comparable as a broader incumbent in child protection, though focused on a narrower sub-issue (missing/exploitation) than Advocacy Network for Children's general abuse-and-neglect scope.
• National CASA Association: National umbrella network that accredits and supports the ~900 state and local CASA programs across the U.S., including Advocacy Network for Children. Directly comparable as the parent category and standards body for the CASA program the subject organization operates.
• National Children's Alliance: National accrediting body for Children's Advocacy Centers (CACs); Advocacy Network for Children holds NCA accreditation. Directly comparable as the standards and membership umbrella for the CAC program component of the subject organization.
• Childhelp: National nonprofit operating a child abuse hotline, treatment programs, residential facilities, and advocacy. Overlaps with Advocacy Network for Children in the child welfare and abuse-response mission, but operates at a national scale and broader service portfolio.

Direct peers

• National Children's Advocacy Center (Huntsville, AL): Pioneering children's advocacy center providing multidisciplinary team response, forensic interviews, and family advocacy for child abuse cases. Most directly comparable to Advocacy Network for Children's CAC component as a regional CAC serving multiple counties with both prevention and investigation services.
• Darkness to Light: National nonprofit focused on child sexual abuse prevention education and training for adults and youth. Directly comparable to Advocacy Network for Children's P.S. It's My Body / Happy Bear prevention program in mission and curriculum-delivery model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/advocacy-network-for-children

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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