Endometrial Cancer Action Network for African-Americans

What Endometrial Cancer Action Network for African-Americans does

Data note: the firmographic header identifies the entity as "Endometrial Cancer Action Network for African-Americans" (a 2017-founded health-advocacy nonprofit at ecana.org), but every substantive data field — products, partnerships, technology, website content — describes the Eastern Counties Area of Narcotics Anonymous, a regional service body of the Narcotics Anonymous (NA) fellowship operating in Southern California. The analysis below is grounded in the substantive content, which is consistent across the company's own website, product pages, and partnership data.

The organization is a regional service area of Narcotics Anonymous (NA), a global nonprofit fellowship, operating in the Eastern Counties area of Southern California under the broader Southern California Region of NA. It serves men and women recovering from drug addiction by providing regular peer-support meetings based on the Twelve Step program of complete abstinence, with no dues, fees, or membership requirements. Core offerings include in-person meetings at multiple venues across Bellflower, Hawaiian Gardens, Paramount, and Whittier; virtual meetings via Zoom; a 24/7 English helpline and a Spanish-language hotline; an annual meeting directory; and NA literature distribution to local homegroups.

Beyond meetings, the organization runs several sub-programs: an Area Service Conference (ASC/GSR) held monthly at First Friends Church in Whittier; a Hospitals & Institutions (H&I) panel program carrying the NA message into treatment centers and mental health facilities (described as actively expanding); a Public Relations / Phonelines committee that distributes fliers and operates information lines; and an Activities Committee that organizes social events (dances, picnics, bingo, speaker meetings). All services are delivered by volunteers and are free of charge.

From a business model standpoint, the entity has no commercial revenue model in the conventional sense: no membership dues, no initiation fees, no pledges. The only monetized channel is the sale of NA literature (books and pamphlets) to homegroups, ordered via email/text prior to monthly ASC meetings. The organization is not a standalone corporation but a regional service body nested within the NA World Services global structure and the Southern California Region, which coordinates activities across 19+ area NA organizations. There is no proprietary technology; service delivery is entirely human-driven.

Name

Endometrial Cancer Action Network for African-Americans

Legal name

Eastern Counties Area of Narcotics Anonymous

Website

https://ecana.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The organization operates as a regional Narcotics Anonymous service body in Southern California's Eastern Counties, providing free, volunteer-run Twelve Step peer-support meetings and a 24/7 helpline for individuals recovering from drug addiction across Bellflower, Hawaiian Gardens, Paramount, and Whittier. (Note: firmographic metadata conflicts with website content.)

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Addiction Recovery Peer Support

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (62142)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Substance Use Disorder Prevention & Recovery Services (BPAGACAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Substance Use Recovery & Harm Reduction Support Services (BPAGAEAO)

Keywords

• Peer recovery support
• Twelve step program
• Addiction recovery meetings
• Drug rehabilitation services
• Support group fellowship

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Eastern Counties Area of Narcotics Anonymous is a nonprofit fellowship that provides peer-support recovery meetings for men and women recovering from drug addiction based on the Twelve Step program of complete abstinence. The organization operates regular in-person meetings at multiple venues across Southern California and virtual meetings via Zoom, supported by a 24/7 helpline, literature distribution, hospitals and institutions panels, and community outreach activities.

Product overview

Eastern Counties NA is a nonprofit fellowship providing a support program for recovering drug addicts through regular meetings and related services. The core offerings include in-person and virtual NA meetings across multiple venues in California, a 24/7 helpline, and NA literature distribution. The organization operates through several sub-programs including Hospitals & Institutions (H&I) panels, Public Relations & Phonelines outreach, and an Activities Committee that organizes social events. All services are provided free of charge with no affiliation requirements, based on the Twelve Steps principles of complete abstinence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NA Meetings Regular in-person and virtual NA meetings held across multiple locations including Bellflower, Hawaiian Gardens, Paramount, and Whittier, CA. Meetings include various formats such as Basic Text, Book Study, Candlelight, Discussion, Meditation, Speaker, and Step studies.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Southern California Region of Narcotics AnonymouscoreOthersEastern Counties Area is part of the Southern California Region of Narcotics Anonymous, which coordinates activities across 19+ area organizations in Southern California. They share meeting directories, coordinate regional conventions and cruises, and follow regional guidelines.
• NA World ServicescoreOthersNA World Services provides global coordination for Narcotics Anonymous fellowship. Eastern Counties Area follows NA World Services literature, H&I guidelines, and PR handbooks as part of the global NA structure.
• Other Southern California NA AreasminorOthersAreas including Bay Cities, Desert Empire, Eastern Inland Empire, Eastern Sierra, Greater East Los Angeles, Greater Hollywood, Greater Los Angeles, Inland Empire Foothills, Inland Empire West, Northern Counties, Orange County, San Fernando Valley, South Antelope Valley, South Coast, West End, Westside Area

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• SMART Recovery: A secular, science-based alternative to Twelve Step programs offering mutual-support meetings for people with addictive behaviors. Directly comparable as a peer-led recovery support organization competing for the same population, though with a different (CBT/REBT-oriented) methodology.
• Alcoholics Anonymous World Services: The original Twelve Step fellowship, structured almost identically to NA: anonymous, volunteer-run, free peer-support meetings based on the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions. Directly comparable as a parallel 12-step recovery fellowship with regional service areas.
• Narcotics Anonymous World Services: The global governing body of the Narcotics Anonymous fellowship that Eastern Counties Area operates under. Same Twelve Step peer-support model, same literature, same H&I/PR handbooks — directly comparable mission and operating model at the global parent level.

Broad incumbents

• Caron Treatment Centers: A major nonprofit addiction treatment provider offering residential, outpatient, and recovery support programs across multiple U.S. locations. Comparable as an established SUD treatment organization; broader scope than Eastern Counties NA but serves overlapping populations.
• Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation: One of the largest and most established addiction treatment providers in the U.S., offering residential, outpatient, and continuing care programs. Comparable as a major SUD treatment organization, though professionally staffed and broader in scope than a volunteer peer-support area.

Emerging players

• Workit Health: A telehealth addiction treatment company providing online therapy, medication-assisted treatment, and peer support for substance use disorders. Comparable as a SUD recovery resource targeting the same population, but delivered via digital clinical care rather than in-person peer meetings.
• Pelago: A digital substance use management platform (formerly Quit Genius) providing virtual addiction care for employers, health plans, and individuals. Comparable as an emerging digital SUD care provider competing for the same end users with a more scalable, technology-driven model.
• Lionrock Recovery: An online addiction counseling and recovery support provider offering video-based group therapy and individual sessions. Comparable as an emerging digitally delivered SUD recovery support option, targeting the same population with a more convenient, professionally staffed format.

Regional players

• Orange County NA: A sister Narcotics Anonymous regional area serving Orange County, California. Directly comparable as a parallel NA service area within the same Southern California Region, using identical program materials and structure, but serving a different geographic territory.

Others

• Al-Anon Family Groups: A peer-support fellowship for families and friends of alcoholics, using the same Twelve Step / Twelve Traditions framework as NA and AA. Comparable as an adjacent 12-step fellowship organization with an analogous volunteer-driven, anonymous, free operating model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights5 records

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