The AYA Healing Institute

What The AYA Healing Institute does

The Children's Healing Institute (referenced in the prompt as The AYA Healing Institute) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1987/1988 in West Palm Beach, Florida, that delivers free, evidence-based parent support, education, and advocacy programs aimed at preventing child abuse and keeping families together. Its core product portfolio comprises three programmatic lines: the Parent Aide Program, a six-month weekly in-home mentoring model built on the evidence-based Exchange Parent Aide approach and replicated in 28+ states; the trademarked TEACUP Preemie Program®, which supports families of premature infants from the NICU through transition home via hospital-based support groups, breast pump lending, and the Baby Bungalow supply program; and the trademarked FirstPlay® infant story-massage therapy for parents facing attachment challenges. The organization also operates the annual Turn on the Light National Conference, a recognized sector convening attracting 400+ professionals.

The business model is a donation-and-grant nonprofit: services are provided at no cost to families regardless of insurance status, and the organization is funded through individual donations, corporate and foundation grants (Libra Foundation, Jim Moran Foundation, Wilf Foundation, Batchelor Foundation, William Kenan Charitable Trust, Exchange Club of Pompano Beach), and special-event fundraising (Champions for Children Golf Charity Cup, Breakfast at Tiffany's Tea Fashion Show, Pull for Kids Clay Shoot). Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven: in-home service delivery in English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole, hospital-embedded access via Wellington Regional Medical Center and Nicklaus Children's Hospital, referral pipelines through Baptist Health, the Palm Beach County School District, and DCF, supported by multi-channel awareness across website, social, podcast, and earned media. Reported outcomes include 97% program completion success, 100% family preservation at program end, 94% resource-access acquisition, and a claimed $102,131 in annual cost avoidance per child versus Florida's cost of child abuse and neglect. The organization currently serves 175 families annually across Palm Beach County with the explicit Raising Resilience campaign goal of scaling to 525 families, and has begun operating in adjacent Broward County.

Name

The AYA Healing Institute

Legal name

The Children's Healing Institute

Website

https://childrenshealinginstitute.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Children's Healing Institute is a West Palm Beach-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers free, evidence-based parent support, education, and advocacy programs — Parent Aide, TEACUP Preemie, and FirstPlay — to prevent child abuse and keep at-risk families with children 0–18 together across Palm Beach and Broward Counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Family Support and Child Welfare Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (62411), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Home Visiting & Parent Coaching Programs (EDACALAC), Family Coaching, Parent-Mediated & Home Visiting EI Services (EDACAFAJ), Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH)

Keywords

• Family support services
• Child abuse prevention
• Parenting education programs
• NICU family support
• Infant attachment therapy

Headquarters

HQ city

West Palm Beach

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Individual and corporate donations from supporters and the community
2. Special Events Fundraising: Revenue from annual events including Champions for Children Golf Charity Cup, Breakfast at Tiffany's Tea Fashion Show, and other fundraising events
3. Corporate and Foundation Grants: Support from foundations including Libra Foundation, Jim Moran Foundation, Wilf Foundation, Batchelor Foundation, and others

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Children's Healing Institute delivers evidence-based, in-home and hospital-based family support programs aimed at preventing child abuse and keeping families together. Core offerings include the Parent Aide Program, the TEACUP Preemie Program, the FirstPlay infant play therapy approach, and the Turn On the Light annual national conference. All direct service programs are provided at no cost to families in Palm Beach County, Florida.

Product overview

The Children's Healing Institute offers a portfolio of evidence-based family support programs designed to prevent child abuse and strengthen families. The core offerings include the Parent Aide Program (in-home parenting support), TEACUP Preemie Program (NICU and preemie family support), FirstPlay (infant massage and storytelling therapy), and the Turn On the Light annual conference. These programs work together to support families from NICU through general parenting challenges, providing professional guidance, education, and advocacy services at no cost to families.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 97% of parents gain coping skills and build healthier relationships with their children after completing the 6-month Parent Aide program
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Baptist HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare system partner providing support for families in their network.
• Community Care PlanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity health partner supporting families in Palm Beach County.
• Palm Beach County School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner receiving community education presentations and training workshops.
• St. Mary's Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital partner receiving education services and collaborating on family support.
• Mental Health AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity mental health partner receiving education services and collaborative programs.
• PBC Guardian ad Litem ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChild advocacy partner receiving education services for volunteer advocates.
• Early Learning CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEarly childhood education partner collaborating on child development initiatives and family resilience programs.
• Wellington Regional Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary hospital partner for NICU-based TEACUP Preemie Program services and support groups.
• Nicklaus Children's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecialty pediatric hospital partner for complex preemie cases requiring advanced care.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Ronald McDonald House Charities: Provides family-centered support for families with hospitalized children including NICU families; overlaps with the TEACUP Preemie Program on supporting families during NICU stays.
• March of Dimes: National nonprofit addressing maternal and infant health, including NICU family support services—directly comparable to TEACUP Preemie Program® in serving premature infant families.

Direct peers

• Nurse-Family Partnership: Evidence-based nurse home-visiting program for low-income first-time mothers and their children, comparable in outcomes-driven in-home support model and family preservation focus.
• National Exchange Club: Founding partner organization of The Children's Healing Institute; its Exchange Parent Aide model is the foundation of the institute's flagship program and replication footprint.
• Healthy Families America: HFA operates the most widely replicated evidence-based home visiting model for at-risk families with young children, sharing the Parent Aide model's home-visiting, parent-coaching methodology and target population.
• Parents as Teachers: National nonprofit delivering parent education and family support through home visits from prenatal through kindergarten, directly comparable to the Parent Aide and FirstPlay programs.
• Childhelp: National nonprofit dedicated to the prevention and treatment of child abuse, overlapping directly with The Children's Healing Institute's mission and family-preservation outcomes.

Broad incumbents

• Kempe Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse: Renowned research and clinical center for child abuse prevention and treatment, comparable on clinical methodology and professional training around family preservation.
• Zero to Three: National nonprofit focused on early childhood development from birth to age three, overlapping with the FirstPlay and TEACUP Preemie programs on infant attachment and NICU-era support.
• Prevent Child Abuse America: Largest national umbrella organization focused on child abuse prevention, providing advocacy, research, and a network of state chapters—a broader incumbent in the same mission space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/chi_fl
• Facebookfacebook.com/ChildrensHealingInstitute
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-children's-healing-institute
• Instagraminstagram.com/childrenshealinginstitute/?hl=en
• Pinterestar.pinterest.com/thechildrenshealinginstitute

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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