CADA Choanoke Area Dev

What CADA Choanoke Area Dev does

CADA Choanoke Area Development Association of NC, Inc. (NC-CADA) is a North Carolina-incorporated non-profit community services organization headquartered at 120 Sessoms Drive in Rich Square, NC, with Executive Director Christopher S. Moody and Head Start/Early Head Start Director Dianne W. Bynum leading the leadership team. The organization delivers a coordinated portfolio of federal- and state-funded anti-poverty programs to low-income individuals and families across four to five counties in rural northeastern North Carolina: Bertie, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and (per a 2026 grant award) Martin County. Its core mission is poverty alleviation and early childhood education access.

The organization's core programs span Head Start (516 enrolled three- and four-year-old children across licensed preschool centers in Rich Square, Kelford, Windsor, Weldon, Roanoke Rapids, Scotland Neck, Enfield, Ahoskie, Garysburg, and Woodland), Early Head Start (86 enrolled children birth to 3 years, with Expectant Families, Center-Based Toddler, and Home-Based tracks), and a Parents As Teachers parent-education program. Adjacent programs include a Housing Choice Voucher Program, Homeownership Programs, Foreclosure Prevention counseling, Weatherization, Emergency Assistance (including EFSP food and shelter funding), Employment Services, and a CSBG Self-Sufficiency program supported by a Central Intake Form that screens eligible families for multiple services. Service delivery uses a network of community service centers plus a ChildPlus online enrollment portal and the nc-cada.org Joomla-built website.

The business model is grant-funded nonprofit. CADA does not charge participants — services are free to income-eligible families — and revenue is sourced from federal and state anti-poverty programs, primarily the Community Services Block Grant administered by the NC Department of Health and Human Services Division of Social Services, federal Head Start/Early Head Start funding, Housing Choice Voucher program administration, Weatherization Assistance Program funds, and Emergency Food and Shelter Program awards. CADA is governed by a Board of Directors and operates with no parent company, subsidiaries, or institutional investor ownership. No proprietary technology or AI/ML capability is disclosed.

Name

CADA Choanoke Area Dev

Legal name

NC-CADA Choanoke Area Development Association of NC, Inc.

Website

https://nc-cada.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CADA Choanoke Area Development Association of NC, Inc. is a federally funded non-profit community services organization delivering Head Start, Early Head Start, housing, weatherization, foreclosure prevention, employment, parenting, and emergency assistance programs to low-income families across Bertie, Halifax, Hertford, Northampton, and Martin counties in rural northeastern North Carolina.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Development and Social Services

NAICS

Child Care Services (62441), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Head Start & Public Pre-K Programs (EDACABAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Early Head Start & Publicly Funded Infant/Toddler Programs (EDACAGAH), Early Childhood Education & Childcare Nonprofits (BPAGADAA)

Keywords

• Community action services
• Head Start programs
• Low-income family assistance
• Housing voucher program
• Anti-poverty services

Headquarters

HQ city

Rich Square

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Grants and Funding: CADA operates as a nonprofit community development organization primarily funded through government grants including Community Services Block Grant (CSBG), Head Start/Early Head Start federal funding, and related state/federal anti-poverty programs.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CADA operates federally funded Head Start and Early Head Start preschool and early childhood development programs for low-income children from birth to age five across four northeastern North Carolina counties. It also delivers a coordinated portfolio of family self-sufficiency services, including Housing Choice Vouchers, homeownership education, weatherization, foreclosure prevention, employment assistance, emergency assistance, and parent education, all provided at no cost to eligible households through community service centers.

Product overview

CADA (Choanoke Area Development Association) operates as a multi-service community development organization offering a coordinated portfolio of social services across northeastern North Carolina. The core programs include Head Start and Early Head Start (preschool education and development services for children birth to 5), complemented by housing assistance programs (Housing Choice Vouchers, homeownership, foreclosure prevention, weatherization), employment services, emergency assistance, and parenting education. These programs operate through a network of community service centers across Bertie, Halifax, Hertford, Martin, and Northampton counties, unified by a central intake process that screens eligible families for multiple services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Head Start Federal preschool program serving 516 three- and four-year-old children in Bertie, Halifax, Hertford, and Northampton counties, focusing on literacy, language development, and school readiness for income-eligible families.
• Early Head Start Program serving 86 children from birth to 3 years of age with Expectant Families, Center-Based Toddler, and Home-Based service options, including developmental screenings, physicals, dental, nutrition, speech, vision, and hearing assessments.
• Parents As Teachers Parent education program for prenatal through kindergarten-age parents providing knowledge and support for child development and learning through play, available in Hertford and Northampton counties.
• Housing Choice Voucher Program Federal rental assistance program helping low-income families afford decent housing in the private market across the four-county service area.
• Homeownership Programs Programs helping families achieve homeownership, including homebuyer education classes and counseling services for income-eligible households.
• Weatherization Program Energy efficiency improvements for eligible households to reduce energy costs and improve home comfort in the four-county service area.
• Emergency Assistance Urgent financial and resource assistance for families facing immediate crises, including Emergency Food and Shelter Program support.
• CSBG/Self Sufficiency Program Community Services Block Grant program helping families achieve economic self-sufficiency through comprehensive case management and resources.
• Employment Services Job training, employment assistance, and workforce development services to help individuals gain employment in the four-county service area.
• Foreclosure Prevention Counseling and assistance for homeowners at risk of foreclosure to help them retain their homes.

Quantifiable outcome

• 516 three- and four-year-old children served in Head Start programs
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Easterseals: National nonprofit network providing services to people with disabilities, including early childhood education and Head Start programming in some affiliates. Comparable as a similarly structured nonprofit with overlapping early childhood service offerings.
• North Carolina Community Action Association: State association representing North Carolina's Community Action Agencies, including CSBG grantees. CADA is a member agency and operates within the same statewide CAA network coordinating CSBG and anti-poverty programming.
• National Head Start Association: National membership and advocacy organization representing Head Start and Early Head Start grantees. Comparable as the industry body governing the Head Start program ecosystem in which CADA operates, including training, advocacy, and technical assistance.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: National nonprofit network of youth development organizations serving low-income and at-risk children. Comparable as a similarly structured federally and locally funded nonprofit serving the same population demographics, though focused on school-age youth rather than early childhood.

Broad incumbents

• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: Largest U.S. provider of employer-sponsored child care and early education, operating thousands of centers nationwide. Comparable as a scaled early childhood education operator, but serving a different (corporate-sponsored and tuition-paying) customer base.
• KinderCare Learning Centers: National for-profit operator of more than 1,400 early childhood education centers across the U.S. Comparable as a large-scale preschool operator, though funded through private tuition rather than federal Head Start grants.
• Children of America: Private for-profit operator of approximately 200 early childhood education centers across the U.S. Comparable as a multi-site preschool operator, although serving higher-income tuition-paying families rather than the Head Start population CADA serves.
• Learning Care Group: Operator of approximately 1,000 early childhood education centers under brands including Childtime, La Petite Academy, and Tutor Time. Comparable as a multi-brand preschool operator at much greater scale than CADA, but with a tuition-based model.
• YMCA of the USA: National nonprofit federation operating child care, preschool, and youth development programs across thousands of U.S. locations. Comparable as a large-scale nonprofit operator of preschool and family services with a mix of tuition, subsidy, and grant funding.

Direct peers

• East Coast Migrant Head Start Project: Federally funded Head Start/Early Head Start grantee delivering preschool services to migrant and seasonal farmworker families across multiple states. Comparable as a similarly-structured federal Head Start grant recipient operating multi-site early childhood programming for low-income families.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CADA-395556833840798/?fref=ts
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cada-choanoke-area-dev

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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