Fondation Cédrika Provencher

Name

Fondation Cédrika Provencher

Legal name

Fondation Cédrika Provencher

Website

https://fondationcedrika.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Safety Nonprofit Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

Keywords

• Child safety education
• Missing children response
• Abduction prevention
• Family support services
• Public safety awareness

Headquarters

HQ city

Trois-rivières

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: The foundation raises funds through direct donations (PayPal, bank deposit, mail), annual fundraising campaigns, corporate sponsorships, and community events. It is authorized to issue charitable donation receipts as a non-profit organization. The inaugural fundraising campaign launched in 2017 aiming to collect $1 per Quebec resident per year to fund prevention tools and operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fondation Cédrika Provencher is a nonprofit foundation that provides child safety education, prevention tools, and crisis response services focused on preventing abductions, runaways, and disappearances of children. It supports affected families through direct intervention and operates awareness campaigns targeted at the Quebec public. The foundation leverages digital tools (notably the AlertEnfant+ mobile application and the CRPEE platform) to extend its prevention and rapid-response capabilities.

Product overview

Fondation Cédrika Provencher is a non-profit organization offering a comprehensive suite of prevention and intervention services for child abductions, disappearances, and runaways. The portfolio includes crisis response services (Centre d'Appel, Centre de Crise, Centre de Recherche, Centre de Soutien et de Répit), technology products (AlertEnfant+ mobile app), educational tools (CédriCARE pedagogical game, Histoires de PréVoir children's book, Zines), safety guidelines (Jeunes PRO - 12 safety rules), and operational protocols (Mobilisation Cédrika, CRPEE research centre). Core services include the 1-855 JE FUGUE hotline for runaways and the innovative Cache-Cache avec son toutou project using pets in search efforts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AlertEnfant+ Mobile application offered by the foundation to support child safety, prevention, and rapid response for families concerned about missing or abducted children.
• CRPEE platform Digital platform associated with the foundation, supporting its prevention, awareness, and missing-children response activities.
• Child safety education programs Prevention-focused education programs delivered to families, schools, and the broader Quebec public to reduce abduction and disappearance risk.
• Crisis response and case coordination Direct response and case coordination services activated when a child goes missing or is suspected of being abducted, supporting affected families.
• Family support services Direct support services for families affected by the disappearance or abduction of a child, delivered alongside crisis response and prevention programs.
• Awareness campaigns Public awareness campaigns that promote child safety, prevention behaviors, and recognition of abduction and disappearance risks in Quebec communities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 41,000 missing children reported to Canadian police in 2014; 80% from runaways — foundation aims to reduce these numbers through prevention

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CRPEE (Centre de Recherche et Prévention des Enlèvements d'Enfants, Disparitions et Fugues)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 July 2017An independent non-profit research and prevention center for child abductions, disappearances, and runaways launched on July 31, 2017 (the 10th anniversary of Cédrika's disappearance). Supported by the Cédrika Provencher Foundation, the CRPEE brings together skills and specialties to develop new prevention tools (physical and digital), faster response strategies, and active search methods in child abduction cases.
• ASA DéfensecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA key strategic partner contributing to the foundation's operational and research capabilities in child safety and prevention.
• Parents SecourscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA primary partner organization in the child safety ecosystem, collaborating on prevention initiatives and community mobilization.
• Scouts du CanadaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on youth safety education and prevention outreach programs with the Scouts du Canada in Mauricie region.
• Association des synergologues du QuébeccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloped the CédriCARE pedagogical game with experts Julie Salvador and Christine Gagnon, using non-verbal communication analysis to teach children safety awareness.
• Child Focus (Belgium)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelgian organization for missing children; international partnership for sharing best practices in child abduction prevention.
• F.R.E.D.I. (Fondation Recherche Enfants Disparus International)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational foundation focused on searching for missing children; partnership for cross-border knowledge sharing and research collaboration.
• S.A.N.A. (Service d'accueil des nouveaux arrivants)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to extend child safety outreach to newcomer immigrant families who may be particularly vulnerable.
• Association autochtone du QuébecminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to reach Indigenous communities in Quebec with culturally appropriate child safety and prevention education.
• MaskishowminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner for youth engagement and community theater/safety events in the Mauricie region.
• UQTR (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner providing research support, student involvement, and institutional credibility to foundation initiatives.
• Éditions Le Point BleuminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPublisher of the Histoires de PréVoir book collection; distributes the books with $12 CAD per copy donated to the foundation.
• CogecominorOthersRegional telecommunications and media company providing in-kind sponsorship through television, internet, and telephone services and media coverage.
• WalmartminorOthersCorporate sponsor providing financial or in-kind support for foundation operations and campaigns.
• La Ligue des HérosminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnered with the foundation for Cosplay Fest 2019 event in Trois-Rivières to promote child safety awareness during World Week of Prevention of Child Abductions.
• Centre canadien de protection des enfants (CCPE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational child protection organization collaborating on prevention resources and awareness campaigns.
• Absolu (Communication Agency)minorOthersCo-produced the foundation's awareness video (with Balance Média) showcasing a family's experience after a child's disappearance, produced free of charge by Absolu's team (Shanie Dauphinais, Catherine Levasseur, Joany Richer, Denis Foucault) with filming/editing by Mathieu Bouvette.
• Cégep de Trois-RivièresminorOthersRegional educational institution providing sponsorship and support for foundation activities and student involvement.
• Le NouvellisteminorOthersRegional newspaper providing media coverage and sponsorship for foundation events and campaigns.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Missing People UK: UK charity providing 24/7 helpline support for missing children and adults and family crisis services. Comparable in hotline-driven crisis response and family support model, though serving the UK market.

Broad incumbents

• International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (ICMEC): Global nonprofit working with governments and NGOs to combat child abduction and exploitation. Comparable in international partnership orientation and policy advocacy, though operating at broader institutional scale.
• NCMEC (National Center for Missing & Exploited Children): The largest US-based nonprofit dedicated to missing and exploited children, operating the CyberTipline and a broad public-private partnership model. Comparable in mission scope and educational programming, but at vastly greater scale and institutional backing.

Direct peers

• Parents Secours: Long-standing Quebec-based child-search volunteer network and one of the Cédrika Foundation's primary partners. Directly comparable in Quebec geography, missing-child response, and volunteer-driven community mobilization.
• Centre canadien de protection de l'enfance (CCPE): Canada's national child protection charity operating Cybertip.ca and MissingChildren.ca hotlines. Directly comparable to Fondation Cédrika Provencher in mission (missing children prevention and response), geography (Canada-wide), and product mix (hotline + education + research).
• Missing Children Society of Canada: Canadian nonprofit offering search support, family crisis response, and prevention education for missing children. Directly comparable in Canadian geography, hotline services, and family support offerings to the Cédrika Foundation.
• Child Focus (Belgium): Belgian foundation for missing and sexually exploited children, operating the 116 000 hotline and ClickSafe programs. The foundation is already an active partner, and both organizations share a near-identical mandate around missing children prevention, family crisis response, and public awareness.
• F.R.E.D.I. (Fondation Recherche Enfants Disparus International): International foundation focused on searching for missing children, with which the Cédrika Foundation already has a knowledge-sharing partnership. Highly comparable in mission, target population, and cross-border research orientation.

Emerging players

• Reconnect (Australian Federal Police program): Australian missing-persons registration and alert program operating a national clearinghouse. Comparable in alert-and-response services for missing persons, though government-led rather than nonprofit-driven.
• Team HOPE (US): US nonprofit providing trained volunteer search teams and family support during missing-child incidents. Comparable in volunteer-led mobilization and family crisis response, though focused on the US market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/FondationCedrikaProvencher
• Instagraminstagram.com/fondationcedrika

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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