Every Child Succeeds, Inc.

What Every Child Succeeds, Inc. does

Every Child Succeeds (ECS) is a Cincinnati-based nonprofit founded in 1999 that delivers evidence-based home visiting services to expectant parents and families with children from birth through age three. The organization was co-founded by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, the Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency, and the United Way of Greater Cincinnati, and has supported more than 27,000 families across Butler, Clermont, and Hamilton Counties in Ohio and Boone, Campbell, Grant, and Kenton Counties in Kentucky. ECS operates as a program administrator coordinating delivery through a network of seven provider agencies, including Brighton Center, St. Elizabeth Healthcare, Butler County Educational Service Center, CoStars Early Childhood Services, Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services, Pathways to Home, and Santa Maria Community Services.

ECS runs a portfolio of four programs: three nationally recognized evidence-based home visiting models — Healthy Families America (HFA), Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP), and Kentucky's HANDS — alongside its proprietary Moving Beyond Depression (MBD) program, an in-home cognitive behavioral therapy intervention for mothers experiencing depression that has been scaled to 12 states. Underlying service delivery infrastructure includes a HIPAA-compliant online referral and data collection system built on REDCap, launched in July 2024. Research infrastructure comprises the PRIDE Study, a longitudinal study on prenatal stress and DNA methylation biomarkers (initiated 2015), and the ECS Biobank, a birth cohort repository of biological and environmental specimens developed in partnership with Cincinnati Children's Discover Together Biobank (initiated 2019). Leadership comprises President Jennifer R. Frey, Ph.D., BCBA-D (succeeded founding president Judith Van Ginkel in 2020) and Scientific Director Robert T. Ammerman, Ph.D., who holds a CCRF Endowed Chair at Cincinnati Children's and co-developed In-Home CBT.

Revenue is generated through four streams: government contracts and grants (Ohio Help Me Grow, Kentucky HANDS, Nurse-Family Partnership), foundation and corporate philanthropy (Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation, bi3, Haile Foundation, Elsa Heisel Sule Foundation, Jacob G. Schmidlapp Trust/Fifth Third Bank, United Way of Greater Cincinnati), individual donations including monthly recurring gifts and legacy gifts, and minor affiliate revenue through Amazon Smile. The program is free and voluntary for eligible families. In April 2024, ECS was selected to implement Ohio's new Universal Nurse Home Visiting Program in Hamilton County, marking the most recent material expansion of program scope.

Name

Every Child Succeeds, Inc.

Legal name

Every Child Succeeds, Inc.

Website

https://everychildsucceeds.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Every Child Succeeds is a Cincinnati-based nonprofit founded in 1999 that delivers evidence-based home visiting services to expectant parents and families with children from birth through age three across seven counties in Ohio and Northern Kentucky, coordinating delivery through a network of seven partner agencies and three evidence-based program models.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Home visiting and family support services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Home Visiting & Parent Coaching Programs (EDACALAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC), Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH)

Keywords

• Home visiting services
• Family support programs
• Early childhood development
• Maternal mental health
• Evidence-based interventions

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Contracts & Grants: Funding from government agencies including Ohio Department of Children and Youth Help Me Grow, Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services HANDS program, and Nurse-Family Partnership for home visiting service delivery.
2. Foundation & Corporate Philanthropy: Grants and donations from foundations such as Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation, bi3, Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile Jr. Foundation, Elsa M. Heisel Sule Foundation, and corporate partners, supporting program operations and strategic initiatives.
3. Individual Donations: Tax-deductible contributions from individuals via one-time gifts, monthly recurring gifts, IRA qualified charitable distributions, donor-advised funds, legacy/bequest gifts, and stock gifts. Tax ID: 31-1628467.
4. Amazon Smile: Amazon Smile program shares a portion of sales proceeds with Every Child Succeeds as a third-party platform referral arrangement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Every Child Succeeds delivers free, voluntary, evidence-based home visiting and family support services to expectant parents and families with children from birth to age three across Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. Services are coordinated through a network of seven provider agencies and span three nationally recognized home visiting models (Healthy Families America, Nurse-Family Partnership, and HANDS) plus the proprietary Moving Beyond Depression in-home maternal depression treatment program.

Product overview

Every Child Succeeds operates as a coordinated portfolio of four evidence-based programs serving families from prenatal through age three in Greater Cincinnati (Ohio) and Northern Kentucky. The core offerings include three home visiting programs—Healthy Families America (HFA), Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP), and HANDS—each providing family support workers or nurses who make regular home visits to support child development and family wellbeing. These are complemented by Moving Beyond Depression (MBD), an in-home depression treatment program for mothers that has been scaled to 12 states. The organization functions as a program administrator coordinating with provider agencies rather than a software technology company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Healthy Families America (HFA) A nationally recognized evidence-based home visiting program in which trained family support workers engage families in their homes to strengthen family well-being and optimize infant and toddler development; delivered to expectant parents and families with young children in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.
• Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) A nurse home visiting program that pairs first-time mothers with registered nurses who provide support throughout pregnancy and the first two years of the child's life; delivered to first-time mothers in ECS's service area.
• HANDS (Health Access Nurturing Development Services) A voluntary home visiting program for new parents in Kentucky that provides support and education to help children develop optimally from birth to age three; delivered to families in ECS's Northern Kentucky service area.
• Moving Beyond Depression (MBD) An in-home cognitive behavioral therapy program for mothers experiencing depression who are enrolled in home visiting services, adapted for low-income mothers; developed by ECS and Cincinnati Children's and scaled to 12 states.

Quantifiable outcome

• 27,000+ families supported since 1999
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founding organization of Every Child Succeeds since 1999. Cincinnati Children's provides the Scientific Director, research faculty (Robert T. Ammerman, Jennifer R. Frey), central administration staff, Nurse-Family Partnership nurses, and Family Connects nurses. Hosts the ECS Biobank in partnership with the Discover Together Biobank.
• Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action AgencycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founding organization of Every Child Succeeds since 1999, providing critical guidance and support for the organization's community-based work.
• United Way of Greater CincinnaticoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founding organization of Every Child Succeeds since 1999 and a major annual funder through the United Way Workplace Giving Campaign. Provides ongoing governance guidance and community leadership.
• Brighton CentercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvider agency in Northern Kentucky delivering home visiting services to families, with a mission to create opportunities for individuals and families to reach self-sufficiency.
• Butler County Educational Service CentercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvider agency in Ohio delivering home visiting services, serving as the central educational and service resource for schools, government agencies, families, children, and the community.
• CoStars Early Childhood Services (Best Point Education and Behavioral Health)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvider agency in Ohio offering early learning and support services for young children. Part of Best Point Education and Behavioral Health, serving over 18,000 children and families each year.
• Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health ServicescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvider agency delivering the Every Child Succeeds home visiting program. A national leader in behavioral healthcare serving 30,000 people annually affected by mental illness and/or addiction.
• Pathways to HomecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvider agency serving families in poverty in Ohio, providing education and encouragement to build healthy, thriving families and help them find paths to self-sufficiency.
• Santa Maria Community ServicescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvider agency serving Cincinnati's Greater Price Hill families, acting as a catalyst and advocate for families to attain educational, financial, and health goals through Price Hill Family Centers.
• St. Elizabeth HealthcarecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorProvider agency in Northern Kentucky delivering home visiting services. One of the most respected medical providers in the Greater Cincinnati region with over 150 years of history.
• Nurse-Family PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFY2024 funder and one of the three evidence-based home visiting models used by ECS. Nurse-Family Partnership provides evidence-based nursing home visiting services to first-time mothers.
• Amazon SmileminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThird-party platform partnership through which Amazon Smile shares a portion of sales with Every Child Succeeds as a charitable giving program.
• Cincinnati Children's Discover Together BiobankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership with the Discover Together Biobank to enable the ECS Biobank Study, developing a birth cohort with biological and environmental specimens from mother-child pairs.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Nurse-Family Partnership: Nurse-Family Partnership is the national nonprofit that owns one of the three evidence-based home visiting models ECS delivers (NFP). It is a direct peer in prenatal-to-3 nurse home visiting, serving first-time mothers across all 50 states with the same model ECS implements in Greater Cincinnati.
• Parents as Teachers National Center: Parents as Teachers is a national early childhood home visiting model with affiliate sites across the U.S., serving families from pregnancy through kindergarten. It is a direct peer to ECS in evidence-based home visiting and family support for prenatal-to-3 children.
• Bright Beginnings: Bright Beginnings is a regional early childhood home visiting and family support nonprofit operating in the Mid-Atlantic, delivering prenatal-to-3 services comparable in model and mission to ECS. It is a direct regional peer with similar income-eligible, grant-funded operating structure.
• Healthy Families America: Healthy Families America, administered by Prevent Child Abuse America, owns the HFA evidence-based home visiting model that ECS implements. It is a direct peer in voluntary, strengths-based home visiting for expectant and new parents, operating affiliate sites nationally.

Others

• Children's Defense Fund: Children's Defense Fund is a national child advocacy and policy organization that campaigns on maternal and child health issues overlapping with ECS's mission. It is an adjacent peer — not a direct service provider — but operates in the same funding, policy, and federal advocacy ecosystem that shapes demand for ECS's programs.

Broad incumbents

• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center: Cincinnati Children's is the co-founding institution of ECS, hosts the Scientific Director and central administration, and supplies nurse staff for ECS programs. It is a broad incumbent in pediatric care and community health that anchors ECS's research and clinical infrastructure.
• Prevent Child Abuse America: Prevent Child Abuse America administers the Healthy Families America model that ECS implements and runs parallel home visiting and family support programs nationally. It is a broad incumbent in child welfare and family support with a comparable mix of direct services, training, and advocacy.
• Zero to Three: Zero to Three is a national nonprofit focused on infant and toddler development through research, policy, and training. It is a broad incumbent in the prenatal-to-3 space that complements ECS's direct service work with national advocacy, evidence synthesis, and professional development.
• United Way of Greater Cincinnati: United Way of Greater Cincinnati is the co-founding partner and a major annual funder of ECS through the Workplace Giving Campaign. It is a broad incumbent in regional social services funding and convening that sits at the same community-impact layer as ECS.

Emerging players

• Help Me Grow National Center: Help Me Grow is a state-level system for connecting families with young children to developmental and family support services, and Ohio's Help Me Grow is a direct funder of ECS. It is an emerging player in the same prenatal-to-3 home visiting ecosystem, with comparable evidence-based and referral infrastructure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

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