caring place

What caring place does

A Caring Place Child Advocacy Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit established in 2002 and headquartered at 705 Canton Road, Wintersville, Ohio. It operates as an accredited Child Advocacy Center (CAC) providing a coordinated, trauma-informed response to child abuse for victims and families in Jefferson County. Its core services are Advocacy (emotional support and referrals), Forensic Interviewing (private rooms with trained interviewers), Medical Examination (a qualified physician on site), and Prevention Education delivered across schools, churches, and workplaces.

The center also facilitates the Jefferson County Multidisciplinary Team (MDT), bringing together law enforcement, prosecution, medical and mental health professionals, counselors, and social workers to ensure comprehensive care. Supporting programs include Darkness to Light's Stewards of Children training, Cyber Safety & Social Media Awareness education, and a Human Trafficking Awareness program. The organization is accredited through the National Children's Alliance and affiliated with the Ohio Network of Children's Advocacy Centers.

A Caring Place provides all services free of charge and is funded through tax-deductible donations, an annual fundraising dinner, community events, and grants. It does not sell a product or technology platform, has no parent company or subsidiaries, and has no disclosed venture or private equity backing. Operations are supported by a small staff, with a current posted opening for a full-time Director and Advocate.

Name

caring place

Legal name

A Caring Place Child Advocacy Center

Website

https://acaringplacecac.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Short description

A Caring Place is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Child Advocacy Center in Wintersville, Ohio, providing free forensic interviews, medical examinations, advocacy, and prevention education to child abuse victims and families in Jefferson County while facilitating the county's Multidisciplinary Team.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Advocacy Services

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Child Welfare, Foster Care & Adoption Services (BPAGAEAE)

Keywords

• Child advocacy services
• Forensic interviewing
• Abuse prevention education
• Multidisciplinary team coordination
• Child advocacy center

Headquarters

HQ city

Wintersville

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, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, A Caring Place relies on tax-deductible donations from the community, fundraising events, and direct contributions to fund its facility and programs serving sexually and physically abused children.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

A Caring Place is an accredited Child Advocacy Center that provides a coordinated, multidisciplinary response to child abuse, including advocacy services, forensic interviews conducted in private rooms, and medical examinations by qualified physicians. It also delivers prevention education programs (such as Stewards of Children training and human trafficking awareness) to schools, churches, workplaces, and community groups in Jefferson County, Ohio. All services are provided at no cost to child abuse victims and their families, and the organization facilitates the Jefferson County Multidisciplinary Team.

Product overview

A Caring Place is a Child Advocacy Center (CAC) that provides a coordinated, multidisciplinary response to child abuse. The organization operates as a unified service model combining four core services: Advocacy Services (emotional support and referrals for victims), Forensic Interview Services (private rooms for trained interviewers), Medical Examination Services (examination room with qualified physicians), and Prevention Education Programs (community awareness and professional training). Supporting programs include Stewards of Children training, Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) coordination, Cyber Safety education, and Human Trafficking awareness. The organization serves Jefferson County, Ohio, providing a safe, child-friendly environment designed to minimize trauma while facilitating information gathering for successful prosecution of offenders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Advocacy Services
• Forensic Interview Services
• Medical Examination Services
• Prevention Education Programs
• Stewards of Children Training
• Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Coordination
• Cyber Safety and Social Media Awareness Education
• Human Trafficking Awareness Program

Quantifiable outcome

• A 2008 study showed that victims with advocate support had increased probability of receiving needed services and fair outcomes in criminal proceedings
• +1 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• National Children's AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational not-for-profit membership organization promoting and supporting communities in providing coordinated investigation and comprehensive response to victims of severe child abuse. A Caring Place is an accredited member and operates under NCA guidelines and standards.
• Ohio Network of Children's Advocacy Centers (ONCAC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerONCAC promotes establishment and success of Multidisciplinary Teams and Children's Advocacy Centers in Ohio by providing support, education, and networking. A Caring Place is affiliated as a chapter member.
• Jefferson County Multidisciplinary Team (MDT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA Caring Place facilitates the Jefferson County MDT, which coordinates professionals from law enforcement, prosecution, medical and mental health professionals, counselors, and social workers to ensure comprehensive care for each child victim and family.
• ALIVE Inc. Sexual Violence AdvocacyminorOthersProvides emergency sheltering, 24-hour crisis hotline, and advocacy services to domestic violence victims. Referenced as a community resource on the Resources page.
• Jefferson County Department of Job and Family ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJCDJFS Children Services Division responds to reports of child abuse, neglect and dependency. The organization works with A Caring Place as part of the MDT coordination for child welfare cases.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Darkness to Light: Creator of the Stewards of Children evidence-based training that A Caring Place delivers; an enabling partner whose curriculum the center extends to local audiences.
• Gundersen National Child Protection Training Center: Center focused on training professionals in child abuse assessment and response; comparable in its emphasis on multidisciplinary training and child welfare workforce development.
• Chadwick Center for Children & Families (Rady Children's Hospital): Hospital-based child advocacy and abuse evaluation center offering medical, forensic, and mental health services; comparable in delivering the integrated CAC service model, though with a broader clinical footprint.

Broad incumbents

• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC): Nonprofit providing resources and coordination for missing and exploited children; overlaps with A Caring Place's human trafficking and exploitation prevention work.
• National Children's Alliance: National membership and accreditation body for Child Advocacy Centers; A Caring Place is an accredited member and operates under NCA standards, making it the closest network-level counterpart.
• Childhelp: National nonprofit operating hotlines, treatment centers, and prevention programs for child abuse victims; comparable mission in advocacy, prevention education, and victim services.
• Children's Defense Fund: National child welfare advocacy organization focused on policy and programs for at-risk children; comparable nonprofit social-services and child-welfare advocacy orientation.
• Prevent Child Abuse America: National nonprofit focused on child abuse prevention through education, advocacy, and research; comparable mission scope around prevention programming and community awareness.
• Ohio Network of Children's Advocacy Centers (ONCAC): State-level chapter network for Ohio CACs; A Caring Place is a member chapter and peers with other ONCAC-affiliated centers across Ohio.

Direct peers

• Dallas Children's Advocacy Center: Accredited Child Advocacy Center providing forensic interviews, medical exams, and therapy for child abuse victims; a direct operating peer of A Caring Place's core CAC service model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ACaringPlaceCAC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/a-caring-place-child-advocacy-center

Compliance2 records

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