Our Story

Humble Beginnings

The Founder and Executive Director of in2Action, Dan Hanneken, was released from prison for the third time in August 2003. A prior persistent violent offender, Dan fully expected to return to prison. Having spent years cycling through addiction, incarceration, and failed attempts at recovery, he believed he had little chance of building a different life.

During those first difficult months after his release, he made a promise to himself. If he somehow managed to stay out of prison, he would dedicate his life to creating the kind of program he wished had existed for him; a place that would provide the support, structure, hope, and opportunities people need after incarceration to build lasting recovery and successful lives.

Over the next decade, God transformed Dan’s life. He recommitted his life to Christ, became an active member of The Crossing Church, and married his wife, Stephanie, in 2007. He earned a Master of Social Work from the University of Missouri, became a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), worked in substance use treatment with Phoenix Programs, and later accepted a position with the Missouri Department of Corrections as the State Reentry Coordinator.

Although his career was rewarding, he never forgot the promise he had made years earlier.

It Started with One

In 2011, Dan stepped away from the security of state government to follow the vision God had placed on his heart.

With the support of The Crossing Church and a single generous donor, in2Action received its 501(c)(3) nonprofit status in October 2011. On February 1, 2012, the organization welcomed its very first participant.

That first house had room for only seven men.

Within weeks every bed was full. Within a month, people were being turned away because there simply wasn’t enough room.

In those early days, Dan resisted calling in2Action a “program.” His vision was simply to provide a safe, drug-free home where people leaving prison could begin rebuilding their lives.

It didn’t take long to realize that a roof over someone’s head wasn’t enough.

People needed stable housing, employment assistance, peer support, recovery coaching, transportation, life skills, accountability, family support, connections to treatment when needed, and perhaps most importantly, people who genuinely believed they could succeed.

The question became:

What would it take to truly give people the opportunity not just to stay out of prison, but to flourish?

That question continues to shape everything we do today.

And Now

Fast forward to today.

God has blessed in2Action exceedingly and abundantly beyond anything we could have imagined.

What began with one house and seven beds has grown into one of Missouri’s most comprehensive faith-based recovery and reentry organizations.

Today, in2Action operates 86 NARR-accredited recovery housing beds, providing a true continuum of care for individuals overcoming substance use disorders and returning from incarceration. Rather than expecting people to recover in just a few weeks, participants receive individualized support based on their unique risks, needs, and strengths. Many remain engaged with in2Action for more than a year as they build stable, independent lives.

Our recovery housing model guides participants through progressive phases of recovery, from meeting immediate basic needs upon release to long-term independence. By the time participants reach Phase 3, they are maintaining employment, building savings, strengthening family relationships, actively participating in their recovery, and flourishing in every area of life.

Today, in2Action provides far more than housing.

As a Missouri Department of Mental Health Certified Outpatient Treatment Program, a Certified Recovery Community Center, and a NARR-accredited recovery housing provider, we deliver an integrated system of recovery support built on evidence-based practices, the principles of Risk, Need, and Responsivity (RNR), peer support, and Biblical principles.

Our services now include:

• NARR-accredited recovery housing
• Certified clinical outpatient substance use treatment
• Peer support and recovery coaching
• Case management
• Employment and workforce development
• Transportation assistance
• Recovery Community Center services through The ROC
• Peer Respite services through The Haven House
• Life skills development
• Community recovery support services
• Long-term recovery planning

The Haven House provides Peer Respite Services: A safe, welcoming, non-medical, judgment-free environment for individuals experiencing a recurrence of substance use or other recovery challenges. Staffed by trained peers with lived experience, The Haven House offers hope, stabilization, and connection before a crisis becomes another incarceration, hospitalization, or overdose.

The ROC (Reentry Opportunity Center) serves as our Recovery Community Center; a walk-in center where anyone seeking recovery support can find peer coaching, recovery groups, educational programming, community resources, employment assistance, and a welcoming place to belong. The ROC bridges the gap between clinical treatment and long-term recovery by providing ongoing recovery support long after formal treatment has ended.

The results speak for themselves.

While Missouri and Boone County continue to experience three-year recidivism rates of approximately 43%, participants who complete the in2Action program experience three-year recidivism rates of less than 10%.

Those numbers represent far more than statistics.

They represent fathers reunited with their children.

Mothers rebuilding families.

Individuals overcoming addiction.

People finding employment, stable housing, renewed purpose, and restored relationships.

Lives that once seemed destined to repeat the cycle of addiction and incarceration are now flourishing.

That has always been our goal.

To provide every person who walks through our doors with the opportunity, support, accountability, and hope they need…not just to survive…but to thrive and build lives of lasting recovery, meaningful purpose, and freedom.

One person.

One family.

One changed life at a time.