in2Action Newsletter
Volunteer Spotlight – November 2018
Volunteering at in2Action is very enjoyable and fulfilling, and the relationships I’ve built with the men over the years have been a true blessing to me.
Partner Corner – November 2018
The Boone County Community Trust and the Boone Electric Community Trust have both generously supported in2Action from its beginning in 2012. The past year was no exception as these two foundations partnered together to provide the funding for a much-needed...
Thoughts from the Director – November 2018
What are we trying to accomplish? Are we making a difference? Why does it matter? In the mid-70’s, Robert Martinson reviewed all the evaluations of criminal rehabilitation programs between 1945 and 1967. His conclusion has since been dubbed the “Nothing Works...
The “Guys” – November 2018
Food, Glorious Food! One of the joys of living at in2Action is the home cooking that comes our way. These home cooked meals started out being the result of “House cleaning.” The arrangement was volunteers came on a designated night of the month to ensure the house...
Resident Remarks – November 2018
John He had so much going against him, even from the very beginning. “I was the product of two parents who obviously weren’t ready for me, who were addicts and alcoholics. And I know in my heart that my father has never loved me.” ...
Thoughts From The Director
“What makes in2Action successful?”I am often asked why in2Action recidivism rates are so much better than most other programs. There is certainly no quick answer to this but let me start with some of the numbers. For FY 2015-2016, 27.3% of all state prisoners...
The “Guys”
Question: What bounces up and down for 90 minutes and then hides in an underground cave?Answer: A group of young men from in2Action! That’s exactly what six of our residents did on Wednesday, June 13th, along with one staff member and a volunteer. First, they...
Partner Corner
It takes a community...LoveINC was partnering with in2Action before in2Action even began. It was Jane Williams at LoveINC who encouraged Dan Hanneken to pursue the direction God was leading him to begin providing comprehensive residential transition services to people...
Volunteer Spotlight
“I’ve learned a lot about the challenges of men who are trying to reintegrate into society.” Brian - VolunteerI first learned of In2Action through the Sunday bulletin at The Crossing in the spring of 2017. ...
Resident Remarks
"I thought it was just another transition house. . ." Alan B I have been incarcerated five times, for a total of about five years. When I was released the last time, in March, 2014, I was planning on going to a halfway house in St. Louis. ...