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Humble Beginnings<\/strong><\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Although his career was rewarding, he never forgot the promise he had made years earlier.<\/p>\n It Started with One<\/strong><\/p>\n In 2011, Dan stepped away from the security of state government to follow the vision God had placed on his heart.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n That first house had room for only seven men.<\/p>\n Within weeks every bed was full. Within a month, people were being turned away because there simply wasn’t enough room.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n It didn’t take long to realize that a roof over someone’s head wasn’t enough.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n The question became:<\/p>\n What would it take to truly give people the opportunity not just to stay out of prison, but to flourish?<\/strong><\/p>\n That question continues to shape everything we do today.<\/p>\n And Now<\/strong><\/p>\n Fast forward to today.<\/p>\n God has blessed in2Action exceedingly and abundantly beyond anything we could have imagined.<\/p>\n What began with one house and seven beds has grown into one of Missouri’s most comprehensive faith-based recovery and reentry organizations.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Today, in2Action provides far more than housing.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Our services now include:<\/p>\n The Haven House<\/strong>\u00a0provides 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.<\/p>\n The ROC (Reentry Opportunity Center)<\/strong>\u00a0serves 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.<\/p>\n The results speak for themselves.<\/p>\n 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%.<\/p>\n Those numbers represent far more than statistics.<\/p>\n They represent fathers reunited with their children.<\/p>\n Mothers rebuilding families.<\/p>\n Individuals overcoming addiction.<\/p>\n People finding employment, stable housing, renewed purpose, and restored relationships.<\/p>\n Lives that once seemed destined to repeat the cycle of addiction and incarceration are now flourishing.<\/p>\n That has always been our goal.<\/p>\n To provide every person who walks through our doors with the opportunity, support, accountability, and hope they need\u2026not just to survive\u2026but to thrive and build lives of lasting recovery, meaningful purpose, and freedom.<\/p>\n One person.<\/p>\n One family.<\/p>\n One changed life at a time.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=”https:\/\/www.in2action.org\/in2action\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Devitionals-3.png” title_text=”Devitionals 3″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_fullwidth_image][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Recovery means so much more than staying out of prison and reducing recidivism is only a small part of what we do at in2Action. Utilizing the\u00a0Recovery Capital Index (RCI)<\/a>, in2Action can assess and measure overall wellness, life satisfaction, and human flourishing in key life domains including social capital, personal capital, and cultural capital. People at in2Action are provided the opportunity to not only survive, but to have life and have it abundantly (John 10:10). Incorporating Biblical principles and a relationship with Jesus into our evidence-based interventions has proven to be model that works.<\/p>\n While we invest a lot in empowering our residents to flourish in every area of their lives, our ultimate goal goes way beyond what happens in this world. Residents at in2Action are provided the opportunity to engage in a personal and meaningful relationship with Jesus Christ. What we have found is when the spiritual condition is addressed, everything else becomes much easier.<\/p>\n While many other programs serve those who have been to prison, nothing in Central Missouri was created and built to specifically address the risks and needs of this population. Contrary to popular belief, even the highest risk offenders can be transformed when provided the proper resources and support. We see it at in2Action every day!\u00a0<\/p>\n Please note \u2013 our story is still being written, and it’s changing quickly so please check back often to read updates as they occur or subscribe to our newsletter.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”What Residents Say” use_icon=”on” font_icon=”|||divi||400″ icon_color=”#BB1F37″ _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Our residents regularly tell us things like \u201cI have never been to a program like this.\u201d, \u201cI never thought I could have this much fun without drugs.\u201d, and \u201cI would be dead right now if it was not for this program.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][et_pb_button button_text=”Click Here” _builder_version=”4.17.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" The Founder and Executive Director of in2Action Dan Hanneken was released from prison for the 3rd<\/sup>\u00a0time in August of 2003. Hanneken, a prior-persistent violent offender fully expected to quickly return to prison believing he had no chance to succeed upon his release. During the initial months after his release, Hanneken told himself if he was somehow able to stay out, he would someday create a program that would provide the supports and resources people need when they are released from prison so they can expect to be successful.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n Over the next ten years, Hanneken recommitted his life to Christ, became an active member of The Crossing Church, and met Stephanie who he married in 2007. Dan earned his master\u2019s degree in social work from the University of Missouri-Columbia and became a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW). He worked for Phoenix Programs, a substance use treatment program before accepting a position at the Missouri Department of Corrections in the Director\u2019s Office as the Reentry Coordinator for the State of Missouri.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n Then in 2011 Hanneken left the Department of Corrections to start in2Action. With the support of The Crossing Church and a single donor, in2Action received its 501(c)3 in October of 2011 and it began accepting residents on February 1st<\/sup>\u00a0of 2012. Within weeks the house was full, and within a month people were being turned away due to limited bed space.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n In2Action began by renting a large house which could accommodate seven adult men. In the beginning Dan would resist the term \u201cprogram\u201d.\u00a0We were not really a program but simply a safe and drug free place for people to go when they were released from prison so they could become successful<\/em>. It did not take long however for Dan to realize it was going to take more than a roof over someone\u2019s head to truly give the people at in2Action a fighting chance. What would in2Action need to look like to truly be an effective program in which the people served could successfully and permanently transition into law abiding and productive members of our community.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n Fast forward to 2022, God has provided for in2Action exceedingly and abundantly above all Dan could ask or think. The main campus at in2Action is close to four acres in north Columbia providing a total of 55 beds. In2Action has Phase-1 beds for people who get released from prison today, while also providing 1-bedroom apartments for program graduates who may have been released three years ago \u2013 and everything in-between.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n In2Action is for sure a \u201cprogram\u201d today and is a Certified Clinical Outpatient Treatment Program with the Missouri Department of Mental Health as well as accredited by the National Association of Recovery Residences (NARR<\/a>). Utilizing a\u00a0social model<\/a>\u00a0of recovery rooted in Biblical principles, in2Action now achieves some of the best (if not\u00a0the<\/em>\u00a0best) outcomes in the state of Missouri with a 1-year recidivism rate of just over 6% compared to the Boone County average of over 26%.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\n
Reducing Recidivism<\/h2>\n