Life Change SWMO

What Life Change SWMO does

Life Change SWMO is a private faith-based nonprofit ministry founded in 2019 and headquartered at 404 State Highway 248 Suite 9, Cassville, Missouri. It serves individuals in the Barry and Lawrence County region of Southwest Missouri who are struggling with addiction, isolation, transportation insecurity, unemployment, or spiritual disconnection. Its portfolio of programs is delivered primarily in person through a community center and includes twice-weekly gathering services (Life Change on Sunday evenings; Life Change Lunch on Wednesdays), a one-year structured discipleship track called the Life Change Plan (LCP), and educational classes covering job readiness (Jobs For Life), financial literacy (Faith & Finances, Basic Budgeting), basic automotive maintenance, and the Alpha Course. The organization also operates a vehicle assistance stack composed of a Vehicle Donation Program, a Low-Cost Vehicle Program (with eligibility criteria tied to employment, licensing, insurability, and sobriety), and a Vehicle Repair Program, alongside Naloxone (Narcan) distribution, free laundry service, and a sober community space with computers, games, and meeting rooms.

The business model is donation-driven: the organization accepts one-time and recurring cash gifts via PayPal and tax-deductible vehicle donations, with a small transactional revenue component from recipient-paid taxes, tags, and title fees (approximately $500 per vehicle placement) tied to its low-cost vehicle program. There are no paid products, subscriptions, or pricing tiers; virtually all services are free to participants. Go-to-market is community-led: word-of-mouth referrals through the BLARA recovery alliance, Cassville United Methodist Church Outreach, Life360 Resource Center, and the broader 12-step and sober-living network across Southwest Missouri. The organization is led by Executive Director Derek Cornelius, who is also a 24/7 peer contact for recovery support and personally mentors program participants, making the organization heavily dependent on a single founder-operator.

There is no proprietary technology platform, no AI/ML capability, no app, no API, and no disclosed headcount. The technology footprint is limited to a Squarespace-hosted website and a Facebook group. Financial data is not publicly disclosed, there are no funding rounds, no institutional investors, and no parent company. In short, Life Change SWMO is a small, founder-led, two-county community nonprofit whose value proposition is the personal, faith-based, wraparound delivery of recovery and life-skills support rather than any scalable technology or commercial product.

Name

Life Change SWMO

Legal name

Life Change SWMO

Website

https://lifechangeswmo.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Life Change SWMO is a Cassville, Missouri-based faith nonprofit founded in 2019 that delivers free recovery support, job training, financial literacy, vehicle assistance, and discipleship programming to individuals in Barry and Lawrence Counties of Southwest Missouri through a community-center model funded by donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Recovery Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Peer Support, Recovery Coaching & Sober Living Services (HLAFACAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Substance Use Recovery & Harm Reduction Support Services (BPAGAEAO), Behavior Change & Motivational Coaching (HSADAGAF)

Keywords

• Community recovery services
• Faith-based ministry
• Addiction recovery support
• Workforce development training
• Vehicle assistance programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Cassville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations: Monetary donations from individuals and organizations supporting the ministry's community programs and services. Accepts both recurring and one-time gifts via PayPal.
2. Vehicle Donations: Receives donated vehicles with clean/clear titles which are then provided at low cost to qualifying individuals in need of transportation. Donations are tax-deductible.
3. Low-Cost Vehicle Sales: Provides low-cost vehicles to program participants who meet eligibility requirements (verifiable employment, valid driver's license, insurable, drug-free). Recipients cover taxes, tags, title fees (approx. $500) and ongoing ownership costs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Life Change SWMO operates as a faith-based community ministry that provides recovery support, job training, financial education, and vehicle assistance to individuals struggling with addiction, unemployment, and transportation insecurity. The organization runs twice-weekly worship and meal gatherings, a one-year Life Change Plan discipleship program, multiple educational classes (Jobs For Life, Faith & Finances, Alpha, Basic Budgeting, Basic Automotive Maintenance), vehicle repair and low-cost vehicle programs, free laundry service, a community center, and Narcan distribution for harm reduction.

Product overview

Life Change SWMO is a community organization offering a coordinated portfolio of support services for individuals struggling in various areas of life. The core offerings include twice-weekly gathering services (Life Change Service on Sunday evenings and Life Change Lunch on Wednesdays), a 1-year Life Change Plan discipleship program, and educational classes (Jobs For Life, Faith & Finances, Alpha Course, Basic Automotive Maintenance, Basic Budgeting). Vehicle assistance programs include a Vehicle Repair Program, Low-Cost Vehicle Program, and Vehicle Donation Program. Additional support services include a Community Center providing meeting space and activities, free Laundry Service, and Narcan distribution for harm reduction. The organization operates from its location in Cassville, MO and serves the Barry and Lawrence County area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Life Change Plan (LCP): A one-year discipleship program where participants covenant to allow their lives to be changed through daily scripture, prayer, weekly classes, mentorship, and community service requirements.

Products and services

• Life Change Service

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BLARA (Barry & Lawrence Area Recovery Alliance)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBLARA is a program of Coalition of Charities that provides resources to build a strong addiction and recovery support community in Barry and Lawrence Counties. Life Change SWMO serves as a meeting location and actively participates in the peer-to-peer support network, with staff member Derek Cornelius serving as a peer contact.
• Life360 Resource CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecovery center located at 801 North Lincoln Ave, Monett providing peer support services, bilingual support, childcare, and coffee. Part of the BLARA network that Life Change coordinates with for recovery resources and referrals.
• Cassville United Methodist Church OutreachminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated church providing volunteer support, hosting the Narcan outreach group, and referring congregants to Life Change programs. Email contact through [email protected].

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Charities USA: Large national network of faith-based social service agencies offering recovery support, food assistance, and community programs. Comparable wraparound social services and faith-rooted approach, though much larger and denominationally different.
• Goodwill Industries International: Major nonprofit focused on workforce development, job training, and community re-entry services. Comparable to Life Change on the Jobs For Life workforce development, financial literacy, and second-chance employment support functions.
• The Salvation Army: Large national nonprofit providing addiction recovery, social services, meals, and community programs. Comparable in offering wraparound services (food, recovery, social support) but at vastly greater scale and with a broader mission portfolio.

Direct peers

• Celebrate Recovery: Christ-centered 12-step recovery program operating inside churches nationwide. Directly comparable to Life Change's 12-step facilitation, peer accountability, and church-partner model for addiction and recovery support.
• BLARA (Barry & Lawrence Area Recovery Alliance): Coalition of Charities program providing addiction and recovery support resources in the same Barry and Lawrence County service area. Direct peer operating overlapping recovery, harm reduction, and peer support services in Life Change's exact geography.
• Teen Challenge USA: National faith-based recovery ministry offering residential and non-residential discipleship programs for addiction and life-controlling issues. Most directly comparable to Life Change on faith-based, long-duration, holistic recovery support with similar Christian discipleship framing.
• Life360 Resource Center: Monett, MO recovery center offering peer support, bilingual services, childcare, and recovery resources within the BLARA network. Direct peer delivering comparable community-based recovery support in adjacent geography.

Regional players

• Convoy of Hope: Springfield, MO-headquartered humanitarian organization providing disaster relief, hunger outreach, and community support across the region. Strong geographic and operational overlap with Life Change's Southwest Missouri service area and community-meals programming.
• Hope for the Hungry: Southwest Missouri-area faith-based nonprofit providing food, shelter, and recovery services. Comparable community recovery and meals programming operating in adjacent rural Missouri geography.

Emerging players

• Jobs for Life: National nonprofit providing the Jobs For Life vocational training curriculum that Life Change delivers locally. Comparable as a workforce development curriculum provider and potential partner/sister organization in the same faith-based employment space.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/groups/344016167325546

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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