Missão Vida

Name

Missão Vida

Legal name

Associação Missionária Evangélica Vida

Website

https://mvida.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Brazilian Christian nonprofit operating the country's first and largest homeless recovery network, serving 700+ men and 300+ children across 10 Brazilian states and Madagascar through faith-based three-phase rehabilitation, education, and missionary training programs funded by donations and volunteers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Faith-Based Social Services

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Temporary Shelters (624221)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Substance Use Recovery & Harm Reduction Support Services (BPAGAEAO), Dropout Prevention, Alternative Education & Re-Engagement Nonprofits (BPAGADAL), Peer Support, Recovery Coaching & Sober Living Services (HLAFACAN)

Keywords

• Homeless recovery services
• Faith-based rehabilitation
• Social reintegration programs
• Charitable social services
• Religious education training

Headquarters

HQ city

Cocalzinho de Goiás

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices19 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Doações Mensais (Mantenedores): Monthly recurring donations from supporters who contribute regularly via credit card or bank slip. Donation tiers range from R$50 to R$1,200+ per month.
2. Doações Esporádicas: One-time donations via PagSeguro, PayPal, PIX, or bank transfer for supporters who prefer irregular contribution amounts.
3. Doações de Produtos: In-kind donations of clothing, shoes, books, and hygiene products collected and distributed to beneficiaries.
4. Voluntariado: Volunteers contribute their time and skills to support operations across all centers, reducing operational costs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Missão Vida runs a national network of physical recovery and educational centers that deliver a structured three-phase rehabilitation program (screening, recovery, and social reintegration) for homeless men, alongside educational programs for at-risk children and ministerial training. Services are funded by charitable donations and include shelter, meals, occupational therapy, spiritual support, medical and psychological care, professional training, and education. The organization operates 17+ centers across 10 Brazilian states and in Madagascar.

Product overview

Missão Vida is a charitable Christian organization operating as a social services platform offering a comprehensive portfolio of recovery and support programs. The core offerings include Centro de Triagem, Recuperação e Reintegração (CTRR) and Centro de Recuperação (CR) facilities for homeless men, Centro de Triagem (CTR) for initial assessment, and Centro Educacional Vida (CEV) educational centers for children. Supporting programs include Seminário Vida Rev. Paulo Bronzeli for missionary training, Sopa Sabão e Salvação (SSS) street outreach, Ministério com Crianças children's ministry, Centro de Oração intercessory prayer center, Vila do Pastor Aposentado retirement housing, and Bosque dos Amigos e Memorial da Fé memorial site. The organization also offers Revista Vida publication and monthly contribution programs (Mantenedor) for donor engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SSS: Sopa, Sabão e Salvação: Program that distributes soup to people living on the streets and invites them to join the recovery program
• Seminário Vida RPB
• Bosque dos Amigos e Memorial da Fé
• Vila do Pastor Aposentado

Products and services

• Centro de Triagem, Recuperação e Reintegração (CTRR) Core recovery centers providing shelter, meals, occupational therapy, and spiritual support for homeless men across the three-phase rehabilitation program. Present in multiple Brazilian states including Goiás, Minas Gerais, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro, Paraná, Amazonas, São Paulo, Pernambuco, Paraíba, and Distrito Federal.
• Centro de Recuperação (CR) Primary long-term rehabilitation centers offering accommodation and recovery programs for homeless men, including labor therapy, spiritual guidance, and social reintegration support. Located in Anápolis/GO, Cocalzinho/GO, and Rolândia/PR.
• Centro de Triagem (CTR) Initial screening centers for homeless individuals entering the recovery program, providing first two months of care and assessment before referral to recovery centers. Present in Anápolis/GO, Londrina/PR, and São José do Rio Preto/SP.
• Centro Educacional Vida (CEV) Educational centers for children and adolescents in social vulnerability, offering school reinforcement, music classes, computer literacy, arts, and professional courses for youth and adults. Present in Anápolis/GO, João Pessoa/PB, and Madagascar.
• Seminário Vida Rev. Paulo Bronzeli Biblical seminary focused on Urban Missions, training new missionaries and ministers with qualified faculty including Bachelors, Masters, and Doctors. Located in Cocalzinho/GO with monthly tuition of R$200.00; full-time Missão Vida workers receive tuition exemption plus a R$300/month living stipend.
• Sopa, Sabão e Salvação (SSS) Street outreach program distributing soup to homeless populations weekly, led by missionaries and partner church members, serving as an entry point for recruitment into the recovery program.
• Ministério com Crianças Children's ministry program providing preventive care for children in social vulnerability through school reinforcement, professional courses, leisure activities, and biblical principles teaching. Assists over 300 children in Brazil and 210 in Madagascar.
• Centro de Oração Prayer center staffed by dedicated intercessors who pray daily for program interns, children and adolescents at risk, staff members, supporters, and pastors. Located in Anápolis/GO.
• Vila do Pastor Aposentado Retirement housing facility for retired pastors and missionaries and their wives, with 10 equipped apartments. Eligibility requires at least 20 years of documented ministerial service.
• Bosque dos Amigos e Memorial da Fé Memorial forest with approximately 800 native Cerrado trees planted to honor loyal supporters, adjacent to a memorial honoring key figures in Gospel dissemination in Brazil with personal objects and photographs.

Quantifiable outcome

• 700+ homeless people accommodated across recovery centers
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, important and minor.

• Church of the NazarenecoreOthersRev. Wildo is a missionary of the Church of the Nazarene in Brasília, representing a foundational institutional relationship for the mission's religious identity and operations.
• Igreja Presbiteriana Central de UberlândiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch that provided property in comodato (loan for use) for the CTR Uberlândia, representing the first partnership that enabled expansion to Minas Gerais state in 2008.
• Igreja Presbiteriana de ManauscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch members donated land for the CTR Grande Manaus in 2014, with the church also purchasing additional adjacent land to donate for expansion of the labor therapy area.
• Primeira Igreja Presbiteriana de SobradinhocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch donated its camp property to become the permanent headquarters for the Brasília center in 2018, after the original borrowed property needed to be returned.
• Igreja Batista do Calvário (Governador Valadares)importantStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitial contact church that invited Rev. Wildo to Governador Valadares and offered property for the center, enabling the 2010 expansion.
• Igreja Batista Moriá (Governador Valadares)importantStrategic or Co-development PartnerLed by Pastors Rimack and Geórgia Almeida, this church engaged other churches and public authorities to support the Governador Valadares center.
• Laboratórios Hebron via ASEECminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLaboratory providing support for the CTR Caruaru in Pernambuco, offering assistance for the center's operations in the Northeast region.
• Primeira Igreja Batista de LondrinaimportantStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal church partner that supported the establishment of the Rolândia center in 2012 with prayers and community engagement.
• Primeira Igreja Presbiteriana Independente de LondrinaimportantStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch partner for the Rolândia center establishment in Paraná, contributing to regional support network.
• Pr. José PatrícioimportantStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal pastor who facilitated the acquisition of property in Caruaru/PE for the center's establishment in 2020.
• Municipal Prefecture of AnápoliscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment entity that provided land in comodato (Terra Nova area) for the CTR Anápolis in 1997, enabling continued service in the original city.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves21 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Associação Brasileira de Apoio à Criança e ao Adolescente em Risco: Brazilian nonprofit focused on at-risk children and adolescents, with educational and protective services. Partially comparable to Missão Vida's Centro Educacional Vida in beneficiary overlap and program structure.
• Instituto FazBem: Brazilian social nonprofit working on homelessness and social reinnovation with faith-informed methodologies. Emerging player with partial overlap to Missão Vida's recovery and reintegration approach.

Regional players

• Fundação Abrinq pelos Direitos da Criança e do Adolescente: Major Brazilian nonprofit focused on children's and adolescents' rights, education, and protection. Comparable to Missão Vida's Centro Educacional Vida children's programming in targeting at-risk youth with educational and protective services.

Direct peers

• Lar do Caminho: Brazilian Christian nonprofit operating long-term residential recovery centers for men recovering from addiction and homelessness. Comparable to Missão Vida's Centro de Recuperação model with structured reintegration pathways.
• Fraternidade sem Fronteiras: Brazilian Christian nonprofit focused on humanitarian and social inclusion work, including support for homeless and vulnerable populations. Comparable scope of faith-rooted social services with multi-state operations.
• Aliança de Misericórdia: Brazilian Catholic nonprofit running faith-based recovery houses for homeless men and people with addiction across multiple states. Directly comparable to Missão Vida in offering multi-phase residential rehabilitation with spiritual formation as a core component.
• Associação Casa de Passagem: Brazilian nonprofit providing temporary shelter, food, and reintegration services for homeless adults. Directly comparable to Missão Vida's Centro de Triagem and Centro de Recuperação in service model and target population.

Broad incumbents

• AVSI Brasil: Brazilian affiliate of international nonprofit AVSI, running education, social inclusion, and youth programs. Comparable to Missão Vida in operating faith-rooted multi-site social programs for vulnerable populations.
• Fundação Cáritas Brasileira: Largest Catholic social-action network in Brazil, operating emergency relief, refugee support, and homelessness programs nationwide. Comparable as a broad-incumbent social-services nonprofit with overlapping beneficiary populations.
• Exército da Salvação (Salvation Army Brazil): International evangelical Protestant nonprofit operating in Brazil with shelters, recovery programs, and social assistance for homeless populations. Comparable faith-based service delivery to vulnerable populations across multiple regions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC3lxjaIxfigRK9RaZnX_lHQ?sub_confirmation=1
• Facebookfacebook.com/missaovidaofc
• Instagraminstagram.com/oficialmissaovida
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/associacao-missionaria-evangelica-vida-missao-vida

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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