Welcome Home Ministries

What Welcome Home Ministries does

Welcome Home Ministries is a faith-based, nonprofit recovery housing organization founded in 1992 by Daryl R. Murray and headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. It operates nine congregate recovery residences in East Nashville with 77 total beds, providing 24/7 abstinence-based alcohol and drug recovery support to men 18 and older suffering from chronic substance use disorders, including chronic relapsers, homeless individuals, veterans, and those with co-occurring mental health conditions. The organization also operates 14-room graduate housing for program alumni and a supported employment program built on the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model, creating a structured continuum of care from intake through long-term recovery.

The core programmatic backbone is a proprietary six-level curriculum (Guest, Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Graduate) that requires a minimum six-month commitment, with level-specific requirements covering 12-step meetings, community service, employment, curfews, and rent obligations. Residents pay modest monthly rent that includes bed, food, clothing, laundry, cable, internet, and a YMCA membership, and receive a 35% refund on on-time rent up to $1,000 upon graduation. Peer Recovery Case Managers and Peer Recovery Support Specialists with lived addiction and recovery experience deliver the program, which is layered with Biblical principles and the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous.

Revenue is generated through a diversified nonprofit funding stack: government grants (Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council, Tennessee Department of Transportation, HUD/ESG via the Nashville-Davidson County Continuum of Care); foundation grants from The Memorial Foundation (since 2010), Cal Turner Family Foundation, Joe C. Davis Foundation, Phillips Family Foundation, The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and The Frist Foundation; corporate and community donations (UPS, Brentwood Baptist Church, individuals); resident rent; and an annual benefit golf tournament that has run for 32 years. The organization is independently founder-controlled, with no parent company, private equity, or institutional investor ownership, and is governed by a 19-person staff serving Memphis and Middle Tennessee.

Name

Welcome Home Ministries

Legal name

Welcome Home Ministries

Website

https://welcomehomemin.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Welcome Home Ministries is a faith-based, nonprofit recovery housing organization in Nashville, Tennessee, operating nine East Nashville residences with 77 beds that provide abstinence-based recovery support to men with chronic substance use disorders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Recovery Housing Services

NAICS

Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (623220), Other Residential Care Facilities (6239)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Substance Use Recovery & Harm Reduction Support Services (BPAGAEAO), Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

Keywords

• Recovery housing services
• Substance abuse recovery
• Faith-based ministry
• Supported employment
• Addiction recovery programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Nashville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Grants and Contracts: Funded through grant contracts with State of Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, State of TN Opioid Abatement Council, State of TN Department of Transportation, and FEMA/United Way emergency funding.
2. Foundation Grants: Receives grants from The Memorial Foundation (since 2010), Cal Turner Family Foundation, Joe C. Davis Foundation, Phillips Family Foundation, The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee, and The Frist Foundation.
3. Corporate and Community Donations: Support from corporate partners including United Parcel Service (UPS), Brentwood Baptist Church, and individual donors. Tax-deductible contributions requested for ministry operations.
4. Program Fees (Rent): Residents pay monthly rent for recovery housing. Upon graduation from the program, residents receive a 35% refund on all on-time rent up to $1,000. Residents must also pay a $25 drug screening deposit (refunded upon successful completion).
5. Fundraising Events: Annual benefit golf tournament generates revenue through team and individual entry fees ($450/team, $125/individual), event sponsorships ($5,000 event sponsor, $2,500 tournament sponsor, $1,000 team sponsor, $550 hole sponsor, $275 individual sponsor).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Welcome Home Ministries is an abstinence-based, faith-centered recovery housing nonprofit providing 24/7 housing, structured programming, and supported employment for men (18+) suffering from chronic alcohol and drug addictions. The organization operates 9 congregate recovery residences with 77 beds in East Nashville plus 14 graduate housing rooms, progressing residents through a proprietary six-level program (Guest, Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Graduate) that requires a minimum six-month commitment and integrates Biblical principles with the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. Services include housing, meals, clothing, transportation, sponsor matching, 12-step meeting facilitation, mental health referrals, and IPS-model supported employment to help residents attain self-sustainability.

Product overview

Welcome Home Ministries is a faith-based, abstinence-based recovery housing community that operates as a single integrated program rather than a modular platform. The organization offers four interconnected core services: (1) Alcohol and Drug Recovery Support, a 24/7 structured ministry incorporating Biblical principles and Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous; (2) Congregate Living Recovery Housing, providing safe housing with a six-level progression program; (3) Graduate Recovery Housing, offering permanent supportive housing for program graduates; and (4) Welcome Home Supported Employment, providing job placement assistance using IPS methodology. These services work together as a continuum of care—men enter through recovery support and housing, progress through six levels, graduate to independent housing, and receive employment assistance to achieve self-sustainability. The organization is not a technology product company but rather a nonprofit ministry providing recovery support programs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Alcohol & Drug Recovery Support A 24/7 abstinence-based recovery support ministry providing a structured environment that fosters hope, healing, recovery, self-sustainability, and spiritual wholeness for men 18+ suffering from chronic alcohol and drug addictions. Integrates Biblical principles with the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous as the recovery framework.
• Congregate Living Recovery Housing Safe, clean, and supportive congregate housing where residents commit to a minimum six-month structured recovery support program with six levels of progression (Guest, Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Graduate). Includes bed, food, clothing, laundry, cable, internet, YMCA membership, and transportation; mandatory meetings, community service, employment, curfews, and rent obligations at each level. Operated across 9 East Nashville residences with 77 total beds.
• Graduate Recovery Housing Permanent supportive recovery housing for program graduates offering independent living within a community of accountability. Provides 14 rooms for graduates to maintain long-term sobriety with less structure while maintaining peer accountability; shared units available with individual locked bedrooms.
• Welcome Home Supported Employment Supported employment services using evidence-based Individual Placement and Support (IPS) principles to help clients attain competitive employment aligned with their skills for self-sustainability. Includes resume development, job interview preparation, and connection to an employer network.

Quantifiable outcome

• 89% of participants had no further criminal justice involvement while receiving ATR services
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 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

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Nashville-Davidson County Homelessness Continuum of CarecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with HUD and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funding through the Nashville-Davidson County Homelessness Continuum of Care.
• Nashville Veterans AdministrationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Nashville VA for supportive services for Veterans in recovery, including dedicated recovery residences for veterans.
• Room in the Inn (Campus for Human Development)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaborative partnership providing services for homeless individuals in Nashville.
• National Alliance for Recovery Residences (NARR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMembership organization setting standards for recovery residences. WHM operates NARR-certified recovery residences.
• Tennessee Association of Recovery Residences (TN ARR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-level membership in TN ARR for recovery residence standards and networking.
• Tennessee Association of Alcohol, Drug & Other Addiction Services (TAADAS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative membership supporting TAADAS mission and accessing ATR (Access to Recovery) statistics and programs.
• Brentwood Baptist ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch partner supporting Welcome Home Ministries through collaborative church network.
• Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTransportation partner supporting transit services for residents.
• Nashville Metropolitan Development and Housing Agency (MDHA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with MDHA for housing development and support services.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Room in the Inn: Nashville nonprofit providing shelter, recovery housing and supportive services for people experiencing homelessness — listed as a WHM referral partner and direct service peer.
• Nashville Rescue Mission: Nashville-based faith-based nonprofit serving men experiencing homelessness and addiction — a direct local peer also referenced in WHM's own materials (Albert Marable previously worked there).
• Sober Living America: Network operator of sober living residences serving men in recovery across multiple states — comparable model (recovery residences) to WHM with similar referral-based GTM.
• Oxford House: National nonprofit network of democratically-run, self-supporting sober living homes — directly comparable to WHM's congregate recovery housing model for men in recovery from substance use disorders.
• Men of Valor: Nashville faith-based residential reentry and recovery program for men exiting incarceration — closely aligned with WHM on faith-based residential model and referral overlap with DC-4 Recovery Court.

Regional players

• Cumberland Heights: Tennessee nonprofit addiction treatment provider with residential and outpatient programs — referenced as a referral source to WHM and an adjacent Tennessee recovery continuum provider.
• Buffalo Valley Inc. Tennessee-based nonprofit provider of residential and outpatient substance use treatment — listed as a referral source into WHM and a comparable Tennessee-region recovery provider.
• MARR Addiction Treatment Centers: Tennessee-based faith-informed recovery residence and treatment provider with men's recovery housing — comparable programmatically to WHM's residential recovery model.

Broad incumbents

• New Life Ranch / Adult & Teen Challenge (Nashville): Faith-based addiction recovery program network with residential facilities for men — broad incumbent with overlapping faith-centered recovery residential approach.
• The Salvation Army (Nashville): Large national faith-based organization operating adult rehabilitation programs and recovery housing nationwide — comparable faith-based recovery residence model at scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/welcomehomeministriestn
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/welcome-home-ministries

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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