love in action

What love in action does

Love N Action CDC (d/b/a Love In Action) is a nonprofit community development corporation founded in 1997 by Bishop Andrew and Mattie Whaley and incorporated in 2020, headquartered at 1585 Compton Rd., Mt. Healthy, Ohio, serving the Greater Cincinnati region. The organization delivers a holistic portfolio of free community services organized around basic-needs assistance, behavioral health, and economic mobility, including a drive-thru and mobile food pantry (in partnership with Freestore Foodbank), free laundry services through three Cincinnati laundromat locations (Laundry Love Cincinnati), diaper and period-supply distribution (with Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank), the Motherly Love family support program, workforce development training with OSHA 10 certification and construction apprenticeship referrals, and the Healthy Minds mental health day treatment program for youth ages 7–17 alongside adult addiction and behavioral health services (MAT, IOP, dual diagnosis, counseling). A fee-for-service Elite Peer Support Certification Program — a trauma-informed, CBT-based training for behavioral health professionals delivered virtually, on-site, or as customized group training — represents the organization's only direct-revenue product.

The business model is donation- and in-kind-driven: services to beneficiaries are provided free of charge, supported by public charitable contributions, basic-needs donations (laundry supplies, books, clothing, toiletries), volunteer engagement, and a network of eight-plus community partners including ETAC Ministries, CAIN, Freestore Foodbank, Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank, Laundry Love, Waweza Movement, Westwood United, Tikkun Farm, and A Child's Hope International. The go-to-market motion is community-led and grassroots, reaching beneficiaries through word-of-mouth referrals, partner referrals, and direct engagement at fixed and mobile service locations, with no technology platform underlying service delivery. Leadership is family-rooted (Morgan Whaley, CEO & Founder; Andre Whaley, COO) and governance includes a board with representatives from Kroger Co., Fifth Third Bank, Mason City Schools, and Truepoint Wealth Counsel.

No quantitative revenue, funding, or headcount disclosures are available; the organization operates as a 501(c)-style nonprofit CDC with no parent company, subsidiaries, external institutional investors, or equity funding rounds.

Name

love in action

Legal name

Love N Action CDC

Website

https://weloveinaction.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Love In Action (Love N Action CDC) is a Greater Cincinnati nonprofit community development corporation, founded 1997, that delivers free food pantry, laundry, mental health day treatment, addiction services, workforce training, and behavioral health certification programs to families and youth in need.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Social Services

NAICS

Social Assistance (624), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Health, Prevention & Health Education (BPAGACAC)

Keywords

• Community social services
• Food pantry assistance
• Mental health day treatment
• Workforce development training
• Peer support certification

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization relies on public donations from individuals and community members to fund their programs and operations.
2. Basic Needs Donations: The organization accepts in-kind donations of laundry supplies, books, new clothing, toiletries, and other basic needs essentials to support their programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Love N Action CDC is a nonprofit community development corporation that provides free, holistic social services to families and individuals in the Greater Cincinnati area. Its offerings span food security (drive-thru and mobile food pantries, diaper distribution), basic-needs assistance (free laundry through Laundry Love Cincinnati), behavioral health care (Healthy Minds mental health day treatment for youth ages 7-17 and adult addiction services including MAT and IOP), workforce development (OSHA 10 certification, construction skills training, apprenticeship referrals), family support (Motherly Love Program), and the Elite Peer Support Certification Training program for behavioral health professionals.

Product overview

Love in Action is a community-based nonprofit organization offering a holistic portfolio of social services in Greater Cincinnati. The organization operates multiple interconnected programs: the Healthy Minds Mental Health Day Treatment and Addiction Services provide behavioral health care for youth and adults; Laundry Love Cincinnati delivers free laundry services; the Food Pantry (including drive-thru and mobile distribution) addresses food insecurity; the Workforce Development Program prepares individuals for construction careers through OSHA training and apprenticeship referrals; and the Elite Peer Support Certification Program trains behavioral health professionals. These programs work together to provide comprehensive community support addressing mental health, basic needs, and economic opportunity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Healthy Minds: Mental health day treatment program for youth ages 7-17 offering evidence-based behavioral health services including counseling, therapy, case management, and mental health assessments.
• Laundry Love Cincinnati
• Elite Peer Support Certification Program

Products and services

• Healthy Minds Mental Health Day Treatment Program Five-day-a-week evidence-based mental health day treatment program for youth ages 7-17 that addresses behavioral health through counseling, case management, therapy, and education on topics including bullying, suicide prevention, coping skills, and anger management. Includes a family counseling component.
• Addiction Services Comprehensive addiction treatment services including urine drug screens, dual diagnosis treatment, intensive outpatient (IOP), medication-assisted treatment (MAT), and individual, family, and group counseling for adults.
• Mental Health Services Behavioral health services for youth and adults including anger management, corrective thinking, mental health day treatment, and individual, family, and group therapy.
• Laundry Love Cincinnati Free laundry services provided at three Cincinnati laundromats, offering at least $10 worth of washing per visit with detergent and dryer sheets included, with no pre-registration required.
• Drive-Thru Food Pantry Weekly drive-thru food distribution service open every Friday at 2 PM at 1585 Compton Rd. in Mt. Healthy, serving community members without pre-registration.
• Mobile Food Pantry Monthly mobile food distribution held on the second Wednesday from 12 PM to 1:30 PM at Clovernook APTS parking lot, 7701 Clovernook Rd.
• Elite Peer Support Certification Program A practical, trauma-informed, and CBT-based training program that equips peer supporters and behavioral health professionals with real-world skills including peer support foundations, trauma-informed practice, and basic CBT tools, delivered in virtual, on-site, or customized group formats.
• Workforce Development Program Construction industry training program offering wellness services (work physical exams, behavioral health assessments), basic skills assessment, OSHA 10 certification, introduction to construction skills, and referral to trades for apprenticeship opportunities.
• Diaper Needs and Period Supplies Program Monthly diaper distribution program providing 50 diapers per child per month through partnership with Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank, requiring registration.
• Motherly Love Program Family support program providing assistance to mothers and families in the community.

Quantifiable outcome

• Provides 50 diapers per month per child through Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank partnership
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Freestore FoodbankcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Freestore Foodbank partnership established in 2015 enabled Love In Action to expand their food pantry operations and serve the growing needs of families in the Mt. Healthy and Greater Cincinnati area.
• ETAC (Every Tongue Adored Christ) MinistriescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2007ETAC Ministries partnered with Love-N-Action when they moved to the Mt. Healthy community in 2007. Both organizations co-located and work together to serve the community.
• Sweet Cheeks Diaper BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership enables distribution of 50 diapers per month per child to families in need through the diaper needs and period supplies program.
• Laundry LovecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaundry Love Cincinnati merged with Love N Action in 2020. The organization provides free laundry services at Cincinnati laundromats, with Love In Action as the operating entity.
• CAIN (Churches Active in Northside)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistorical partnership established in 1998 after the pantry was first founded, enabling Love-N-Action to serve many families within the Northside area.
• Waweza MovementminorOthersCommunity partner organization listed on the Love In Action community partners page.
• Westwood UnitedminorOthersCommunity partner organization listed on the Love In Action community partners page.
• Tikkun FarmminorOthersCommunity partner organization listed on the Love In Action community partners page, focused on family and youth programs.
• A Child's Hope InternationalminorOthersCommunity partner organization listed on the Love In Action community partners page.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Freestore Foodbank: Regional food bank serving Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky that supplies Love In Action's drive-thru and mobile pantries. Both organizations address food insecurity through community-based distribution, making them directly comparable in mission and beneficiary overlap.
• Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank: Cincinnati-based diaper bank providing 50 diapers/month per child through Love In Action. Operates a similar nonprofit, donation-funded, partnership-driven model for distributing basic needs to families, making it a directly comparable peer in mission and model.
• ETAC Ministries: Cincinnati-area faith-based community development organization co-located with Love In Action in Mt. Healthy since 2007. Both operate integrated basic needs, youth, and family support programs in the same geographic footprint, making it a directly comparable peer.
• Laundry Love: National nonprofit that provides free laundry services to people experiencing poverty through partnerships with laundromats. Love In Action's Laundry Love Cincinnati program is a merged chapter of this organization, making it a direct operational peer in service model and beneficiary population.
• Tikkun Farm: Greater Cincinnati nonprofit providing family and youth programming through community-based experiential activities. Listed as a community partner of Love In Action and directly comparable as a small, community-rooted, family/youth-focused nonprofit in the same region.
• Mental Health America of Greater Cincinnati: Regional affiliate of Mental Health America providing behavioral health education, peer support, and advocacy in Greater Cincinnati. Directly comparable as a nonprofit operating youth mental health, peer support, and community wellness programming in the same metro.
• Lighthouse Youth & Family Services: Cincinnati-based nonprofit providing youth behavioral health, residential, and family services. Directly comparable as a regional nonprofit serving overlapping youth mental health and family stability populations in the same metro area.
• CAIN (Churches Active in Northside): Cincinnati faith-based food pantry and emergency assistance network that partnered with Love In Action as early as 1998. Operates the same donation-funded, community-volunteer-driven model for serving families in need, making it a directly comparable peer.

Broad incumbents

• Talbert House: Large Cincinnati-based nonprofit providing behavioral health, addiction, recovery, and social services across the region. Comparable as a peer support and addiction services provider (IOP, MAT, dual diagnosis) operating in the same metro, though at significantly larger scale and broader scope.
• Easterseals Redwood: Regional affiliate of Easterseals providing disability, behavioral health, and family services across Greater Cincinnati. Comparable in youth behavioral health and family services focus, though it operates at substantially larger scale and broader service scope than Love In Action.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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