Live-In Women’s Program, Thunder Bay, ON

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Adult & Teen Challenge Hope House in Thunder Bay is situated in the Bay & Algoma Neighbourhood close to the Lake Superior waterfront. Our cozy, open-concept kitchen, living room and dining room windows overlook the Lake with a beautiful view of the Sleeping Giant. Our 10-bed home houses up to 8 clients and 2 SURGE students from our leaders’ training program. Our goal is to provide a loving family atmosphere for our clients as they learn to live successfully in community.

Thunder Bay Live-in Women's Program Team

Julie Rettaler

Campus Manager

Natalia Zeemel

Phase Manager

Ursula Anderson

Duty Staff

Thunder Bay Community Office & Development Team

Ryan Long

Vehicle Donation Coordinator

Katie Methot

Community Office Support Worker

Tyler Derksen

Development Coordinator

Dawn Berry

Alumni & Community Coordinator

Cory Rettaler

Development Director Northwestern Ontario

Location Details

107 Johnson Ave
Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7B 2V9

807-345-2277

Long-Term Program

Outpatient Program

Family/Loved One Support

When I was introduced to crystal meth my life spiralled completely out of control and sadly this went on for years before I finally came to the end of myself and knew I needed help. I entered the Adult & Teen Challenge Manitoba Women’s Campus and everything changed. God met me there and showed me a new meaning and purpose for my life.

At age 13, I experimented with ecstasy, marijuana and alcohol. I felt worthless and hopeless and the next 17 years my drug use escalated into crack cocaine and fentanyl. I had been charged with many criminal offences and my lawyer told me about Adult & Teen Challenge. I was accepted to Thunder Bay men’s program and a month later I accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Saviour and was baptised. I have learned how God loves me and has a plan for my life, discovering my true identity in Christ. He healed me, giving me joy, peace and purpose.

Before I entered the Adult & Teen Challenge program I used and sold drugs. I was a violent person and did things that landed me in jail. I believed I was coming to the end of myself with my only options being death by drugs, violence or spending the rest of my life in jail. But God had a different plan. During my last time in jail I committed the next year to ATC because of the love of my family and Robby Ahuja. Getting to know Jesus has changed my life. Slowly but surely he is growing inside me. I sing and I dance because He lives in my heart. Now I have love and forgiveness and am committed for life