Success Stories

Derek

Growing up, I had a loving family, but when my parents divorced, it hit me hard. I struggled with feelings of worthlessness and desperately sought approval from others. That led me down a dark path of substance use—first with...

Tessa

Before entering Adult & Teen Challenge I did not trust easily, I was hard-hearted and shut people out. Some...

Dylan

I grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba. My parents separated when I was young. To dull the feeling of abandonment...

Michelle

Before I came to Adult & Teen Challenge, I knew nothing about Christianity or God While I have been...

Charlotte

My life was out of control because drugs brought me to my darkest and lowest moments, becoming a meaningless...

Samantha

I first accepted Jesus at age 12 at Bible Camp but I lost touch with Him as I grew up.  I came into Adult & Teen Challenge as a broken woman. I was addicted to drugs, sex and chaos....

Kiera

Before Teen Challenge, I felt like a prisoner to addiction, walking to death row. I had tried to break...

Tyler

I had a very good childhood with my loving mom, dad and sister. I completed high school and played...

Matt

I had a great childhood, but there was a lot of yelling. After my parents’ divorce, I stopped going...

Katie

I grew up in a broken home where my dad was not present for most of my childhood. My...

Sam

I grew up on a farm in a loving Christian family. At age 12 I was shot in the head in a hunting accident, leaving me briefly paralyzed on one side. The next few years were spent relearning everything...

Trent

As I grew up, I spent a lot of time going back and forth between Texas, where I was...

Rory

I had a good life growing up, going to church and practiced Christian values at home. As I got...

Daniel

I began using alcohol at 14 and progressed to marijuana and mushrooms by 17. It stayed a social practice,...

Mark

I spent a lot of time trying to figure out who I was as I grew up.  I didn’t...

Tony

I lived a life of pain and misery up until I turned 29. Addicted to alcohol, crack, and meth, I’ve lived all over Canada, homeless most of the time. I always had a strong work ethic, so I would...

Jordan

I’m a truck mechanic, and for years I struggled with drinking and partying, not realizing I needed help. My...

Maleigha

My name Maleigha Cox. I came to Adult & Teen Challenge in February of 2020. I was a young...

Lucy

I was stuck in a horrible cycle of addiction to alcohol and drugs. I felt so helpless and hopeless...

Cindy

It’s been four years since I entered Adult & Teen Challenge for my alcohol addiction. Since then I have...