Teen Challenge North

Name :

Teen Challenge North

Address  :

NorthPO Box 20012

Town  :

Sault Ste Marie

State  :

Ontario

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

P6A 6W3

Phone  :

705 942 7771

Fax  :

705 942 8164

Web URL  :

Teen Challenge North

Description

50 YEARS OF HISTORY

Wilkerson trades gang member Nicky Cruz a Bible for a bat

Wilkerson and Cruz Today

In 1958 Pastor David Wilkerson reached out to troubled street youth in New York City Teen Challenge was created to meet the needs of these youths This is how the ministry of Teen Challenge began and has spread literally around the world

Today Teen Challenge is a nonprofit interdenominational faithbased program operating in 82 countries with over 1000 autonomous locations internationally and continues to grow at a dramatic pace worldwide

The Teen Challenge story is told in the bestselling book and movie The Cross and the Switchblade

For more information on Teen Challenge around the world visit wwwglobaltcorg

MISSION STATEMENT
To provide faithbased residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation centres funded by donations providing spiritual academic and vocational training equipping individuals to return to society as responsible citizens

CORE VALUES
We believe that the transformation process happens best in a longterm residential setting for people with substance abuse problems

We believe that all lifecontrolling drug addiction problems can be permanently overcome

We believe that a balance of love and accountability needs to permeate every aspect of the Teen Challenge residential setting for the individual to succeed in the program and subsequently in society

We believe that God is the catalyst for change for people with lifecontrolling drug and alcohol problems

We believe that excellence best serves the people we help and therefore we are committed to excellence in everything we do

We believe that the people we serve are best helped with team work from all sectors of society including the staff volunteers government and the community at large


History

50 YEARS OF HISTORY
In 1958 Pastor David Wilkerson reached out to troubled street youth in New York City Teen Challenge was created to meet the needs of these youths This is how the ministry of Teen Challenge began and has spread literally around the world

Today Teen Challenge is a nonprofit interdenominational faithbased program operating in 82 countries with over 1000 autonomous locations internationally and continues to grow at a dramatic pace worldwide

The Teen Challenge story is told in the bestselling book and movie The Cross and the Switchblade

For more information on Teen Challenge around the world visit wwwglobaltcorg
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