Teen Challenge

Teen Challenge UK is a charity registered which operates nationally to help people who have developed life controlling problems, especially drug and alcohol addictions, and also to offer preventative help to those who may be in danger of doing so. It originaly worked with teenagers, hence its name, but now works with all ages, often with those living on the street.

It started in the late Seventies and now works in fifteen locations in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Teen Challenge has a remarkable 80% success rate for those who complete the programme of breaking free from addiction permanently.

Teen Challenge UK is a Christian faith based organisation founded in 1958 by David Wilkerson in New York City, USA.The story of his interaction with street gangs and addicts in the city is documented in the best selling book, ‘The Cross and the Switchblade’.

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