The Teen Challenge International addiction recovery organization located in the 1400 block of North Front Street in Harrisburg is closing thanks to the tough economy. The 18-man shelter is a “faith-based solution for the drug epidemic” and has been around since 1970.
Donations to the organization are down 20 percent, according to Executive Director Donald Koch.
The organization provided a 14-month recovery program and has affected the lives of people in a positive way.
The program helped Larry Daughenbaugh, the intake coordinator to overcome a 30 year addiction to painkillers.
The new office for the organization will open at 6th and Seneca streets in the coming weeks.
You can learn more about the organization here.
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This is terrible news! So sad that organizations that do so much can't stay open to help those in need.
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