ADULT & TEEN CHALLENGE
“She wouldn’t let me in but, in tears, she took me to Tim Hortons. A man walks in who’d been in Headingley Jail. I hadn’t seen or heard from him in years. He walked over to me and my mom, and told me he went through the ATC [Adult and Teen Challenge] program. That was Christmas, 2005.” From there, Emond applied for the in-residence program, stayed on for leadership training, and continued to where he is today, President & Chief Executive Officer, Adult and Teen Challenge, a global faith-based non- profit organization. A world leader in providing freedom from addiction for men, women and families of all ages, with over 30 years serving central Canada, ATC offers all-encompassing treatment and education, which includes services from the first crisis phone call for help. “I’m sitting here with my wife. We have two beautiful teenage kids. I’m so thankful. I never thought I’d be a CEO of a not-for-profit, recently appointed as
regional global Teen Challenge of North America, serving our whole continent, putting hope within reach of every family, providing an answer.” That answer, Emond says, requires faith. “I got a phone call from a mother. Her son is in our resident program. She opened her heart, shared how their whole family has seen a miraculous recovery. This is the first time he has remained in a program. The trauma that family has gone through… Now he has found the right fit at ATC. They are truly grateful and thankful for the impact. “The answer was that as a family they were able to embrace faith together. It has truly been the difference- maker, the only difference. Faith— what we call the Jesus factor,” Emond explained. ATC offers high school and youth presentations, complex trauma and
education and treatment. “We are not a hyper-religious thing that some people see us as. This is real. We are saying that whoever comes and wants our help, the evidence is showing that over 80 per cent of those people are finding freedom,” Emond said, noting that ATC measures success as five years of sobriety or abstinence. “The programs we offer provide some of the best if not the best success results in the world. “We see every day families get their prayers answered, their loved ones freed. We see addiction end in people’s lives that they never thought possible.” With community offices across the province, offering supports, intervention, counselling, and a range of additional services, ATC is helping hundreds of families every month start the recovery journey.
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