Teen Challenge: Celebrating Hope - Peoria, Illinois


	New Events Annual Fall Fundraising Banquet "CELEBRATING HOPE" Thursday, October 1, 2009. Embassy Suites, East Peoria at 6:30pm. More events and choir outings coming soon.... read more

	10 Million Pound Challenge Gathering the Leftovers Campaign "So they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley loaves left over by those who had eaten." John 6:13. Teen Challenge Illinois is pursuing a campaign to gather 10 million pounds of clothes. You can help... read more

	Would you like to donate? Make a donation now At Teen Challenge drugs and alcohol are not the central focuses of the Teen Challenge program; building character and moral training are vital for overcoming addiction... donate now

This 12-month character development program offers a daily regiment
of structured, disciplined living. The results have been absolutely incredible. A study by the National Institute for Drug Abuse found that a Teen Challenge center had an 86% cure rate for heroin addiction.

In 1992, Dr. Roger Thompson of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga conducted a study focusing on 13 years of Teen Challenge graduates.

Dr. Thompson found that 75% of the graduates were still drug free, 67% were abstaining from both drugs and alcohol, and 88% needed no further treatment for drug or alcohol abuse. Using the same approach, Teen Challenge of Illinois claims a cure rate of over 70%. Watch Video »

✓	12 Month Character Development Program
✓	70% Overall Cure Rate
✓	75% of Graduates are still Drug Free
✓	67% Abstain from Drugs & Alcohol
✓	88% Need no Further Treatment