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Adult & Teen Challenge USA to Commemorate 60th Anniversary in D.C.
It’s been six decades since Pastor David Wilkerson founded Teen Challenge on the streets of New York to provide youth with an effective and comprehensive Christian faith-based solution to life-controlling drug and alcohol problems in order to become productive members of society.
Today, the religious nonprofit organization offers the largest network of faith-based treatment and recovery centers in the U.S., with more than 200 U.S. locations and more than 1,000 international centers.
Adult & Teen Challenge USA (TC USA) noted that there are currently more than 21 million alcohol and drug-dependent people in the United States, and overdoses are now the leading cause of death for Americans under the age of 50. Additionally, according to the CDC, 91 Americans die every day from opioid overdoses.
While TCUSA is commemorating its 60th anniversary throughout 2018, the organization will officially mark the milestone with a celebration in Washington, D.C., on July 22-24 in Alexandria, Virginia. The event will feature Jim Cymbala, pastor of Brooklyn Tabernacle; Don Wilkerson, co-founder of Teen Challenge and president of Brooklyn Teen Challenge; Peter Greer, president of Hope International; and many more dynamic presenters.
“Since Adult & Teen Challenge was founded, the organization has helped tens of thousands of people overcome their struggle with substance use,” said Batluck.
“This year, we reflect both on the lives that have been saved and look ahead to how we can best serve our community through the next 60 years as concerns over substance use continue to escalate within the U.S.,” he added.