Liz swore she would never be like her father, a violent alcoholic and drug addict at whose hands she suffered every kind of abuse. Her escape was alcohol. “I liked the...

Eric doesn’t remember much about the horrific accident that put him in the hospital, just that he collided with a jackknifed semi. “I hit him in the wheels and not...

What leads people to become addicted to drugs or alcohol? In Willi’s case, it may have been watching his father, who was an alcoholic. Or being introduced to marijuana...

Marilyn grew up in a very strict religious home. “We weren’t exposed to alcohol...we weren’t supposed to drink or dance. I was the oldest and a preacher’s kid, so...

Tommie grew up in a good family but rebelled at a young age against the strict rules his father had set.  “I didn’t like rules,” he remembers. “My dad...

Not having the love she needed at home, Shalise ran away at 13. As she grew older, her life just “spiraled out of control.” “I was introduced to drugs...

Tommie grew up in a good family with a strict father. But because “everybody was doing it,” he started using drugs when he was just 12. At 16, he...

Ivan lost everything he had and became homeless. But with his faith restored and life rebuilt, he plans to finish his college education and become a drug and alcohol...

Randy overcame abandonment as a child and an addiction to alcohol. But Shelter KC was there with the support he needed. Randy’s mom died when he was just seven....