have no self-confidence, no self-esteem, no sense of self-worth. My sense of self-preservation was gone a long time ago. I

We are the oldest Residential Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility in the World. We were founded in 1949

Although we come from three parts of the country, are three different ages, and have distinctly different problems, we are, in many ways, the same. Alcoholics. Drug Addicts. Criminals.

I will accept them in the way that I am accepting myself right now. Let them come.

would like you to be my Son. I will watch out for you as I would if you were my real Son, and I will offer you advice and help guide you through your life. When

My step is light and easy, I have a smile on my face. I

John talks about himself. He’s

have a decision to make. It is a simple decision. It has nothing to do with God or Twelve of anything other than twelve beats of my heart. Yes or no. It is a simple decision. Yes or no.

There is no judgment and no condescension. Just hope.