Shenandoah Valley Adult Teen Challenge
Hope and Healing for Families Across the Shenandoah Valley
Since 2000, we’ve walked with families through addiction, connecting them to the right programs, the right resources, and a community that understands.
What We Do
Faith-Based Recovery Support for Families
Family Referrals
When a family calls, we listen. Then we connect their loved one with the right Teen Challenge program based on their needs, their location, and what’s going to give them the best chance. Free and confidential.
Resources & Content
Articles, guides, and the Rebuilding Life After Addiction podcast reaching thousands of families every month through search and social media. Real information for people who are up at 2am looking for answers.
Community (Launching 2026)
Recovery groups, sober living, and Christ-centered community at 6043 Broad Street in Mt. Jackson. A place to stay connected after the program ends.
Our Story
We Understand This Road Because We’ve Walked It
Justin’s story starts where a lot of the men we serve start. Addiction took hold early. By his mid-teens he was deep into meth, and nothing he tried on his own worked. After a binge that brought his family to their breaking point, his parents scraped together what they had and sent him to Teen Challenge. He fought the program the whole way through. But he stayed. And staying changed everything.
He’s been clean since 2005. He spent 13 years building SVTC’s residential program alongside his parents, watching hundreds of men walk the same road he walked. Ashley has been part of this ministry since the early days, long before there was a women’s program. She’s the operational backbone of SVTC and the one holding things together at home with their four daughters.
SVTC was founded in 2000 by Rev. John Franich, who led this ministry for over two decades. Justin and Ashley carry the mission forward. Read About John’s Legacy →
Our History
25 Years of Ministry
2000
One room. One calling.
John and Novella Franich open a one-room office in the Shenandoah Valley.
2007
The first men’s home opens.
2012
The women’s program launches.
2015
60 residents across multiple campuses.
2025
SVTC returns to community-based ministry.
Family support, referrals, resources, and content reaching families nationwide.
2026
Building what’s next.
6043 Broad Street becomes a ministry center: studio, recovery groups, sober living, and community space.
We understand this work because we live it.
Our Team
The People Behind the Mission
Justin Franich
Executive Director
Justin Franich is a Teen Challenge graduate who overcame a meth addiction and has been clean since 2005. He spent over a decade leading Christ‑centered recovery programs and now serves as Executive Director of Shenandoah Valley Adult Teen Challenge, helping families find the right path forward and supporting people as they rebuild life after addiction.
Ashley Franich
Executive Director of Operations
Ashley Franich is Executive Director of Operations at Shenandoah Valley Adult Teen Challenge. A graduate of Christ For The Nations Institute in Dallas, TX, she began serving alongside Justin when they married in 2008 and launched the Women’s program. Ashley homeschools their four daughters and is active in foster care and adoptive ministry, leading a Foster the Family support group and serving on the board of their local Homeschool Co-Op.
Rob Grant
Community Engagement Director
Rob Grant is a Teen Challenge graduate who grew up without his parents, was homeless, and spent years in and out of jail before finding freedom through Christ. He now serves as Community Engagement Director of Shenandoah Valley Adult Teen Challenge, where he takes family referral calls, mentors men in early recovery, and co-hosts the Rebuilding Life After Addiction Podcast.
Novella Franich
Co-Founder
Novella Franich is Co-Founder of Shenandoah Valley Adult Teen Challenge and has been part of the ministry since its earliest days. She still serves part-time helping with administrative work and has been active in every season — mentoring students, overseeing food programs, and earning the affectionate title "Momma Novella" through the years.
Part of the Teen Challenge Network
Accredited ministry of Adult & Teen Challenge
SVTC is an accredited ministry of Adult & Teen Challenge, a global network of 200+ faith-based recovery centers with over 60 years of proven results.
Can We Help Your Family?
One phone call. Real people. No pressure.