Going Back to Where We Started: The Future of SVTC in 2026
Justin: I just felt called to help a few people get their life back together. Over 20 years ago, my father had a vision to just help a few people get their lives back together. In the early days, that looked like referrals, non-residential support services, and support groups. As the ministry grew, it evolved
A Vision To Restore Lives
Justin: into residential programs. We launched a men's home in 2007 and later launched a women's home in 2011. At our peak, we had over 60 students in our residential programs across multiple campuses. When COVID hit in
From Referrals To Residences
Justin: 2020, like many residential programs, Shenada Valley Team Challenge was faced with some difficult decisions. We had to close our women's home and we had to sell our 15-acre campus and consolidate down to one building. This
COVID Shifts The Landscape
Justin: one. And now, as you can see, we're selling this building too. Not because residential programs don't work. I went through one. I believe in them. But because the landscape has changed and we've realized that we can serve more people more sustainably by going back to how we started. Community-based recovery ministry. Now this decision didn't happen overnight. We graduated our last two students from the residential program in September. We've been planning this transition for months, but we held off announcing it publicly because we didn't have the
Back To Community Roots
Justin: title for this building yet. We've been in this building for 16 years, and about two years ago, we began the process to try to secure the deed. And I didn't feel right making any announcements until I knew that that would come through. It finally did, which means we can now transition with clarity, sell the building, and invest those resources into what's next and build something sustainable. So here's where we're going. Before my father ever had a building, he ran a one-room referral office. He made phone calls. He connected people to resources. He built relationships. He met people right where they were. That model worked. And now 20 years later, after everything we've learned through multiple decades of residential ministry, we're going back to that. Community-based recovery, non-residential support, meeting people right where they are. Just like dad started. So what does that look like? Well, it's three things content, community, and coaching. We're going to continue to focus on the Rebuilding Life After Addiction podcast and resources that point people to the true source of recovery, which is really a relationship with Jesus Christ. But that doesn't happen
Content, Community, And Coaching
Justin: without community. The community aspect is going to look like us launching non-residential support groups, 12-step programs, offering on-the-ground training and support for people who can't step away from their jobs and their families for a 12-month residential program, coaching. This is for those who need one-on-one support, personal mentoring. We're going to walk with people who are rebuilding their life after addiction and be there with them on the journey to complete and total freedom. It's the same mission to help a few people put their lives back together. And we're currently looking and praying for an office space here in the Shenadow Valley, a location that's going to be more
Choosing Access Over Assets
Justin: convenient for people who are searching out our help. While this building has been a blessing, it's simply not practical for that. It's too far out for people to regularly get to support groups and meetings. We need a space that's accessible, where people can show up after work, meet consistently, and build community. A place where we can host groups and continue the work that Dad started. The truth is, this building does hold a lot of memories, a lot of stories, a lot of lives changed. But the building was never the mission. The mission was always people. Dad's vision was always to help a few people get their lives back together. And that's still the heart of everything that we do. So if you've been a part of this journey, whether you've gone through the residential program, you've prayed for us, supported us financially, or you just simply believed in what we're doing, thank you. The work continues. The mission continues. Just not in this building. It's time to step out and build something new.
