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After a recent knee surgery, I find myself on the road to a long recovery. As my leg mends, I contemplate what life would be like in a constant state of recovery.

For men in The Salvation Army鈥檚 Seattle Adult Rehabilitation Program (ARP) 鈥� a no-cost, six-month addiction recovery program 鈥� their journeys have just begun. They enter the program lost, broken, addicted, and hopeless. While long-term healing and restoration with family and friends seems bleak, Captains John and Kyna Kelley see a future full of love, hope, and new beginnings. They believe that every person can be pulled from the wreckage of addiction and fulfill their purpose in life.

As a national and King County advisory board member for The Salvation Army, I wholeheartedly believe in the program and know it transforms lives. In fact, I recently hired a program graduate to work on the Tatley-Grund construction team. He is a living testimony. And so is Tracy Ledoux.

Embracing a new path to redemption

Tracy鈥檚 journey is one of many that showcase the life-changing impact of The Salvation Army. After experiencing childhood trauma, addiction took hold of Tracy at an early age, leading him through decades of struggle, from jail time to homelessness, from broken relationships to despair.

“I remember waking up one morning on the floor of a trap house, using my backpack of stolen tools as a pillow,” Tracy said. “I looked around at the people I called ‘friends,’ lost in a haze of fentanyl smoke, and I thought to myself, ‘This isn鈥檛 me. This isn鈥檛 who I was meant to be.’ That was the moment I knew I had to change.”

With the support of The Salvation Army, Tracy embraced a new path 鈥� one of faith, recovery, and renewal. Through the ARP, he not only found sobriety but rebuilt his relationships, restored his self-worth, and reclaimed his future.

“A faith-based program was the last place I wanted to be,” she said. “I had abandoned God long ago. But the deeper I got into the program, the more I realized that maybe, just maybe, letting God in could save my life. And he did.”

How and why the ARP works

In 2024, more than 40 other men like Tracy found redemption and purpose by graduating from the ARP.

The ARP offers a聽three-bridge approach that allows participants an intensive six-month residential recovery program, an additional two months of in-house work development, assistance finding a job,聽and an additional six months of independent living in the Charis Place transitional housing facility that provides a supportive sober community. All at no cost.

The Salvation Army鈥檚 addiction recovery program works because it focuses on physical, emotional, and spiritual growth. Healing the mind, body, and soul to break the destructive cycle of addiction. In addition, men are equipped with the career, social, and life skills they need to succeed post-graduation by obtaining employment and permanent housing. And when someone graduates from the program, they have a lifelong support network of mentors/sponsors.

“My personal experience with recovery has been life-changing. I also know that it would not have been possible without my health insurance covering the prohibitive cost of inpatient recovery. I know that most people don鈥檛 enjoy that luxury. That鈥檚 what makes this opportunity through the Salvation Army ARP such a blessing,” 成人X站 host Spike O鈥橬eill said. “I鈥檝e seen firsthand the care, compassion, and dedication exhibited at the APR, as well as the life-changing results it helps produce. I know the work that they do on behalf of these individuals and the rewards it produces are beyond measure!”

The national average success rate for a six-month addiction recovery program is 10%. The Salvation Army Seattle Adult Rehabilitation Program鈥檚 success rate is 38% 鈥� nearly four times the national average. When graduates remain connected to the program for at least two years, 86% of alumni stay sober.

Join me in the 鈥榝ight for good鈥�

I urge you to join me in the 鈥渇ight for good鈥� and support a program that is clearly getting real results. Results that equal transformed lives. Hope renewed. Families restored.

One fun way you can help is by joining me for the Red Shield Classic Golf Tournament on Sept. 11 at Echo Falls Golf Club in Snohomish, benefiting The Salvation Army Seattle Adult Rehabilitation Program. You can donate online or sign up for a team at .

Your financial support directly funds housing, meals, counseling, job training, and spiritual guidance for men who are working toward lasting recovery.

If you know someone who needs help overcoming addiction, call (206) 587-0503 or email Captain Kyna Kelley at kyna.kelley@usw.salvationarmy.org. For more information, visit .