And the miracle is to witness what a group of addicts have built and operate. Addicts of all ages and races are working together - helping other addicts change their lives.
Some have little education. Others have been to college. Some have never been arrested. Others have spent half of their adult lives locked up. Some are in their twenties. Others are well past retirement age.
Yet they work as a team, running an operation that houses around 750 clients. The corporate staff works as a team, doing the accounting, filing, outreach. All the things that any small corporation does to run a smooth operation.
TLC owns several businesses. Including roofing, remodeling, convenience stores, a labor company, a mechanic shop, and maintenance services.
They do this without government funding or grants. TLC raises all its own funding through its businesses and the modest service fees it charges clients.
And even though they may earn very little, some of have been with the company for 20 plus years.
And like many who stay with us a long time, their goal is not money. Their goal is to live clean and sober, something they have been able to do at TLC.
