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#Giving Tuesday is Here!

Like an estimated 21 million children in our nation, Abbigail and Mike experienced life with a parent caught up in the cycle of addiction. But, thanks to their parents reaching out for help and walking through recovery, they are experiencing healing and restoration! 

Substance abuse is powerful and destructive, but Heartland Recovery is here to remind you “that doesn’t have to be the end of the story.” On this #GivingTuesday, your gifts will provide a fresh start for men and women who are turning to us for help. 

Heartland Recovery offers help at no charge to the men and women enrolled in our program, but they have medical and personal needs as well. Would you consider making a financial contribution to help with those day-to-day needs? When people begin to sober up, underlying medical, dental, and vision issues often come to light. Your partnership allows these needs to be met as well. 

Ways to Give

  • Text “GIVE” to 660-235-3377
  • Use this link for e-giving or mail-in options

Thanks for helping make a real difference not only for our residents, but for their families and the generations to come!

“I was always up and down, unreliable and untrustworthy…

Exit Interview, News, Recovery Stories

Roger’s journey to recovery started with his desire to be a better husband and father. “I was always up and down, unreliable and untrustworthy. I wanted so much to be a good father, to be a good husband, and I was failing.” His turning point arrived when he hit rock bottom, seeking help at Heartland out of a desperate desire to hold his family together. Little did he know that this journey would lead him to a spiritual awakening.

God began speaking to Roger again at Heartland and that transformed his beliefs and outlook on life. During his time here, he discovered the value of relationships and the freedom of living authentically. With these new tools in hand, Roger aims to share the love and teachings of Christ with those in need, emphasizing that seeking help and embracing faith can break the chains of addiction. “You can’t do this alone. Christ Alone is the one thing in my life that has changed me.”

That’s what Heartland is, a place to find Jesus and His redeeming power and to walk through recovery with people who care and hold you accountable.

“I just kept making bad decisions…”

Exit Interview, Recovery Stories

Austin, started his journey into addiction smoking weed that lead him into downward spiral of bad decisions, stating, “I just kept making bad decisions, and no matter what decision I made, it just kept going wrong for me.”

However, when he learned about Heartland, a program offering hope for change, he felt a renewed sense of purpose: “I knew in the back of my mind that I wanted to change but I wasn’t doing nothing about it, and… when I heard about Heartland, I knew that that was going to make a difference.” Austin credited his transformation to accepting Jesus into his life, emphasizing, “I didn’t have to do it on my own; he showed me that he was there walking beside me instead of me feeling like I was left alone to fight my battles.”

Austin’s journey is far from over, but his time at Heartland Recovery has better equipped him to deal with life. Do you know someone struggling today that could use a second chance?

The rest of my life in prison if I didn’t change…

Exit Interview, Recovery Stories

Justin grew up going to a private school. However, his high school experience took a turn for the worse as he “started hanging around the wrong people… progressed to other heavier drugs.”

A few years after graduating high school Justin lost his brother to suicide. This loss started Justin down “a really bad road” marked by imprisonment and relapses. Even intermittent attempts at rehabilitation were thwarted by his mother’s demise and his father’s battle with cancer, prompting a return to addiction and criminal behavior, resorting to theft and violence to support his addiction. As the felony charges started to pile up, Justin realized that he was going to spend ” the rest of my life in prison if I didn’t change.”

A judge gave Justin one last opportunity for redemption through the Heartland program. Justin began to “trust in the Lord and… lean on him.” instead of turning to drugs to deal with life. God has begun to restore relationships as Justin has leaned on Him. Justin shared that, “there is an answer… Jesus Christ loves you and he died on the cross to give you from your sins.”