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Founded in 1994 - We exist to bring life changing HOPE to people and their families!

10/29/2026

Calling all friends! There is still time to secure your spot!

My prayer is to fill this room with people who want to be part of transforming women’s lives through Jesus.

Come sit at our tables. Bring your friends. Bring your business. Sponsor a table. Become a partner. And come meet some of the incredible women you’re investing in 💙

🎟 Tickets — $125 per person
✨ Table of 8 — $1,000
✨ Sponsorship opportunities available
📅 Saturday, November 7, 2026
📍 Venus de Milo | Swansea, MA
Together, let’s invest in transforming women’s lives through Jesus.
Tickets, sponsorships & donations:
https://tcnewengland.org/fundraising-events/2026-more-than-able-banquet-series/2026-adult-teen-challenge-northeast-womens-homes-more-than-able-fall-gala/

10/28/2026

Today we were so blessed to welcome Merridy Sersen, a certified life coach who specializes in creative group work. Through her ministry, This Is Our Story, Merridy walks alongside women in recovery, helping them find their voices and share their journeys.

Today she led our residents in a powerful art project inspired by the ancient Japanese practice of kintsugi, where a broken vase isn’t thrown away but mended with gold. The cracks aren’t hidden. They become the most beautiful part of the piece.

As our ladies worked, they began to share their stories: the pain, the brokenness, the losses, and the hope that is growing. There were tears, there was laughter, each woman realized that her story doesn’t make her less valuable. Her cracks are being filled with gold by the Lord, and healing is taking place right before our eyes.

“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” (Psalm 147:3)

To our residents: you are not too broken. You are not beyond repair. You are becoming a masterpiece. 🏺✨

Thank you, Merridy, for pouring into our women with such love and creativity. Your gift made a lasting impact on our home today.

Please keep our ladies in your prayers as they continue on this journey of healing and restoration. 🙏

10/21/2026

What an amazing morning at the Adult & Teen Challenge Southern New England Women's Home!

We were blessed to have Pastor John Gagne of His Providence Church, a monthly volunteer at the women's home, teach a powerful seminar on Discipleship Essentials, and the topic hit home: Separation from sin.

Pastor John took us to Ephesians 5:8 "For you were once formerly darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of the light."

He reminded us that walking in the light means taking conscious, deliberate steps to distance ourselves from the old sinful lifestyle. Freedom isn't just something that happens to us. It's something we choose, day by day, with Gods strength.

He also spoke about overcoming the gravitational pull towards sin, that constant tug back towards the familiar. The good news? The one who lives in us is greater, and He gives us the power to break free and keep moving forward!

Please keep the residents in our care in you prayers as they continue the journey from coming out of the darkness and walking children of the light.

10/20/2026

🙏 A heartfelt thank you to Pastor Loralie Crabtree of Hope Church in North Andover!

Today, Pastor Loralie made the long two-hour drive just to be with our residents and staff, and what a gift her visit was. She brought a powerful Word from John 8:1-11, the story of the woman caught in sin and brought before Jesus by people ready to condemn her.

She reminded us that while the crowd held stones, Jesus knelt down, met her with compassion, and sent her accusers away. In the end, only one person was left with the right to condemn her, and He chose mercy instead: “Neither do I condemn you. Go and sin no more.”

That is the heart of the Gospel. Jesus didn’t just forgive her shame, He carried it. On the cross, He took our guilt, our regrets, and the labels others put on us, so that we could walk in freedom and not be defined by our past.

For our residents and staff, it was a beautiful reminder that we are never forgotten, always loved, and fully forgiven, that shame does not get the final word. Christ does.

Pastor Loralie, thank you for your faithfulness, for traveling so far to share God’s love with our family, and for partnering with our ministry and mission to see lives changed and transformed by the power of God. ❤️

10/19/2026

🧶 A Day in the Life at the Woman’s Home 🧶

Today was a special one here at the Adult & Teen Challenge Southern New England Woman’s Home! We were blessed to welcome a wonderful new volunteer, Lorraine, who came to share her time and talents teaching our women how to knit.

For some of our ladies, this was a brand-new experience. They picked up needles and yarn for the very first time, learning to follow instructions, work together, and try something they’d never done before. There were smiles, laughter, a few tangled stitches, and a whole lot of encouragement as they cheered each other on.

Moments like these remind us how powerful it is to learn new skills, build confidence, and grow in community. We are so grateful to Lorraine for giving her time and her heart to pour into these women. Thank you, Lorraine, you made today something special! 💛

If you feel led to share your time or talents with our women, we’d love to hear from you. Volunteers make a real difference here!

10/16/2026

Let’s welcome our newest staff member to the team, Jo-Ann Wilson!

Jo-Ann will be serving in direct care alongside our residents at the at the Adult & Teen Challenge Southern New England Women's Home. She and her husband live in North Dighton and are members of Dighton Community Church. In her own words:

"When I look back at how God orchestrated my path to Adult & Teen Challenge in Taunton, I am filled with gratitude. For eight years, I ran my own business as a Title 5 inspector. Then major brain surgery to remove a tumor changed everything. Recovery meant leaning entirely on God’s strength to rebuild my life one step at a time. That season did more than restore my health; it renewed my heart and made clear that God had preserved my life so I could use my story to guide others.

My calling to this ministry is also deeply personal. I lost my brother to an overdose, so I know firsthand the heartbreak addiction brings to a family, and I understand the weight of what the women here are fighting against. I carry that understanding into my work every day, along with the organization, leadership, and resilience I’ve gained over the years. I am blessed to walk alongside these women, offering real hope, and to serve Jesus together with this team."

10/12/2026

Thank you 💛

The Adult & Teen Challenge Southern New England Women’s Home is so grateful to everyone who came out to see us at the Columbus Day Festival on Federal Hill this weekend! Your love, kindness, and support meant the world to our team.

Every hello, every conversation, and every act of generosity reminded us why we do this work.

To those who stopped by our table, gave, prayed, or simply shared an encouraging word: thank you. You are helping make a way for women who need a second chance at life, and because of you, hope is growing.

And to our volunteers, partners, and friends who come alongside this ministry, we couldn’t do any of this without you. You are the hands and feet that make the difference.

Thank you for standing with us! 🙏

10/12/2026

We were blessed to have Pastor Tony Palow teaching and coaching our staff and residents this morning, and he absolutely knocked it out of the park!

Today he talked about the
5 Voices Competing for Influence
1…The Voice of Desire - What I want right now.
2…The Voice of Emotion - What I feel right now.
3…The Voice of Fear — What I'm afraid might happen.
4…The Voice of Familiarity — What I've always known.
5…The Voice of Truth -What God has revealed.

Your vice will be your voice or
Your virtue will be your voice.
Vice Voices are destructive.
Virtue Voices are constructive.

God never designed His will to be complex and confusing.

10/09/2026

A HUSBAND'S TESTIMONY

"God's Restoration of Our Marriage"

In March 2025, our family faced one of the hardest decisions we've ever had to make: that Diane could no longer be at home with us. She had relapsed, and it was beginning to pull our family apart. We were devastated. After everything we'd already walked through together, we didn't know if we had the strength to face this process again.

Diane had previously completed the NJ Women's Program and come home. But once she returned, she realized there were still places in her heart that hadn't fully healed, and in time, she began to falter. That's where the next chapter of our story begins.

Once again, through the ministry of Adult & Teen Challenge, my wife was given the opportunity to return for restoration. This time coming to the Southern New England Women's Home. She has been there now for almost six months, and God has done more than restore Diane. He has miraculously restored our marriage and our family.

It has been a painful process, but not an impossible one. Luke 18:27 tells us, “What is impossible with man is possible with God.” I have seen that truth lived out in my own home.

Thank you to Adult & Teen Challenge for giving me back my wife, and my children, their mother.

If you would like to be part of someones restoration story, you can partner with us through our Dollar A day Sponsorship program. Help make a way for a life and family to be restored.
http://bit.ly/4iH83Ri

10/07/2026

A Day in the Life at Teen Challenge Southern New England Women's Home 💛

Today our ladies were hard at work in our vocational training building, making our board butter! Every batch is produced right here!

But it's about more than butter. Vocational training gives our residents practical life skills, a sense of teamwork, and the confidence that comes from a job well done. And it's also a place where they get to laugh, bond, and enjoy each other's company, clean and sober. 🙌

Every jar represents a woman rebuilding her life, learning new skills, and discovering that joy and freedom are possible in recovery. 💛

Address

685 Glebe Street
Taunton, MA
02870

Telephone

+14014672970

Website

http://www.tcnewengland.org/

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