To any Parents who are thinking about sending their child to Project Challenge I want to tell you about this program. I am 30 years old and have been out of the program for 14 years. WOW! Seems like yesterday. This program saved my life. I was involved in tons of illegal and immoral activities, and was surely on my way to prison or death. Project Challenge pulled me out of the muck and mire. Yes it is tough. Yes your child will call you and say they are going to die, but trust me they are just fine. One thing we do as parents is desire to protect and nurture our kids. That is often a misused action. We enable our children by overprotecting them and often defending their actions instead of making them face their responsibilities. Is this program hard? YES! It is the hardest thing I have ever done! I have done a whole bunch of things since Project Challenge, and none of them even come close. It is tough physically, emotionally, spiritually, mentally, and psychologically. It is a grind! It is up at dark and work until it is dark hard day, and it defiantly puts the tough in tough love! I can not stress how amazing this program is! Do whatever it takes to get your at risk teen in this program. Do not let time slip away and then wonder where you went wrong with your troubled child. Instead of visiting a prison or a grave site encourage them to make a change now. I had nothing before Project Challenge, I was heading down the wrong path, and wanted to die until Project Challenge saved me. After graduation I served in the US ARMY as a Chaplain Assistant. I have an amazing wife and 3 wonderful kids. Since Project Challenge and I have been working as a Teen Counselor.  I plan on continuing my education and getting Masters degree in Addiction Counseling so I can give back to kids who went through what I went through. I say all this to tell you DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO SAVE YOUR KIDS!

Former Youth ChalleNGe Cadet.