1958 Teen Challenge was founded in 1958
in Brooklyn by Rev. David Wilkerson. The original center was
established to help young drug addicts and gang members in
the New York City area.
The story of how this first center was started is told in
the runaway best selling book The Cross and the Switchblade.
This book has sold over 35 million copies.
Today, Teen Challenge has over 120 centers in America, almost
300 world-wide, and is the largest faith-based rehabilitation
program in the world.
1983 Teen Challenge here in Milwaukee was
founded by a group of business-men and ministers. The first
men’s residential program opened its doors in May of
1989.
1994 Our men’s “Center of Hope”
facility was opened in a former nursing home located at 9222-36
West Appleton Avenue.
1999 Our women’s program was started
in Waukesha. In 2001, we moved our women’s program into
a building located at 727 North 31st Street. The building
was donated by The Fleck Foundation. This new facility became
the “Robby Dawson” Home for Women.
2002 Teen Challenge obtained a car lot next
door to the men’s center. We opened a Vehicle Donation
Program to help raise operating income.
2003 Teen Challenge celebrated its 20th
year anniversary taking in the largest group of students ever.
2004 Teen Challenge conducted an intense
nine months of strategic planning with the help of Berkey,
Brendle, and Sheline. In October the plan was presented to
the Board and Staff of Teen Challenge.
2005 Teen Challenge is in the process of
adding additional bed space at the “Robby Dawson Home
for Women.”
Will you please consider praying for the future of our work
here in Wisconsin. We would like to help more people. We would
like to do this as the Lord leads and directs us by his Holy
Spirit. If you would like a copy of our strategic plan please
request one at your convenience. Thanks!
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 Men's
center at 27th and Vliet
 Men's
center at 44th and North
 First
Women's Center in Waukesha, WI
 Car
lot located just south of the Men's campus
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