Recovery

Molly came from “a good family,” she says, and has a supportive lifelong relationship with her loving mother. Yet, she had a lot of anger issues when she was growing up, a problem...

In one of Ricky Austin’s earliest memories, he wakes up in his family’s Baltimore home and sees the adults in his life using illegal narcotics, “shooting drugs in their neck.” “I...

At Prevention Point's Recover & Thrive event on September 25th, we presented Prevention Point's second annual zine! All the content—which includes artwork, poetry, and essays—was...

In the darkest days of Vincent LeCompte’s addiction, when family and friends distanced themselves, Prevention Point Philadelphia (PPP) provided him with food, clothing, medical...

Cherry was featured in a Sunshine Story back in December 2023 , when she was still searching for a job. Prevention Point Philadelphia (PPP) is now proud to call her a staff member...

At Prevention Point's Recover & Thrive event on September 25, we presented Prevention Point's first-ever zine! All the content —which includes artwork, poetry, and essays —was...

On September 25, Prevention Point Philadelphia (PPP) hosted a special event in the Love Lot—Recover & Thrive: Celebrating Recovery Month at Prevention Point Philadelphia. Community...

I always tell people Prevention Point saved my life because it did. When Cherry was first living on the streets of Kensington about two years ago, she sought safety in numbers...

During the years he lived unhoused and using drugs on the streets of Kensington, Theo was beaten, robbed, and assaulted. He suffered horrible, life-threatening injuries and...

Portrait by Hilary Swift for The New York Times At her lowest point, Tracey was sleeping on sidewalks. She was a frequent robbery victim, having even her belly button ring stolen...