NCADD

NCADD client reconnects with his children

“You see these success stories and we really love the fact that we can have this kind of impact on our community.” - Dr. Benjamin Jones, NCADD president and CEO

and strengthen families while promoting healthy lifestyle choices and a positive environment free of drugs and alcohol. He says the program was very educational, helping him see things from a new perspective. The program examined many aspect of parenting and recovery, helping Perdue to prioritize his life and always put his

They say it takes a village to raise a child. But it also takes an individual commitment from the child’s parents. Otis Perdue knows what it takes because he’s found it within himself. For a time, drugs and incarceration separated Perdue from his 24-year-old son and his young daughter, who in life, but thanks to help from NCADD, he is now moving in the right direction with his family right beside him. Perdue came to NCADD after a counselor signed him up for the organization’s Celebrating Families program. The program aims to re-unify

90 days in the program, but the real reward has been much greater. He is now actively involved in both of his children’s lives and is happy to be a committed father and a positive role model.