Teen Challenge UK

Teen Challenge UK is a registered charity and operates nationally to help young people who have developed life controlling problems, especially drug and alcohol addictions, and also to offer preventative help to those who may be in danger of doing so.

Teen Challenge UK started in 1968 and now works in fifteen locations in England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. Teen Challenge London and Teen Challenge Strathclyde grew out of Teen Challenge UK and are now affiliated works.

The goal of Teen Challenge UK is to help people become mentally sound, physically well, emotionally balanced, socially adjusted & spiritually alive.

Teen Challenge is built on and driven by Christian values and beliefs, which clearly show how precious and loved each individual is. We take this message to young people whose lives are messed up, who have lost all sense of self worth, self esteem and often the will to live. Everybody deserves the opportunity to live free and to become everything they were created to be.

Our Local Teams...

Teen Challenge Edinburgh

We actively reach people with the use of flexible meeting spaces such as buses, that have been converted into coffee shops. Teams of workers walk the streets looking for the opportunity to serve and organise food for those in need.

Residential Centres...

Teen Challenge has six residential centres in the UK. Our newest men's centre and Head Quarters is in Central England. We have a women's centre in South Wales and a further three centres in Scotland and one in London.

Teen Challenge has 12 local teams with over 500 workers made up from staff and volunteers, who work in multiple locations across the UK. Our 6 Residential Centres are in England, Scotland and Wales.