Hope, Recovery, and Wellness Together
At St. Luke’s Penn Foundation, you’ll receive compassionate, personalized care designed to inspire change and strengthen your emotional, physical, and spiritual resilience.
Meet Francois
My name is Francois, and I am a proud person in recovery. In 2008, my life was the opposite of what it is today. Due to the wreckage of my active addiction, I found myself in the criminal justice system. I was sent to Allentown, where I was then offered treatment for my substance use disorder. This is how I came to know St. Luke’s Penn Foundation.
Meet Althea
My name is Althea, I’m 37 years old, and I now have 5 months of continued recovery from drugs and alcohol. A few months ago, I found myself broke, homeless, and addicted. I had been in-and-out of more rehabs than I could count. Finding and using drugs had taken priority over my health and my family, including my child. One day, I was at the train station where I had been living and just felt so hopeless. As I stood in that train station in my tattered clothes, feeling sick, broken, hungry, and in tears, I decided it was time to surrender to a new way of life. I looked down at my phone and knew who I needed to call.
Meet Christina
Before I came to Penn Foundation, my life had become dark. I had taken a path that led me to lose myself, my son, my family, and my friends. I lost all hope. All I could see were the substances in front of me, and my only thoughts of the future were how I was going to get more. I had been fighting with myself my entire life, and one day, I realized that I would never win. The drugs had stopped numbing my pain. I was lost and defeated.
Meet Melissa
Melissa, 50, has struggled with her mental health and addiction for years. She lives with Dissociative Identity Disorder and was “raised in a culture where you came home from work and had a drink.” The problem is, she says, she never stopped drinking.
Meet James
James, 43, an Allentown native, served his country honorably in the Marine Corps for 10 years. He spent time in active combat in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Like many of his fellow soldiers, James drank to pass the time and to cope with military life.
Meet Luke
Luke, 37, lives in Telford and owns his own contracting business. He’s close with his mom and enjoys being in nature and meditating, which helps relieve the stress of his job. He says, “My life has never been better.” But Luke’s life wasn’t always this good.
