(we are working to acquire the complete records for ALL years)
We advise current and/or former staff to report any abuses you may have witnessed while working at Teen Challenge. For information on your rights and how to take action, visit www.heal-online.org/blowthewhistle.htm. If you were fired or forced to resign because you opposed any illegal and/or unethical practices at Teen Challenge, you have the right to take action.
If you were harmed (family or survivor) by Teen Challenge, please contact [email protected] if you remember the long-term employees and from which years. This will help! Also, if you recognize any of these staff as having worked at another program, please send in any information about their past or present employment at other facilities and/or cults.
Please don’t place your loved one in Teen Challenge and rescue them if they are there now.
|
Name |
Unit/Position |
Additional Information |
| Joan Dale | Intake Director | Louisville Location--Priscilla's Place (for adult women)--There is no staff information on this location.* |
| Rebecca Hensley | Director | Lexington Location--Hannah's House (for adult women)--There is no staff information on this location.* |
| Bob Morck | Director | Manchester Location--Chad's Hope (for adult men 18+) |
| Clayton & Beth Arp | No Titles Listed | There is no further information on the staff qualifications for the Manchester location.* |
| Terry Scott | Staff Representative | There is no further information on the staff qualifications for the Manchester location.* |
| Howard Benett | Interim Director | There is no further information on the staff qualifications for the Manchester location.* |
| Heather Baker | Admin Asst. | There is no further information on the staff qualifications for the Manchester location.* |
| Bill Culton | Therapist | There is no further information on the staff qualifications for the Manchester location.* |
| Ricky Bostic | Night Shift Operations | There is no further information on the staff qualifications for the Manchester location.* |
| Bill McCoy | Program Consultant | There is no further information on the staff qualifications for the Manchester location.* All three programs above are related to each other and operated under the same leadership. |
| Russ Hurd | COO | Dixon Location--Western Kentucky Teen Challenge (for adult men 18+)--There is no further information on the staff qualifications for the Dixon location.* The enrollment materials for this location are no longer available to the public through the program's website and unaccessible by HEAL. However, the forms included a "civil rights waiver" and this is reason enough to avoid this program. |
| Maurice Washington | Facilities Director | There is no further information on the staff qualifications for the Dixon location.* |
| Robert Morck | Director | There is no further information on the staff qualifications for the Dixon location.* |
| David L. Parker | Spiritual Director | There is no further information on the staff qualifications for the Dixon location.* |
| Katie Kerlick | Office Administrator | There is no further information on the staff qualifications for the Dixon location.* |
| Danny Simmons | Residential Staff | There is no further information on the staff qualifications for the Dixon location.* |
| Steve Detring | Residential Staff | There is no further information on the staff qualifications for the Dixon location.* |
| Ben Flannery | Kitchen Staff | There is no further information on the staff qualifications for the Dixon location.* |
| Buddy Washington | Activities Director | There is no further information on the staff qualifications for the Dixon location.* (The staff picture on the website for this person was a dog. This may not be a legitimate staff identification. The confusion is due to the unprofessional website/literature of Teen Challenge of W. Kentucky.) |
| Teen Challenge Information--See www.heal-online.org/StraightandTeenChallenge.htm | ||
| HEAL Review-- Teen Challenge Ranch in Morrow, AR Contract & Enrollment Materials HEAL is in the process of reviewing the available enrollment materials for the above program(s). In the meantime, we invite you to read the review of the Teen Challenge Ranch of Morrow, AR contract linked in this segment as the contracts are likely very similar and the program ought to be avoided. | ||
*Teen Challenge, like many other programs in this industry, keeps a "tight lid" on any specific information regarding their staff, qualifications, and practices. Please contact us with the names of any staff of which you have firsthand knowledge or experience. Thank you for your help.
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