a center for healing through life’s journey.

The Life Center offers a sober living option to individuals 18 and older who need long-term sobriety support.

We know the process of addiction and recovery is overwhelming.

Many find they cannot safely take the journey alone. And you shouldn’t have to. Offering experienced medical care blended with holistic and experiential interventions, our approach to treatment promotes lasting healing in a profound, spiritual way.

Esther’s Home Women’s Sober Living Program

The Life Center’s Esther’s Home offers a safe, faith-centered environment where women are supported in sustaining sobriety and emotional well-being.

Men’s Residential Treatment Program

At The Life Center, men receive intensive residential substance use treatment rooted in faith and whole-person healing.

Men's Transitional Services + Re-Entry Programs

The Life Center’s Transitional Services support individuals as they move toward stability
and independence.

treatment.

We know the process of addiction and recovery is overwhelming. Many find they cannot safely take the journey alone. And you shouldn’t have to. Offering experienced medical care blended with holistic and experiential interventions, our approach to treatment promotes lasting healing in a profound, spiritual way.

Our efforts are focused on building authentic relationships with our guests to deliver effective addiction treatment and behavioral health support with every encounter. Heal with us at the Life Center.

Heal with us at the life center.

The Life Center of Connecticut, DBA Youth Challenge, began in 1970 as a residential outreach center for troubled men and women in the Greater Hartford area. The center provided these individuals with a sharing and caring environment in which to grow and develop personally and socially.