Breaking the recidivist cycle of addiction / crime. Not just a rehab, a life reset.

My past paints a colourful picture of jail time, gangs, drugs and multiple convictions resulting in years of prison time.

This is something that I am not proud of, but I have to live with. My story isn’t unique, it is a story of many before me and sadly it will be the story of many after me.

What is different about my story though, is what I do today and how far I have come since completing Red Door Recovery 2.5 years ago. This programme, the structure and the staff saved my life and broke the cycle to save generational trauma in my whanau.

I lost everything in my old life, I lost my freedom, my daughter and my mana. But today I have all that back, and I owe it all to Red Door Recovery.

I stayed on to volunteer, and now worked my way up to work as Intake Manager, and this is why I write this letter to you today. We aren’t eligible for government funding as we don’t “fit” the criteria. The amount of heart breaking phone calls I get from loved ones seeing their family members fall to addiction is staggering.

Why I am writing to you is to ask for help and support, any type of donation to sponsor someone who can’t afford our programme and give them the opportunity to change their life, to change their families life and to break the cycle of addiction. As a collective I believe we can make this happen and what I offer you in return is a 100% commitment that Red Door Recovery will give every bit of support on their journey for them to completely transform their life.