Clean and sober for 19 years, Maria has worked as a nurse, a financial planner, an ordained minister, and a clothing designer!

Before POWER:

"I didn't feel like I was living."

At POWER:

"My counselor at POWER told me that I wasn't a failure, I had a disease."

After POWER:

"There are so many awesome things I can do now that I am sober!"

The mother of four children, Linda has been clean and sober for 17½ years and she works full time as an HIV/AIDS educator.

Before POWER:

"Everything I did was about using."

At POWER:

"The staff at POWER loved me when I didn't know how to love myself."

After POWER

 "Addiction no longer has me living in bondage.  I have been set free!"

Married and the mother of a young son, Charlotte has been clean and sober for 15 years and is on the management team of a communications company while remaining active in 12-Step programs, her community,
and church.

Before POWER:

"At the age of 23 I was homeless and alone on the streets of Pittsburgh."

At POWER:

"I learned to deal with the long-repressed, indescribable pain of being molested as a child."

After POWER:

 "'Because You Loved Me', my favorite song by Celine Dion, completely describes the way I feel about POWER!"