Union Gospel Mission plans graduation for LifeChange recovery residents
Five residents re-built lives after drug addiction  

Portland , OR- Union Gospel Mission plans to honor five residents who have completed the LifeChange addiction recovery program on Sunday March 9 at Grace Community Church in Gresham . These five residents spent an average of four years in a comprehensive, long-term Christian based recovery program to overcome years of drug use. Four of the five residents used meth, and one of the graduates was abusing prescription pain medication, and then turned to heroin use.

In LifeChange these residents worked at Union Gospel Mission managing homeless services, and at Union Gospel Mission’s thrift store in Tigard. In addition, these residents completed a series of academic, life skills and Bible classes over the course of their recovery.

The graduates to be honored are Daniel Janes, Kurt Justus, Brek Paul, Doug Quinney and Brian Whitacre.

About Union Gospel Mission : Union Gospel Mission has been “feeding the hungry and restoring the addict” since 1927. Union Gospel Mission provides meals for the homeless and needy and operates LifeChange, a long-term addiction recovery community. In LifeChange, residents live and work at Union Gospel Mission for four years and learn to overcome addiction and build new lives. For more information about Union Gospel Mission and LifeChange contact 503-274-4483, or visit online at www.ugmportland.org visit Union Gospel Mission’s blog at http://ugmportland.blogspot.com