New Life Center

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FRANKLIN, Va.—It's the most cut-to-the-chase explanation of fighting addiction you're ever likely to hear. "I drive a Toyota. If my Toyota's busted, I don't take it to a Ford dealer, right? I take it to Toyota," Fred Winans explained one morning on the hour-long drive between his home and the New Life Center in Franklin, Va. "Well, God made me. If I'm busted, I need to go to God to get fixed. That's what I do here with these men. I just take them back to God."

New Life is a men's rehabilitation institute operating under the Norfolk-based Union Mission Ministry. Started in 1892 as a Christian orphanage and homeless shelter, the mission now includes a home for the elderly, two thrift stores, a homeless shelter, and a summer camp for kids. Winans, retired from the Navy's special forces, joined the staff in 2001 to start a long-term program for addicted men.

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