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A man's silhouette gripping prison bars in black and whiteBeneficiary Story 05 Aug 2025 3 min read Fifteen years of using. He surrendered himself this time. He's coming out in September.Irfan has been using for more than fifteen years. This time, when his health collapsed, he turned himself in. He...Read A blurred figure standing in a dark roomBeneficiary Story 05 Aug 2025 3 min read He held his first payslip and his one-year-old son in the same week.Daffi came out of CRC with a son who'd had heart surgery, a mother carrying the household, and a tag...Read A person blowing smoke beside a dim windowBeneficiary Story 05 Aug 2025 3 min read He doesn't trust easily. He shows up anyway.Darius is twenty-two and trying to walk a recovery road with very few people he can fully trust. So he...Read