Another Chance House

Another Chance House: Where Change Begins

Founded in 1988, Another Chance House has spent more than 35 years walking beside men as they rebuild their lives from the ground up. What began as one small house in a struggling Amarillo neighborhood has grown into a community of 18 properties where men rediscover purpose, dignity, and hope.

We serve men who are homeless or at risk of homelessness—men who are ready to work hard for lasting change. Each resident receives safe housing, case management, and the structure needed to move toward stability and independence. From daily responsibilities and life-skills classes to employment and financial counseling, every part of the program is designed to help men take ownership of their future.

At Another Chance House, we meet men where they are. We give them the tools—they do the work. And time and again, we see lives transformed as men heal relationships, strengthen their faith, and build a new foundation for the life they choose to lead.

Josh is one of those men. His story is proof of what can happen when someone is given not just another chance, but the right one.

Josh's Journey to Recovery

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sh never had the kind of childhood that lets a boy simply be a boy. His parents split when he was young, and both struggled to provide the stability every child deserves. His mom and stepdad partied constantly, and his dad—though a hard worker in the oilfield—spent most weekends chasing the next high instead of spending time with his son. Josh learned early on that the people who should have been his safety net were the very ones he couldn’t count on.By

the time he was thirteen, he had moved out of the house, determined to take care of himself no matter what it took.Th

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just fourteen, Josh became a father. Overnight, the weight of responsibility landed on his shoulders. For a time, he managed. He wanted to give his son the stability he never had, so he worked hard, stayed clean, and tried to do everything right.Bu

t one accident changed everything. While working in the oilfield in the early 2000s, Josh hurt his back. This was the height of the opioid epidemic, when pain pills were prescribed like candy. At first it was Vicodin—then stronger medications—and before long he was taking thirty pills a day just to function. When the prescriptions stopped, he turned to heroin. From there, the spiral only deepened, leading to meth and anything else that would quiet the pain. What began with one injury turned into a twenty-year battle with addiction and survival.Ch

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at spiral eventually led Josh to prison. He went in and out of the system for years, but during his six-and-a-half-year sentence, something finally shifted. Cut off from his family, with a son who refused to speak to him, he realized he was running out of chances. This time, he decided to change. He earned his GED, completed vocational training, and stayed sober behind bars.“I

still wrote him whether he wrote me back or not,” Josh said.Th

ose letters—sent faithfully even when there was no reply—kept him focused on the man he wanted to become when he got out.Re

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en Josh walked out of prison in November 2023, he had six and a half years of sobriety under his belt, but no stable place to go. Parole left him with two choices: go back to the same environment that fed his addiction or find a place where he could keep moving forward.He

waited three long months for a bed at Another Chance House. Just when he was about to give up, the call came.“T

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e day I walked through the door, the weight was lifted off my shoulders. They made it feel like home. I hadn’t felt that in forever.”Fro
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the start, Josh leaned into the structure of the program. He found a new job within three days, enrolled in life-skills and financial literacy classes, and began paying off thousands of dollars in old debt—including an $11,000 IRS bill. His credit score climbed from 520 to over 700, and he started rebuilding his health too, waking up at 3 a.m. each day to hit the gym before work.Reco

nnecting & Hope

The most powerful part of Josh’s story is not the debt paid or the weight lost—it’s the restoration of family. After fifteen years of silence, his son slowly began letting him back in. Josh met his granddaughter over video, and the first time he heard her say “I love you, Papa,” something inside him healed.

Another Chance House gave Josh the foundation to stay sober, build stability, and move forward one phase at a time. He’s now working toward his five-year plan: paying off the last of his debt, advancing in his career, and moving into a home of his own.

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Josh’s story is proof that real change is possible when men have structure, accountability, and support. But right now, other men are waiting for their own chance, men who are one phone call away from giving up.
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