A new thrift store opening on west broadway in Missoula is doing more than selling second-hand good it’s giving women in recovery a fresh start.

Super Thrift, a store operated by Adult & Teen Challenge Missoula, is set to open their doors Monday. Offering women in the organization’s year-long recovery program the opportunity to gain hands-on work experience while rebuilding their lives.

Deanna Cook, who completed the program in November, now holds a managerial role at Super Thrift, she says the work has helped her in her recovery.

“I struggled with addiction for twenty-two years,” Cook said, “coming in and being able to work every day, it was amazing."

Adult Teen Challenge takes a vocational approach to recovery. Women enrolled in the residential program work in the thrift store three

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