Donation going to Teen Challenge campus expansion

Teen Challenge received a $233,940 donation this week to go toward expanding its campus.

The money was donated Monday by the J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation of Tulsa, Okla., according to Jack Smart, executive director of the facility.

Teen Challenge, a faith-based rehabilitation program, is seeking to expand its campus with a new academic building, dorm wing, and gym/activity center, Smart said. The organization estimated it would need about $1.7 million for the expansion.

So far, about $1.2 million has been raised since the campaign for the expansion began last September, according to Smart.

As a condition of the Mabee Foundation grant, the remainder of the funding must be secured by April 15, Smart said.

Teen Challenge hopes to have the remaining funding secured by the end of December, he said.