Recovery Work & The Salvation Army

Posted by Major Clem Leslie

on May 20, 2016

Today’s presentation will focus specifically on the work the Salvation Army does among those suffering from drug and alcohol dependency issues. The Tucson ARC has served Southern Arizona since the mid 1960’s and admits on average of 500+ men every year. The Salvation Army operates the largest privately funded rehabilitation program in the United States as a free service to those who need us most.

Biography - Captain Darren Stratton

Captain Darren Stratton serves as an officer in the Salvation Army having completed fifteen years of service in June of this year. He currently serves as the Administrator of the Tucson Adult Rehabilitation Center since July 2013. Captain’s role is to provide oversight of the production, retail and program functions of the Tucson Adult Rehabilitation Center.

Prior appointments include corps work in Northern California in Napa, Yuba City/Marysville and Chico Corps. He has been involved with recovery work since his commissioning in 2001 working closely with ARC centers and linking recovery programs to the corps in the communities he has served.

Captain Stratton is married to his officer wife Captain Courtney Stratton for 17 years and has two children, Mikayla (13) and Micah (10). Captain Darren obtained his Associate of Arts in Ministry degree from the College for officer training and is currently working to obtain his Master’s degree in Global Leadership through Fuller Theological Seminary with anticipated completion in the fall of 2018.