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Surprise Fatherhood Helps B.C. Man Find the Strength to Get Sober

  • Jon Armstrong, a man from Abbotsford, transformed from a homeless drug addict to a sober father with steady employment by 2025-06-19.
  • Armstrong and his partner decided to keep their child despite struggles and found help through the Salvation Army after extensive searching.
  • With support from Salvation Army staff, Armstrong’s wife entered recovery eight months pregnant and gave birth to a non-addicted baby named Slater.
  • Armstrong, who has maintained sobriety for over three years and now works at the Salvation Army’s Centre of Hope, said his goal is to inspire at least one individual to believe in the possibility of recovery, which to him is enough motivation.
  • Armstrong’s recovery and family stability led to his receiving the Hero for Hope award and inspired him to help others facing addiction and homelessness.
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Surprise fatherhood helps B.C. man find the strength to get sober

Jon Armstrong now helps other addicts at the very Salvation Army that helped him get clean

Before and after the presence of a child in the life of a husband, attention is usually focused on the changes in the life and body of the mother. The truth is that fathers too pass through a period of biological transformation.

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Abbotsford News broke the news in Abbotsford, Canada on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.
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