From Addiction to Hope: Concord Woman Opens Transitional Home to Help Others Rebuild Their Lives

Sober for 34 years, Army veteran Marsha Pharr has returned to her roots in Concord's Logan Community, opening a home that offers women in recovery a chance at a new beginning.

Community members, supporters and local officials gathered Sunday afternoon to celebrate the opening of This Pharr By Faith, a new transitional home in Concord's Logan Community that will help women in recovery rebuild their lives. Photo credit: Chris Miller

Marsha Pharr remembers the date that changed her life.

Sept. 29, 1992.

After years of struggling with addiction, she reached a turning point, making a promise to God that she would never return to the life she had been living.

More than 34 years later, she has kept that promise.

Her journey toward sobriety wasn’t simply about overcoming addiction. It was about becoming a better mother, daughter, sister, friend and member of her community.

Now, the retired Army veteran is determined to help other women experience that same transformation — especially those who have been overlooked, rejected or written off by others.