Nick’s New Beginnings’ mission is simple: to love and support all individuals where they are in their recovery journey, offering hope and guidance through every stage of the process. The organization's founders, Garret and Christina Vandever, understand that addiction doesn’t discriminate and that every individual’s path to recovery is unique. Their commitment stems from a deeply personal journey. Their son, Nick, was the embodiment of the all-American dream: a talented athlete who thrived in multiple sports and was surrounded by a close-knit circle of friends. After high school, he earned a baseball scholarship to college, where a shoulder injury while pitching led to an opiate prescription for pain relief. Like so many others, that prescription ultimately led to addiction. Nick went from a promising college baseball player to a young man trapped in a cycle of rehab stints and involvement with the criminal justice system. In 2014, at just 23 years old and a new father, he tragically lost his life to a heroin overdose.