Our Founder’s Story

Welcome to AlkalineTech, an independent, survivor-run business built with determination, resilience, and a commitment to creating a better future.

Our founder “Alkaline” who chooses to remain anonymous for safety, is an 18-year-old survivor of the Troubled Teen Industry (TTI). As a teenager, he spent six years trapped inside multiple high-control “behavior modification” programs, including:

• Atlantis Leadership Academy (ALA) in Jamaica
• Investigative Report:
  https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/american-teenagers-jamaica-atlantis-academy-j25rgm0p5
  
  
• Master’s Ranch Christian Academy
  Investigative Report: https://amp-kansascity-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/amp.kansascity.com/news/state/missouri/article249105575.html?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQIUAKwASCAAgM%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=17632151995557&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kansascity.com%2Fnews%2Fstate%2Fmissouri%2Farticle249105575.html
  
  
• Sunset Bay Academy in Tijuana
  (Mentioned in the Official Netflix Series “The program: cons, cults and kidnappings”)
  
  

During these years, he faced educational deprivation, forced labor, spiritual manipulation, physical and emotional control, and the loss of basic human rights. He emerged at adulthood with no family support, no academic transcripts, and no financial safety net — only the will to survive and rebuild his life.

Instead of giving up, he chose to build something of his own.

AlkalineTech is his first step toward financial independence, stability, and a future no institution can take away from him.

What Is the Troubled Teen Industry (TTI)?

The Troubled Teen Industry refers to a private network of residential treatment centers, therapeutic boarding schools, boot camps, wilderness programs, and “behavioral reform” facilities. These programs often claim to help struggling youth, but thousands of survivors and major investigations have exposed widespread abuse.

For reliable information, visit:

• GAO Congressional Report: https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-08-713t
• ProPublica investigative coverage: https://www.propublica.org/article/teen-boot-camps-abuse-survivors
• New York Times Investigative coverage: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/10/11/opinion/teen-mental-health-care.html 

Common problems in the TTI include:

• Physical and psychological abuse
  https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/10/teen-troubled-industry-reform/620398/
  
  
• Educational neglect
  https://www.newsweek.com/troubled-teen-industry-lacks-regulation-1710930
  
  
• Forced labor and punishment-based “therapy”
  https://www.propublica.org/article/teen-boot-camps-abuse-survivors
  
  

Survivors often leave these programs with no education, minimal documents, lifelong trauma, and no support system — expected to navigate adulthood entirely on their own.

Challenges Our Founder Has Overcome

Survivors like our founder typically face:

1. Lack of Education

TTI programs rarely offer accredited schooling or real learning opportunities.
Resource: https://www.newsweek.com/troubled-teen-industry-lacks-regulation-1710930

2. Severe Trauma & Complex PTSD

Years of coercion, deprivation, and abuse leave deep psychological wounds.
Understanding complex trauma: https://www.nctsn.org/what-is-child-trauma/trauma-types/complex-trauma

3. Barriers to Employment

No transcripts. No resume. No work experience. No references.
Legislative background: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3625

Despite all of this, he chose resilience over despair. He works tirelessly to learn new skills, stay grounded, and build a life centered on ethics, healing, and stability.

Why Supporting This Store Matters

When you shop at AlkalineTech, you are doing more than buying a product — you are helping a young survivor rebuild a life stolen from him. Your support helps provide:

• Financial independence without relying on unsafe environments or exploitative work
  
  
• Access to education he was denied for six years
  
  
• Housing and stability during early adulthood
  
  
• A path away from generational cycles of trauma and harm
  
  
• A chance for a survivor with no safety net to build a future he chooses
  
  

Your purchase is not charity — it is empowerment.
It is the belief that survivors deserve opportunity, dignity, and a real chance to thrive.

AlkalineTech is a declaration of survival, resilience, and hope.
Thank you for helping our founder build the future he should have always had.