About Us
New Directions for Women (NDFW) was founded, in part, by Pamela Wilder in 1977 through the Jr. League of Orange County. Pamela stood up in a Jr. League meeting, identified herself as a recovering alcoholic and asked for help and support in establishing a recovery program for women. Two other women, Marion Schoen and Muriel Zink, were also instrumental in New Direction’s beginnings. Our facility we created in response to a shortage of affordable and accessible rehabilitation treatment services for women suffering from alcoholism and other chemical dependency problems.
Since 1977, we have expanded to become a comfortable, attractive 30-bed residential setting located in Costa Mesa, near Newport Beach’s Back Bay and Nature Preserve. State licensed and certified, our award winning facility offers a very high recovery rate.
| 1977 | Established as a project for the Junior League of Orange, County, CA, in response to the severe shortage of affordable, accessible rehabilitation beds for women suffering from alcoholism |
| 1982 | Became a not-for-profit organization with a volunteer board of directors |
| Since Then | Progressed from providing peer-oriented social model recovery home services to offering an array of chemical dependency treatment services |
| 2001 | Established The Pamela Wilder Family Home for treatment of women with children. Women may obtain treatment without relinquishing custody of their children. |
| 2004 | Rebecca J. Flood, MHS, NCAC II, CADC joined New Directions as Executive Director in July, 2004. At that time, Ms. Flood instituted the development of an Executive Management team, which included the Clinical Director and the Director of Marketing and Development. |
| Feb. 2005 | New Directions begins providing on campus Early Childhood Development Services. |
| 2007 | New Directions for Women becomes CARF Accredited |
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