Did you know that Delaware has a serious problem with Heroin, Cocaine, and Marijuana as preferred choice of drug abuse? Many people are addicted to these substances in Delaware. Unfortunately reports say users have more opportunity to feed their addiction as street distribution increases.

Where should you go if you want to find drug and alcohol treatment in Delaware? Who are the leading treatment centers and addiction professionals in Delaware? New Directions for Women recently attended the 27^th Annual Delaware Association of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Counselors as a means of answering these questions. This conference was held in Newark, Delaware. This conference offered the opportunity to connect with treatment centers and health care professionals. This conference also permitted an opportunity to host a booth, strengthen referral networks, and spread the word about the transformative work at New Directions for Women. Bruce Lorenz of Thresholds treatment center and Howard Isenberg, Executive Director of Open Door, Inc. are among some of the valuable connections that were nurtured during this conference.

Becky Flood (CEO and Executive Director of NDFW) and Victoria Herbert (Intake Leader) enjoyed dinner at Saint Georges Country Store, a facility more than 100 years old in age that is known for their fresh deli meats and rich culture. While listening to Howard Isenberg perform and enjoying a light meal, Becky and Victoria were able to connect with old friends in the treatment field.

NDFW hopes to continue making connections that will lead more women to seek treatment. The substance of choice may vary. Our goal is to make sure women, children, and their families have the opportunity to get well.If you know a woman or family needs treatment contact us at Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, or simply by phone at 949-313-1192. Our caring Admissions Counselors are happy to serve and offer resources that fit your needs.

Beautiful Vancouver, BC, Canada

New Directions for Women recently took a multi-purposed trip to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The trip was nothing less than revealing and educational. Our primary purpose for visiting Vancouver was to attend the International Conference hosted by the Association of Fundraising Professionals. This conference offered an invitation to learn the best practices of fundraising, hear an inspirational Keynote speech from Scott Harrison, CEO and Founder of Charity:Water, and connect with fundraising professionals from all over the world. Tania Bhattacharyya (NDFW Major Gifts Director) and Cindy Bell (Social Enterprises Coordinator). Both agreed that this was beneficial.

Our secondary mission was to pursue information about chemical dependency and drug and alcohol treatment centers in Vancouver, Canada, and learn more about drug abuse and treatment in Vancouver.

We discovered that “Downtown Eastside,” a portion of downtown Vancouver, close to where the AFP conference was hosted, is one of the poorest places in the country. It is filled with drugs, sex trade, violence, and increasing amounts of HIV infections due to drug use. The needle method of drug usage has landed many with the virus and provoked a proactive response from city officials and concerned parties.

The city of Vancouver has responded using a harm reduction method that included the establishment of Safe Injection Sites. A SIS is a place where recreational drug users can legally receive their substance without the risk of contracting a virus, hence the term “harm reduction.” Their method is different from what we believe in and practice at New Directions for Women. We believe in abstinence-based or drug free methods for treating our patients.

Vancouver, Canada, Nanaimo Island, and the surrounding cities in Canada also have wonderful abstinence based drug and alcohol treatment centers. We were fortunate to visit The Orchard, Edgewood, and other drug and alcohol rehabs. The trip to Vancouver has motivated us to continue raising money so that we can offer treatment to women, children, and their families need, and also educated us on the life changing work other treatment centers are doing in Canada.

If you know a woman or family needs treatment contact us at Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, or simply by phone at 949-313-1192. Even if you or your loved one is not the right fit for us or you live abroad, our caring Admissions Counselors will be happy to give you referrals that fit your needs.

Downtown Eastside Vancouver, BC, Canada

Repeat Boutique is an upscale used clothing shop that raises awareness about chemical dependency and treatment while offering an opportunity to shop for high-end resale products at affordable prices.

New Directions for Women proudly hosted the Re-Grand Opening of Repeat Boutique. We just doubled our size! Family, friends, business neighbors, employees, and others joined us for a day of celebration. Our Re-Grand Opening featured finger foods, soulful music by Troy Heidemann and Mike McKenna, wellness evaluations by Dr. Cynthia Boccara (Wellness for Life Chiropractic and Nutrition), and free make-up makeovers by independent artist Nicole Lennox.

The Re-Grand Opening also featured an exciting raffle, with proceeds going to benefit New Directions for Women and ultimately women, children, and their families suffering from alcohol and drug addiction. This year’s raffle included:

Jim Walker contributed a meal for two at Bungalow Restaurant, Deborah Snavely contributed a 2-night stay at the Newport Beach Marriott Resort & Spa (Newport Beach, CA), Linda Kirkpatrick contributed Deserts from Nothing but Bundt Cakes, Chandler Bell donated 2 tickets for a romantic dinner on the Hornblower Cruise (Newport Beach, CA), and Lorin Backe contributed a 500 dollar voucher for professional photography. Thank you to our donors. Winners, enjoy your prizes!

We want to thank everyone who helped to make this grand opening a success. We extend a special thank you to Cindy Bell (NDFW Social Enterprise Coordinator) for her hard work in coordinating the event. We especially thank  all the Repeat Boutique staff and volunteers for their role in making this day so successful.

Have you heard of Repeat Boutique? If you have not, you are missing one of the best shopping experiences. Every time you purchase from Repeat Boutique you are positively impacting the women and children who are in recovery at New Direction for Women. Thats right! Shop and support sobriety, recovery, and the transformation of lives all at the same time!

Visit us at www.repeatboutique.org. If you know a woman or family needs treatment contact us at Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, or simply by phone at 949-313-1192.

Enjoy the pictures we have posted below

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New Directions for Women has an immediate opening for a qualified and dedicated individual to act as a live-in House Mother for the Intensive Sober Living Environment.

Responsibilities include:

• Holding weekly House  Meeting and maintaining minutes
• Ensuring that all morning and evening chores are completed
• Ensuring adherence to  all the rules of the facility

The ideal candidate would have a minimum of two years of active recovery. Candidates pursuing education/certification in the field of behavioral health are preferred.

The ideal candidate would show a passion and commitment to the organization; would show a high level of enthusiasm; is mature and dependable; has strong boundaries and is very clean and organized.

• Private, locked room  available.
• Hourly compensation for hours worked

(depends on education and experience)

New Directions for Women requires all employees to pass a pre-employmentCountyProbationand Parole Check as well as drug testing and pre-employment health screenings.

Interested applicants should send a resume and cover letter to Jen Layton, Human Resources Coordinator.

E-mail: jlayton@newdirectionsforwomen.org

Fax: 949-574-8977

Additionally, the NDFW Application for Employment may be downloaded as a PDF file from www.newdirectionsforwomen.org

New Directions is an EEO Employer

New NDFW Alumnae Girls Fun Night!!

Dear Alumnae Sisters:

New Directions for Women is always looking to better our alumnae organization. You suggested we add a fun Girl’s Night to our calendar, so we listened! We are adding a new monthly event for our Alumnae that are looking to have fun, be an encouragement to our current patients in treatment, and
strengthen our participation this year.

Every first Thursday of the month come join us for dinner at 5pm, a fun activity at 6pm, and our normal scheduled Alumnae meeting at 7pm.

Please join us every Thursday at 6pm for our new ”Girls Night”. This is something you don’t want to miss.

Plan on attending? Please RSVP by calling or emailing Renee M. Pina, Alumnae Coordinator: 949-287-6591, email: reneempina@yahoo.com

In addition, we know that some of you wonderful alumnae are missing out on our e-mails. If you have an alumnae buddy who is not getting our helpful reminders, let us know so we can be sure to add her.

Thank you, and we hope to see you soon!

As you already may know, earlier this year we lost one of the most popular voices in music. Whitney Houston was 48 years old, but had a history of drug addiction especially with cocaine. Sources report the singer being found in the bathtub of her hotel the night before the Grammys. Many have been anticipating a more detailed report from the investigation.

The doctors are now saying that cocaine along with other prescription drugs were found in her system. Though the drugs were not the cause of death, the effects of the drugs were definitely a contributing factor. It may be safe to say that without them Whitney could still be with us today.

Whitney Houston is not the only woman that has battled with addiction. Actually, millions of women are in the midst of their struggle. At New Directions for Women we put our time and effort into helping women, children and their families choose treatment and walk the path to recovery.

We celebrate the life of Whitney Houston and encourage anyone suffering from addiction to choose to get well. If you know a woman or family needs treatment contact us at Twitter,Facebook,LinkedIn, or simply by phone at 949-313-1192.

We celebrate Ethan Hedayat, who serves as the personal trainer and yoga instructor for the women of New Directions for Women, for graciously giving back of his time, talent, and treasure by hosting a Benefit Concert for our Foundation. The event will take place on March 31^st at 6:30pm in Costa Mesa. He is a talented musician and we are honored to have his support!

Proceeds from this concert, a Sense of Opulence, will support the Pamela Wilder Scholarship Fund for women and women with their children to receive quality addiction treatment services. Please visit http://www.senseofopulence.com/ for more information. We hope to see you there!

Please contact Courtney Mason if you have any questions at cmason@newdirectionsforwomen.org

Connect with us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, or simply by phone at 949-313-1192.

With the theme “Transforming Lives,” New Directions for Women proudly welcomed about 200 business executives, treatment and health care professionals, volunteer board members, loving staff, NDFW Alumnae, community members, and their friends for a beautiful occasion at the exclusive and luxurious Big Canyon County Club in Newport Beach, CA. Our 4th annual Circle of Life Breakfast was held on March 12th, 2012.

After the warm breakfast had been served, Becky Flood gave a welcome address sharing the exciting updates and life changing work at New Directions for Women. She shared 5,000 women have completed our program, 300 children have lived in residence with their mothers, and 80 sober babies have been born to pregnant mothers in our alcohol and drug rehab.

We then moved into a video introducing viewers to the depth of the daily work performed at New Directions for Women. The video moved through the reality that for more than 30 years New Directions for Women has served women, children, and their families with the purpose of transforming lives. This video was followed by moving testimonies from NDFW Alumnae and family members as a symbol of what recovery can offer.

Then, Carole Pickup, who is on our Foundation Board, offered the opportunity to give to the Pamela Wilder Scholarship Fund, which provides financial assistance to women seeking quality addiction treatment services but lack the financial resources to pay for the extent and duration of care needed to achieve sustained recovery.

Last year’s Circle of Life Breakfast yielded approximately 350,000 dollars in pledges. NDFW is proud to announce that the 2012 Circle of Life Breakfast generated over half a million dollars in pledges. That is near 50% more than what was pledged the year before. We are truly excited and grateful for every ounce of effort, prayers, and well wishes that went into the success of this year’s Breakfast.

We extend a very special thank you to an anonymous investor for the unlimited match of all financial contributions and to the Albert J. Crosson Family Foundation for underwriting the Breakfast and their fourth consecutive year of support.

If you are interested in making a donation to NDFW in honor of the Circle of Life Breakfast, it will be matched if it comes in before Monday, March 19th. 

Click here to donate today

Missed this year’s Breakfast? Want to connect with New Directions for Women? If you are interested in taking a tour of our facility call us 800-939-6636 or find us on Facebook, Twitter, and/or LinkedIn 

Enjoy the pictures from this years breakfast

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The time has come to choose the winner of this year’s New Directions for Women 2012 ATCPCC raffle!

New Directions for Women would like to thank the 30+ treatment centers that registered early for this years ATCPCC conference. All early registrants were automatically entered into a raffle to receive 2 nights stay at the venue, Fess Parker Doubletree Resort in Santa Barbara, CA.

We are excited to offer this incentive! Space is limited and every year we reach capacity!

Want to know who won? Watch the video above.

Want to know how you can attend? Read below!

New Directions for Women proudly promotes our annual summer conference known as ATCPCC; the Addiction Treatment Centers & Professionals Consortium of California. For 6 years, we have hosted treatment professionals in a weekend of fellowship, networking, relaxation, and education. On the coast of Santa Barbara, one of the most beautiful and serene places on the West Coast, we have hosted some of the nation’s leading treatment professionals and rehab centers. We offer 18 CEU’s, and an atmosphere of intimate networking opportunities.

Sound interesting? Yet to register? Click here

Reserve your spot today as this will be another year to remember. Plus – we sell out every year and are already at over 50% capacity.

Want to connect with New Directions for Women? Call us 800-939-6636 or find us on Facebook, Twitter, and/or LinkedIn

What can you do with a T-shirt, a variety of arts and crafts, and a group of women recovering from alcoholism or drug addiction? According to the Alumnae of New Directions for Women, you can have a blast! You can freely express yourself through the creation of a Recovery T-shirt, and make art for the world to see.

The Alumnae of New Directions for Women meet several times a month to create an environment of encouragement and community. We know there has to be a strong support system in place to begin healing from the chronic and progressive disease of addiction. On March 1^st, women who completed our program joined with women currently in residential treatment to decorate T-shirts with recovery slogans they can be proud to wear. There were more than 55 years of combined sobriety in attendance at this event. New Directions for Women continues to proudly support recovery and celebrate the glories of sobriety.

Are you an Alumnae of New Directions for Women? Do you have a suggestion for another fun Girls Night we can host? Would you like to begin receiving our email updates? There is always an opportunity to connect or reconnect. Call us 800-939-6636 or find us on Facebook, Twitter, and/or LinkedIn.

Enjoy some snap shots we have added below

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