NEW DIRECTIONS // Success Stories

Good Work Reaps Great Rewards
Always quick with a smile, New Directions Outreach Specialist and former client Earnest Phillips is grinning ear-to-ear these days after winning a new 2009 Honda Civic Hybrid in the Southern California Honda Helpful Awards. watch video >



Karen Rayford I knew that I would need a long-term, intensive program in order to straighten up. New Directions helped me recover from my addictions and turn my life around. read more ›	Ralph Jackson Ralph believes that NDI’s program is successful because of its holistic approach, where the entire person is treated rather than simply the addiction itself. read more ›	Lynn Johnson Today I am a changed woman. My children and I have been through intensive therapy, and we are healing together. read more ›



Steve Keesal Loving and helping others allows me fulfillment and a sense of purpose I had never known before. read more › Renee Banton Today, Renee not only works full time at New Directions, she is also studying to earn a Master's degree in psychology. read more >	Crescent Terry My recovery this time is all about my higher power. I have to be willing to sit and listen, and to practic love. read more > James Elkins After years of turmoil, abuse and addiction, James Elkins has learned how to contain his demons, if not abolish them. read more >	Edward Chesney Rickie gives back to others every day at New Directions, where he serves as a role model to residents and staff members alike. read more › Evans Gilmore Evans spent three years wandering the streets of Skid Row, and many more years in Pomona, panhandling and living on general relief. read more >

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