New Directions annual open house set for Wednesday

COSTA MESA - New Directions for Women will host its annual open house from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.

The residential addiction recovery treatment center for women and women with children at 2607 Willo Lane features free food, fun, campus tours and information regarding its services as part of the open house festivities

Costa Mesa City Councilwoman Katrina Foley will be joining New Directions for the Open House. Executive Director and Chief Executive Becky Flood and Chief Operating Officer Dr. Maurice Wilson will lead the knowledgeable and friendly staff and will be on-site to greet the public attending the event.

Eyal Avidror, the center’s full-time, on-site executive chef and graduate of the French Culinary Institute, will provide the tasty highlight of the day with his gourmet appetizers.

Visitors may browse a display from New Directions for Women’s Repeat Boutique of the retail resale men’s and women’s clothing, shoes and accessories store, whose proceeds benefits the center and whose inventory is known for having some outstanding deals by name designers.

As one of the few residential recovery centers that welcomes and can accommodate children with on-site day care and assistance for mothers in recovery, young visitors to the open house will be treated to an inflatable bounce house, face painting and a snow cone machine to top off a perfect summer afternoon.

Can’t make it? No need to miss out. For those who missed the open house but would like to visit and learn more about New Directions for Women and its mission and services, the center hosts a “Circle of Life” Tour and informational meeting at its campus on the third Friday of every month.

New Directions for Women is a nonprofit, 30-bed residential treatment facility in Costa Mesa that assists women, families and their children to achieve sustained, responsible recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. For more information, call (949) 548-5546. Visit www.newdirectionsforwomen.org.