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About Us
We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive space for our community to heal from social and racial injustice
Our Story
​A group of women co-founded New Family Traditions in 2008 to build a safe place for women and their family to heal from the generational cycle of substance use disorder.
At the time,there was no outpatient program in King County where the family can receive gender-based substance use treatment with on-site childcare.
The founders envisioned a future where women are empowered to seek support in recovery without the stigma of addiction by providing the cutting-edge gender-specific services.
Women face different challenges in recovery
Especially going through pregnancy, post-partum recovery, and parenting. The key to women’s recovery relies on the ability to connect and to build healthy relationships with ourselves, our family, and our community. Connection with our children and significant family members is one of the greatest motivations for women to seek treatment and recovery from addiction.
In creating the safe space, we listened to the feedback and wisdom of the lived experience, which has shaped New Family Traditions. Many clients told us that they were the only female in co-ed treatment groups at outpatient program. They face challenges with finding childcare in order to attend treatment. In response, all of our treatment groups are women-only and topics are often specific to women’s experience in recovery. Parents can use our free on-site childcare during treatment.
Today, the racism continues to play a role in BIPOC family’s ability to parent their children without the system intervention. At New Family Traditions, we strive to create a safe place for ALL WOMEN, focusing on equity for women from BIPOC communities, and value individual’s uniqueness, wisdom, and culture. We are committed to advocate for BIPOC families to have the same opportunity to keep the family together.New Family Traditions staff and the board members believe assisting women to achieve sobriety is the first step to interrupting and preventing the future cycle of trauma, substanceuse, and family separation.
Our Vision
We recognize that chemical dependency is a disease. Our program supports mothers in recovery by providing gender-based treatment, on-site childcare and a multi-layered support network. Our vision is to become a leader in effective gender-based chemical dependency treatment and a full-service community for mothers in recovery
Our Values
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​​Our clients deserve to be treated with respect and dignity; they are our most important customers.
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Families affected by chemical dependency experience increased risks of infant mortality and generational addiction: therefore, we must focus on removing the barriers to treatment for pregnant and parenting women.
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Building a supportive and healthy community is the best means for helping mothers in recovery sustain their sobriety and learn healthy behavior.
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The employee is a valuable asset and must be supported to provide the best service to the client.
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Program effectiveness can be achieved through continuous quality improvement and data-based decision-making that involves each and every employee.
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Organizational efficiency and effectiveness is made possible by open communication throughout the agency.
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Our board is a critical source of support and leadership.​
Our Approach
It is critical that New Traditions connect the women and children with other services in the community, such as healthcare, housing, nutrition, and other social services. Along with a solid clinical program, we provide the advocacy that is crucial for ensuring our clients have an opportunity for success .
For more information about community resources, please see our Resource page.
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For more information about services, please see our Services page.
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