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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 families to heal from the generational cycle of substance use disorders.
At the time, there were no outpatient programs in King County where the families could 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 cutting-edge gender-specific services.
Women face different challenges in recovery
The stigma of seeking help for substance use disorders is immense, especially for women going through pregnancy, post-partum recovery, and parenting. The key to a woman's recovery relies on her ability to connect and to build healthy relationships with herself, her family, and her community. Connection with children and significant family members is one of the greatest motivations for women to seek treatment and recovery from addiction.
We listen to the feedback of women in recovery and value the wisdom of their lived experience. Many clients told us that they were the only female in co-ed treatment groups at previous outpatient programs. 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, racism continues to play a role in BIPOC families' ability to parent their children without system intervention. We strive to create a safe place for ALL WOMEN, focusing on equity for women from BIPOC communities, and value individual uniqueness, wisdom, and culture. We are committed to advocate for BIPOC families to have the same opportunity to keep the family-unit together. New Family Traditions staff and board members believe assisting women to achieve sobriety is the first step to interrupting and preventing the future cycle of trauma, substance use, 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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