New Directions

30800 Chagrin Blvd., Cleveland 44124 | 216-591-0324 | newdirections.co

New Directions offers integrated services for recovery and mental health.

WHAT WE DO: We offer integrated services for recovery and mental health.

When drugs and alcohol lead adolescents and young adults down a dangerous path, New Directions can help guide them on a new path in recovery.

An independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, New Directions is the only residential, recovery housing and outpatient treatment program of its kind in Northeast Ohio, offering treatment for more than 50,000 adolescents, along with their families, since 1981. We are committed to providing trauma-informed, evidence-based services that change lives and positively impact families and communities.

Substance-using adolescents and young adults, including those with cooccurring mental health needs, receive intensive 24-hour treatment from a dedicated staff, including therapists, a medical director, a nurse, a psychiatrist, treatment specialists and a registered dietician. The therapeutic day includes the John F. Stafford Educational Program, staffed with full-time teachers and teaching assistants from Orange City School District. The clinical program includes group therapy, individual therapy, art therapy, family therapy, trauma counseling, life skills training, physical recreation and 12-step recovery meetings.

COVID RESPONSE: The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on New Directions’ evidence-based, trauma-informed delivery of services was significant. New Directions’ staffing profile includes an array of full- and part-time employees and specialists to safely provide 24/7 services for our young people in residential treatment and recovery housing. We quickly implemented COVID-19 response measures — including telehealth and videoconferencing — to ensure all residential and recovery housing services, intensive outpatient and recovery services, and assessment and intake meets our community’s ongoing needs. This required an enormous team effort across the entire organization, from facilities maintenance, counselors, clinicians and educators, to all operations and administrative areas.

FUNDRAISING EVENTS: New Directions’

Annual Appeal for the Annual Fund

is the single most important event and source for annual philanthropic giving to New Directions. Annual Fund giving supports recovery and education services and programs to make our communities healthier, happier and safer. Just $1 of your support saves our larger community $12 in reduced emergency room visits, hospitalizations, school drop-outs, family disruptions and legal charges.

Another important statistic: Sixty-eight percent of New Directions clients, 12 months after discharge, report an improvement in school performance. This greatly exceeds national averages! Charitable contributions can be made directly at newdirections.co/give.

HOW TO HELP: We welcome contributions in cash, in-kind donations and planned gifts, including stocks, bonds and real estate. Your gifts help New Directions provide individuals the treatment services they need, regardless of their abilities to pay.

Since New Directions is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, contributions are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. Your tax-deductible gift to New Directions positively impacts our community in measurable ways — and, most importantly, saves lives! For more information on how to help, please contact James Wyman, chief development officer, at 216-360-4445.

OVERVIEW

EMPLOYEES: 65 2021 REVENUE: $5,208,399 YEAR ESTABLISHED: 1981

SOURCES OF REVENUE:

Investment income: 38.28% Program service revenue: 36.64% Contributions and grants: 21.80% Other: 3.28%

LEADERSHIP

TOP EXECUTIVES & BOARD MEMBERS

Mike Matoney,

MBA, LICDC-CS, chief executive officer

Dianne Vogt,

chairperson, board of directors (HUGS Foundation founder)

Melissa Cole, vice chairperson, board of directors (University Hospitals) Harold Abraham, treasurer, board of directors (Eaton Corporation, retired; tax consultant, AARP) Leon Kambani, secretary, board of directors (Progressive Insurance)