New Life Discovery Project

A thank-you years in the making.

A few years ago, Rod attended Recovery Happens at an important point in his life.

That day, a man Rod didn’t know came alongside him and offered a meaningful moment of support involving an eagle feather. Rod never forgot him—and he has been in recovery ever since.

This year, one of our team members recognized the man from Rod’s description and brought them back together.

His name is Art.

The hug captured in this photo was Rod finally getting the chance to thank him.

Recovery is built through moments like this: one person showing up for another, sometimes without ever knowing how much that moment will matter.

Our new New Life Discovery Project canopy made its debut at Recovery Happens, but Rod and Art gave us the moment we’ll remember.

If you or someone you love needs support, reach out to New Life Discovery Project. Recovery happens—and you don’t have to do it alone.

Sometimes the best way to serve our clients is to learn who else is ready to stand beside them.

The Salvation Army recently joined our all-staff meeting to share how its programs and resources can benefit the people we serve at New Life Discovery Project.

We also learned about opportunities for our team to give back, including bell ringing and helping with Stuff the Bus. Now we’re exploring the idea of an NLDP volunteer night—because supporting our community should occasionally come with matching aprons and a little friendly competition.

Thank you to the Salvation Army team for spending time with us and helping us better understand how we can work together.

Interested in volunteering alongside NLDP? Send us a message.

You know it was a great meeting when nobody noticed it was running long.

Yesterday, New Life Discovery Project welcomed six members of the CalWORKs Behavioral Health Team and Women’s Recovery & Resiliency Services for a site visit with four members of our team.

We started with a fun icebreaker and plenty of laughter, then settled into the kind of thoughtful conversation and collaboration that makes the time fly.

Pictured are our two icebreaker winners, representing the CalWORKs Behavioral Health Team and Women’s Recovery & Resiliency Services. Apparently, collaboration comes with prizes.

We’re already looking forward to inviting everyone back to continue the conversation and give them a full tour of New Life Discovery Project.

Follow along as we continue building partnerships that strengthen our community.

🚨 NEW DATE—SAME MESSY FUN! 🥧💦
Join us Sunday, September 13, for the Pie in the Eye & Dunk Tank fundraiser supporting the Alano Club!

Several NLDP team members are stepping up—or sitting down—to be pied and dunked. Come choose your target, enter the raffle, win some great prizes, and enjoy an afternoon of family-friendly fun.

📅 Sunday, September 13
⏰ 12–5 PM
📍 1050 State Street, Redding

Bring your friends, your family, and cash for raffle tickets. Now tell us: Who are you choosing first? Tag them below! 😂

Recovery is not just about surviving—it is about rebuilding, finding hope, and discovering the strength to keep moving forward. Please join us for the **8th Annual Recovery Happens: Resilience in Recovery** event!

Come enjoy **free food, music, family fun, and a powerful celebration of recovery**. At noon, members of our community will share real and inspiring stories of freedom from drugs and alcohol. These stories remind us that change is possible, healing happens, and no one has to walk this journey alone.

**Saturday, September 12**
**10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.**
**Redding City Hall Sculpture Park**
777 Cypress Avenue, Redding
Accessible by RABA Bus Route 14

Bring your chairs or picnic blankets and spend the day celebrating courage, resilience, and new beginnings. New Life Discovery Project is honored to stand alongside the organizations and community members making this meaningful event possible. We hope to see you there!

A big shoutout to our HTNS team! 💙👏

Our Housing Transition Navigation Services team works every day to help people move toward safe, stable housing—helping navigate the process, overcome barriers, connect with resources, and take those important next steps forward.

It takes patience, compassion, persistence, and a whole lot of teamwork. We’re incredibly grateful for the people behind this work and the difference they make every day.

Drop a 💙 in the comments for our HTNS team!

A huge day for healthcare in the North State. 💙

Today, we were honored to attend the ribbon cutting for the new Sierra Pacific Regional Cancer Center in Redding.

This incredible new facility will bring advanced cancer treatment, technology and support services together under one roof—giving patients and families throughout Northern California greater access to comprehensive cancer care closer to home.

For the people and families we serve, having world-class resources like this right here in our community matters.

Congratulations to Dignity Health, Mercy Medical Center Redding and everyone who helped make this vision a reality. We’re excited to see the impact the Sierra Pacific Regional Cancer Center will have on our community for generations to come.

Celebrating Our August Client Award Recipients!

We were honored to recognize an incredible group of clients during our August Award Ceremony. Each award represents more than an accomplishment—it represents courage, growth, perseverance, kindness, faith, and the decision to keep moving forward.

Some were honored for remaining committed to recovery and building a healthier future for their families. Others were recognized for serving people with compassion, encouraging those around them, choosing hope during difficult seasons, growing in their faith, and refusing to give up when the journey became hard.

Please help us congratulate our August award recipients: Edmond, Cat, David, Nakia, Jonette, Max, Dwayne, Stephen, Crystle, Leo, Jamie, Sunny, and Pam.

We are incredibly proud of every one of you. Your progress, determination, and willingness to keep taking the next step inspire our entire community. Never underestimate how far you have come or the impact your life can have on others.

Congratulations—you have earned this moment, and we are excited to see where your journey takes you next! 💛

🎉 Celebrating New Beginnings! 🎉

Please join us in congratulating Casey Harral, Fredrick Appleby, Eden Edwards, Jerry Garcia, Steven Smith, Cole Querini, and Jessica Hoffmann on completing our Intensive Outpatient Program!

We are incredibly proud of each of them for choosing to keep moving forward and doing the difficult work necessary to transform their lives. This is not the end of their journey—it is the beginning of an exciting new chapter filled with purpose, opportunity, and hope.

Congratulations to all our IOP graduates! Your New Life Discovery Project family is proud of you! 💙💛