New Directions is a public
employment and training organization serving the local New Bedford
area as the operator of the federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA)
Title I in the region, and the organization has been named by
the WIB as lead operator under the Career Center Charter.
Mission and Values
Other programs operated by New Directions include:
• Youth Services
• New Directions Training Center
Directions
From Route 195
Take Exit 15 (Downtown) to Route 18. Take the Purchase Street
Exit. At the end of the ramp is a traffic light. Take a left at
the light. Stay straight and proceed to the large brick building
on the right (corner of Maxfield Street). New Directions is located
on the 2nd floor (elevator available).
From Dartmouth
Take Route 6 east. Stay on Route 6 until you come to the Downtown
area (straight past Kentucky Fried Chicken). Continue to set of
lights at Purchase Street intersection (Walgreen’s is slightly
to the left.). Take a left. Go past Walgreen’s and through
the set of lights, On the next corner is a large brick building
on the left hand side of the street (corner of Maxfield Street).
New Directions is located on the 2nd floor (elevator available).
From Fairhaven
Take Route 6. west over the Fairhaven Bridge. Do not take first
right onto Route 18. Stay straight and get into right hand lane.
At lights take a right onto Purchase Street. Go past Walgreen’s
and through the set of lights, On the next corner is a large brick
building on the left hand side of the street (corner of Maxfield
Street). New Directions is located on the 2nd floor (elevator
available).
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