Local 12 Step program seeks new home by end of next month

May 20-The local 12 Step Club, which has served the local community for more than 40 years, is looking for a new home.

The club, which was founded in 1958 and incorporated in the state as the Alano Club 28, Inc., a year later, is looking for a new place to host daily meetings for local support groups including Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous and 12 Step recovery programs.

The organization now seeks a new location to host its daily meetings after more than five years of leasing space from Chehalis Outfitters on National Avenue.

The group is leaving its current location on good terms, but seeks a new home by June 30, the day it will need to vacate. Relocation is not a new challenge for the club. According to board administrator Brian S., the decades-old organization has relocated many times in the Centralia-Chehalis area.

"We are not closing," Brian said. "We are moving forward - and we are asking our neighbors to help us find our next home."

For this article, The Chronicle will use first names and last name initials out of respect for the tradition of Alcoholics Anonymous and many 12 Step programs.

According to the announcement from the local club, it is seeking a location between 4,000 and 7,000 square feet in size near or on a public bus route, with off-street parking and access to a restroom.

The location would serve as a meeting place for 32 weekly recovery meetings put on by 18 recovery groups which, according to the club, represents around 44 percent of all in-person 12 Step meetings across Lewis County. Meetings include a staffed counter with literature, refreshments and other basic supplies.

The club believes it offers income from a reliable tenant having steadily paid leases on its many locations across the many years of the club's operation. It also considers its operations to be "low-impact."

The space is used solely as a quiet meeting space and does not involve any production, inventory or loud after-hours noise. It operates on a consistent and reliable daily schedule all year.

The local club operates as a nonprofit organization. It is governed by a board of trustees and relies on volunteer work, having no paid staff and charging no fees or admission to those who attend.

In its recent announcement of the need for a new location, the local club included a letter from the local Lewis County Drug Court testifying to the importance of the club.

In the letter, Lewis County Drug Court Program Manager Stephanie Miller expressed her support for the club. According to Miller, the local Drug Court program records show around 50 of its participants attend meetings with the local 12 Step Club at any given time.

"The local 12 Step Club is a free place that is easily accessible and run by people who make walking through the door possible, when many things seem impossible," she said. "When participants see others who have successfully maintained sobriety it provides hope."

Property leads, donations, professional services and other forms of support are welcomed at https://xiistepclub28.org.

All contributions are tax- deductible. Inquiries should be directed to Brian S. at (206) 414-8014 or admin@xiistepclub28.org.

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