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|Description= | |Description=The Alano Club, which is housed in a donated NW Portland mansion, is described as “a recovery-oriented community center that provides a welcoming, compassionate, and accessible support environment for individuals and families recovering from alcoholism, drug abuse, and other addictive disorders.” Everything at the Alano Club is free of charge, including the peer mentors. | ||
The Alano Club, which is housed in a donated NW Portland mansion, is described as “a recovery-oriented community center that provides a welcoming, compassionate, and accessible support environment for individuals and families recovering from alcoholism, drug abuse, and other addictive disorders.” Everything at the Alano Club is free of charge, including the peer mentors. | |||
The Alano Club’s Peer-Connect program, employs six certified recovery mentors, all of whom have lived experience. The mentors offer one-on-one support, encouragement, and goal-setting to their mentees. To obtain a mentor, go to the Alano Club website, fill out the form, and expect a response in three days. Sobriety is not a requirement for obtaining a mentor. Together the mentor and mentee will form a plan. Mentors are flexible in what they can do. They might provide transportation to meetings, attend meetings with mentees, provide bus passes, locate housing, take new-comers out to dinner, or assist with residential treatment placements. | The Alano Club’s Peer-Connect program, employs six certified recovery mentors, all of whom have lived experience. The mentors offer one-on-one support, encouragement, and goal-setting to their mentees. To obtain a mentor, go to the Alano Club website, fill out the form, and expect a response in three days. Sobriety is not a requirement for obtaining a mentor. Together the mentor and mentee will form a plan. Mentors are flexible in what they can do. They might provide transportation to meetings, attend meetings with mentees, provide bus passes, locate housing, take new-comers out to dinner, or assist with residential treatment placements. | ||
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Meeting rooms are rented by self-run groups such as Smart Recovery, AA, NA, Psychedelics in Recovery, Al-Anon, and Peak Recovery. Peak Recovery groups offer mountaineering, split-boarding, and rock-climbing experiences. There are also meditation groups and a monthly expungement clinic. | Meeting rooms are rented by self-run groups such as Smart Recovery, AA, NA, Psychedelics in Recovery, Al-Anon, and Peak Recovery. Peak Recovery groups offer mountaineering, split-boarding, and rock-climbing experiences. There are also meditation groups and a monthly expungement clinic. | ||
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|Facilities=Alano Club; East County Alano Center | |Facilities=Alano Club; East County Alano Center | ||
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|Phone=(503) 222-5756 | |Phone=(503) 222-5756 | ||
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|Name=East County Alano Center | |Name=East County Alano Center | ||
|Phone=(503) 661-4734 | |Phone=(503) 661-4734 | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:15, October 30, 2025
| Group | Addiction Treatment |
| Category | Peer Support Groups |
| Name | Alano Club |
| Provider | The Alano Club of Portland |
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Description
The Alano Club, which is housed in a donated NW Portland mansion, is described as “a recovery-oriented community center that provides a welcoming, compassionate, and accessible support environment for individuals and families recovering from alcoholism, drug abuse, and other addictive disorders.” Everything at the Alano Club is free of charge, including the peer mentors.
The Alano Club’s Peer-Connect program, employs six certified recovery mentors, all of whom have lived experience. The mentors offer one-on-one support, encouragement, and goal-setting to their mentees. To obtain a mentor, go to the Alano Club website, fill out the form, and expect a response in three days. Sobriety is not a requirement for obtaining a mentor. Together the mentor and mentee will form a plan. Mentors are flexible in what they can do. They might provide transportation to meetings, attend meetings with mentees, provide bus passes, locate housing, take new-comers out to dinner, or assist with residential treatment placements.
The Alano Club sponsors a free Recovery Yoga class twice weekly. They also sponsor a Sounds of Recovery group in which participants express their recovery journeys through sound, music, and the spoken word. The Sounds of Recovery groups take place in their basement meeting space. They have also hosted talent shows in the same space.
Meeting rooms are rented by self-run groups such as Smart Recovery, AA, NA, Psychedelics in Recovery, Al-Anon, and Peak Recovery. Peak Recovery groups offer mountaineering, split-boarding, and rock-climbing experiences. There are also meditation groups and a monthly expungement clinic.
Facilities
Alano Club
East County Alano Center
Contacts
Contact: Office Phone: (503) 222-5756
Contact: East County Alano Center Phone: (503) 661-4734