Who Are We?

Recovery Café is a community predicated on the belief that everyone deserves love and belonging. And, in fact, that meaningful belonging to community is essential for recovery.​ 

​We further believe that everyone is in recovery from something. By building deep and lasting bonds, we support one another on our unique recovery journeys. 

The Recovery Café model began in Seattle and has been acclaimed nationally for its unique success at anchoring people in sustained recovery. The Recovery Café Network continues to grow across North America.
A lot of practical work goes on at Recovery Café. We provide support and connection so that Members can access housing, education, employment, and social and health services.

​We welcome people wherever they are on their journeys, recognizing that there’s a wide spectrum of care and honoring multiple pathways to recovery. It is not our aim to “fix” anyone at Recovery Café. We are simply creating space and opportunity where you can feel safe to explore new, healthy relationships and forms of healing.

What Do We Do?

HOW DO I PARTICIPATE IN THE RECOVERY CAFÉ?
The Recovery Café works because it’s a lived expression of the belief that every life has value; if you believe this, you have a role to play here, whether as a Member or as a Volunteer.


Membership
As in healthy families, every Member is valued and every Member is expected to do their part. Members commit to: ​
     1. Be drug-and-alcohol-free while in the community space
     2. Participate in a weekly Recovery Circle
     3. Contribute to the Café community​​​​

​Volunteer
There are many opportunities to volunteer including:
     - Café Companion
     - ​Kitchen Assistance
     - Recovery Circle Facilitator
     - School for Recovery instructor
     - Sharing professional services
     - Administrative Assistance
     - Fundraising/Events
     - Maintenance/Repair
     - Landscaping & Gardening​
HOW DO I GET INVOLVED?
 Join as a Member
- Every Member attends an orientation on Wednesdays at 10am before joining. Inquire below if that time does not work for you.

Become a Volunteer
- Join us when we're open to meet Staff, tour the space, and get a sense of the community; or
​- Join us on Wednesdays at 10am for orientation
- ​Inquire below to discuss your interests further
- View recordings of past volunteer trainings to learn more about the volunteer role

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Donate
- Please consider donating below or by sending a check made out to Dove House at 1045 10th Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368 with “Recovery Café” in the memo line. If you have other items to donate, please contact us at [email protected] or 360-385-5292

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DOVE HOUSE & RECOVERY CAFÉ NETWORK
Dove House Recovery Café is a program of Dove House Advocacy Services, a non-profit organization serving Jefferson County, WA. We are a Full Member of the Recovery Café Network, a nationwide model of recovery peer support. As such, we uphold these 6 Core Commitments:

1. Create a community space that is drug and alcohol free, embracing, and healing
2. Nurture structures of loving accountability called Recovery Circles
3. Empower every Member to be a contributor
4. Raise up Member leaders
5. Ensure responsible stewardship 
6. Work to end systemic racism, socioeconomic inequality, and oppression of any individual or identity group by holding spaces that are profoundly loving, inclusive, and honoring of all
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GUIDING PRINCIPLES OF THE RECOVERY CAFE NETWORK:

To create a safe community in which all are valued, we will strive to:
- Connect with divine Love in ourselves and others
- Show respect
- Cultivate compassion
- Practice forgiveness
- Encourage growth
- Give Back 

Photographs

Our Space
Dove House Recovery Cafe staff

Cultivating food security with Goosefoot Farm

The Jefferson County Beacon - February 10, 2025

Calendar

All events open to the public unless otherwise specified

Blue are drop-in events
Orange events require registration
What do the colors mean? 
Blue = Drop-in 
Orange = Register 
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Recovery Café ​Groups and Offerings

Recovery Circles – Members make a commitment to attending a weekly one-hour Recovery Circle. These are confidential, peer-based recovery support groups led by a trained facilitator where we process our recent recovery successes and challenges. This is where we foster deep connections and growth. 

Yoga (Mondays 12pm-1pm) - Alternates between Gentle Yoga and Hatha Yoga for any level of experience. We provide all yoga equipment. Wear comfortable clothing.  

Conversation Cafe (First & Third Tuesdays 12:30pm-1:30pm) - Open, drop-in, hosted conversations about big topics to help make sense of our world.  

Song Circle (First & Third Wednesdays 2pm-3:30pm) - Meets on patio. For your turn, you may pass, request a song, or start a song. Songs with a chorus are encouraged so people can sing along.  

Soul’s Journey (Wednesdays 4-5pm) - This is a drop-in spirituality discussion group, new topics weekly. 

Un-birthday Party (First Thursday 1pm-2pm) - Come celebrate everyone who has a birthday this month with singing and dessert. 

Seeking Wellness (Fridays 11:30am-1pm) - This is a weekly trauma discussion group. Some weeks, video & discussion; other weeks, a topic is selected for discussion. Space limited, please register with staff.

Tabletop Games (Fridays 2pm-4pm) -Come play a variety of board games and card games with us! 

Free Haircuts (First Fridays 2:30pm-4pm) - Free haircuts and beard trimming from a professional hairdresser! Must wash your hair same day. Free YMCA shower tokens/soap available from staff. 

Open Mic (Second Friday 6pm-8pm) - Come share your gifts and talents, whether music, poetry, storytelling, or anything else. Sign up for a 10-minute spot. We provide food and a good time.  

Groups Hosted at Recovery Café

​Psychedelics in Recovery (Tuesdays 5pm-6pm) - A weekly, one-hour meeting for people who are interested in using the 12-steps, along with psychedelic medicines, to develop and grow along their journey of recovery. These meetings are not a place to buy, sell, or carry any psychedelic substances.
 
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) (First & Third Wednesdays 7pm-8:30pm) - Family Support Group is a peer-led support group for any adult with a loved one who has experienced symptoms of a mental health condition. NAMI Peer Connection is for people with mental health conditions.

Recovery Dharma (Thursdays 7:30pm-8:30pm) - A trauma-informed, empowered approach to recovery based on Buddhist principles. Our program is peer-led and non-theistic. We welcome all those who wish to pursue recovery as part of our community.
 
Wellbriety (Saturdays 12pm-1:30pm) - A recovery support group integrating Native American and 12-step traditions for people in recovery from anything. Everyone welcome, Native and non-Native alike.

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Your support means the world to our Members
Contact Us

360-379-6866
[email protected]

​Physical address:
​939 Kearney Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368

Mailing address:
1045 10th St, Port Townsend, WA 98368
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