Sanctuary: Recovery Café Jefferson County

by Michael Schut, Communications Manager, Recovery Café Network

Recovery Café Jefferson County, located in the small town of Port Townsend, Washington, opened at noon. Community members gradually arrived, checked in with Maura at the front desk, and began to find their seats at the tables spread through the light-filled space.

At 12:30 Brian, the Café’s Program Manager, convened the 20 or so of us gathered there by asking, “What do you appreciate about this place?”
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Without hesitation a man sitting at the table next to me answered, “It’s kind of a sanctuary.” Another offered: “It’s a home away from home.” And a woman seated across from me said, “It’s a family.”

​Read more here:  recoverycafenetwork.org/sanctuary-recovery-cafe-jefferson-county/