The Alano Club of Santa Barbara has been supporting individuals seeking freedom from alcohol and other drug problems since the early 1960s. Our mission is to save lives “one day at a time” by providing a safe, clean, supportive, and sober environment where recovering alcoholics, addicts, and their families can work toward lasting change.
Our community includes people from every walk of life—teenagers, young adults, singles, couples, grandparents, the well‑established and the unhoused, the employed and the unemployed, those referred by the court system, and clients and graduates of treatment programs throughout Santa Barbara County. More than 1,500 people pass through our doors each month on their journey toward a better life.
The Alano Club is open 365 days a year, offering a welcoming home for over 33 recovery meetings each week. In addition to traditional 12‑Step meetings, we proudly host:
• Hospital & Institutions (H&I) meetings
• Young People’s meetings
• GSR (General Service Representative) meetings
• NA Area meetings
Our clubhouse also serves as a gathering place for sober social events, recreational activities, sponsor/sponsee meetings, holiday celebrations, and sobriety birthday milestones. Each year, volunteers help create memorable community events—such as our Thanksgiving celebration, which recently welcomed more than 200 people for a holiday meal.
As a vital resource within Santa Barbara’s recovery network, the Alano Club receives referrals from the County Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Department, the court system, nonprofit and for‑profit recovery homes, the Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, the Salvation Army, and the Mission. While other meetings in the community are often limited to one‑hour time slots in shared spaces, the Alano Club is uniquely dedicated to providing a consistent, sober refuge seven days a week.
For many, the Alano Club is more than a meeting place—it is a lifeline. As Santa Barbara continues to face reductions in public funding for alcohol, drug, and mental health services, our role in the recovery community has become more essential than ever.