Liberty Club

Liberty Club is a recovery and fellowship clubhouse in downtown Oakland, in the building at 125 East Liberty Street. It describes itself as a place for recovery and fellowship in Garrett County and is home to local recovery meetings, so it is a practical first stop if you, or someone you care about, are looking for support with alcohol or drug use.

Meetings and Fellowship

The club's website points visitors to Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Narcotics Anonymous (NA) and Al-Anon, the fellowship for families and friends of people who drink. It keeps a meeting list on its own site, which is the place to check what currently meets in the building before you go. The club calls itself a welcoming place to listen, connect and take your next step.

If It's Your First Visit

There's a "New Here?" page and a "Your First Visit" guide on the website, written for people walking in for the first time. You don't need to know anyone in advance; reading those pages first can take some of the nerves out of that first meeting.

Supporting the Club

The organization behind the clubhouse, 125 Liberty Club Inc., runs community events and takes donations through a separate events site, and it shares news through a Facebook group. Those funds help keep the doors open for the meetings held there.

Check the meeting list on the club's website for what's on this week, then head to the porch on East Liberty Street.

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