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12 Step Meetings and Anonymous Groups is a growing, free, and community-supported database of meeting information for every major anonymous 12-step organization. Whether you are searching for yourself or someone you love — you are in exactly the right place.
12 Step Nationwide Meetings now recognizes the 41 most sought-after anonymous groups and has one simple objective: to give, through maps, the exact location of a community of people seeking recovery in a welcoming, private environment.
12 Step National Meetings homepage redesign: alternating masonry content cards followed by a full grid of all 41 anonymous group buttons linking to their individual pages.
What is 12 Step National Meetings?
A free nationwide database mapping meeting locations for all 41 recognized anonymous groups — so no one has to search alone.
Learn moreOpen vs. closed meetings
Open meetings welcome anyone. Closed meetings are reserved for those seeking their own recovery from substance misuse.
Find a meetingHow a typical meeting flows
Silence, a reading, first-name introductions, brief sharing, a voluntary $1 donation, and a closing prayer said together.
Meeting formatsBeginner meetings
Led by a long-sober member. Question-friendly, centered on the first three steps — no preparation needed, just show up.
Groups near meSpeaker meetings
A member shares their full story — where they were, what changed, how the program helped. Usually open to the public.
Articles & tipsLiterature & step study
Readings from the Big Book or 12 Steps & 12 Traditions, worked through in rotation with optional workbooks.
Step pagesSponsorship & support
Members with sustained sobriety mentor newcomers one-on-one — daily calls, shared experience, a steady voice between meetings.
Find a sponsorStart or list your meeting
Can't find a local meeting? We provide guidance to establish a new group and list it in the national directory — free.
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