Recovery Café

Mission

We are a community of people who have experienced trauma and the results of trauma such as homelessness, addiction and other mental health challenges coming to know we are loved and that we have gifts to share. We provide ongoing recovery support to those seeking to transform their lives.

Description

Recovery Café is an alternative, therapeutic, supportive community founded on the truth that every human being is precious and worthy of love regardless of earlier trauma, mental and emotional anguish, and addictive behaviors. Since 2004, the Café's drug-and-alcohol-free space and loving community has anchored our Members in sustained recovery needed to gain and maintain access to housing, social and health services, healthy relationships, education, and employment. 

GiveBIG 2025 Campaign

This year for GiveBIG, we are directing funds to Recovery Meals. This program fuels our Members, allowing them to focus on their recovery, rather than where they will find their next meal.

The Recovery Café meals program provides a secure and stable source of healthy nourishment for those who are seeking recovery from substance use disorder, homelessness, and other mental health challenges. We also provide critical connection to additional resources including substance use disorder treatment, hygiene kits, housing and other essential needs; and the vital message to many who feel abandoned that their lives matter, they are loved, and they are not alone.

 Support from you will provide crucial funding for our staff to continue providing meals and support services every day, and to also expand our reach to those in need. In addition to providing meals Monday through Saturday across our two locations in South Lake Union and SODO, we also have education classes to teach Members about how creating healthy eating habits helps them in recovery. The number of people we are supporting has been steadily increasing each month, so we anticipate serving an ever-growing population. Our success and effectiveness will be measured by the number of meals and support services we are able to provide to those in need in our community. 

Your support during GiveBIG 2026 will help us continue offering filling, nutritional meals to our Members and the larger Seattle community. Thank you!

GiveBIG 2026 Match from a generous Recovery Café Board Member

We are excited to share that one of our wonderful Recovery Café board members will be MATCHING UP TO $10,000 during GiveBIG 2025. This will help launch us to our overall goal of $20,000 to support our School for Recovery program. We are so grateful to our generous board member, and to all of our supporters' ongoing commitment to the health and well-being of our Members and the entire community!