- The Twelve Steps Club beginnings
- The principal object of the club shall be to provide, manage, operate and maintain such physical and material facilities as may be deemed necessary or desirable in furthering the aims and purposes of Alcoholics Anonymous groups within the physical area of the club and throughout the state, to answer the calls of people seeking help and to aid them in the early days of their recovery, to provide club rooms for people in Alcoholics Anonymous and their families where they may enjoy themselves in social gatherings and activities.
- Founded in 1942 by; Mr. & Mrs. George C., Chet W., Edward V. and Burley M.
- On November 4, 1942, four recovering alcoholics, who recognized a need for members of Alcoholics Anonymous (A.A.) to have a safe place to go to between meetings, founded The Twelve Step Club.
- The first club was a rented third floor. one room apartment at 159 Orange street. The chief goal of its membership was and is to help other alcoholics achieve and maintain sobriety.
- As time passed, the club grew in popularity and in 1952, in order to accommodate the increasing membership; they acquired the entire third floor at this address.
- In the mid to late 1970's, redevelopment forced the club to relocate. At that time they established residence at 5 Elm Street. On May2, 1982, the club moved to 270 Grand avenue in New Haven. Then on May 1, 1990, they moved to 63 Hamilton street.
- On February 12, 1996, the club moved to 867 Jones Hill road West Haven and on May 1, 2011, we moved to 111 Elm Street West Haven, CT.
- We are now in a larger facillity at 111 Elm Street in West Haven.
- Today, almost 65 years since its inception, the Twelve Steps Club Inc. is the oldest, continuously active organization in Connecticut.
THE TWELVE STEPS CLUB INC.
