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The Sober Service Awards · Blog

Notes from the field.

Long-form features on the programs we've recognized. Sober city guides. Annual awards roundups. Stories from the people doing the real work.

Why We Started the Sober Service Awards

The story behind the directory. Five friends with seventy years of combined sobriety, a long-running conversation about who actually does the cool work in recovery, and how it became this.

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The Phoenix at 20 Years

How a free CrossFit class in Denver became one of the most important sober communities in America. 150,000+ members across all 50 states. Dues: 48 hours of sobriety.

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What to Do Sober on a Tuesday Night

The hardest weeknight in early recovery, and a list of real things you can actually do about it. No advice. Just programs you can show up to this week.

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More posts on the way.

We publish twice a month. Program spotlights, sober city guides, and yearly awards roundups. Bookmark this page if you want to follow along.

What we'll be writing about

Series

Program Spotlights

Deep dives on the programs we've recognized. The story behind each one. The people running them. The lives they've changed.

Series

Sober City Guides

What to do sober in Portland. Where to find a sober bar in Austin. The cool stuff in your city you didn't know existed yet.

Annual

Sober Service Award Recipients

Yearly roundup of the programs recognized that year. The full list, with explanations of what each one is doing differently.

Editorial

From the Founders

Notes from the five of us. What we're thinking about. What we're noticing in the recovery world. Where the work is heading.

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Tell us about the program that changed your life.

We're always looking for our next feature story. The most interesting ones come from people who've actually been through these programs.

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