Our Program

The New Arid Club is overseen by Brian Rogich, Operations Coordinator. The NAC team consists of formerly homeless individuals. The day-to-day activities of the club are coordinated and handled by a peer driven staff of client-volunteers called the New Arid Club Interns. The Interns are committed to their sobriety have shown strength of character and are actively working a robust program of recovery based on the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous.  These volunteers maintain their sobriety, in part, by a strong commitment of service to others. These individuals can work 40+ hours a week at the club, while countless others commit at least 2-3 hours a day.  The New Arid Club literally could not function without the dedicate service of these volunteers – most of whom are, or recently have been, homeless.

More about the New Arid Club

The Arid Club

  • Is unique in that it provides a meeting place for people from “all walks of life” with a common problem: addiction. Young, old, policemen, judges, attorneys, businessmen, contractors, laborers, persons with disabilities, persons with criminal histories, homeless… All meet here sharing their lives with one another. Societal barriers can be broken.
  • Is a magnet for outside community involvement in the Campus and our mission. Twelve-step meeting space draws community members who will support, sponsor, volunteer, donate, and be advocates for homeless causes.
  • Provides a social atmosphere of normalcy for those new to sobriety, free of alcohol and drugs. Outside of the Campus, clients often are outcasts and are not able to financially or socially participate in such a setting.
  • Incentivizes sobriety.  Flaunting the center’s amenities, atmosphere, and success stories might be the hook, the sole reason for a person’s initial interest in sobriety. Having a place of refuge, where it is a privilege to spend time, helps addicts/alcoholics to perceive recovery in the zone as conceivable and attainable. As a Campus, we publicize that there are tools available to here to help people.
  • Provides opportunities for clients in recovery to work, gain experience, develop confidence, and find references for their transition out of the Campus.
  • Provides opportunities to earn “reward bucks” that allow participation in the club and café programs. This process teaches responsibility, foster self-esteem, and counter entitlement attitudes.
  • Provides community members a gradual entrance into the Campus, avoiding the feelings of misunderstanding, being overwhelmed, or shock one might feel when first seeing the Campus and clients. If community members’ first exposures are examples of successful transformations, they will hopefully experience a sense of hope and motivation.

Please let us know if you have ideas or want to become involved in the Arid Club planning or programs!