About 202
Friendship House has served Nashville's recovery community for over 60 years.
Our mission
Friendship House serves the Nashville community as a gateway to recovery from alcoholism. We maintain a nonprofit meeting facility where people seeking recovery through the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous can meet and have fellowship.
Today, 202 also welcomes families, guests, and members of the broader recovery community. We provide space for AA and Al-Anon meetings seven days per week, 365 days per year.
Why this works
Research describes addiction as a chronic condition and recovery as a long-term, nonlinear process. People often need repeated opportunities for support, re-engagement, and connection over time, not only a single treatment episode.
Friendship House is built around that reality. As a recovery community center, 202 offers a steady, low-barrier place to attend meetings, meet with sponsors and peers, celebrate milestones, ask questions, and reconnect after setbacks.
Daily AA and Al-Anon meetings, fellowship space, workshops, study groups, sober events, and resource connections all support the same goal: helping people stay connected long enough for recovery to take root and continue.
Research on mutual-help programs such as AA also shows that continued participation can support long-term abstinence and, in many cases, performs as well as or better than professional therapies for alcohol use disorder.
How Friendship House is governed
Regular members support the mission, keep dues current, and provide current contact information. After six months of timely dues payment, members may vote on resolutions, elect Directors, participate in membership meetings, and vote on bylaw amendments.
Membership informationThe Board manages the corporation, sets rules and policies, oversees property and finances, and reports to regular members at the annual membership meeting.
Meet the BoardMember participation
The annual meeting of regular members is held each December on a date set by the Board. Members elect Directors and may conduct other authorized business.
Notice of membership meetings is posted at Friendship House at least 30 days in advance. Regular members should keep their contact information and dues current so their membership record remains accurate.
This page is a public summary. If it conflicts with the Friendship House bylaws, the bylaws control.
Facilities
Open from 8:30 AM to 9:00 PM, seven days a week, 202 has meeting rooms, places to gather, free internet access, concessions, recovery literature, medallions, and merchandise for sale.
Staff can provide information about recovery resources and outside services when someone is looking for a next step.