Daily, weekly, and monthly groups are key to building a healthy reentry and recovery community.

All groups are open to public and are held at:

The Fresh Coast Alliance Training Center
1128 Roberts St
Muskegon, MI 49442

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Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
(Monday, 12-1 p.m.)

A.A.’s primary purpose is to help alcoholics achieve sobriety. Members use the Twelve Steps as spiritual principles to maintain sobriety. Groups use the Twelve Traditions to stay unified. When practiced as a way of life, participants can expel the obsession to drink and enable the sufferer to recover from alcoholism.

CHAT
(Monday, 1-2 p.m.)

Clean, Healthy Addiction Talk. CHAT is an open discussion group designed for anyone in recovery who values honest, supportive conversation. With a focus on practical recovery topics, this group offers a space free from politics and religious debate—just real talk about the challenges and victories of staying clean. Participants are encouraged to share, listen, and grow through meaningful dialogue in a respectful and judgment-free environment.

Relapse Prevention
(Monday, 4-5 p.m.)

Facilitators delve into the three phases of relapse: Emotional, Mental, and Physical Relapse. Though relapse can occur, being aware of these phases and creating an effective plan can help prevent relapse. Coping skills, problematic situations, and avoidance tactics are also discussed with the mindset that relapse begins in a person’s cognitive thinking long before it occurs physically. 

THRIVE
(Tuesday, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.)

A mentoring group that encourages participants to realize that they are not alone and that there is a community available to them, they just need to be willing to be a part of it. Through class discussion and the creation of community, participants learn to live and thrive as they reenter life. Topics of discussion will be largely driven by the overall needs of the group and will include, but not be limited, sobriety and how it looks going forward, boredom and the productive use of your free time, anxiety, concerns and fears. And, what are your future plans, hopes and dreams?  Lunch is provided to participants after class.

ärt THerəpē
(Tuesday, 1:45-2:45 p.m.)

The goal of ärt THerəpē  is to utilize the creative process to help people explore self-expression and, in doing so, find new ways to gain personal insight and develop new coping skills. As participants create art, they may analyze what they have made and how it makes them feel. Through exploring their art, people can look for themes and conflicts that may be affecting their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.

Fatherhood Fundamentals
(Tuesday, 4-5 p.m.)

This class offers productive discussion and support for the fundamentals of fatherhood with attention to the characteristics of a “good dad” such as how a “good dad’ is a man who knows his strengths and weaknesses, cares for himself, knows how to “father,” knows how to “parent,” and builds healthy relationships with family and community.

Healthy Lifestyles
(Wednesday, 11-1 p.m.)

This group is designed to give you the communication tools to establish and maintain healthy and rewarding relationships with diverse individuals and groups. In addition, an emphasis will be made on improved self-care habits incorporating the 8 dimensions of wellness, nutrition, mental health and movement.

Quest
(Wednesday, 3:30-5 p.m.)

This group explores the foundational questions of identity, purpose, and spiritual meaning: Who am I? Why am I here? What should I be doing with my life? Through a multi-denominational discussion format, participants are invited to examine the belief that our spirit, soul, and true identity are gifts from God, while engaging with diverse perspectives on what that means and why it matters. All seekers are welcome. Participants are encouraged to bring their honest questions, doubts, and insights for open, respectful conversation.

C.L.E.A.R.
(Thursday, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.)

Coalition for Leadership Education Accountability Rehabilitation. C.L.E.A.R. exists to break the cycle of recidivism by building community and law enforcement relationships to lead, educate, and mentor returned citizens, thereby creating safer communities, and improving lives.

R.E.N.E.W.
(Thursday, 1:45 - 2:45 p.m.)

Restore, Equip, Navigate, Empower, Work. Participants will engage in realistic exercises that resemble actual job interviews, discussions about resume building, conflicts on the job, self-advocacy, wage agreements, maintaining a job LONG TERM, and more. Participants can expect to receive a current resume if desired, and potential job contacts with referrals to area employers.

SMART Recovery
(Thursday, 5-6 p.m.)

Self-Management and Recovery Training. The SMART approach uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and non-confrontational motivational methods. Participants help one another resolve problems with any addiction (to drugs, to alcohol, or to activities such as gambling or over-eating). Participants find and develop the power within themselves to change and lead fulfilling and balanced lives guided by a science-based and sensible 4-Point Program.

Serving Together
(Friday, 8:45 a.m.-12 noon)

Participants come together to do a variety of jobs, projects, and cleaning to simulate a working environment. Attendance is mandatory for housing participants without full time employment.

Narcotics Anonymous (NA)
(Friday, 12-1 p.m.)

NA is a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. This is a program of complete abstinence from all drugs. There is only one requirement for membership, the desire to stop using. We suggest that you keep an open mind and give yourself a break. Our program is a set of principles written so simply that we can follow them in our daily lives. The most important thing about them is that they work.

R.O.C. (Recovery on Christ)
(Friday 6-8 p.m.)

ROC is a Christ centered recovery group focused on encouraging those coming out of addiction to maintain healthy lifestyles. Our goal is to help them find a "spiritual connection" with the help of area churches who serve at the group. This adult group takes place on Friday nights and includes a meal, a speaker and small group interaction.