About Triangle Club
Our Mission
Triangle Club provides a safe, clean, dependable space where those struggling with addiction can gather and hold meetings in accordance with the 12 Steps of recovery.
Safety & Diversity
Triangle Club is a place of openness, inclusivity, and respect. Visitors and dues-paying members are expected to demonstrate these same values.
In our clubhouse and any related spaces, racism, sexism, classism, able-ism, and any discrimination based on gender, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or any other human condition are not tolerated and are not outside issues as they may affect our recovery.
Board of Directors
The Triangle Club Board of Directors consists of nine volunteer members. The Board meets monthly on the second Tuesday of every month at 7pm to discuss finances, club events, and listen to the concerns of club members. All Triangle Club members are welcome to attend.
The Board is Supported With the Help of:
Rene M.
Club Manager
Accessibility at Triangle Club
The Triangle Club hosts a virtual meeting with an ASL interpreter every Tuesday at 6pm. See the meetings page for details. WAIA lists other AA meetings with ASL interpreting.
To access the clubhouse, there are nine stairs to reach the main entrance of the building (two sets of four plus a step at the front door) and an additional four stairs inside the building to reach the suite door. Within the Triangle Club’s suite, there are no stairs.
The building does have an elevator, but the door to access the elevator cannot be left unlocked and needs to be opened from the inside. Since the club does not have staff onsite on a regular basis, meeting attendees who need to use the elevator must coordinate with other meeting attendees to access the elevator. The elevator is located at the rear of the building, through the hallway to the left upon entering the front door. The person operating the elevator will take it to the “R” level, exit the building through the door on the right, and then open the gate by turning the doorknob dial to the right and sliding the gate open. The exterior door automatically locks from the outside, so be sure to keep it open until you’re back inside! From the exterior, the elevator is accessed behind the building, which is most easily reached from the alley on 17th Street NW, to the right of Dupont Italian Kitchen.
The elevator’s dimensions are approximately 35 inches by 58 inches. Between the elevator and the suite entrance, the narrowest width of the hallway is 32 inches. Please contact [email protected] with any questions on this topic.
For information on meetings that are wheelchair accessible, you can review websites for area intergroups. WAIA lists AA meetings that are accessible for people in wheelchairs, and CPRNA lists NA meetings that are accessible.
Got questions? Get a hold of us!
Contact the board: [email protected]
Questions and comments about operations: [email protected]
Questions about membership: [email protected]
Contact the President: [email protected]
Contact the Treasurer: [email protected]
“Gay Clubhouse Project”
Washington DC’s LGBTQ+ AA meetings date back to 1971, when the first gay AA meeting was held in a private home. Over the next decade, a number of new groups formed in various locations throughout the city. By the mid 1980s, there were about 30 weekly LGBTQ+ AA and Al-Anon meetings in and around the Washington Metro area. However, it was becoming increasingly difficult to secure safe and affordable meeting spaces.
This gave rise to the “Gay Clubhouse Project” whose mission was to form a gay meeting place dedicated to 12 Step meetings. It also became clear that the LGBTQ recovery community needed a place to expand their social lives in an alcohol and drug-free environment. The Gay Clubhouse Project was renamed the Triangle Club and incorporated in 1989 as a non-profit organization with 501(c)(3) tax exempt status.
The Triangle Club
The Triangle Club officially opened its doors on January 1, 1990. Since then, the Triangle Club, supported by membership dues, meeting rent and individual donations, has provided a safe, well-maintained facility where members of the LGBT community can hold meetings and gather in fellowship.
Fellowships
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Al-Anon
- Crystal Meth Anonymous
- Co-Dependents Anonymous
- Narcotics Anonymous
- Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous
- Adult Children of Alcoholics
- Sexual Compulsives Anonymous
- Procrastinators Anonymous