Welcome to The Broken Crayons
We are a peer-led recovery community built on one simple truth: broken crayons still color. We are people in recovery, helping people find recovery — through support groups, public meetings, sober adventures, and real connection. Nobody here has it all together. That's the point.
The Broken Crayons Pledge
Sobriety always.
Brotherhood without abandonment.
We are our brother’s keeper. We give away what was freely given to us. We tell the truth, accept accountability, and serve without seeking recognition.
We do not enable destruction, excuse dishonesty, or remain silent when a brother is in danger.
We stand together, recover together, and help others discover that broken crayons still color.
Our Core
Faith — each person finding a higher power of their own understanding, or honestly searching for one. No creed required, no belief test at the door. Family — recovery doesn't happen alone; we show up for each other like family does. Recovery first — everything we do serves the mission of helping people stay free.
Questions People Ask
- Is this a religious thing? Do I have to believe a certain way?
- No — there's no creed to sign and no belief test at the door. Our own leadership spans Christians, an atheist, a Unitarian Universalist, and an agnostic. But we won't pretend the spiritual side doesn't matter: if you want to be a part of The Broken Crayons, we do ask that you have a higher power, as you understand them — or that you're actively, honestly searching for one. You don't have to have it figured out. You just have to be willing to look.
- Does it cost anything?
- Meetings and groups, no — our relapse-prevention groups and public meetings are always free, and there are no dues, ever. Sober Adventures are different: we schedule low-cost and no-cost outings whenever we can, but some of them do cost money. Our hope is to get to the point where we can cover those costs for everybody — we're not there yet. We do accept donations to help our brothers and sisters, and once in a while we'll pass a hat for a specific need — but nobody is ever obligated to give.
- Do I need a motorcycle?
- No. We began as a recovery-centered motorcycle ministry, and the bikes are still part of our story — but the recovery is the mission, and everybody is welcome.
- Is what I share kept private?
- Yes. What's said in the room stays in the room.