The short answer
- Up to 5 pages, designed for you
- Words drafted for you
- SEO built in from day one
- 10 revision rounds
- Hosting and HTTPS (the padlock)
- Backups and weekly checks
- A/B testing and small edits
- Cancel anytime
Your free 5-page website
Meeting days, times, format (in person, online or both), and whether a meeting is open or closed. Written so a nervous first-timer knows exactly what to expect.
A plain walkthrough of a first visit: no pressure to speak, no cost to attend, what the room is like and who to look for at the door.
Guidance for loved ones about how support works, which meetings welcome them, and how to encourage someone without pushing.
Links to crisis lines, treatment locators and partner services you already trust, with a clear note that the group is peer support.
A simple way to ask a question, offer a room, or help set up chairs. No names are shown publicly.
What a support group website has to do
People find recovery groups at hard moments. Many search late at night on a phone, often with little energy and some fear. In the first ten seconds they need to see when the next meeting is, whether it is near them or online, and that they are welcome.
Typical searches look like "recovery meeting tonight near me", "peer support group for families" or "women's support meeting Saturday morning". Your site should answer those directly, with the meeting list near the top of the homepage and a short, kind sentence about what happens at a first visit.
Anonymity and privacy come first
Many groups rely on anonymity, and the website has to respect it. We keep member names, faces and stories off the site. Photos show rooms, signs or hands on coffee cups, never attendees.
- No member lists, no sign-in sheets, no public comments.
- Contact forms ask for only what you need, and you choose where messages go.
- Use first names or a group role only if your group traditions allow it.
- Keep exact private-home addresses off the site and give a meeting place only when it is a public venue.
Worth knowing: a visitor's browser history can show they looked at a recovery site. We keep page titles plain and the design calm, so the site does not stand out.
What is included free, and what Website Care covers
The build is free. It is the same build as our Launch Website, which normally costs $399 one-time. It covers up to 5 pages, a design made for you, words drafted from a consultation, mobile-friendly pages and 10 revision rounds.
The one cost is Website Care at $30/month. It covers hosting, the HTTPS padlock, backups, weekly checks, A/B testing and small edits. Small edits are the part recovery groups use most, because meeting times and rooms change. Send us the update and we handle it. Recurring plans can be canceled anytime. If your group needs more than 5 pages, we quote it before any work starts.
Apply for your free website
Tell us about your group. A real person reviews it and gets back to you, usually within one business day.
How people find you on Google and in AI assistants
Every site we build has SEO built in: clear page titles and descriptions, headings that match what people search, structured data (schema) so Google and AI assistants understand your group, an XML sitemap and fast mobile pages. Your address or service area and hours are written the same way everywhere.
Your site is written around the searches your people really type, such as "peer support meeting near me" or "online recovery group evenings". We list each meeting with its day, time and place so search tools can read it clearly.
When someone asks an AI assistant like ChatGPT where to find a support meeting in your town, a clean, consistent site gives it facts it can use. We do not promise rankings or traffic. We make sure the basics are right so you can be found. Read more on our SEO page. A monthly SEO add-on from $50/month adds new pages each month, but it is never required.
Must-haves and pitfalls
- Keep meeting times current. An outdated list sends a hopeful person to a locked door.
- Say clearly that your group is peer support and not medical treatment or therapy.
- Put crisis help in a visible spot so someone in danger sees it first.
- Avoid language that labels or shames. Plain, warm wording works best.
- Do not collect health details through the site.
If your group also offers family sessions or youth meetings, a similar structure works, and our page for community centers shows how shared rooms are listed.
How to get started
Getting started takes a few short steps. This is part of our free nonprofit websites program.
- Fill in the short form on this page with your recovery group name and what you do.
- A real person reviews it and confirms you are a nonprofit or community group. You do not need to be registered to qualify.
- We hold a consultation so we can hear how your people describe you.
- We write the draft pages and send them to you.
- You review it, ask for changes (you get 10 revision rounds), and we launch.
Eligible small projects can launch in as little as 48 hours. We speak English and Spanish (se habla espanol).
More free nonprofit websites
The website build is free for nonprofits, houses of worship and community groups. Website Care at $30/month is required and can be canceled anytime. Sites larger than 5 pages are quoted before any work starts. Updated October 17, 2026.