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Connection, Growth, and Community Through Special Gatherings at Tallgrass

Events and workshops at Tallgrass are designed to bring our community together for deeper spiritual growth, fellowship, education, and celebration. These gatherings create meaningful opportunities for guests, alumni, families, volunteers, and community members to learn, connect, and strengthen their recovery.

Whether it is a speaker workshop, a community meal, a special event, or a spiritual retreat, every gathering is shaped by the same values that define Tallgrass love, service, honesty, and connection. Many people describe these events as some of the most uplifting and spiritually enriching moments of their recovery journey.

Why Events and Workshops Matter

Spiritual Growth

Workshops offer opportunities to explore spiritual principles, deepen personal insight, and strengthen your recovery practices.

Community Building

Events bring together guests, alumni, volunteers, and loved ones, helping everyone feel part of something larger and more supportive.

Learning and Inspiration

Speaker meetings and educational workshops offer practical tools and personal stories that help participants grow emotionally and spiritually.

Continued Connection After the Program

Events allow alumni to stay grounded, reconnect with friends, and remain part of the Tallgrass community for life.

Opportunities for Service

Volunteers and alumni often help host or support events, enriching their own recovery through acts of service.

Types of Events and Workshops at Tallgrass

Community Dinners and Lunches

Tallgrass regularly hosts meals that bring together guests, alumni, volunteers, and community members. These gatherings feel like family reunions and offer fellowship, laughter, and spiritual connection.

Speaker Meetings

Inspirational speakers often share their recovery stories, spiritual journeys, and personal experiences. These meetings offer hope and powerful reminders that recovery is possible for everyone.

Workshop Series

Workshops may focus on:

Special Celebrations

Tallgrass hosts celebrations for:

Alumni Gatherings

Alumni events allow former guests to reconnect, reflect on their journey, and continue building relationships that support lifelong recovery.

Who Can Attend Events and Workshops

Volunteering at Tallgrass is transformational. Many volunteers describe:

Current guests

Alumni

Volunteers

Family members

Community supporters

Professionals connected to Tallgrass

Anyone seeking fellowship, hope, or spiritual growth

The Experience of Attending a Tallgrass Event

People often describe these gatherings as:

Warm

The environment feels like family.

Spiritually Encouraging

Workshops and meetings help deepen connection with a Higher Power.

Inspirational

Hearing the journeys of others brings hope and motivation.

Emotional and Honest

Real stories are shared without judgment.

Joyful

Laughter, connection, and celebration are central to every gathering.

Transformative

Many attendees leave with renewed clarity, gratitude, and purpose.

Volunteers consistently say that serving at Tallgrass is one of the most rewarding and grounding experiences in their recovery.

Why Tallgrass Events Stand Out

They encourage service

Volunteers play a vital role in bringing events to life.

They create moments of reflection and celebration

These experiences reinforce the hope and joy that recovery brings.

They encourage service

Volunteers play a vital role in bringing events to life.

They create moments of reflection and celebration

These experiences reinforce the hope and joy that recovery brings.

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Proven: 20 Years of Hope

For 20 years, Tallgrass has been providing Recovery that works.

Through the 12 Steps, spiritual awakening, and a community that refuses to give up, people who arrive consumed by fear, isolation, and hopelessness begin to experience freedom, connection, purpose, and a life of service. For two decades, Tallgrass has turned what begins as a desperate search for a way out into something extraordinary: a new freedom, a new happiness, and a life worth living.

Help us celebrate the people, partnerships, and stories that made 20 years of recovery possible.

When: Nov 10th, 2026, 05:30 pm – 08:00 pm (CDT)

Where: The Country Club of Sioux Falls 3400 W 22nd St Sioux Falls, SD

*If you are unable to attend the event, there are tables available to purchase to gift to the recovery community.*

*All proceeds support individuals in need who would not otherwise be able to enter the Tallgrass 30-day residential program. Part of the reason our program succeeds is that Tallgrass believes in “skin in the game.” Your gift supports our mission and keeps Tallgrass affordable.*

Proven Results Backed by Research

Clinical research from Harvard Medical School shows that Twelve Step Facilitation (TSF) significantly improves long-term recovery outcomes. Compared to other leading therapies, individuals in TSF programs experienced 60–71% higher rates of sustained remission in the first year. Even more compelling, at a 3-year follow-up, abstinence rates were 50% higher among those engaged in Twelve Step–based care.

These results are driven by one key factor: active participation in recovery communities like AA, which has been shown to create lasting behavioral change, stronger support systems, and improved accountability.

At Tallgrass Recovery, our Twelve Step Program approach is designed to connect you with these proven pathways to long-term sobriety—so recovery is not just possible, but sustainable.