No Affiliation with Meeting Space Facilities
When starting new Al-Anon and Alateen groups, members may look for publicly accessible, inexpensive meeting spaces to rent. Places of public worship, clubs, hospitals, and schools are common locations. Common spaces for electronic meetings
Drawing on a New Dynamic
Arriving at the Al‑Anon rooms, I felt out of my element hearing a different “language” than the one I had learned. Members spoke of spiritual principles that were guides to live by. Those
Keeping Self-Support Simple on Social Media
Al-Anon WSO, the World Service Office’s (WSO’s) social media profile, regularly receives comments on our posts from questionable profiles attempting to lure people into sending them friend requests or clicking on suspicious links.
Maintaining Anonymity While Sharing Meeting Information
To help members and newcomers access meetings, Al-Anon groups share information such as links or passwords to join electronic meetings or location details about in-person meetings. While sharing meeting information helps connect people
Investing in Our Alateen Legacy
As someone who is passionate about Alateen service and sponsors an Alateen group, I ask myself how I can get the Alateens involved in this process. It is so easy to think the
Safety in Al-Anon Meetings
It has been an amazing experience for me to see the Al‑Anon fellowship grow and adapt over my years in the program. I am sure that our Cofounders, Lois W. and Anne B.,