The Grateful 5
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
When COVID-19 struck, our meetings in here stopped. AAs on the outside are fortunate enough to have the Internet. We inmates aren’t so lucky.
Globe-trotting
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
When the pandemic caused his AA meeting in Japan to go viral, alcoholics from around the world joined in
Connecting in a Crisis
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
A Central Office manager shares some joy watching alcoholics bond in the midst of trying time
Chain Reaction
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
In Twelfth Step work, sometimes we throw a stone, making ripples that keep on going in ways we can’t imagine
Saddest Christmas Ever
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
No job, no wife, no driver’s license or money. Here he was 30 days sober, in the cold, and now the AA meeting door was locked
No Meetings in Sight
December 2020
| Remote Communities + Sober Holidays
What to do when a large section of the state you’re in has no AA meetings? One woman was about to find out
Going Solo
December 2003
There are reasons why people say not to make Twelfth Step calls alone. Here's one of them. --Step Twelve - Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all
AA Behind the Walls: A Volunteer's Perspective
December 2003
What could a young, middle-class girl have in common with an inmate at Rikers?
CARRY THE MESSAGE PROJECT
The Carry the Message Project focuses on getting Grapevine and La Vina subscriptions to alcoholics in need. It's not necessary to know the recipient! Sponsor a subscription for someone behind bars, in a treatment facility, nursing home, or who is homebound.