Article Hero Image
January 2009

The Power of H&I

An AA went to meetings to get out of jail and the hospital, and it worked

Twice in my sober life, a Hospitals and Institutions (H&I) Committee has played a pivotal role. The first time was in Santa Barbara, California, when a panel of AA women came to hold meetings in the local jail. The second time was in Los Angeles, California, when a panel of AA men led meetings in a county mental institution. Both times, these panels reached out to me and helped to place me on the road to sobriety. I am deeply indebted to them.

WANT TO CONTINUE READING?

You must have an active online AA Grapevine subscription to access full stories and audio.

Login Renew Subscribe

Need help with customer service?

Call 800 631-6025 (English), 800 640-8781 (Spanish), 212-870-3456 (French) or email: [email protected]
or [email protected]

Have Something You Want To Share?

We want to hear your story! Submit your story and it could be published in a future issue of AA Grapevine!

Submit your Story