Just released—what now?

I first heard of Bridging the Gap when I had about one year of sobriety and attended my first area assembly. The area Bridging the Gap (BTG) chair made a presentation that about knocked me off my folding metal chair. He said it was a service that would provide a temporary AA contact to escort treatment-program clients to their first meeting after leaving treatment. This way, a newcomer would not have to walk into an AA meeting for the first time alone.