Fellowships
AA: Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or fees for AA membership; each AA group is self-supporting and declines outside contributions. AA is not allied with any sect, denomination, politics, organization, or institution; does not wish to engage in any controversy, neither endorses nor opposes any causes. Its primary purpose is to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.
ACA: Adult Children Anonymous (formerly known as Adult Children of Alcoholics) is a twelve-step, twelve-tradition program of women and men who grew up in alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional homes. The ACA groups discover how childhood affects the past and influences the present. By practicing the twelve steps, focusing on the solution, and accepting a loving Higher Power of his or her own understanding, an individual finds freedom from the past and a way to improve present-day life. The only requirement for membership is a desire to recover from the effects of growing up in an alcoholic or otherwise dysfunctional family.
Al-Anon: Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength, and hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness and that changed attitudes can aid recovery.
Al-Anon is not allied with any sect, denomination, political entity, organization, or institution; does not engage in any controversy; neither endorses nor opposes any cause. There are no dues for membership. Al-Anon is self-supporting through its own voluntary contributions.
Al-Anon has but one purpose: to help families of alcoholics. We do this by practicing the Twelve Steps, by welcoming and giving comfort to families of alcoholics, and by giving understanding and encouragement to the alcoholic. Al-Anon members are people, just like you, who are worried about someone with a drinking problem.
CDA: Chemically Dependent Anonymous is a twelve-step fellowship for anyone seeking freedom from drug and alcohol addiction. CDA does not make distinctions in the recovery process based on any particular substance. The basis of the program is abstinence from all mood-changing and mind-altering chemicals, including street-type drugs, alcohol, and unnecessary medication. By sharing experience, strength, and hope with each other, CDA members solve their common problem and help others recover from chemical dependence that has made their lives unmanageable. CDA is not affiliated with any political, religious, or commercial organizations or institutions. CDA remains grateful to the co-founders and fellowship of Alcoholics Anonymous for the twelve steps and twelve traditions, which are the basis of the program.
DRA: Dual Recovery Anonymous is a twelve-step fellowship of men and women who meet to support each other in their common recovery from the two illnesses that affect each member: an emotional or psychiatric illness and a chemical dependency on alcohol or drugs. DRA helps people recover from these interrelated illnesses by focusing on relapse prevention and by actively improving the quality of life. It provides a community of mutual support where members learn to avoid the risks that lead back to alcohol and drug use and how to reduce the symptoms of emotional or psychiatric illness. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop using alcohol or other intoxicating drugs and to manage emotional and psychiatric illnesses in a healthy and constructive way.
NA: Narcotics Anonymous offers recovery from the effects of addiction through working a twelve-step program, including regular attendance at group meetings. The group atmosphere provides help from peers and offers an ongoing support network for addicts who wish to pursue and maintain a drug-free lifestyle. The name, Narcotics Anonymous, is not meant to imply a focus on any particular drug; NA’s approach makes no distinction between drugs including alcohol. Membership is free, and NA has no affiliation with any organizations outside of NA including governments, religions, law enforcement groups, or medical and psychiatric associations. Through its service efforts and cooperation with others seeking to help addicts, NA strives to reach a day when every addict in the world has an opportunity to experience its message of recovery in his or her own language and culture.
SAA: Sex Addicts Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share our experience, strength, and hope with each other for the purpose of finding freedom from addictive sexual behavior and helping others recover from sex addiction. Local meetings offer an accepting, non-threatening environment where we can share our common struggles and learn how to apply the principles of the Twelve Steps to our everyday lives.