H&I Announcements For H&I Group Reps to carry the message to their meetings.
The Hospital and Institution Committee description:
H&I carries the message of AA to alcoholics in Corrections and Treatment facilities
and facilities serving alcoholics in Northern CA.
New Volunteer Orientation:
New Volunteer Orientation – on Zoom
First Weds of the month – 6:30PM – 7:15PM
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/3172595765?pwd=L3grSk5KQkZtMGtlT0dOMWY2K36UT09
Meeting ID: 317 259 5765
Contact to get on email list:
handi.area53@gmgail.com
Pass the Pink Can
Money collected in the pink H&I can goes to providing books to tens of thousands of confined alcoholics who would otherwise not have access to the life-saving message of A.A.’s literature.
Sponsors needed for members at rehabs!
We are looking for sponsors for AA members confined in medium to long-term
alcohol rehab facilities. If you have 3 years of continuous sobriety, and have
sponsorship experience, reach out to area53.IVSS.rehab@gmail.com to get
connected with a sponsee!
Sponsors needed at San Quentin
The San Quentin Inside Voluntary Sponsorship Program is in urgent need of
sponsors. If you have 5 years of continuous sobriety, are male-identified, and have sponsorship experience, reach out to sanquentinivss@gmail.com to get
connected with a sponsee! Share the flyer
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Hospitals and Institutions
Carrying the AA message to the alcoholic “behind the walls,” of various facilities in the TriValley of Alameda County, called Area 53.
We Need Volunteers
Need Volunteers for:
❖speakers
❖coordinator
❖secretaries
Provide Service Where Needed Most
The only purpose of the Hospital and Institution Committee of Alcoholics Anonymous is to carry the message of AA to the confined alcoholic.
Twelve Traditions in Practice
The activities of this committee are based on, and governed by, the Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous.
NorCal H&I Committee
Help Valley Service Center stay in the Loop with NorCal Area 53
Intergroup H&I Committee Chair or their representative attends monthly meetings to bring our voice to the regional area and
maintains support with helping our local members be part
of the Hospitals and Institutions needs AA persons
to meet with those who cannot come to AA meetings.
A 9th Tradition service committee
Covers all of Alameda County including El Cerrito Fellowship
H&I Group Rep attends Area Business Meeting
Brings Voice of VSC to NorCal Area 53 H&I Committee
New Speakers, Secretaries need to attend Orientation before attending H&I meeting
Visitation
Attend regular meetings by going into the institution and providing service.
Provide Sponsorship
Connect with inmates who want to connect with AA sponsors.
Treatment Centers
Share your experience, strength, and hope with those seeking recovery.
Hospital Visits
Visit people during long-term hospital stays who are seeking recovery.
Online H&I Resources
H&I NorCal
The AA groups of Area 53 covers all of Alameda County, including the El Cerrito Fellowship. Need any materials for meetings?
Find An Instituion
There are many institutions in the NorCal Area 53. Find a meeting from the NorCal list. Click the image above for most recent roster.
AA has ceaselessly carried the message of hope and recovery to the alcoholic who is confined.
Never Enough Volunteers For The Many Requests We Receive
From Bill & Bob’s first visits to suffering alcoholics in hospitals, to the first successful institutional meeting at San Quentin Prison in 1942, and to the present day, AA has ceaselessly carried the message of hope and recovery to the alcoholic who is confined.
Whether in a psych unit, transitional living, rehab, or the County Jail, NorCal Area H&I Committee conducts meetings in Alameda County facilities that have requested our services.
There are never enough volunteers to respond adequately to the many requests we receive, and so many opportunities to carry the life-saving message of AA go unfilled. We urge you to join in our efforts to perform this vital work by volunteering.