Young People's Groups in Alcoholics Anonymous began appearing around 1945 in Los Angeles, Cleveland, and Philadelphia, and now they can be found all across North America.
The number of young people suffering from alcoholism who turn to AA for help is growing through the work of Intergroup Committees all across the county.
CAYPAA is the abbreviation for Cape Atlantic Young People In A.A.
Their fellowship and unity work directly impacts the Intergroup service area, as they host a variety of events. Newcomers are shown, by people their own age, that using AA principles in their daily lives and getting involved in AA service can have a significant impact on a lasting and comfortable sobriety.
CAYPAA Steering Committee
Chairperson - Mike
Co-Chairperson - Julia
Secretary - Thomas
Treasurer - Justin
CAYPAA Committee Members
Events Chair-Caroline
Co-Events Chair- Rob
Prayer and Unity Chair-Declan
Outreach Chair-Hunter
Fireworks and Quarters Master-Elias
Members at large: Joe, Liam, Ross
Monthly Committee Meeting
When: 1st Wednesday of the month
7:30pm
Where: 1418 New Rd, Suite 4, Northfield NJ 08225
To learn more about participating. Email: CAYPAA@capeatlanticaa.org
Committee Job Descriptions
Responsible for running meetings and guiding committee. Mentoring Co-Chair and providing support to committee members.
Provides support and assists committee members. In the absence of the chair runs the meeting and assumes the chairs position.
Secretary- Takes notes and minutes at meetings. Keeps track of voting and motions made on the floor.
Responsible for tracking expenses and creating budget for events with event chair. Collects receipts and submits them to Intergroup treasurer for reimbursement.
Committee Job Descriptions
Responsible for organizing events and making sure they stay within the budget. Finding events space. Mentoring co-events chair.
Assists events chair in organizing and planning events.
Outreaches any events out on the committee
Plans Unity events and leads the group in prayers. Can ask to pause the meeting during intense moments for moments of prayer and reflection.
This is a “fun” position created to organize any fireworks used at events. These need to follow safety regulations and is more of a token position for new-comers. The Quarters master is also responsible for the setting up and breaking down of events.
These are committee members with no exact positions