You are not alone
~ Many of us have been where you are now.....
we know the A.A. program can do for you
what it has done for us. ~
Bridging the Gap Program
for anyone trying to maintain sobriety in the first few months.
The program was created to support people coming out of  hospitals, detoxes, rehabs, or correctional facilities. Bridging the Gap is completely FREE and available to anyone in our area.
How the Program works
The program pairs you with a sober A.A. member close to your location. They are volunteers willing to help you navigate the next steps of your recovery. Why? Because many of us have been where you are now..... we know the A.A. program can do for you what it has done for us.
Volunteers are willing to help you get to meetings. They can be your guide in learning the A.A. program of recovery. Â This program will not provide housing, food, clothing, jobs, money, or other such services.Â
What can you expect?
Your Bridging the Gap contact is a "temporary contact." The member will go with you to as many as six meetings, introduce you to other members and help you become comfortable in your new A.A. surroundings.
Your temporary contact will be a resource to you, helping to answer your questions and guide you in the first months of sobriety. During this time you will learn about the importance of a home group, understand how to find a sponsor, and see the benefits of working the 12 Steps of recovery.
How to Sign up
Visit this page and use the form to provide your contact information.
You will be paired up with a local A.A. member as a temporary guide...as you navigate sobriety.
Sponsorship in Recovery
 A Sponsor is another A.A. member who has been through The Steps, and can share with you their experience and recovery.
By going through the steps, you discover more about yourself and how to lead a life of purpose. Â
You can find members willing to be a temporary Sponsor at an A.A. Meeting.
Click here to read more about AA Sponsorship.
Attend a Meeting
Browse a list of meetings in our area.
No Fees
Attendance at any A.A. meeting is completely free. Typically a basket is passed during a meeting for donations (to cover coffee or rent) but no one is obligated to make a contribution.
There are no membership requirements to attend any A.A. meetings.
Choosing a Meeting
A.A. has "OPEN" meetings....they are open to anyone interested in learning more about our program of recovery. If you are a student or a professional looking to learn more about A.A., this meeting is for you.
A.A. also has "CLOSED" meetings, which are formatted to specifically focus on helping anyone who has a desire to stop drinking.
Anonymity is an important part of our meetings; our meetings are confidential.
Types of Meeting Formats
One or more members selected beforehand âshare,â their AA experience. You will hear what they were like, what happened and what they are like now. After they share their experience, the meeting attendees can comment or âshareâ their thoughts.Â
An A.A. member serving as âleaderâ or âchairâ opens the meeting, using that groupâs format and selects a topic for discussion.
The meeting âchairâ will invite the group to read out-loud in turn from A.A. literature. Â After the reading, meeting attendees can share on what was read.