AA and Al-Anon Relationship

 Alcoholics Anonymous Guidelines Relationship Between AA and Al-Anon (from AA GSO New York) The Fellowships of Alcoholic Anonymous and the Al-Anon Family Groups have a unique relationship. They are naturally drawn together by their close family ties, and yet the Twelve Traditions, the General Service Boards, and the General Service Conferences of both Fellowships suggest that each functions more effectively if it remains “separate” co-operating but not affiliating with the other. Each Fellowship has always had its own General Service Board, General Service Office, Conference, Publishing Company and World Directory. Each has established its own policies and maintained its own services. This separate functioning has served both AA and Al-Anon Family Groups well is a matter of fact AA’s policy of cooperation but not affiliation was established as long ago as the early I950’s and both Al-Anon and AA recognized at that time the importance of maintaining separate Fellowships. However, from time to time, questions come to both AA and Al-Anon General Service Offices indicating confusion as to how AA and Al-Anon may best cooperate in the area of groups, inter groups or central services and area and regional conventions and get-togethers. The staff members of the General Service Offices of A.A and Al-Anon met and discussed these questions and AA’s General Service Conference approved the following suggested Guidelines Question: Should a group be affiliated with both AA and Al...
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