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I am responsible . . . When anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, I want the hand of A.A. always to be there. And for that . . . I am responsible. — A.A. Grapevine. Reprinted by permission — |
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At this time (2/7/2011) we list some 19,490 meetings in Los Angeles County, with 3,508 of them Spanish-speaking, as well as others spoken in Armenian, Farsi, Finnish, French, Japanese, Korean and Russian. If all these meetings were listed separately by town, they would cover more than 150 web pages. As the hit counter at the bottom of the page indicates, a great many people are looking for meetings ... this count began in September, 2009, and applies only to the meetings in L. A. County.
To make this index – and the listings themselves – more easy to navigate and use, and the meetings easier to find, we have therefore combined neighboring meetings into a number of 'master pages', to which the index below will first bring our visitors. We hope this will limit the need to jump from page to page, as well as give a broader view of what is available around us, beyond our own groups, neighborhoods and towns.
In addition, for those who can use them, the master pages in turn do contain links to separate pages for all locations with (roughly) two or more meetings each day.
Finally, the recent addition of some 900 Spanish-language meetings to the list, each in the city or neighborhood in which it takes place, has caused a few pages ('master' and otherwise) to become just a bit unwieldy, even by our standards. This has most notably affected the northern and southern master pages for the city of Los Angeles itself, now with 452 and 292 meetings respectively.
Here we have provided alternate pages for each of these areas, for those seeking English- or Spanish-speaking meetings only. We hope to improve on this in the future, especially for ease of use ... as soon as we've finished listing the meetings in the rest of the state. (This was 'completed', if such a word can be used for this sort of thing, in December, 2009.)
It should be noted that this overall organization, like maintaining the meeting information itself, is an ongoing process, with changes over time to make the listings more usable. As of late March, 2010, for instance, we have begun reorganizing the 'master pages' for the city of Los Angeles itself, trying to reduce them to more manageable sizes (100-150 meetings per page, if possible). Feedback and suggestions will be appreciated, as well as patience for any temporary confusion in this page.
As with all we do in A. A., we rely on each other for meeting information. Where something is especially important to clear up, we have added a little pop-up note [Help!] to alert our visitors and ask for your help. In many cases (" ... Please advise on the status of this meeting") this may be a last attempt to make sure that a meeting is gone, before removing it from the lists, so informations is especially important.
Please let us know – s.i.meetings@gmail.com – of any corrections, additions, subtractions and suggestions you may have – so that, together, we can let those who need us know where to find us.
This online listing of A. A. meetings is put together from many sources, including local and central office meeting directories, the listings of local clubs and community resources, and direct information from the groups and members involved.
It is offered as a free service to anybody who can use it, and is unaffiliated with any official bodies – or with any organization at all, for that matter.
— Unless specified as “Closed”, all meetings are open to anyone with an interest in recovery from alcoholism.
— “Closed” meetings are only for those who themselves have “a desire to stop drinking.”
— Unless indicated otherwise, meetings are one hour in length.
— You may generally assume that there is no smoking in the meetings.
— The © symbol next to an address indicates that it is wheelchair-accessible.
— To make finding the meetings easier, and out of respect for our hosts, we try to fully identify the locations in which we meet.
— Where we do have to shorten names, we apologize. E.g., while many Methodists are in fact “United Methodists”,
the extra word often doesn't fit well in the lines.
— We have included Maps for each meeting, with pop-up Thomas Guide coordinates, where available.
— Meeting formats, if not in the group name, are shown separately. Where none is specified, assume open discussion/participation.
— If only the format is known, the space for a group name is left blank.
— If there really is no A. A. group, however, it is not really an A. A. meeting at all. Please advise!
— Genuine A. A. meetings, and the groups that hold them, should never be affiliated in any way with any locations
in which they are held, whether they be hospitals, schools, clubs, treatment or community centers, etc.
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I am responsible . . . When anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, I want the hand of A.A. always to be there. And for that . . . I am responsible. — A.A. Grapevine. Reprinted by permission — |
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