We are always happy that students and court ordered clients are interested in learning about Alcoholic Anonymous (AA) and Al-Anon. OPEN meetings of AA are open to everyone. Many of these meetings consist of volunteer(s) sharing the story of their lives on their path to recovery. Attending an OPEN meeting is a great way to learn about recovery. It is CRITICAL however that students, court ordered clients and other observers understand that CLOSED AA and Al-Anon meetings are intended for people directly affected by alcohol and other drug use. Everything shared at a meeting or member-to-member MUST be kept entirely confidential.
Students and others who feel they may belong in AA or Al-Anon because they want to recover from a personal problem involving alcoholism are always welcome to attend any meeting as a member. The only requirement to be a member and attend CLOSED AA meetings is a desire to stop drinking. Those who wish to attend solely to observe, learn about the program, or document attendance at a meeting, should attend OPEN (public) meetings, and may be asked to leave a CLOSED meeting. If proof of attendance is necessary, for any reason, please note there is no set of procedures that apply to all meetings; the process for getting a signature to document attendance varies among meetings. There are several OPEN AA Meetings in this area but no OPEN Al-Anon meetings currently exist in Washtenaw County. For more information about Local Al-Anon: www.afgdistrict5.org. You can also find information at the AA World Services web site: www.AA.org.

Note: OPEN meetings are designated with O when selecting by Meeting Type in the search box below; CLOSED meetings are designated with C when selecting by Meeting Type in the search box below. Also see that other types of meetings are available, please review the Key to Meeting Type box (below right).

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