Availability

Daytime
(8am -- 4pm)

Evening
(4pm -11pm)

After Hours
(11pm - 8am)

Sunday

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

12th Step Calls

Letters or emails

Temporary Sponsor

Temporary Contact

Bridging the Gap (from Treatment)

Corrections Committee- The Corrections Committee coordinates the work of A.A.'s who carry the message to alcoholics "behind the walls". It maintains contact and rapport with prisons, jails and juvenile facilities, keeping abreast of rules and regulations of the institutions and providing that information to visiting groups.Iit appoints a meeting contact person for each institution, solicits and coordinates volunteer groups to attend weekly meetings, arranges for Conference approved literature to be available for inmates, collects contributions through the Little Green Can to help pay for that literature and holds workshops forvolunteers and other interested AA members.

Treatment Committee- The Treatment Committee coordinates A.A.'s who carry the message into treatment facilities, hospitals and rehabilitation centers. I t arranges for volunteer groups to attend weekly meetings at these facilities .It solicits and maintains lists of A. A. members willing to serve as temporary contacts for people leaving treatment facilities on a subcommittee known as Bridging the Gap.

Public Information Committee (PI)-The PI committee informs the public about the A.A. program and reaches the "third person" who may beaffected by drinking alcoholic. This committee handles requests for information talks by business and civic groups, fills requests for speakers by the media, arranges and coordinates members to staff health fair booths and holds workshops.

PI-School Talks Committee- The School Talk Chairperson solicits and maintains a list of A.A. members willing to go to schools and present information talks to students. The School Talk Committee also actively seeks contacts with teachers and administrators for entry into the schools.

Cooperating with the Professional Community (CPC)- CPC provides an awareness of A.A. among the professionals working where they encounter active alcoholics. The focus is on "cooperation but not affiliation". The committee provides information to doctors, nurses and other professionals, helps with employee assistance programs and provides information to courts and probation officials.

Telephone Answering Service (TAS)-TAS is a committee of approximately 60 A.A. members who staff the telephone for calls to A.A. in Indianapolis in the off hours. Even though Central Office is closed, the hand of A.A. is available. There are 400-450 calls per month to the 24-hour answering service. TAS arranges 12 Step calls using the 12 Step List, provides meeting information, when possible finds rides to meetings for A.A. out-of-towners and holds workshops for TAS volunteers.

Paper II Committee- The Paper II Committee assembles, edits and prints a monthly newsletter which allows A. A. members to share their experience, strength and hope in print. It is self-supporting through sales at the Intergroup meeting and subscriptions. it solicits sharing from individuals, groups and committees to improve communications and fellowship. It publishes meeting changes, upcoming events and activities.

Archives Committee- The Archivist and the Archives committee collecst, catalogs, compiles and preserves material pertinent to the history of A. A. in Indianapolis. The committee interviews and records the "old timers" recollections and stories and, when possible, make these displays available at A. A. events.Some archives material is on display at the Central Office.

Special Events Committee- The Special Events Committee arranges the annual Intergroup Banquet in October, the annual picnic in June, and any other events sponsored by Intergroup.

Continuity in our volunteer staffing is our goal at the Central office. Whether it is a four hour shift or an eight hour shift, the fact that it is weekly ensures a fully knowledgeable force. Answering the phone is the best way to talk to a "wet" drunk. Talk with recovering people every day, in for a meeting, calling for directions, buying literature. Everything that happens at the Central office, the volunteers are part of!