Hospitals and Treatment Facilities Committee (HTF)
The purpose of this standing committee is to cooperate with hospitals and treatment/rehabilitation facilities in the Chicagoland Area regarding AA's relationship with such facilities. The Committee helps coordinate AA meetings in such facilities. It also coordinates Bridging the Gap, which helps alcoholics transition from treatment to AA meetings by matching the newcomer with a member of AA in their neighborhood who can take them to local meetings, introduce them to the fellowship, and talk to them about sponsorship and literature.
The Membership of this Committee is composed of One Elected Delegate from each of the Districts of Chicago Area Alcoholics Anonymous. The term is for two years. The Committee Chairperson may also appoint special members. The committee meets at 7:00 pm on the last Monday of every month at the Chicago Area Service Office. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Service Opportunities
Chairing Treatment Facility Meetings
We need AA members to chair AA meetings at hospitals, treatment facilities, group residences, nursing homes, and other institutions that work with alcoholics across the Chicagoland area. Typical responsibilities include chairing meetings and arranging speakers. Time commitments vary depending on the needs of facilities. A minimum of one year of continuous sobriety is suggested for this service opportunity.
To sign up to chair treatment facility meetings, send your name, sobriety date, phone number, and zip code to the HTF committee. Or download a sign up form HTF Volunteer Form and return it via mail to HTF Committee, Chicago Area Service Office, 180 N. Wabash Ave., Suite 305, Chicago, IL 60601 or fax to 312 346 5477.
Bridging the Gap
AA members are needed to help newcomers transition from treatment to AA meetings and the fellowship. This is a short term relationship to help newly sober alcoholics become established in an AA group and find sponsorship. Suggested activities include contacting the newcomer before they leave treatment, taking them to a variety of meetings (especially on his/her first day out of treatment), introducing him/her to as many other AA members as possible, encouraging him/her to get phone numbers of other AA members, inviting him/her to coffee or other fellowship activities, and talking with him/her about the importance of sponsorship, a home group, and literature.
Volunteers will be called upon to help a newcomer by matching zip codes, gender, and age whenever possible. A minimum sobriety requirement of one year is suggested for this service opportunity.
To volunteer, send your name, sobriety date, birthday, phone number, and zip code to the HTF committee. Or download a sign up form HTF Volunteer Form and return it via mail to HTF Committee, Chicago Area Service Office, 180 N. Wabash Ave., Suite 305, Chicago, IL 60601 or fax to 312 346 5477.
Contact Us
To contact the HTF committee, please e-mail. Or call the Chicago Area Service Office at 312 346 1475 and your message will be forwarded to us.
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