Treatment
Treatment Committee
Treatment facilities committees are formed to coordinate the work of individual A.A. members and groups who are interested in carrying our message of recovery to alcoholics in treatment facilities, and to set up means of “bridging the gap” from the facility to an A.A. group in the individual’s community.
A treatment facilities committee may function within the structure of a general service committee on the area or district level or it may serve within the structure of a central office/intergroup. Prior to forming these committees, this Twelfth Step work is sometimes handled by an individual group or member. As A.A. groups grow in number in a community, experience suggests that a committee works more effectively.
In some parts of the country, A.A.s interested in carrying the message into treatment and correctional facilities work together on Hospitals and Institutions committees independent of, but in cooperation with, general service and intergroup committees. This structure also works well—especially in areas where lines of communication between the various service entities remain open.
Currently, there are 2 committees working in the Western New York Area, Buffalo Intergroup and Niagara Intergroup. Below are the schedules that they are using. If interested in volunteering for these commitments, please contact the Intergroup Treatment Coordinator.
Bridging the Gap Program
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Bridging the Gap Volunteer Pamphlet: Click Here
Bridging the Gap Client Form (for facilities): Click Here