We welcome you to District 1 of the North Florida Area Al-Anon Family Groups and hope that you will find in this fellowship the help and friendship we have been privileged to enjoy.  
        
        The Al-Anon Family Groups are a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength, and hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe alcoholism is a family illness and that changed attitudes can aid recovery.

         Al-Anon is not allied with any sect, denomination, political entity, organization, or institution; does not engage in any controversy; neither endorses nor opposes any cause. There are no dues for membership. Al-Anon is self-supporting through its own voluntary contributions.
               
         Al-Anon

has but one purpose: to help families of alcoholics. We do this by practicing the Twelve Steps, by welcoming and giving comfort to families of alcoholics, and by giving understanding and encouragement to the alcoholic.

TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS THE AL-ANON WAY

• A FELLOWSHIP of relatives and friends of alcoholics
  who believe their lives have been affected by someone
  else's drinking.

• A MUTUAL SUPPORT recovery program based on the
  Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)

• A NONPROFESSIONAL fellowship where members share
  their experience, strength, and hope to solve their common
  problems.

• A recovery program with the ANONYMITY of all Al-Anon,
  Alateen, and AA members protected.

• A SPIRITUAL program that is compatible with all religious
  beliefs or none.

• A program with the SINGLE-PURPOSE of helping families
  and friends of alcoholics whether the alcoholic is still
  drinking are not.

• A WORLDWIDE fellowship with more than 24,000 groups,
  in over 115 countries, that have been in existence since 1951.

• COMPATIBLE with professional treatment. Statistics show 40%
  of its members received / counseling after attending Al-Anon.

• FREE OF CHARGE and self-supporting through member's
  voluntary contributions. There are no dues or fees for
  membership.
  
  

  
  

• Allied with any sect, denomination, political entity,
  organization, or institution.

• Involved in any outside issues - neither endorses
  nor opposes any cause.

• Affiliated with AA, although both fellowships do
  cooperate with one another.

• considered a religious organization, treatment center,
  counseling agency, or teaching program.

• intended for families of drug abusers or individuals
  with other difficulties unless there is problem of
  alcoholism as well.

• conducted by professionals.

• intended as a replacement for professional treatment.

  
  

  
  
  

• Part of Al-Anon Family Group.

• For young people who have been affected by someone
  else's drinking.

  
  
  
  

• A program for young people seeking sobriety.