Frequently Asked Questions

Below there are frequently asked questions arranged by category.

The number of women who are finding help in A.A. for their drinking problem increases daily. Approximately 38 percent of present-day members are…
Service material differs from Conference-approved literature in that it has not come about through Conference Advisory Action. It is produced when…
We are a Fellowship of people who have lost the ability to control our drinking and have found ourselves in various kinds of trouble as a result of…
Bill W. was not nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. In early 1960 an individual from the New York area wrote to Bill concerning the possibility of…
Individual A.A. members and A.A. groups may make a contribution to benefit GSO online or by mail. In keeping with A.A.’s tradition of self-support,…
Every two years each of the 93 Areas elects a representative who votes on behalf of the Area at the annual General Service Confence. This…
The General Service Office in New York primarily serves and supports the Fellowship in the United States and Canada, where English, Spanish and…
No. The Clubhouse was closed in February of 1960 and was later razed to make room for a six-block West Side housing project. On the eve of its…
Between 1930 and 1934, Bill was admitted four times to Towns Hospital in New York city. His last admittance was in December of 1934.
Bill W. used "defects of character" in one Step and "shortcomings" in another Step because he felt the terms to be interchangeable, according to a…
Archivists are responsible for collecting, arranging, preserving and providing access to permanent historical records of enduring value, not writing…
A group from West Virginia was planning on starting a foundation with a club, a hospital, a rehabilitation center and a research center. They wrote…