Resources
Resources for AA Groups
Group Forms
Register a New Group. Use this fillable form to list your group with the U.S./Canada General Service Office (GSO).
Group Change Form. Use this fillable form to update your group’s information (GSR, group name, district, location, etc.) with the U.S./Canada General Service Office (GSO).
Group Information
Resources for Online Groups. Contacts, links, websites & information of Online Districts and the Areas that support them in their efforts to be part of the AA General Service Structure. Updated 8-22-24.
The A.A. Group...Where It All Begins. Informational guide tells how a group works most effectively, how a new group can be started, and how each group can be linked to A.A. as a whole.
Is Your Group Linked to AA as a Whole. Informational material for a group to consider whether or not to be part of the larger A.A. Service Structure.
The A.A. Service Manual combined with Twelve Concepts. Two titles in a single booklet. The A.A. Service Manual opens with history of A.A. services, then explains the General Service Conference structure and its year-round importance. Chapters cover the roles of GSRs, DCMs, delegates, directors and trustees, as well as what happens at GSO and Grapevine. The Twelve Concepts for World Service, written by A.A. co-founder Bill W., are an interpretation of A.A.’s world service structure as it emerged through A.A.’s early history and experience.
A.A. Group Handbook. Contains a variety of resources that many groups find helpful.
What's New From A.A.
2024 General Service Conference Final Report. Read the final report from the 74th General Service Conference, held April 14-20, 2024, in New York.
Box 4-5-9 Summer 2024 Edition. Read about the 74th General Service Conference and Conference Advisory Actions, meet the new chair of the General Service Board as well as two new Class B trustees and Class A trustee. And learn more about the 2025 International Convention and upcoming registration and housing information.
Highlights from AAWS (June 2024). Stay updated with the latest developments.
Common Readings
The A.A. Preamble. A short definition of A.A's main purpose. Originally written by Grapevine editors in 1947 with updates by the Conference.
Primary Purpose Card. Also known as the blue card.
Safety Card for A.A. Groups. An optional statement to be read at meetings, this card asks members to refrain from any behavior that may compromise another’s safety and encourages all members to take any necessary precautions to ensure their own personal safety.
How it Works. An excerpt from Chapter 5 of the Big Book. This page, which includes the Twelve Steps, is often read at the start of meetings.
AA Twelve Steps. The Twelve Steps are outlined in the book Alcoholics Anonymous.
AA Twelve Traditions. The Twelve Traditions provide guidelines for relationships between the groups, members, the global Fellowship and society at large.
AA Twelve Concepts for World Service. The Twelve Concepts for World Service were written by A.A.’s co-founder Bill W., and were adopted by the General Service Conference of Alcoholics Anonymous in 1962. The Concepts are an interpretation of A.A.’s world service structure as it emerged through A.A.’s early history and experience.
Responsibility Statement - I am responsible, when anyone, anywhere reaches out for help, I want the hand of A.A. always to be there. And for that: I am responsible.