The Area Service Committee (ASC)
The area committee is the primary means by which the services of a community are administered. The area is composed of group service representatives, administrative officers (chairperson, vice chairperson, secretary, treasurer), subcommittee chairpersons and the area's regional committee members. The area committee elects its own officers, subcommittee chairpersons and RCMs.
Donations are collected from individuals and groups. “Every NA group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.” The money we collect pays for rent, literature, and refreshments. Through contributions from this group to various NA service committees, it also helps carry the NA message of recovery in our area and around the world. Donations can be made through PayPal below.
Serving our Area's Members
Recreation and Finance
The Recreation and Finance Subcommittee plans events for the area and works on the funding for the events. This group is always looking for people who are like to plan fun activities!
Literature
Currently, the best way to order literature for your group is to order through the Chicago Service Office online. https://www.chicagona.org/chicago-service-office/
Hospitals and Institutions
Panels are formed to carry our message of recovery directly to addicts housed in medical, psychiatric, or correctional facilities. This subcommittee works to bring speakers with clean time to the facilities.
Public Information
NA’s contacts in government, education, medicine, the clergy, community organizations, the public media, and other twelve-step fellowships can carry the message that NA exists; sometimes to places we couldn’t possibly go ourselves. Making such contacts and making them aware of what Narcotics Anonymous is, what we can do, and where our groups meet are very important factors in NA’s growth.
Panels are formed to carry our message of recovery directly to addicts housed in medical, psychiatric, or correctional facilities. This subcommittee works to bring speakers with clean time to the facilities.
Panels are formed to carry our message of recovery directly to addicts housed in medical, psychiatric, or correctional facilities. This subcommittee works to bring speakers with clean time to the facilities.
WHAT IS THE NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS PROGRAM?
NA is a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a
major problem. We are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. This is a program of complete abstinence from all drugs. There is only one requirement for membership, the desire to stop using. We suggest that you keep an open mind and give yourself a break. Our program is a set of principles written so simply that we can follow them in our daily lives. The most important thing about them is that they work.
There are no strings attached to N.A. We are not affiliated with any other organizations, we have no initiation fees or dues, no pledges to sign, no promises to make to anyone. We are not connected with any political, religious or law enforcement groups, and are under no surveillance at any time. Anyone may join us, regardless of age, race, sexual identity, creed, religion or lack of religion.
We are not interested in what or how much you used or who your connections were, what you have done in the past, how much or how little you have, but only in what you want to do about your problem and how we can help. The newcomer is the most important person at any meeting, because we can only keep what we have by giving it away. We have learned from our group experience that those who keep coming to our meetings regularly stay clean.
Upcoming Events
- Sun, Dec 06Go to Meeting 830-509-181Dec 06, 2020, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PMGo to Meeting 830-509-181
- Sun, Nov 08Go To Meeting ID 830-509-181Nov 08, 2020, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PMGo To Meeting ID 830-509-181