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Let it begin with me, When anyone,
anywhere reaches out for help, 
Let the hand of Al-Anon and Alateen
always be there, and Let it begin with me!
                                            -Al-Anon/Alateen Declaration
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Who We Are

​Al-Anon History Then and Now

Al-Anon Then & Now: PDF
HISTORY
Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.
1600 Corporate Landing Parkway, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23454-5617
 (757) 563-1600 • (757) 563-1655 (fax)

The following are selected significant dates in Al-Anon/Alateen history:

1939 - Family groups begin to form

1951 - Lois W., wife of Bill W., co-founder of AA, and Anne B. founded Al-Anon.
The first World 
Service Office was opened in New York to provide services to eighty-seven groups located in the United States, Canada, Australia, South Africa, and Ireland

1955 - The first hard cover book, The Al-Anon Family Groups, is published

1957 - First Alateen group is started in Pasadena, California

1962 - Ann Landers writes the first of many articles about Al-Anon

1968 - One Day at a Time in Al-Anon, our first daily reader, was published -  over 5,000,000 copies have been sold

1972 - Lois’s Story, video about our co-founder, produced by Al-Anon Family Groups
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1985 - Al-Anon’s first International Convention was held in Montreal, Canada

1994 - From Survival to Recovery, first Al-Anon adult children book was published

1996 - World Service Office moves from New York to Virginia with a staff of 56

1998 - Third Al-Anon International Convention with AA participation is held
in Salt Lake City, UT


2001 - Al-Anon celebrates its 50th Anniversary

There are 24,000 registered groups in over 130 countries

Literature is
published in over  30 different languages

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​Welcome to First Steps to Al-Anon Recovery from Al-Anon Family Groups. This is a series of podcasts to discuss some common concerns for people who have been affected by someone else’s drinking.
Today we’re going to ask Al-Anon members what they expected to find at their very first Al-Anon meeting.
Click Here to the link of PODCasts

CONTACT

Al-Anon District 31/32
P.O. Box 3102, Kingston,NY 12402
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845-339-5116 (24 hours a day)
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    • Al-Anon 12 Steps & Preamble >
      • Al-Anon 12 Traditions
      • Al-Anon 12 Concepts & General Warranties of the Conference