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May 2026
Ensure Hope Is Within Reach
During warmer weather, travelers and newcomers often search for Al-Anon support in unfamiliar places. When someone seeks an Al-Anon meeting, whether in person or virtually, accurate information becomes their lifeline. Keeping your group’s meeting time, location, virtual links, and Phone Contact for the Public details up to date is Step Twelve in action.
“When anyone, anywhere, reaches out for help, let the hand of Al-Anon and Alateen always be there, and—Let It Begin with Me.”
To update your group’s information, please visit: al-anon.org/update
Is My Al-Anon Group a Nonprofit?
Wondering if your group is a nonprofit? It isn’t.
Al‑Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. (AFG, Inc.), also known as the World Service Office (WSO), is registered as a tax-exempt, not-for-profit corporation under Sec. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service code. The individual Al‑Anon Family Groups that make up our fellowship are not incorporated. Groups cannot use the WSO tax ID to open bank accounts, and the WSO has no authority over a group’s funds.
To learn why groups don’t qualify for nonprofit status, read “Incorporation/Taxes” in the “Digest of Al-Anon/Alateen Policies” in the Al-Anon/Alateen Service Manual (P-24/27).To learn the difference between Al-Anon Family Groups (the fellowship) and Al‑Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. (the organization), see page 13 of the 2014 World Service Conference Summary (P-46), available at al-anon.org/wscsummary
Inside Al-Anon Articles
May Members Blog Topic
Please share with us at al-anon.org/member-blog
Sharings on the Member Blog may be used in future Al-Anon publications. New topics are being added each month!
What Is Your Experience with Studying the Al-Anon/Alateen Service Manual?
The Al-Anon/Alateen Service Manual (P-24/27) provides a clear and concise picture of the Al-Anon fellowship and its purpose and functions and illustrates principles to help resolve group challenges and foster unity.
May’s blog topic asks: “What is your experience with studying the Al-Anon/Alateen Service Manual?”
You may also reflect on Al-Anon’s three Legacies, featuring Step Five, Tradition Five, and Concept Five, and how they shape your recovery, group life, or service
The Forum Needs Your Sharings about Our Three Legacies!
Please consider writing about one of the Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions, or Twelve Concepts of Service, as your World Service Office receives very few sharings about them. Submissions can range from about 200 to 400 words.
NOTE: Submissions in Spanish or French must be accompanied by an English translation. Send your articles to The Forum, 1600 Corporate Landing Parkway, Virginia Beach, VA 23454-5617; to wso@al‑anon.org; or submit online at al‑anon.org/sharing
The New Service Manual is Here
For 75 years, Al-Anon Family Groups have relied on shared principles to maintain unity and resolve group problems. The Al-Anon/Alateen Service Manual (P-24/27) continues that tradition by providing a clear and concise picture of the Al-Anon fellowship and its purpose and functions. It illustrates principles to help resolve group challenges and foster unity.
The latest edition of the Al-Anon/Alateen Service Manual is available! Get yours today in print, as an ebook, or as a flip book on al-anon.org. You can also find it under the Resources tab on the Al-Anon Family Groups Mobile App.
Serve at the World Service Level—Right from Home!
If you are passionate about Conference Approved Literature (CAL), The Forum, public outreach, or finance, At-Large Committee positions offer the opportunity to connect with other members and be of service to Al-Anon Family Groups. Positions are one-year terms, with the opportunity to serve up to six terms.
Submit your service resume by October 29, 2026 for consideration for 2027 roles.
Please visit al-anon.org/at-large for additional information.