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August 2026
Get Ready for Recovery Month:
Reaching Families Worldwide Through Public Outreach
As we celebrate our 75th anniversary, Al‑Anon’s worldwide fellowship honors decades of providing hope and help to families and friends of alcoholics. By raising awareness during September Recovery Month—and on International Recovery Day, September 30—we expand access to family recovery, reduce stigma, and ensure Al‑Anon’s message reaches anyone affected by someone else’s drinking. To understand how Districts, Areas, and international structures can support these efforts, review the Public Outreach section in the “Digest of Al‑Anon and Alateen Policies” in the 2026–2029 Al‑Anon/Alateen Service Manual (P-24/27).
Calling Multilingual Members!
Translating Al-Anon Conference Approved Literature (CAL) into Spanish and French is just the beginning of the World Service Office’s international work with service structures across the globe who wish to translate and reprint our Al‑Anon CAL into their native languages. Part of this process includes an independent review of translated CAL to ensure it is faithful to the spiritual tone and message of the original. If you are fluent in Georgian, Swahili, Arabic, Czech, or Mongolian as well as English and would be willing to serve as an independent reviewer, please email international@al-anon.org with your contact information and the languages (other than Spanish or French) in which you have proficiency.
Members Share in The Forum
Stepping Off the Merry-Go-Round
Inside Al-Anon Articles
When Recovery Is Found in Translation
WSO Notes
August Members Blog Topic
Please share with us at al-anon.org/member-blog
Discover Your Next Service Adventure
Service positions beyond the group level like Group Representative, Convention Committee, or Intergroup Volunteer can enrich your recovery and support our fellowship. August’s member blog invites you to share: Which service role beyond the group level interests you and why?
You may also reflect on Step Eight, Tradition Eight, and Concept Eight.
Sharings on the Member Blog may be used in future Al-Anon publications. New topics are being added each month!
Put on your seatbelt and rev up your service! Chicago, Illinois is the destination for 2026 Road Trip! You and Your Board Connect. Join the Board of Trustees, At-Large members of the Executive Committee, and local and visiting members for an inspirational day of fellowship, learning, and connection you won’t want to miss!
Road Trip! You and Your Board Connect
Saturday, October 24, 2026, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Embassy Suites by Hilton O’Hare – Rosemont
5500 North River Road
Rosemont, IL 60018
Participant rooms for Friday and Saturday nights available once registered.
Visit al-anon.org/roadtrip to register.
What Happened at the 2026 World Service Conference?
The 66th World Service Conference (WSC) took place in Newport News, Virginia, USA, April 20–24, 2026. Each year, following the WSC, the World Service Office compiles Highlights of the World Service Conference, which provides brief reports of several Conference sessions. The 2026 Highlights are now posted on the Al‑Anon website. Go to al-anon.org/WSC-highlights to read the latest updates.
Explore the Latest CAL Titles
Now Available as eBooks
The World Service Office continues to release Conference Approved Literature (CAL) in ebook format each month. See what’s new this month!
Most recent ebook releases:
- From Survival to Recovery (eB-21)
- Discovering Choices—Recovery in Relationships (eB-30)
Existing ebooks:
- Alateen—Hope for Children of Alcoholics (eB-3)
- One Day at a Time in Al-Anon (eB-6)
- Al-Anon’s Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions (Revised) (eB-8)
- Alateen—a day at a time (eB-10)
- As We Understood… (eB-11)
- …In All Our Affairs: Making Crises Work for You (eB-15)
- Courage to Change: One Day at a Time in Al-Anon II (eB-16)
- How Al-Anon Works for Families & Friends of Alcoholics (eB-22)
- Courage to Be Me—Living with Alcoholism (eB-23)
- Having Had a Spiritual Awakening… (eB-25)
- Hope for Today (eB-27)
- Opening Our Hearts, Transforming Our Losses (eB-29)
- Intimacy in Alcoholic Relationships (eB-33)
- A Little Time for Myself (eB-34)
2026-2029 Al-Anon/Alateen Service Manual (eP24/27)