Orange County
Orange County Central Office (Orange County Intergroup Association)
Central and coastal Orange County
- Office hours
- Mon–Fri 9 am–5 pm · Sat & holidays 9 am–1 pm · Sun closed
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A.A. resources
We link to aa.org, Grapevine and La Viña rather than copying them, so you always get the current, Conference-approved version — plus the central offices, H&I committees and service bodies near you.
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Start here
For anyone wondering whether A.A. can help — and how to find a meeting.
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What is A.A.?
A plain answer to the first question most people ask.
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Need help with a drinking problem?
A.A.'s own page for anyone wondering whether A.A. can help.
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Take a self-assessment
A few honest questions about your drinking, on aa.org. Only you can decide.
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Find A.A. near you
aa.org's finder gives you the nearest central office or intergroup, which keeps the local meeting list.
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Meeting Guide app
The free A.A. app for iPhone and Android, kept up to date by local A.A. offices.
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Online Intergroup of A.A.
Online meetings at every hour of the day and night, in many languages.
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A.A. en español
aa.org in Spanish: literature, meetings and help.
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What happens at a meeting
Open and closed meetings, speaker and discussion meetings — what to expect.
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Frequently asked questions about A.A.
The pamphlet formerly called “44 Questions”.
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Information on Alcoholics Anonymous
What A.A. is, what it does and what it does not do (PDF).
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Questions & answers on sponsorship
What a sponsor is and how to find one.
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Living Sober
Practical, day-by-day ways members stay away from the first drink.
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Central offices & intergroups
Local A.A. offices answer the phone, keep the meeting lists and serve the groups around them. Each one is autonomous — not part of the general service structure, but a close partner.
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Orange County
South Orange County Central Office
South Orange County
- Office hours
- Mon–Fri 10 am–5 pm · weekends closed
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Orange County
North Orange County Central Office (NOCCO)
North Orange County
- Office hours
- Mon–Fri 9 am–7 pm · Sat–Sun 9 am–1 pm
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Orange County
Oficina Intergrupal Hispana del Sur de Orange de AA
Spanish-speaking groups of Orange County
Call Oficina Intergrupal Hispana del Sur de Orange de AA: (714) 541-7225Office (number on its website) (714) 543-1162 · Number listed by aa.orgTwo numbers are published for this office. If one doesn't answer, try the other.
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Long Beach, South Bay & Harbor
All South Bay Central Office (ASBCO)
South Bay: Torrance, the beach cities, Palos Verdes, Gardena, Carson, San Pedro
- Office hours
- Mon–Fri 7 am–7 pm · Sat–Sun 9 am–7 pm
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Long Beach, South Bay & Harbor
Harbor Area Central Office (HACO)
Long Beach and the Harbor area
Call Harbor Area Central Office (HACO): (562) 989-7697Office (310) 516-8626 · Spanish/French helpline (aa.org listing)- Office hours
- Mon–Fri 9 am–5 pm · weekends closed
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Long Beach, South Bay & Harbor
Oficina Intergrupal del Sur de la Bahía de AA
Spanish-speaking groups of the South Bay, Long Beach, the Harbor area, southeast L.A. County and Avalon
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Riverside & San Bernardino
Inland Empire Central Office
Riverside and San Bernardino valleys
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- Mon–Fri 8 am–4 pm · Sat 9 am–1 pm
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Riverside & San Bernardino
Temecula Valley Central Office (TVCO)
Temecula, Murrieta, Lake Elsinore, Menifee, Perris, Hemet, San Jacinto, Sun City, Wildomar, Winchester, Anza
Call Temecula Valley Central Office (TVCO): (951) 695-153524-hour helpline (aa.org listing) (951) 530-4136 · Office- Office hours
- Mon–Fri 10 am–5 pm · Sat 9 am–12 pm
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Riverside & San Bernardino
Oficina Intergrupal Sureste de Riverside
Spanish-speaking groups of southeast Riverside County
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Coachella Valley & Morongo Basin
Central Intergroup Office of the Desert (A.A. in the Desert)
Coachella Valley and the Morongo Basin
Call Central Intergroup Office of the Desert (A.A. in the Desert): (760) 324-4880Answered 24/7 by A.A. membersTTY (760) 324-4851
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- Mon–Thu 9 am–8 pm · Fri 9 am–5 pm · Sat–Sun 10 am–2 pm
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Coachella Valley & Morongo Basin
Oficina Intergrupal Hispana del Valle de Coachella
Spanish-speaking groups of the Coachella Valley and Yucca Valley
EspañolDistrict 22Call Oficina Intergrupal Hispana del Valle de Coachella: (442) 666-9349Office / hotline (number on its website) (760) 296-4969 · Number listed by aa.orgTwo numbers are published for this office. If one doesn't answer, try the other.
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High Desert
Victor Valley Central Office
High Desert: Victorville, Apple Valley, Hesperia, Barstow — and the nearest office to Big Bear
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- Mon–Fri 9 am–4 pm
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Online
Online Intergroup of A.A. (OIAA)
Online meetings around the world, around the clock, in many languages
Many languagesFind an online meeting aa-intergroup.org
Phone numbers and hours come from each office's own website and aa.org. Spotted a change? Write to the webmaster.
Read the literature
Much of A.A.'s basic literature is free to read online.
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Alcoholics Anonymous (the Big Book)
Read the basic text of A.A. free online, in full.
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Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions
The “Twelve and Twelve”, free online.
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Daily Reflections
A reflection for each day of the year by A.A. members.
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A.A. literature
Books, pamphlets and service material from A.A. World Services.
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Conference-approved literature
What “Conference-approved” means and why it matters.
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Order literature (A.A. online bookstore)
Buy books and pamphlets from A.A. World Services.
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Literature catalog
The full catalog of A.A. books and pamphlets.
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The Three Legacies
Recovery, Unity and Service — the Steps, the Traditions and the Concepts.
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The Twelve Steps
Recovery — the program of A.A.
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The Twelve Traditions
Unity — how A.A. groups stay together.
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The Twelve Concepts for World Service
Service — how A.A. as a whole works.
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The A.A. Preamble
Read at the start of most A.A. meetings.
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A Declaration of Unity
“This we owe to A.A.'s future…”
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Grapevine & La Viña
The international journals of A.A., in print, digital and audio.
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AA Grapevine
The international journal of A.A. — “our meeting in print”, since 1944.
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La Viña
The Spanish-language A.A. magazine. Area 09 asked G.S.O. for it in the 1990s.
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Grapevine and La Viña on aa.org
How the magazines work — they are supported by subscriptions and sales, not contributions.
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Get involved with Grapevine
Write a story, become a GVR, carry the magazine.
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General service
For G.S.R.s, D.C.M.s, committee members and anyone curious about how A.A. works as a whole.
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The A.A. Service Manual and Twelve Concepts
The handbook for every G.S.R., D.C.M. and Area officer — free to read online.
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The A.A. Group
How a group works and how it connects with A.A. as a whole.
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G.S.R. — General Service Representative
The link between a group and A.A. as a whole.
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G.S.R. kit
What is in the kit G.S.O. sends to new G.S.R.s.
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Your D.C.M. — District Committee Member
The vital link between the group's G.S.R. and the area.
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The structure of the Conference (U.S. and Canada)
How groups, districts, areas and the General Service Conference fit together.
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Information for new trusted servants
A starting point for anyone new to a service position.
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Box 4-5-9
News and notes from the General Service Office.
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Proposed agenda items for the Conference
How a member or group can propose an item for the General Service Conference.
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Service committees on aa.org
Guidelines, kits and workbooks for every kind of service committee.
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The General Service Office (G.S.O.)
Serves every A.A. group in the United States and Canada.
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Register a new group with G.S.O.
G.S.O.'s new group form. Copy the Area Registrar (registrar@msca09aa.org).
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Change a group's information
New G.S.R., new meeting place or time — tell G.S.O. and the Area Registrar.
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Pacific Region & beyond
PRAASA, forums, our neighboring areas and A.A. around the U.S. and Canada.
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PRAASA — Pacific Region A.A. Service Assembly
Held each spring before the General Service Conference, for members across the Pacific Region.
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The Pacific Region on aa.org
G.S.O.'s contact page for the 15 areas of the Pacific Region.
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Regional and local forums
Weekend sharing sessions with members of the General Service Board and G.S.O. — free.
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Area websites in the U.S. and Canada
All 93 General Service Conference areas.
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Area 05 — Southern California
Our neighbour to the north and west (Los Angeles County north of Rosecrans and the San Bernardino West End).
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Area 08 — San Diego/Imperial
Our neighbour to the south.
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Area 93 — Central California
A neighbouring California area.
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A.A. International Convention
Held every five years. In 1960 it came to Long Beach, inside today's Area 09.
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H&I and local service
Hospitals & Institutions committees carry the A.A. message to people who can't get to a meeting.
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Orange County H&I
Hospitals & Institutions: carrying the message into hospitals, treatment and correctional facilities in Orange County.
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South Orange County H&I
H&I service in south Orange County.
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Inland Empire H&I
H&I service in the Riverside and San Bernardino area.
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Coachella Valley H&I
H&I service in the desert communities.
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Temecula Valley H&I
H&I service in the Temecula Valley.
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South Bay H&I
H&I service in the South Bay.
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So-Cal H&I Intergroup
The Southern California H&I intergroup.
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Area 09 Bridging the Gap
Connects people leaving treatment with A.A. members outside — a service of the Area Treatment Committee.
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Area 09 Archives
The Area's history, kept at the archives repository in Riverside.
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Anonymity & safety
Keeping members' anonymity — online and off — and keeping meetings safe.
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A.A. and anonymity
Why we keep full names and faces out of press, radio, film and the internet.
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Anonymity online and digital media
Websites, social media, e-mail and video meetings.
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Anonymity — our spiritual foundation
An essay on why anonymity matters.
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Anonymity letter to the media
The letter G.S.O. sends to news media every year.
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Safety and A.A.
Our common welfare comes first — safety in A.A. groups.
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Safety card for A.A. groups
A card a group can read at the start of a meeting.
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Frequently asked questions about A.A. websites
G.S.O.'s guidance for A.A. websites (SMF-101).
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Self-support
The Seventh Tradition in practice.
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Contributions and self-support
Where contributions go, and how to send one to G.S.O.
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Self-Support: Where Money and Spirituality Mix
The Seventh Tradition in practice (F-3).
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Seventh Tradition fact sheet
A one-page fact sheet on Seventh Tradition contributions (F-203).
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Self-support card
A short card about self-support to share with your group.
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The Seventh Tradition at online meetings
G.S.O.'s answers for groups that meet online.
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Contribute to G.S.O. online
One-time or recurring contributions to the General Service Board, by group or member.
contribution.aa.org
Everyone is welcome
Accessible formats and pages for young people, veterans and the military.
Nothing matches those filters.
Links to other websites are offered for information only and do not imply endorsement or affiliation. Central offices, intergroups and H&I committees are autonomous A.A. service bodies.
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