Purpose
The purpose of this program is to help people leaving a treatment facility enter the rooms of A.A. They do this by volunteering to be a temporary contact into Alcoholics Anonymous. It is suggested that the temporary contact take the newcomer to a variety of A.A. meetings; introduce him or her to other A.A.s; insure that he or she has the phone numbers of several A.A. members, and share the experience of sponsorship and a home group.
One of the more “slippery” places in the journey to sobriety is between the door of the facility and the nearest A.A. group or meeting. Some of us can tell you that, even though we heard of A.A. in treatment facility, we were too fearful to go. The Bridging the Gap program helps these members of Alcoholics Anonymous take those first steps into the Rooms of A.A.
For more information about the Bridging the Gap program in your community, please see the following literature:
A.A. in Treatment Settings Pamphlet
A.A. Temporary Contact/Bridging the Gap Volunteer Pamphlet
A.A. Temporary Contact/Bridging the Gap Request
Hope: Alcoholics Anonymous PSA
If you are willing to help an Alcoholic who is being released from a treatment center be connected to the Rooms of A.A., read the A.A. Temporary Contact/Bridging the Gap Volunteer pamphlet, or email treatment@area26.net
If you are in a treatment center and are about to be released and need help connecting with the Rooms of A.A., please read the A.A. Temporary Contact/Bridging the Gap Request pamphlet or email treatment@area26.net