First, what is an Intergroup or a Central Office?

A central or intergroup office, (e.g. Central Office of Santa Fe) is a service office of Alcoholics Anonymous that involves partnership among all the groups in a community — just as AA groups themselves are partnerships of individuals.

A central/intergroup office is established to carry out certain functions common to all of the groups — functions which are best handled by a centralized office — usually maintained, supervised and supported by these groups in their general interest. It exists to aid the groups in their common purpose of carrying the AA message to the alcoholic who still suffers.

There are nearly 700 central/intergroup offices throughout the world performing vital AA services. These constitute a network of service outlets and contacts to help carry the AA message.

An Intergroup / Central Office can:

• Put you in direct contact with Alcoholics Anonymous in just about any area throughout the United States and abroad.
• Answer inquires from those seeking help.
• Refer you to a nearby group — where sponsorship or contact through a Twelfth Step call may be arranged.
• Maintain a conveniently located office in which paid workers and/or volunteers coordinate local AA services.
• Publish and distribute up-to-date lists of meetings and other information about local AA services.
• Sell AA Conference-approved literature and other spiritual/recovery related materials.
• Circulate and exchange information among all the AA groups in the community.
• Be an ideal contact with those in the community seeking information about AA.
• Maintain contact with local groups in correctional facilities and treatment facilities, offering literature and prerelease AA contacts and arranging for AA speakers and visitors to meetings.
• Be a logical body to manage the details of an annual dinner, picnic, or convention, if the participating groups wish it.
• Carry information about wheelchair accessible meetings or those that provide American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation for members who are deaf.
• AA Inquiries – 12 Step Call referrals
• Publish Meeting Schedules;
  • Physical Schedules
  • Coordinate on-line schedules
• 24/7-365 Phone Assistance
  • Volunteers
  • Answering Service manned by recovering alcoholics!
  • Responds to all calls; 24 hours or less
• Literature Sales – sell inventory of English & Spanish books and pamphlets
• Group Coordinator Outreach – Is your Group represented at Central Office?
• Maintain a website or central place to exchange information.
• Cooperation but not affiliation with other programs

Santa Fe’s Central Office

Central Office of Santa Fe is a non-profit organization, a 501(c)(3). We serve A.A. groups by doing the work individual groups don’t do. We distribute AA literature at the lowest possible cost, manage the meeting directory, and publish the printed Santa Fe meeting directory. We endeavor to staff phone volunteers 24 hours a day.

The Santa Fe Central Office has been here for local AA groups since 18 August 1989 (over 30 years) because of your support. Contact us with any questions you may have regarding Alcoholics Anonymous.

We are here for you, let us know how we can help you carry the message.

12th Step Service Work

Are you interested in “carrying the message to the alcoholic who still suffers”? Whether you have 20 days or 20 years of sobriety, there are may ways to be of service to our community.

Speak at Meetings

Many meetings are looking for speakers. Central Office can help plug you in to meetings where you can share your experience, strength and hope.

If you have at least 2 years of sobriety, contact us and we can recommend some local meetings that are looking for speakers. Please email your full name and phone number to: centraloffice@santafeaa.org

12th Step Calls

Central Office maintains a list of AA Members who are willing to take 12th step calls. This includes reaching out to people who have contacted Central Office looking for help so that they can stop drinking.

If you would like to be added to the list, please email your full name and phone number to: centraloffice@santafeaa.org

Volunteering at Central Office

The Santa Fe Central Office always welcomes new AA members for answering phones at the office. We get calls every day and night from people trying to get sober, wanting to know where a meeting is, visitors to our area – and we need people to answer these calls!

Phone volunteers typically work a weekly shift. Are you interested in this important 12th step work? Please email your full name and phone number to: centraloffice@santafeaa.org. We will contact you to schedule your orientation. Thanks for being of service!

Other Assistance

Can you write? Take good photographs? Can can you code a website? Can you balance your checkbook? Can you organize a gathering? Like to put a party together? How about recounting your sobriety story?

Your Central Office and District 2 have needs for all of these activities. We would also love to have you participate more in what we do. They say that “Service keeps you Sober” and we heartily agree. For ideas that you might have, please reach out to centraloffice@santafeaa.org and we will get you hooked up.

We need you!

Donate online to Central Office

Central Office is recognized as a Platinum organization by Guidestar.

Please make an online donation today

How Can Your Group More Fully Participate In AA?

• Register with AA/GSO; receive Group Handbook, AA literature, etc
• Have a group representative attend bi-monthly Central Office/Intergroup meetings
• Maintain an inventory of literature.
• Purchase literature and chips from the Central Office; sold at published cost
• Fill a 2 hour telephone answering time slot at Central Office – Anytime!
• Urge members to participate in local AA activities
• Keep information current at Central Office, ie, meeting time, secretary, etc
• Contribute to Central Office according to GSO suggestions.
• Add Names/Numbers to the 12 Step Call list

Our address:

Central Office of Santa Fe, Inc.
1316 Apache Ave
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(Second Floor of Friendship Club)
(505) 982-8932
e-mail: centralofficesf@gmail.com

By AA Guidelines – Central or Intergroup Offices

Meeting Resources

Here are some resources for your AA meeting. The first format is in a word document, so it is completely editable to best suit your needs. The others are in adobe pdf format.