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Area 69- District Kit Presentation
BRIDGING THE GAP
a subcommittee of the Area 69 Utah
Treatment and Corrections Standing Committees
The primary purpose of the Bridging The Gap
program in Area 69 Utah is to carry the message of
Alcoholics Anonymous to the alcoholic who is
confined and preparing for release. The activities of
this program are based on, and governed by, the
Twelve Steps and the Twelve Traditions of
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Alcoholics Anonymous is a voluntary, worldwide fellowship of
men and women from all walks of life who meet together to
attain and maintain sobriety. The only requirement for
membership is a desire to stop drinking. There are no dues or
fees for A.A. membership.
Current Membership
It is estimated that there are about 96,000 groups and more
than 2,000,000 members in 134 countries.
Relations With Outside Agencies
The Fellowship has adopted a policy of "cooperation but not
affiliation" with other organizations concerned with the problem
of alcoholism. We have no opinion on issues outside A.A. and
neither endorse nor oppose any causes.
How A.A. Is Supported
Over the years, Alcoholics Anonymous has affirmed and
strengthened a tradition of being fully self-supporting and of
neither seeking nor accepting contributions from nonmembers.
Within the Fellowship, the amount that may be contributed by
any individual member is limited to $1,000 a year.
How A.A. Members Maintain Sobriety
A file of information
for speakers, drawn from
A.A. experience and
compiled by the Public
Information Committee at
the General Service Office
How the
Fellowship of A.A.
works in your community
to help alcoholics
Alcoholics Anonymous
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A.A. is a program of total abstinence. Members simply stay
away from one drink, one day at a time. Sobriety is maintained
through sharing experience, strength, and hope at group
meetings and through the suggested Twelve Steps for recovery
from alcoholism.
Why Alcoholics Anonymous Is `Anonymous‘
Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of A.A. It disciplines the
Fellowship to govern itself by principles rather than
personalities. We are a society of peers. We strive to make
known our program of recovery, not individuals who participate
in the program. Anonymity in the public media is assurance to
all A.A.s, especially to newcomers, that their A.A. membership
will not be disclosed.
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Area 69 Utah items
• Pamphlet “So You’ve Been Told To Go To AA And You Hate
The Idea”
• Area 69 Utah BTG Do’s and Don’t’s Suggestions
• Area 69 Bridging The Gap Prerelease Contact Program: For
A.A. Inmates
• Area 69 Bridging The Gap Prerelease Contact Program: For
A.A. Members
Area 69 Utah
Do’s and Don’t’s Suggestions for BTG Volunteers
DO
DO NOT
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take the new member to a meeting within the first Twenty-four
hours of release.
•
forget the importance of the new members first meeting within
Twenty-four hours of release.
•
take an other member of the fellowship on this Twelfth Step
Call.
•
become responsible for the members attitude or actions in or
out of the meetings.
•
explain to the new member that this is a temporary
commitment, usually limited to six visits. This is important so
the BTG volunteers can help the next new member.
•
become a personal taxi service.
•
let the new member dictate where to go for the meetings.
•
make sure that the new members receive Meeting Schedules,
Telephone Numbers, Literature, and their own Big Book.
•
allow any emotional or romantic relationship to develop.
•
encourage them to attend meetings as often as possible,
emphasize the importance of the home group.
•
act in any reporting or communicating capacity regarding the
new member and the justice system or treatment facilities.
•
explain the important of sponsorship, share how you got your
sponsor.
•
intercede in behalf of any individual affected by decisions of
the administration.
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refrain from using profanity, unrelated and off-color jokes,
prolonged monologues of drunk stories and other types of self
indulgence.
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forget you are not in control, you are not GOD.
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respect full anonymity of new members at all times.
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keep in touch with your sponsor and your High Power.
What AA Does and Doesn’t Do
AA and BTG DOESHelp people with a desire to stop drinking find
a solution.
What AA Doesn’t Do
FOR A.A. INMATES
BRIDGING THE GAP
PRERELEASE CONTACT PROGRAM
Dear Inmate,
We have a program in this area called the A.A.
Bridging The Gap Prerelease Contact Program. If
you sign up, you can be matched upon release to
an A.A. member in your home community. This A.A.
Prerelease Contact volunteer will take you to up to
six A.A. meetings, introduce you around, and help
you get acquainted and comfortable in A.A. During
this time, you will learn about sponsors, home
groups, working A.A.'s Twelve Steps, and service.
INMATE'S APPLICATION
Program Procedures
1. Inside A.A. members are eligible for this program if
they are within three to six months of their release date.
2. The inmate fills in the attached application and mails it
to the Bridging The Gap Coordinators, who process all
Prerelease Contacts.
3. The Prerelease Contact coordinator will notify the
inside member that the application has been received and
is being processed.
I am within six months of my release date. I am
requesting an A.A. Bridging The Gap Contact
who will provide a link for me to the A.A.
community through transportation to meetings
and introductions to other A.A.s.
Inmate Name: ______________________
Sex:
Male: _______
Female: _______
I make a commitment to attend an
A.A. meeting within 48 hours of my release.
Your Prerelease Contact is temporary only. They
are there to support you, answer questions, and
explain the A.A. program of recovery. They will not
provide housing, food, clothing, jobs, money, or
other such services. You will undoubtedly hear the
five basic suggestions for sobriety that the
Fellowship shares with all members: Don't Drink,
Go to Meetings, Read the Big Book, Call Your
Sponsor, and Work the Steps.
Past experience has shown that attending an A.A.
meeting as soon as possible after release is key to
making a sober transition to life outside prison.
Many of us have been where you are and know that
the program of A.A. and its fellowship can do for
you what it has done for us and countless others.
Complete the attached Inmate's Application, then
cut off and mail it to the address indicated. If
possible, do this three to six months prior to your
release. The A.A. Prerelease Contact coordinator
will then match you up with a Prerelease Contact
volunteer in the community where you will be living.
That person will write to you with information on
how to contact him or her once you are released.
Some professionals refer to alcoholism and drug
addiction as "substance abuse" or "chemical
dependency." Nonalcoholics are, therefore,
sometimes introduced to A.A. and encouraged to
attend A.A. meetings. Anyone may attend open
A.A. meetings, but only those with a drinking
problem may attend closed meetings.
4. The coordinator finds a Prerelease Contact and
then informs the inmate.
5. The Prerelease Contact then writes to the inside
A.A. member within two weeks to confirm contact. If
the Prerelease Contact fails to make contact, the
inside A.A. member should inform the coordinator.
6.The inside A.A. member and the Prerelease Contact
set up a meeting at the time of the inmate's release.
The inside A.A. should provide such information as
date of release, when they will arrive in the local area,
an address and phone number.
7.The Prerelease Contact will meet the newly release
A.A. at an agreed to time and place to help them
adjust to attending their first few meetings in the local
community.
Doc Number: _______________________
Doc Mailing Address: _________________
City: ______________________________
State: ________ Zip Code: ____________
Releasing to: (Town or Area): ___________
___________________________________
Date of Release: _____________________
Address after Release: ________________
___________________________________
Phone Number: ______________________
I would like to make a commitment to attend an
A.A. meeting within 48 hours of my release. I
understand that the A.A. Bridging The Gap
Contact is not an A.A. Sponsor.
8. The Prerelease Contact is asked to let the newly
release A.A. know that after a maximum of six
meetings, their work together will be done,
and that the Prerelease Contact will rotating on to help
someone new.
___________________________
9. After a connection has been completed, the
Prerelease Contact will inform the coordinator of the
results.
or if BTG District Coordinator fails to make contact
Signature
Date
District The Bridging Gap Coordinator
P.O. Box 455
Draper, UT 84020
Area Corrections Committee
P.O. Box 4
Milford, UT 84751
LETTER TO THE TREATMENT PATIENT
Dear AA Member,
AA in this Area has a Program available for you when you are released. Upon your release, we offer the Bridging The
Gap Program.
The Bridging The Gap Program is offered to you to help you make the transition back into the outside. This means that
you can sign up to be matched to an AA member on the outside in your home community upon release. This AA
member will take you to meetings, and introduce you around to help you get acquainted and become comfortable
among your new friends in A.A. During this time you learn about sponsors, home groups, working the steps, and
service. Your BTG Volunteer is temporary (maximum of six meetings or visits is suggested), and will not follow up or
try to control you. Nor will they provide housing, food, clothing, jobs, money or other such services.
Past experience has shown that attending an A.A. meeting on the outside as soon after release as possible On the
first 24 hours) is one of the most effective tools in making a sober transition into the free world. Many of us have been
where you are and know what the program of A.A. and its fellowship can do for you and countless others.
I am interested in having someone in the
AA
meet
me inwhen
released
If you are within
threeprogram
weeks of release and
wish to participate
the Bridging I
Theam
Gap Program,
please complete the
attached "Patient Application." Mail it to the address below. When the committee receives it they will contact a BTG
Volunteer who will in turn contact you to arrange to meet with you on the day of your release. If you do not receive a
letter for this volunteer within two weeks, please contact us, and we will have someone get in contact with you.
I am interested in having someone in the AA program meet me when I am released. I understand the importance of making contact with
people in the A.A. program on the day of my release and getting to a meeting.
Date:
Gender: Male
Female
Release Date:
Name:
Facility:
_________
Address: ______________________
City: ________________
State: ________ Zip Code: ____________
Release City: _______________ Phone No.: __________________
State: __________ Zip Code: _____________
Signature: ________________________________________________________
Mail to: Area Treatment Committee, P.O. Box 147, Moab, UT 84532
Bridging the Gap
BTG Contacts Area 69
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