Welcome to the ACA World Service Organization’s homepage.
This website supports the volunteer service structure of Adult Children of Alcoholics/Dysfunctional Families.
You can find monthly Teleconference agendas, committee reports and other tools to participate in ACA service. For resources to aid your personal ACA recovery, visit www.adultchildren.org.
To purchase ACA literature, visit our shopping cart at www.shop.adultchildren.org.
The 2019 Annual Business Conference (ABC) will be held in Malmö, Sweden on Thursday, April 25 – Friday, April 26, 2019. followed by the 2019 ACA World Convention (AWC) on Saturday, April 27 – Sunday, April 28, 2019. Click here for more details.
Proposals for consideration at the 2019 ABC are due November 30, 2018. Click for more details.
Latest Fellowship News
Virtual Subcommittee Meeting Agenda Oct 15, 2018
Monday, October 15, 2018 at 8pm Eastern. Call 605-468-8845 access code 736545# Download the PDF here [pdf-embedder url="https://acawso.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Oct-2018-Virtual-Subcom-Agenda.pdf" title="Oct 2018 Virtual Subcom...
read moreVirtual Subcommittee Sept 2018 Minutes
Download the PDF here [pdf-embedder url="https://acawso.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Virtual-Minutes-Sept-24-2018.pdf" title="Virtual Minutes Sept 24...
read moreNew!! Download the ComLine
Download the latest issue of the ACA ComLine! This issue has shares about the Shame Train, the Recovery Pool, and more. We also invite all adult children to share their recovery experiences. For more information, see https://adultchildren.org/literature/comline/....
read moreThe Traveler – October 2018
Download the pdf Subscribe to The Traveler October 2018 The latest ComLINE was just released! Current and back issues can be downloaded from ACA ComLINE Web Page WSO...
read moreVirtual Subcommittee Meeting Agenda
Monday, September 24, 2018 at 8pm Eastern time. Phone number 605-472-5221 and access code 109173# - ...
read moreSponsorship Literature Development
Saturday, September 1 marked the first call for our Sponsorship Literature Development group. Barb N. is leading this group. The goals of this group are: to explore issues related to the mentoring and sponsorship of recovering adult children, to deliver a report and...
read moreThe Traveler – September 2018
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read moreCall for Proposals for 2019 ABC
An email with the following information was sent to all ACA group contacts on August 1st. Please contact meetings@acawso.com if your group did not receive this email. ABC Proposals Due November 30th Dear Fellow ACAs, You are receiving this email because you are...
read moreThe Traveler – July 2018
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read moreNew Adultchildren.org website is live
We have a new adultchildren.org website. Here are some of the new features: Daily Affirmation is online Printable PDF meeting lists Search and Print meetings for a State, or Country New update process for meetings, Intergroups, and Regions - See below Meetings,...
read moreJuly 2018 ComLine (3rd Quarter) ComLine Available for Download!
Read the latest ACA ComLine newsletter, where adult children from around the world share their stories of experience, strength, and hope. This issue offers insights on translations and the language of our inner children, members' experiences in Toronto at the 2018...
read moreThe Traveler Newsletter – June 2018
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read moreAddressing Predatory Behavior in the Fellowship
At the 2018 ABC/AWC, the decision was made to create a working group dedicated to Addressing Predatory Behavior. This group has now launched and is meeting regularly One of the goals of this working group is to start a fellowship-wide discussion about the issue of...
read moreThe Traveler Newsletter – May 2018
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read moreUpdated Website and Meeting Lists are coming soon!
A New Adultchildren.org website is coming soon!!! The ACA WSO (World Service Organization) is launching a newly designed adultchildren.org website in early June. A big part of this design is a big change for the Meetings lists feature. To help ensure that the...
read moreNew Literature For Fellowship Review: Ready, Set, GO!!
Approved at 2018 ABC, Ready, Set, GO!! will be available for Fellowship Review by August 1.
read moreNew Literature for Fellowship Review: Finding Emotional Sobriety Trifold
In keeping with the Literature Development Policy, the trifold, "Finding Emotional Sobriety" will be posted for Fellowship review until August 31, 2018. Please send "Finding Emotional Sobriety" review comments to litstaff@adultchildren.org. Download the PDF...
read more2018 ABC Recordings from the Business Meeting
The ABC was broadcast on the Standard Teleconference line and the recordings are posted below. Some of the sessions were missed and the sound quality is inconsistent. This was another learning exercise for us and we will continue to improve remote participation in the...
read more2018 ACA World Convention Speakers and Workshops at shop.adultchildren.org
What a great line up of speakers and workshops we had at the 2018 ACA World Convention in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. You can join in the healing and recovery by checking out the MP3 downloads at our shopping cart. The purchase of these audio files helps fund our ACA...
read more2018 ABC April 26 and April 27- Get Conference Materials
The 2018 Annual Business Conference is being held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on April 26th and 27th. You can get more information and register to attend in person at https://www.acaworldconvention.org/ Download Documents: 2018 ABC Agenda Proposals Delegate Binder...
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