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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 2020 Annual Business Conference and ACA World Convention will be virtual events.

Thursday, April 23 – Sunday, April 26, 2020

Delegate Registration for the 2020 Online ABC is now open!

Information on Ballot proposals for the ABC.

The ACA World Convention will also be a virtual event in 2020, click for details.

Latest Fellowship News

Updated – Important Delegate Dates

Apr 4, 2020

Delegate Training for the 2020 Online ABC has been scheduled for the following dates and times. If you have any questions, please contact dtsc@acawso.org. The deadline for registering for the 2020 Online ABC is Monday, April 20th at 12 PM Eastern. Delegate Training...

2020 Virtual ACA World Convention

Mar 28, 2020

There has been a lot interest in doing a 2020 ACA World Convention. WSO has decided to schedule an online event the weekend after the online ABC this April. The plans are still being developed, but we want to get the word out there to the fellowship. Right now we are...

ACA WSO Literature Center Reopened

Mar 26, 2020

We are in the process of turning our products back on our shopping cart. You can now order your ACA books, booklets, chips, medallions and other items from https://shop.adultchildren.org/

2020 ABC Online Delegate Registration is now Open

Mar 20, 2020

2020 Online Annual Business Conference The Annual Business Conference will be held online April 23-24, by Zoom Teleconferencing. Due to the Coronavirus emergency, the 2020 Annual Business Conference and ACA World Convention will not take place in Florida. Important...

ACA WSO Literature Center closed (Reopened)

Mar 20, 2020

We have reopened the sales for physical products on our website. You can get your Books, Chips, Medallions, and booklets as of March 26th 2020. The ACA WSO distribution center has been closed due to an emergency order by the state of California (posted march 20th and...

Refunds for 2020 AWC

Mar 19, 2020

ACA WSO is issuing full refunds for all 2020 AWC purchases – this includes Registrations, meals, and scholarship donations. This is due to the COVID-19 emergency. These refunds should be issued by Friday March 27th. If you have any questions about your refund, please...

Sample Telephone Meeting Scripts

Mar 17, 2020

Most meetings are not able to meet face to face due to the coronavirus. A few groups have shared their meeting scripts for telephone meetings to help meetings that are moving to a that format. Sample Skype Meeting Format Sample Telephone Meeting Format Sample word...

Special March 14 Teleconference Discussion: Coronavirus and the 2020 ABC AWC

Mar 13, 2020

Saturday's monthly board call will include an extended discussion of the coronavirus threat, and its impact on plans for the 2020 Annual Business Conference and Annual World Convention. On behalf of the WSO Board of Trustees, I invite you to attend Saturday's call and...

2019 ABC Minutes

Mar 8, 2020

These are the minutes from the 2019 ABC. They are being posted very late. The full audio recordings were posted very quickly after the 2019 ABC along with the details of the ballot summary and actions. There have been 4 WSO Board Secretaries since the 2019 ABC. I ask...

Call for 2020 Annual Business Conference Chair

Feb 11, 2020

Nominations for the ABC Conference Chair will be accepted through March 1st and announced to the fellowship March 15th. In accordance with the OPPM: This decision will be based on the past experience attending ABCs as well as demonstrated ability to be effective in a...

ACA Bill of Rights in final review process

Feb 8, 2020

Current BoR... our next meeting is Sat 2/15/20 at 1130 eastern. https://zoom.us/j/620214178. Please join us, if you have input or a 'minority opinion.'' Thank you... 1. I have the right to say no. 2. I have the right to say, “I don't know.” 3. I have the right to...

Addressing Predatory Behavior Tent Card

Jan 25, 2020

A new Addressing Predatory Behavior Tent Card, intended to safeguard meeting safety, is available on the Free Literature page, just below the Trifolds. Fellowship feedback is sought on or before November 30, 2020. Feedback should be sent to liteval@acawso.org....

2020 Annual Reports Due Jan 31st

Jan 23, 2020

Attention all Board Members and Committee Chairs Please submit annual reports for the delegate binders to abcbinder@acawso.org by Jan 31, 2020. Thank you for your service.

Help ACA with our Service Documents

Jan 21, 2020

Service Network Committee – Service Opportunities Hello ACA Members! The Service Network Committee is developing ACA service documents. We are asking members to consider volunteering and sharing their experience, strength, and hope with us. We would like input and...

2020 BALLOT PROPOSALS

Jan 15, 2020

2020 ABC Proposals - All Proposals with WSO Analysis Final Download as PDF 2020 ABC Ballot for Adult Children of Alcoholics Proposal 2020 – 1 Submitted on August 8, 2019 by FL216 from Tarpon Springs, FL Issue: We propose . . . (the) Printing (of) Large Print...

1st Qtr ComLine Released

Jan 9, 2020

The 1st Quarter ComLine has been published. You can read it on the ComLine page on adultchildren.org.

Committee Reports for the 2020 ABC Delegate Binder

Dec 8, 2019

Due Date: Jan 31, 2020 To all committee and sub committee chairs: The end of 2019 is soon upon us, which means yearly reports for the binders for the upcoming ABC are due soon. To help with this task the final due date for submissions will be end of Jan 2020. Thank...

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