Contributions & Self-Support
The Information Center is often the first point of contact for many newcomers. We carry the message of recovery by answering phones, providing meeting information, selling literature and offering hope to the still suffering friend or family member of an alcoho1lic. Our only source of funding are profits from sales of Al-Anon Literature and contributions from Al-Anon members.
Al‑Anon’s Tradition Seven
“Every group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.”
While contributions cover each group’s rent and other expenses, the Seventh Tradition is essential at every level of Al‑Anon service. It is both a privilege and a responsibility for groups and members to ensure that not only their group, but all service levels remain self‑supporting. This keeps Al‑Anon free of outside influences that might divert us from our primary purpose of supporting families and friends of alcoholics.