May 2013/ June 2013
The following is a list of dates for AA, NA, and Al-Anon Meetings in Massachusetts which will be accessible to the Deaf/Hard of Hearing community. If you are, or know someone who is, looking for an accessible meeting, please feel free to pass this list along. Anyone who wants to be added to this email can contact me and I will include them anonymously on future emails as well.
If there is not a meeting listed that is convenient to you and you wish to attend a meeting in your area please contact MCDHH.
Please Note:
Meetings marked with a (C) are considered “closed” therefore are; for those who have an addiction problem and “have a desire to stop.” Otherwise, meetings listed here are considered “open” and therefore are: open for everyone including friends and families/acquaintances to provide support.
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA):
Boston/Metro:
Wednesdays, AA 12 step Gay AA meeting,, 7:30-8:30pm, Farnsworth House, 90 South Street Jamaica Plain MA (C)
May: 8 (other May dates TBD)
June: TBD
Saturdays, AA, 10-11:30am, Brookside Health Center, 3297 Washington St, Jamaica Plain, MA
May: 4 & 25(Other May dates TBD)
June: 1, 8 & 22(Other June dates TBD)
Northeast:
Tuesdays, 5:30-6:30pm, AA Meeting, White Whale, 9 Hale Street, Beverly MA (C)
May: 7 (Other May dates TBD)
June: TBD
Wednesdays, 6:15-7:15pm, AA Meeting, Merrimack College, Chapel, RT 125, North Andover MA
May: 8 & 22 (Other May dates TBD)
June: TBD
Wednesdays, 7:30-9pm, AA meeting, Christ Church, 149 Asbury St. Hamilton, MA (C)
May: TBD
June: TBD
Thursdays, 7:30-9pm, AA Meeting, United Methodist Church 391 Bay Rd., Hamilton, MA
May: 2 & 9 (Other May dates TBD)
June: TBD
Fridays, AA Meeting, 8-9:30pm, South Church, 41 Central Street, Andover MA
May: 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31
June: 7, 14, 21 & 28
Southeast:
Wednesdays, 7:30-9pm, Plymouth Church Bldg, 87 Edgell Road, Framingham MA (C)
May: TBD
June: TBD
Cape Cod:
At present there are no AA meetings requested on Cape Cod. Please contact MCDHH if there is an interest in attending an AA meeting in the area.
Central:
Mondays, AA, 8-9:30p, Unity Church, Central St. Winchendon, MA
May: 6, 13, 20 & 27
June: 3, 10, 17 & 24
Wednesdays, AA meeting, 7-8:30pm, St. Joseph Church, 759 Main Street, Leicester MA
May: 8, 15, 22 & 29
June: 5, 12, 19 & 26
West:
Sundays, AA Meeting, 1pm, St. Andrew’s Church 335 Longmeadow Street, Longmeadow MA
May: 5, 12, 19 & 26
June: 2, 9, 16 & 23
Sundays, AA Meeting, 7-8:30pm, Mary Lane Hospital, 85 South Street, Ware MA
May: 5, 12, 19 & 26
June: 2, 9, 16 & 23
Mondays, AA, 5:30-6:30, Church on the Hill, 169 Main Street, Lenox MA
May: 6, 13, 20 & 27
June: 3, 10, 17 & 24
Wednesdays, AA, 7:30am, 2nd Congregational Church, Maple and Appleton Streets, Holyoke MA
May: 8, 15, 22 & 29
June: 5, 12, 19 & 26
Thursdays, AA, 7pm, First Church UCC, 129 Main Street, Northampton MA
May: 9, 16, 23 & 30
June: 6, 13, 20 & 27
Fridays, 7:30am, AA, 2nd Congregational Church, Maple and Appleton Streets, Holyoke MA
May: 10, 17, 24 & 31
June: 6, 13, 21 & 28
Fridays, AA, 12pm, UU Church, 220 Main Street (rear entrance, downstairs) Northampton MA
May: 10, 17, 24 & 31
June: 6, 13, 21 & 28
Fridays, AA Speaker Meeting, 8-9pm, Claire Teague Senior Center, Rte 7 South, Great Barrington, MA
May: 10, 17, 24 & 31
June: 6, 13, 21 & 28
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)meeting with CART services:
Northeast:
Fridays, Discussion AA Meeting, 8-9 pm, “Jumpstart”, 8 Anderson Street, Marblehead MA
May: 10, 17, 24 & 31
June: 6, 13, 21 & 28
Narcotics Anonymous (NA):
Boston/Metro:
Mondays, 8-9:30pm, Charlestown, Club 586, 586 Rutherford Ave., Charlestown MA
May: 6 & 20 (Other May dates TBD)
June: 3 (Other June dates TBD)
Southeast:
Mondays, 7pm, PAACA, 360 Coggeshall Street, New Bedford MA
May: 6, 13, 20 & 27
June: 3, 10, 17 & 24
Fridays, 7pm, PAACA, 360 Coggeshall Street, New Bedford MA
May: 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31
June: 7, 14, 21 & 28
Al-Anon meetings with ASL interpreters
The primary purpose of Al-Anon is to help families and friends of alcoholics. Al-Anon's program of recovery is based on the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions as adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).
At present there are no Al-Anon meetings requested.
Please contact MCDHH if there is an interest in attending an AA meeting in your area.
Upcoming SA Events
Recovery Events 2013
The following is a list of Recovery Events in the area which will have Sign Language Interpreters.
If you or someone you know may be interested in attending, please feel free to pass this list along.
Anyone wishing to attend these events SHOULD REGISTER IN ADVANCE requesting any communication access needs.
2013 AREA 31 WESTERN MASS ROUND UP
May 18th and 19th, 2013
Clarion Hotel, 1080 Riverdale St.,
West Springfield MA
http://www.westernmassaa.org/Area_31_Round-Up.html
SOBER IN THE SUN
August 30th-September 2nd, 2013
Treasure valley Scout Reservation
394 Pleasantdale Road
Rutland, Massachusetts 01543
http://soberfestival.org/
SERENITY BY THE SEA PROVINCETOWN
October 23-27th, 2013
The Provincetown Inn
1 Commercial Street
Provincetown, MA
http://www.provincetownroundup.org/index.php
This information is provided by the Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.