Harbor Area Central Office
Long Beach, California
Our Service Center
Harbor Area Central Office
In accord with the Twelve Traditions, calls for help received by telephone or in person from members of A.A. and alcoholics who are still suffering are handled by Central Office volunteers who work in three hour shifts during the normal office hours of 9:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday through Friday and 9:00 am to 5:00 pm on Saturday. When the office is closed incoming calls are forwarded directly to local volunteer’s telephones, thus providing 24 hour a day telephone coverage. The volunteers answer questions about alcoholism, recovery, meeting times or locations and the program of Alcoholics Anonymous that are received from alcoholics that are still suffering and from members of their family and concerned friends. In some cases it may become necessary for the volunteers at arrange for a sober alcoholic to visit a wet drunk who requests help. In addition the volunteers assist non-alcoholics who have other living problems find an organization that may be of help.
To become a volunteer, serve on a sub-committee or begin serving as a delegate please. Contact Central Office in person, by phone, e-Mail, or snail mail.
Trust God
If I admit to the God of my understanding that I am powerless over alcohol and then surrender any difficulties I have, then I no longer come from a place of fear, but of trust.
Clean House
To the best of my ability, I strive to be rigorously honest with others and myself.
Help Others
A beautiful way of making peace with the world around me and inspiring others. It’s paying it forward.
Activity Centers Within Central Office
Harbor Area Sub-Committees
Action and Responsibility
The Action and Responsibility Chair is an elected position which visit with registered groups and discusses the importance of participating on the Service Committee. For the complete job description and duties please click here.
After Hours Phone
The Harbor Area Service Committee After Hours Telephone Committee Chairman is elected each year to select and chair a committee whose responsibility is to answer calls coming in to Alcoholics Anonymous during the hours the Central Office is closed. For the complete job description click here.
Archives
The Harbor Area Archives Committee Chairman is elected each year to select and chair a committee whose responsibility is to promote the importance of, acquire new material for and maintain the Archives for Alcoholics Anonymous in the Harbor Area. The Harbor Area Archives Committee actively seeks historical information regarding the beginnings of A.A. in the Harbor Area and background information of the various groups and meetings that are, or have been, in existence. For the complete job description click here.
COR Registration Chairman
The Harbor Area Service Delegate serves as the liaison to the group delegates. For the complete description please click here.
Harbor Light Editor
The Harbor Area Service Committee Harbor Light Editor is elected each year to select and chair a committee whose responsibility it is to prepare and publish the monthly Harbor Light Bulletin. See HARBOR LIGHT pages).For the complete job description click here
Hospital & Institution
A standing committee of the Harbor Area Service Committee and is self-regulating. Administers and conducts panels for all of the hospitals and institutions that desire meetings. Conduct an annual fundraising event to raise money to purchase literature. (See HOSPITAL & INSTITUTION page). This is not an elected position but if you would like to be of service please click on the link above.
Program Chair
The Harbor Area Service Committee Program Committee Chairman is elected to select and chair a committee whose responsibility is to conduct fund raising events to help raise funds to finance the operation of the Harbor Area Central Office. For the complete description please click here.
Public Information
The Harbor Area Service Committee Public Information Committee Chairman is elected to select and chair a committee whose responsibility entails informing the “non-Alcoholics Anonymous community” in regard to A.A.’s purpose on behalf of the Harbor Area Service Committee. For the detailed job description please click here.
Twelve Step (In Office)
The Harbor Area Service Committee Twelve Step Work Committee Chairman is elected each year to assist in the operation of the Harbor Area Central Office. To obtain scheduled volunteers to answer phones at Harbor Area Central Office. For a complete job description please click here.
Website
The Harbor Area Website Chairman is elected each year to select the committee whose responsibility is for the content of the Central Office website, subject to review by the Harbor Area Service Board and the Harbor Area Service Committee. For a complete and detailed job description please click here.
Volunteer Leadership
Harbor Area Service Board
THE HARBOR AREA SERVICE BOARD – The Harbor Area Service Board; (Board) members, are Trusted Servants of the Harbor Area Service Committee. They provide the liaisons between the Service Committee and the Harbor Area Central Office (Central Office) and keeps the Service Committees informed of any office needs. Their services include the staffing of the Central Office and the general administration and operations of the office. The Board consists of five members who serve on a rotating basis for a period of five years. On January first of each year, the Chairman (Chair One) is retired, the remaining chairmen then move up one chair (chair two becomes chair one, etc.) and a new Chair Five is elected by the delegates to the Service Committee in December of each year.
