WSO has published a variety of literature about service.

When I Got Busy, I Got Better (P-79)

Sponsorship, What It’s All About (P-31)

Service Sponsorship: Working Smarter, Not Harder (P-88)

Sponsorship-Working Together to Recover [bookmark] (M-78)

How Al-Anon Works for Families and Friends of Alcoholics (B-22)

A hard copy of the Service Manual is useful, but here’s a LINK TO THE ELECTRONIC VERSION.

This comprehensive document from a SERVICE SPONSORSHIP WORKSHOP in 2010 is full of practical suggestions and the spirit of Al-Anon. It took place in Minnesota, but the recovery works anywhere.

Service at the Group level

Al-Anon groups are created, organized, and run by members. Service positions can include Chair, Literature, Treasurer. In Zoom meetings there’s often a tech-host. Each group decides what they need.

Being a Sponsor to another member is service. So is sharing at a meeting, or simply showing up.

Service Beyond the Group Level

Once we’ve been going to meetings for a while and experienced some of the benefits of Al-Anon, doing service at NYC Intergroup (or our local District or Area) takes us to a larger space in recovery.

We work with others. We grow in our program and in our lives. We practice recovery within the safety of the 12 Traditions.

Here’s a LINK TO AN INTERGROUP SEMINAR from 2021 about service beyond the group level.

Al-Anon World Service publishes a pamphlet called “LINKS OF SERVICE” which describes service structure and some positions encompassed by “service beyond the group level.”

Here’s an ARCHIVE OF RECORDINGS, PRESENTATIONS & SLIDESHOWS from various service committees and teams.

In 2021, WSO produced a series of short educational videos which can be used in presentations.