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The Bay Area is served by multiple AA intergroups covering different counties and cities. San Francisco and Marin Intergroup Central Office is located at 1821 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, CA 94109, with a 24-hour helpline at (415) 674-1821 and a Spanish line available, and full meeting schedule at aasfmarin.org. East Bay Intergroup serves Oakland, Berkeley, and surrounding Alameda and Contra Costa County communities with a 24-hour English hotline at (510) 839-8900 and a Spanish hotline at (510) 502-8560, accessible at eastbayaa.org. San Mateo County Intergroup covers the Peninsula with a 24/7 hotline at (650) 577-1310 and a Spanish line at (650) 679-2374, and Santa Clara County Intergroup serves San Jose and Silicon Valley at (408) 370-1815, accessible at aasanjose.org.

Active Bay Area groups span every part of the region. Berkeley Fellowship of AA at 1744 University Ave in Berkeley runs daily meetings starting at 7:00 AM including Meditation on Mondays, Living Sober on Tuesdays, Big Book Study on Thursdays, and a BIPOC Literature and Discussion group on Wednesdays at 7:00 PM along with a women-only group on Tuesdays at 7:00 PM. Lush Lounge at 938 Valencia St in San Francisco’s Mission District meets on Saturday afternoons at 2:00 PM as a trans and nonbinary-welcoming beginners step study group and is one of the city’s longest-running LGBTQ+-inclusive sessions. Tuesday Downtown Beginners meets at 401 Van Ness Ave as an open speaker and discussion newcomer group, and Grupo Geneva, a closed Spanish-language group, meets at 5529 Mission St at noon. YAHOO Step and Traditions Study, an open LGBTQ+-welcoming online group based in Oakland, runs at noon on Saturdays. The Hellfire Club meets at 4058 18th St in the Castro district as an open meeting serving the LGBTQ+ community.

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SF and Marin Intergroup at aasfmarin.org serves San Francisco and Marin County with a 24-hour helpline at (415) 674-1821 and full ASL and deaf resources
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East Bay Intergroup at eastbayaa.org serves Oakland, Berkeley, and Alameda County with English at (510) 839-8900 and Spanish at (510) 502-8560, both 24 hours
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LGBTQ+-welcoming groups including Lush Lounge at 938 Valencia St in the Mission, The Hellfire Club in the Castro at 4058 18th St, and YAHOO online Oakland group at noon on Saturdays
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Spanish-language meetings including Grupo Geneva at 5529 Mission St at noon, Grupo Mexico at 1535 23rd Ave in Oakland, and Spanish hotlines in every county
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Specialized groups including BIPOC Literature and Discussion at Berkeley Fellowship on Wednesdays at 7:00 PM and ASL-accessible and deaf meetings listed at aasfmarin.org

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SF and Marin Intergroup · East Bay Intergroup

aasfmarin.org · eastbayaa.org

SF and Marin Central Office at 1821 Sacramento St, San Francisco · 24-hour helpline (415) 674-1821 · Open Tue through Fri 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Sat 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM · East Bay Intergroup 24-hour English (510) 839-8900 · Spanish (510) 502-8560

San Mateo Intergroup · Santa Clara County Intergroup

San Mateo County Intergroup at aa-san-mateo.org · 24/7 hotline (650) 577-1310 · Spanish hotline (650) 679-2374 · Office open Monday through Friday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM · Santa Clara County Intergroup at aasanjose.org · 24-hour helpline (408) 370-1815 · Office open Monday through Saturday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM

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How to Find an AA Meeting in the Bay Area

Three steps is all it takes to walk through the door of an AA meeting in the Bay Area today.

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Call 1-888-708-7060 and tell us your Bay Area city or neighborhood. A real person will find the nearest meeting to you today at a time that works for your schedule, across San Francisco, the East Bay, the Peninsula, or the South Bay.

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Bay Area groups include open discussion meetings, Big Book studies, Step and Tradition studies, newcomer meetings, speaker meetings, LGBTQ+-welcoming groups, women-only meetings, BIPOC groups, Spanish-language sessions, ASL-accessible groups, and online meetings available from anywhere in the region. Tell us what matters most and we will find the right match.

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You can sit quietly and listen. There is no requirement to speak, introduce yourself, or explain why you came. Bay Area AA rooms are among the most diverse and welcoming in the country, with groups designed to meet people exactly where they are.

“I had been in the Bay Area for a year and had no idea there were meetings every few hours within walking distance of my apartment in the Mission. The Saturday group on Valencia was the first place I felt like I could actually stay.”

Alex M.

5 years sober · The Mission, San Francisco

Questions

Questions About AA Meetings in the Bay Area

Which intergroup coordinates AA meetings in San Francisco?

San Francisco and Marin Intergroup Central Office coordinates all AA meetings across San Francisco and Marin County from their office at 1821 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, CA 94109. Their 24-hour helpline is (415) 674-1821, and their bookstore line is (415) 674-1820. The office is open Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM and Saturday from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM. The full meeting schedule and finder are available at aasfmarin.org. Calling 1-888-708-7060 connects you with someone who can find the nearest meeting to your San Francisco location right now.

Are there LGBTQ+-welcoming AA meetings in the Bay Area?

Yes. The Bay Area has one of the country’s largest concentrations of LGBTQ+-welcoming AA groups. Lush Lounge meets at Dolores Street Community Center at 938 Valencia St in the Mission on Saturday afternoons at 2:00 PM as a trans and nonbinary-welcoming beginners step study group that has been active since the early 2000s. The Hellfire Club meets at 4058 18th St in the Castro as an open LGBTQ+-welcoming group. YAHOO Step and Traditions Study runs on Saturdays at noon as an open online LGBTQ+-welcoming Oakland-based group. Living Sober Today runs online at noon as an open discussion and LGBTQ+-welcoming group. Call 1-888-708-7060 for the full current LGBTQ+-welcoming schedule across the Bay Area.

Are there young people’s AA meetings in the Bay Area?

Yes. The Bay Area has an active young people’s AA network. Alateen meets weekly at the YMCA Teen Center at 2111 MLK Jr Way in Berkeley for younger members on Monday afternoons from 3:45 to 4:45 PM. Berkeley Fellowship at 1744 University Ave runs daily groups drawing younger members from UC Berkeley and the surrounding student community. The aasfmarin.org, eastbayaa.org, and aasanjose.org meeting finders include young people’s filters for current groups across every part of the Bay Area. Call 1-888-708-7060 for the complete current young people’s meeting schedule in the Bay Area.

Are there women-specific AA meetings in the Bay Area?

Yes. A Women’s Way meets at Berkeley Fellowship at 1744 University Ave on Tuesday evenings at 7:00 PM as a women and female-identifying members-only open meeting. Womens Candlelight San Francisco runs online as an open women’s group. From the Heart Group in Pleasant Hill meets at 396 Civic Dr at noon Wednesday as an open women’s discussion meeting. Additional women-only groups are listed throughout the week at aasfmarin.org, eastbayaa.org, and aa-san-mateo.org. Call 1-888-708-7060 for current women-only schedules across the Bay Area.

Are there Spanish-language AA meetings in the Bay Area?

Yes. The Bay Area has an extensive Spanish-language AA network. Grupo Geneva meets at 5529 Mission St in San Francisco at noon as a closed Spanish-language group. Grupo Mexico meets at 1535 23rd Ave in Oakland as a Spanish-language group. Dedicated Spanish hotlines operate 24 hours a day at East Bay Intergroup at (510) 502-8560, San Mateo County Intergroup at (650) 679-2374, and San Francisco and Marin Intergroup where Spanish resources are listed at aasfmarin.org. Call 1-888-708-7060 for the complete current Spanish-language meeting schedule across the Bay Area.

Is there help available in the Bay Area tonight?

Yes. All Bay Area intergroup lines are answered 24 hours a day: SF and Marin at (415) 674-1821, East Bay at (510) 839-8900, San Mateo County at (650) 577-1310, and Santa Clara County at (408) 370-1815. The national helpline at 1-888-708-7060 is also available at any hour. Berkeley Fellowship at 1744 University Ave runs an open evening speaker meeting on Saturday nights, and Friday Evenings meets at 410 Ellis St in San Francisco as an open daily reflections and literature group. If you are in a medical emergency, call 911. SAMHSA’s substance use helpline is available at 1-800-662-4357.

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