AA Meetings Providence

Below is a comprehensive directory of AA meetings in Providence, Rhode Island.

The closest AA meeting to you is 0.27 miles away and meets on Friday at 7:00:00 PM.

If you can't find a meeting close to you at the time you're looking for, we recommend checking out nearby towns including: East Providence, Centerdale, Pawtucket, and Central Falls.

Additional local resources: Providence NA Meetings | Providence Al-Anon Meetings

What is an AA Meeting?

A meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous is a place to spread a message of strength, hope and courage to other alcoholics. This is a safe place for somebody seeking sobriety to come in and ask for help. These AA Meetings in Providence, RI will help them build a support network to live a sober life. You will be invited in by your peers that have all lived and survived from addiction. Their ability to maintain a sober life is dependent on helping others and giving back to others the gift that they received.

The Best Method of Selecting an AA Meeting in Providence, RI

Alcoholism is a disease of the mind, body, and soul. AA has developed meetings to guide you through each individual piece of your sobriety. If you are searching for a meeting on the first 3 steps, you should select a beginner meeting. If you are looking to explore your spiritual side, attending a meditation meeting can help. If you want to hear another individuals story of how they overcame alcoholism, a speaker meeting is where you need to be. If you are through your steps and are now working on the traditions of AA, a traditions meetings will be beneficial. If you want to attend a group with just your gender, you can go to a men’s or women's meeting where only people of your gender will be present. All in all there is a meeting for everyone. Try a few meetings out until you find one that you find most beneficial.

How to Get The Most From an Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting in Providence, RI

In order to benefit the most from your first Alcoholics Anonymous meeting you should remain open minded. We all had an idea of what these meeting were and generally it is the same misconception. The one piece of advice I was ever given was to sit down, stop talking, pay attention to the message, and graciously ask for help. No matter the type of meeting meeting, there will be the same message of recovering from a hopeless state of mind. The process of recovering from that hopeless state is in asking for help from another alcoholic which you will find in any AA meeting you choose to make your first.