Al-Anon/Alateen is a fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their experience, strength, and hope in order to solve their common problems. We believe that alcoholism is a family illness and that changed attitudes can aid recovery. Meetings are free, anonymous, and confidential. All are welcome.
- Find a meeting: Search By Day.
- Watch an introductory 1-minute video available in English, Spanish, and French.
- Visit What is Al-Anon and Alateen?
Answering Service
To speak to an Al-Anon member, please call our answering service 866-972-5266. An Al-Anon member will call you back.
If you are having technical issues with a meeting listed on Find a meeting: Search By Day, please email info@vermontalanonalateen.org. Tell us what meeting on that list you are experiencing technical issues with.
Al-Anon Spring 2025 Convention
The Vermont Al-Anon Convention is Friday, April 25, 2025 to Sunday, April 27, 2025 at the Equinox Resort & Spa in Manchester, VT. Register, see the schedule: Vermont Al-Anon Convention.
Al-Anon “Is” the Place for Me by Michael M.
Some people can remember the exact date they first came to an Al‑Anon meeting. I do not. I remember, though, the exact situation that caused me to follow through on actually walking into my first meeting. It was the day I had to drive my son to the center of town, tell him that he could no longer live at home, and drop him off. He seemed far more at ease with this than I felt. As I drove off, his parting look seemed to imply, “What took you so long?”
I was warmly welcomed to my first meeting and every meeting thereafter, yet I was always questioning whether I really belonged. Every time the meeting leader would ask if there were any newcomers, I would start to raise my hand, then tell myself, Stop! Don’t raise your hand. This is your fourth, twelfth, sixteenth meeting. Honestly, it was only after I’d been to quite a few meetings that . . .Read the full story: Al-Anon “Is” the Place for Me
Reprinted with permission of The Forum, Al‑Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc., Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.
Alateen
Alateen, part of the Al-Anon Family Groups, is: “A Place Just For Teens Affected By Someone Else’s Alcoholism.” Alateens: Try a meeting on the Al-Anon mobile app. Read more at the Al-Anon Family Groups Website: Teen Corner.