Who We Are
Creating a future of possibility through collective sobriety.
Our Mission
We strive to create a supportive and empowering community for young individuals seeking sobriety. We aim to help newcomers understand that a fulfilling, sober life is attainable without enduring years of drinking and loss. Through the principles of the Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions, and Twelve Concepts of World Service, we strive to integrate newcomers into the AA fellowship, fostering a sense of unity, recovery, and service. By providing a space where young people can connect, share experiences, and support each other, we work together to build a future filled with possibility and hope.
What is YPAA?
The aim of young people’s groups is to help newcomers understand that they need not experience years of drinking, loss of family, friends, and finances to be ready for sobriety. They help bring the newcomers into the mainstream of AA Recovery, Unity and Service through the Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions and Twelve Concepts of World Service by carrying the AA message to the suffering alcoholic.
Young people’s groups are in no way separate from Alcoholics Anonymous as a whole. Newcomers are shown by people their own age that using AA principles in their daily lives and getting involved in AA service can lead to a lasting and comfortable sobriety. The purpose of young people’s groups is to carry the AA message to alcoholics no matter what their age.
Want to know more?
Want to learn more about YPAA groups? Visit the International Conference of Young People in Alcoholics Anonymous to learn more
Alcoholics Anonymous is a WE program, and together WE can do this. WE aim to show the newcomer the AA way of life - unity, recovery, and service.