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What is Alcoholics Anonymous?
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an international fellowship of individuals who come together to help each other achieve and maintain sobriety through a 12-step program.
Alcoholics Anonymous Group
Meetings:
- Monday – Friday at noon – open speaker meeting
- Tuesday and Thursday at 7:30 pm – big book study
Came to Believe Group
Meetings:
- Sunday at 10:30 am – open speaker meeting
- Wednesday at 6:00 pm – 12-step workshop
Keep It Simple Group
Meetings:
- Monday at 8:00 pm – closed meeting
- Friday at 6:00 pm – open speaker meeting
The 12 Steps of AA
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) outlines a 12-step program to help members achieve and maintain sobriety. The steps aim to motivate members toward positive change across Nebraska.
- We admitted we were powerless over alcohol—that our lives had become unmanageable.
- Came to believe that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
- Made a decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood Him.
- Made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.
- Admitted to God, to ourselves, and to another human being the exact nature of our wrongs.
- Were entirely ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
- Humbly asked Him to remove our shortcomings.
- Made a list of all persons we had harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
- Made direct amends to such people wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or others.
- Continued to take personal inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it.
- Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
- Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in all our affairs.
The 12 steps aim to help members take responsibility for their addiction, seek support in their recovery, and help others dealing with alcoholism. The program provides a roadmap to sobriety focused on self-improvement, making amends, and helping others.
Getting Started with AA in Nebraska
Use the meeting search on wfmh.org to find local meetings in your area. Both in-person and online/virtual meetings are available in most places across Nebraska.
Attending Your First Local AA Meeting
AA meetings in Nebraska can be “open” or “closed.”
| Meeting Type | Description |
| Open | Anyone interested in AA, including family members and friends |
| Closed | Only those with a desire to stop drinking may attend |
When attending your first local Nebraska AA meeting:
- Arrive early and introduce yourself as a new local member.
- Share your experiences if you feel comfortable.
Receive welcome keychain tags marking sobriety milestones:
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 90 days
- 6 months
- 9 months
- 1 year
- 18 months
- Years 2-20
The most important things are attending regularly and participating at the level you feel at ease. There’s no obligation to share if you’d prefer to just listen. AA provides a supportive community for those seeking sobriety.