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What is Alcoholics Anonymous?
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is a free support group for people struggling with alcohol addiction. The program is based on a 12-step model that provides a path to recovery through peer support, sober social interaction, and spiritual growth.
Regular AA group meetings are available throughout Corpus Christi and the surrounding Nueces County area.
Coastal Bend Intergroup Office
- Address: 5658 South Staples St, Suite 114, Corpus Christi, TX 78411
- Meetings Times: Call for schedule
- Details: Central office for dozens of AA groups in the Coastal Bend region. Provides schedules for Corpus Christi area meetings and other recovery resources.
The Buck Stops Here Group
- Address: 4435 South Alameda St, Corpus Christi, TX 78412
- Meetings Times: Daily at noon and 6:00 pm
- Details: Open speaker meetings.
Second Chance Group
- Address: 5658 South Staples St, Suite 114, Corpus Christi, TX 78411
- Meetings Times: Tuesdays at 7:30 pm
- Details: Closed meetings, open to those with desire to stop drinking. Wheelchair accessible.
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 positive change through accepting powerlessness over alcohol, appealing to a higher power, and making amends.
- Admitting inability to control alcohol use alone.
- Believing in a Power greater than oneself that can restore sanity.
- Making decision to turn one’s will and life over to God’s care.
- Taking moral inventory of oneself.
- Admitting to God, oneself, and another human being the wrongs in one’s inventory.
- Becoming ready to have God remove all defects of character.
- Humbly asking God to remove shortcomings.
- Making a list of all persons harmed and becoming willing to make amends.
- Making direct amends to such people where possible, except when doing so would injure them or others.
- Continuing to take personal inventory and promptly admitting when wrong.
- Seeking through prayer and meditation to improve conscious contact with God as understood, praying only for knowledge of God’s will and the power to carry that out.
- Carrying the AA message to other alcoholics and practicing these principles in all affairs.
Getting Started with AA in Corpus Christi
Use the meeting search on wfmh.org to find local AA meetings in the Corpus Christi area. Both in-person and online/virtual meetings are available.
Attending Your First Local AA Meeting
AA meetings in Corpus Christi come in two main types:
- Open meetings: Anyone is welcome to attend an open meeting.
- Closed meetings: Only those who have a desire to stop drinking may attend closed AA meetings.
Arrive early to your first meeting and introduce yourself to the leader or other members as a new local member. If you feel comfortable, share your experiences with alcohol and your desire to gain sobriety.
Many AA groups give out welcome keychain tags to celebrate sobriety milestones:
- 30 days
- 60 days
- 90 days
- 6 months
- 9 months
- 1 year
- 18 months
- Multiple years
The tags serve as a tangible reminder of a member’s sobriety achievements. Accepting tags is optional, but many members appreciate the encouragement.