HOW TO START AN ALATEEN GROUP Member contacts WSO for information about starting an Alateen group. Area contacts member with info. about Sponsor certification and group registration and provides WSO & Area forms WSO sends an information packet* & notifies the Area Alateen Coordinator. Area certifies Sponsors & submits Al-Anon Member Involved in Alateen Service & Alateen Group Registration/ Change forms** to WSO through the Area Process. WSO returns incomplete forms to the Area Alateen Process Person unprocessed No Are forms complete? WSO & Area forms are completed by potential Sponsor & sent to Area. Yes WSO registers group & Sponsors and sends group binder to the new Alateen group IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW WHEN STARTING AN ALATEEN MEETING: • Alateen meetings register BEFORE the group begins to meet. • Alateen meetings are CLOSED meetings; only Alateens and area certified Al-Anon Members Involved in Alateen Service attend. • Only currently registered Alateen groups are listed in local directories and Web sites. • Submitting incomplete forms creates delays in processing. • All changes to Group information are sent to WSO through your area’s process. ** WSO Alateen Forms * Alateen Information Packet Contents DR RA AF FT T# #4 4 D Al-Anon Member Involved In Alateen Service It isrequiredthat thisformbecompletedby (PleasePrint) • Youth and the Alcoholic Parent (P-21) First&LastName: • Facts about Alateen (P-41) Zip/PostalCode/Phone: • Information for Educators (S-64) • A Guide for Sponsors of Alateen Groups (P-29) • Alateen Sponsorship Is It for You? (S-27) • Who Are the Members of Al-Anon and Alateen? (S-29) • Conference Approved Literature (CAL) Order Form (S-16) all Al -Anon members involved in service toAlateen . StreetAddress: City,State/Province: e-mail: Iamincompliancewithmyarea’ssafetyandbehavioralrequirementsandagreeto abidebythem. ________________________________________ Signature ____________________ Date TheaboveAl -Anonmember meetsthearea’ssafetyandbehavi ____________________________________ AuthorizedAreaSignature ____________ Area# oralrequirements. _____________ Date PleasePrintName: Each area must certify to the WSO annually that each Al -Anon member involved in Alateen service has met the ar ea’s safety and behavioral requirements and has agreedtoabidebythem . WSO Assigned IDNumber: __________ ________ For Area Use: Al-Anon Member Involved in Alateen Service Must be signed by the applicant & the Area Authorized Signature Alateen Group Registration/ Group Records Change Form All sections must be completed except for the Area Use section for Group Rep. information