Bridging the Gap Program
We connect Volunteers with people coming out of
hospitals, detoxes, rehabs, or correctional facilities.
Bridging the Gap is completely FREE and available to anyone in our area.
How to become a Temporary Contact Volunteer
Bridging the Gap helps a confined member make the transition from meetings in a facility, to the A.A. Fellowship in their community. Basically, we pair up new members with sober members who do this service work on a temporary basis; they are not sponsors.
How it Works
When a confined member makes a BTG request we match that person to a temporary contact in the community where they will be living.
As a temporary contact, you would be asked to bring the newcomer to meetings and introduce them to the A.A. program of recovery. You would be their guide to understanding how meetings are structured, learning about the value of a home group and sharing your personal recovery experience.
Temporary Contact opportunities are available in corrections, treatment, or both.
What can you expect?
Your job is simple. You contact the new member as soon as possible and make arrangements to take them to a meeting when they are released. In general, your responsibility is to accompany them to as many as six meetings in your local area.
Sign up to be Volunteer using the form below.