FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

for our groups to consider

• Has your home group scheduled a group conscience or business meeting to consider resuming face-to-face meetings?
• Is your group familiar with the latest CDC, state and federal regulations regarding gatherings (such as wearing masks, meeting size limits, social distancing)?
• Has your group had a discussion with its landlord to learn if it will be allowed to resume meetings and if so with what guidelines?
• Will your group provide hospitality service?
• Will your group provide supplies, such as hand sanitizer and masks?
• Will the group institute new protocols for cleaning/disinfecting common surfaces?
• If a literature meeting, will your group share literature between members?
• Will your group expand the Greeter’s role? Create new service jobs?
• Has the group discussed concerns around the common handling of the basket, secretary book, bookie calendar, chips, tickets, pamphlets, etc?
• Does the group have access to additional rooms for overflow or an alternative space?
• If the group typically attracts more attendees than can now be accommodated with the new restrictions, how will it handle this challenge?
• What will the group do at the point it reaches its capacity as defined in the latest regulations?
• Has the group considered how it will respond if requested to cooperate with health department contact tracing efforts?
• Has the group considered not reopening its in-person meeting until such time as it can meet unrestricted?
• Has your group considered how its actions and decisions could affect other groups or AA as a whole?
• If your group has been meeting on a virtual platform, will those meetings continue in any form after the group reopens?
• Are there ways to combine face-to-face meetings and virtual meetings as one?
• Has your group discussed its processes for accepting contributions? Electronic contributions options? Making contributions in keeping with its group conscience?