Correctional Facilities Committee Report - January 2025

Hello I’m Marsha and I’m an alcoholic. The Correctional Facilities Committee opened with a moment of silence followed by the Serenity Prayer. There were seventeen people in attendance and introductions were made. It was a lively committee meeting with lots of discussion and participation. The report from the October Business Assembly was read.

More work was done on the list of AA meetings and volunteers taking meetings into the correctional facilities. The list will be on the website soon so all those people who want to volunteer can find out when and where to do corrections service work. We are always looking for more volunteers.

The Omaha Bridging the Gap (BTG) Chair joined the meeting to share information about how BTG works in Omaha. They are ready for on line requests and 43 people have volunteered to be temporary contacts to get people to AA meetings. The chair of the Treatment/Accessibilities/Remote Communities (TARC) Committee also joined the meeting to share how the Area 41 BTG works. The Area 41 website is also available for on line requests for temporary contacts.

The group was grateful for the information and will help get the word out.

The following, Agenda Item 2025 Corrections 01-11-017: The Area 41 Correctional Facilities Committee recommends the name of the committee be changed to Corrections. The name change would mirror the General Service Board service structure and reflect what Area 41 currently calls the committee, was reviewed and moved out of committee for a vote at a future Area 41 Business Assembly. There was discussion about the committee meeting being a hybrid meeting but no decision was made. There is a plan to have at least one ZOOM meeting in between Area 41 Business Assemblies to stay connected and help carry out the work that was decided on in the committee meeting.

The Delegate joined the meeting to encourage people to attend the WCRAASC in Casper Wyoming and the WC Forum in Omaha Nebraska. We discussed ideas for the Committee Show Case at the April 2025 Assembly. Networking occurred between committee members to help take AA meetings into the correctional facilities across district lines. The meeting closed with the Lord’s Prayer.

Yours in Service,
Marsha S.