There are two new S-Ateen videos available:

S-Ateen Group Sponsor Service

S-Ateen History

Check them out today!

S-Anon is down to just 14 female and 2 male Long Distance Sponsors. More are needed! Please consider volunteering for this important service role. Long Distance Sponsors offer their experience, strength, and hope to those without a local meeting available to them.  Access the sign-up form.

The World Service Office is recruiting members to be a part of the S-Anon Speakers’ Pool, a listing of members who are willing and able to share their experience, strength and hope at S-Anon events at the local, regional and international level. To learn more about the requirements or to register, review the Speaker’s Pool Guidelines.

New in 2019, the WSO will now publish meeting locations on www.sanon.org and distribute addresses to inquirers who call or email the WSO for all groups that choose to have their meeting locations posted.

All WSO Group Representatives will receive a request to update, included with the Special Appeal email. If you are not sure if your group has a WSO Representative, please contact the office. We suggest that all groups take a group conscience before deciding if publishing meeting locations on www.sanon.org is right for them.

As of February 2019 there are:

• 348 Registered Face-to-Face Meetings
• 8 Registered Phone & 11 Skype Meetings
• 1 S-Anon & 3 S-Ateen Online Meetings
• 2 S-Ateen Face-to-Face Meetings
• 14 Long Distance Sponsors
• 12 Phone Support

In 2018, looking back:

• The WSO received 1,168 Calls
• 8,600+ emails received at [email protected]
• 950+ emails received at [email protected] re-questing phone meeting schedule
• 44,335 unique visitors to www.sanon.org
• 1,513 S-Anon Twelve Steps sold
• 1,507 Reflections of Hope sold
• 1,359 Working the S-Anon Program sold

The first quarter of each year is Group Verification time. Please submit an updated Group Registration Form to ensure that WSO staff members give out accurate information about your Group. Return the completed Group Registration Form to the WSO by email, fax, U.S. mail, or the online form by April 15, 2019.

February 2019

Greetings S-Anon Family and Happy 35th Anniversary!

We were asked to share with you the history and importance of our Seventh Tradition Appeal. We both have had the privilege of participating with others on the S-Anon Archives Committee. While compiling historical information, we recognized some interesting patterns. One of these patterns involves S-Anon’s financial stability. Learning how to become financially responsible was necessary, but complicated.

Issues related to S-Anon’s finances were prevalent for a number of years in our early history. Members chose to loan money to S-Anon so bills could be paid. Office staff volunteered to delay receiving a pay check. Publication of literature was delayed more than once due to insufficient funds. The S-Anon International Committee members (SIC), the precursor to the Board of Trustees (BOT), volunteered to make a monthly Seventh Tradition donation to cover half the cost of their monthly conference calls.

Thankfully, some 35 years later, our World Service Office is not only flourishing, but is helping countless people find help and hope. Today, the primary source of income for our fellowship is Seventh Tradition donations and literature sales, but our financial health can be an ongoing challenge. Please consider supporting our fellowship by giving an extra financial gift to the WSO. If we all support the WSO, S-Anon will continue to be available to those seeking help for many years to come.

Yours in Service,

Robin M and Vicky L

Lea la última actualización de la OSM y la carta de apelación especial en español.

As of October 2018 there are:

• 340 Face-to-Face Groups
• 8 Phone & 11 Skype Groups
• 1 S-Anon & 3 S-Ateen Online Groups
• 2 S-Ateen Face-to-Face Meetings
• 14 Long-Distance Sponsors
• 12 Phone support

Contact the WSO for information on any of these groups.

October 2018

Dear S-Anon Members,

As a child I was told, “Never discuss age or money in polite company.” Times have changed, and at age 46 I discovered the rooms of S-Anon. Hindsight’s always 20/20, but how I wish I’d found recovery in my younger years!

While I’m thankful for my S-Anon recovery, I’m extremely grateful for the healing and personal growth my children gain through the S-Ateen fellowship.  S-Ateen members attend face-to-face meetings in Israel and Spain, at International Conventions and local recovery events across the United States. They also connect on weekly voice meetings via the S-Ateen Online Community and Skype.

When it comes to money, our meetings are free and giving to 7th Tradition collections is optional. So how does this all work if members aren’t required to pay, and yet the S-Anon World Service Office operates like any other business with expenses, balance sheets and budgets? The answer is simple: as with our personal recovery, our fellowship is spiritually based. In a spiritual economy, we only keep what we willingly give away. Even more of a conundrum, we typically get more in return than what we give, no matter the gift.

As such, will you prayerfully consider a financial gift to S-Anon’s World Service Office? Your generous giving ensures meetings are accessible and supported through one cohesive organization, offering both young and old a safe place to find help and healing — today and into the future.

Thank you and God bless,

Allie H.
S-Ateen Committee Chair

Traditions Four, Five, and Six are now Conference Approved Literature and have been published in booklet form using the same format as used for the Steps in S-Anon Twelve Steps (the blue book).  Each section includes a general description, stories from several members, insights that can help us embrace the Traditions’ spiritual principles, and questions to consider when studying the Traditions either individually or as a group.  See the S-Anon Online Store to purchase.