Recovery has given us a new way of life. We discovered that the best way to serve our Higher Power was to serve our fellow human beings, and through that we found humility. The self-centred behaviour that once ruled our lives is gradually replaced with an attitude of service. We learn that service is gratitude in action – a way to give back what was freely given to us.
Every level of our Fellowship offers a way to give back and help carry the message. It begins in the home group, where members take part in meetings and local service roles. Groups come together to form Districts, which in turn make up Areas. Several Areas form a Region, and all Regions connect through the World Service structure. Each level supports the next so our message can reach addicts everywhere.
Use the links below to learn more about service opportunities at every level.
From the C.A. World Service ManualWorld Service Office (WSO)The WSO is the main contact and distribution point of C.A. Its main purpose is to maintain contact with members, Groups, Districts, and Areas. Contact is sustained through correspondence, newsletters, e-mail, the website www.ca.org, and representatives within our service structure.WSO offers services to:New GroupsExisting Groups with special […]
Documents the work of Cocaine Anonymous, preserves and curates the CAWS Archive, and makes our history accessible to members to provide context for our progression, principles and Traditions, strengthening our common identity and unity.
Organizes and hosts the World Service Conference so Delegates, Trustees and the WSO can meet to discuss ideas and direction for C.A. as a whole, with planning and logistics that support year-round Conference work.
Provides a World Service Convention that promotes enthusiasm and unity within the Fellowship and supports World Service efforts to carry the message. Creates bidding guidelines, assists host cities, and offers guidance on resources, budgeting, structures and policies.
Develops and implements policies and procedures for C.A. finances, including ways and means to generate the funds needed for continued growth, consistent with our Twelve Traditions and the principle that we are fully self-supporting.
Carries the C.A. message to those in hospitals and institutions such as correctional facilities, detox units and shelters. H&I meetings are held at the invitation of the facility in a spirit of cooperation, not affiliation, so the addict who still suffers can hear a message of recovery.
Serves as a resource on emerging technologies for the service structure, helps Areas and Districts with locally approved websites that link from C.A. web properties, and adapts available tools to better carry the message while upholding the Traditions, Concepts, C.A. policies, privacy and security.
Reviews, edits and submits Conference materials for approval and publication, helping the Fellowship express hope, faith and courage through literature that carries the message, supports understanding and application of the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, and informs professionals and the public.
Develops, initiates and plans the means of communication to the public so the still-suffering addict and those concerned with addiction can learn how we live without cocaine and all other mind-altering substances. Our public relations are guided by attraction, gratitude for the gift of sobriety and the importance of personal anonymity.
Formulates bylaws, guidelines and structures by which Cocaine Anonymous can operate day to day at Conferences, Regions and Areas, introducing approved changes into the World Service Manual to help the Fellowship grow and flourish.
Enhances communication and international outreach among the diverse elements within the Fellowship in the interest of carrying the C.A. message and promoting C.A. unity. Oversees Celebrate Around the World and invites artwork that reflects a global, unifying theme.
