Service in Cocaine Anonymous offers members the opportunity to give back, grow in recovery, and strengthen unity within the Fellowship. Many begin by greeting members, making coffee, or setting up meetings, later taking on trusted roles such as Group Service Representative (GSR), a vital link between the Group and the wider service structure. The GSR carries the group conscience to District or Area meetings, keeps members informed of Fellowship activities, and ensures the Traditions are upheld. Through service, we practise humility, build lasting connections, and help shape the collective voice of C.A., allowing our Higher Power to work through us for the benefit of those still suffering.
Welcome to the service community of Cocaine Anonymous! Many of our members have found fulfillment and serenity by allowing their Higher Power to work through them in service to our Fellowship.
Most of our trusted servants began their journey at the Group level by doing things like greeting members at the door, making coffee, setting up chairs, or cleaning up after the meeting. Through these commitments, we began to see the value of service and how our actions can benefit others. We also experienced a new source of humility, joy, and unity, often making lifelong friends in the process. Over time, we demonstrated our trustworthiness and increasingly selfless commitment to our fellows and our Home Group. We then became ready for a new level of trusted service to the Fellowship.
One of the most important service positions to which a member can be elected is the Group Service Representative, or GSR. The majority of our future trusted servants at the District, Area, and even World Service levels will have served as GSRs. Groups should take great care with GSR selection, as the quality of the District/Area service bodies and ultimately World Services can only be as good as the choices the individual Groups make.