Santa Barbara & Ventura Counties ACAD Intergroup
What Intergroup is, and why we support it.
To appreciate what Intergroup is, it sometimes helps to start with what Intergroup is not. Intergroup is not an authority figure and is not here to tell anyone what to do, what to think, how to run meetings, or what to do with 7th Tradition funds. Intergroup is an ACAD WSO sanctioned assembly of unpaid local meeting volunteers, devoting their time to help ensure ACAD thrives in our local area. By members, for members. Ideally every ACAD meeting will have an active Intergroup Representative (IGR) that attends and participates in the quarterly Intergroup meetings. Your Intergroup is funded thru donations by individuals and meetings from around the area. Intergroup in turn services the various meetings and community through the following:
- Serve as a comprehensive news and information source for local ACAD’s
- Carry the message to those who still suffer
- Provide informational presentations and community outreach at facilities
- Fund and support new meeting development
- Fund and organize ACA Unity Days, or picnics
- Fund and maintain our local area website: SB-ACA.org
- Help bring in speakers from other areas
- Develop and distribute materials that help spread the ACAD word in the community
- Represent our area by sending a delegate to the ACA World Services Organization (WSO) Annual Business Conference to help shape policy
- Represent our area by having a delegate represent our area by participating in the Western Region of ACAD
- Pursue other events that benefit ACAD and recovery
- Coordinate and distribute a printed meeting list
- Network and exchange ideas with other Intergroups for the betterment of the program
- Circulate news between meetings
- Remind meetings of their expired or defaulted WSO meeting listings
- Provide resources to meetings
- Help unify meetings
- Help people find meetings
- Provide discounted ACA literature locally to ACAD groups
- Donate books and literature to libraries, hospitals and correctional facilities
- Ensure ACAD is represented in local recovery listings
- Help other Intergroups, and participate in communication between Intergroups
- and more…..
Does your meeting participate or support Intergroup in some way? In addition to the need for attendance, these important tasks have costs, and can function much more effectively with your help. Your help can take the form of communication, participation, and or support. As the ACAD program experiences its resurgence, it is more important than ever that your group participates, and we provide a unified front in our effort to grow the program.
Thank you for your consideration.
SBVC ACAD Intergroup meets…
The SBVC ACAD Intergroup generally meets quarterly via Zoom the first Saturday of January, April, July, and October from 4:30-5:30pm. The 2026 dates are adjusted to avoid holidays: January 3, April 11, July 11, and October 3.
Zoom ID: 899 0627 6540 Password: 2021
Meeting Group Service Reps, and regular members are welcome. Feel free to ask any questions and make any requests.
Contact the Chair Duncan at 805-705-5060 or Secretary Teresa at 805-559-3810 for information.
Help Wanted:
– Public Information: members needed to help conduct outreach, distribute basic info pamphlets with meeting lists to mental health providers and facilities, and to provide panels to share ACAD recovery information and experience at facilities.
– Spanish speaking members to help start Spanish speaking ACAD meetings.
– Workshop and Social Gathering Team to organize educational and fun social events for members, families & friends.
– Lending Librarian needed to share ACAD related books with local members.
SBVC ACAD Literature Store
Timo is our IG ACAD Literature Book Store manager. Meeting groups may contact Timo to purchase discounted ACAD literature. Groups please see guidelines and information at the link below. Members may purchase ACAD literature from ACAD groups or WSO. Timo accepts Zelle or Venmo for literature purchases.
Timo 818-355-8028 or timomalkki@hotmail.com
Intergroup Literature Prices and Forms
Group Donations to Intergroup
ACAD WSO suggests that meeting groups donate 7th Tradition funds in excess of prudent reserve to local Intergroups and WSO. While WSO suggests a ratio of 60% to Intergroup and 40% to WSO, your group is free to donate as you choose. Group donations may be made to our SBVC ACAD Intergroup Treasurer.
Interim Guidelines and Procedures for Santa Barbara & Ventura Counties ACAD Intergroup
Adopted March 9, 2014: pdf file