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Calls are forwarded to these paid advertisers| Time | Name | Location / Group | Address / Platform | Region | |
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| 7:30 AM | F & G | F & G | 315 E 5th St | Des Moines | English Open Meeting Step Meeting + Wheelchair Access |
| 9:30 AM | F & G | F & G | 315 E 5th St | Des Moines | English Open Meeting Wheelchair Access |
| 12:00 PM | White House Group | White House, Alano Society, Inc. | 1400 Pennsylvania Ave | Des Moines | Big Book English Open Meeting + Wheelchair Access |
| 12:00 PM | TGIS Step Study | Windsor United Methodist Church | Online 6222 University Ave | Des Moines | English Open Meeting Step Meeting + Wheelchair Access |
| 12:00 PM | F & G | F & G | 315 E 5th St | Des Moines | English Open Meeting Wheelchair Access |
| 5:15 PM | F & G | F & G | 315 E 5th St | Des Moines | English Open Meeting Wheelchair Access |
| 6:00 PM | How It Works | Methodist West Hospital | Online 1660 60th St | Des Moines | English Open Meeting Temporary Closure + Wheelchair Access |
| 6:30 AM | Ankeny Early Birds Northwest Linden Street | Ankeny Early Birds | 118 Northwest Linden Street | Ankeny | Big Book Open Meeting Wheelchair Access |
| 6:30 AM | Ankeny Early Birds | St. Ann;s Episcopal Church | Online 2110 W 1st St | Ankeny | English Open Meeting Wheelchair Access |
| 6:30 AM | Ankeny Early Birds | Ankeny Free Church | 118 NW Linden St | Ankeny | Big Book English Open Meeting + Wheelchair Access |
| 6:30 AM | The James Gang | St. Peter Lutheran Church | 1001 S James St | Grimes | English Open Meeting Wheelchair Access |
| 7:15 AM | Breakfast Club | Online - Ames | Online Ames, IA 50010 | Ames | Discussion English Newcomer + Open Meeting |
| 7:30 AM | McCormick Clubhouse | Mc Cormick Place Group #130650 | 1201 McCormick Ave | Ames | Discussion English Open Meeting |
| 7:30 AM | Boone Group | Boone Group #105340 | 917 10th St | Boone | Discussion English Open Meeting |
| 12:00 PM | Knoxville Group | Knoxville Group | 308 E Robinson St | Knoxville | Daily Reflections Discussion English + Open Meeting Wheelchair Access |
| 12:00 PM | Newton Group | St. Stephen's Episcopal Church | 223 E 4th St N | Newton | English Open Meeting Wheelchair Access |
| 12:00 PM | Ankeny Reflections | The 511 (FKA- JC's Cafe) | 511 SW 2nd St | Ankeny | English Open Meeting Wheelchair Access |
| 12:00 PM | West End Big Book Study | Faith Lutheran Church | 10395 University Ave | Clive | Big Book English Open Meeting + Wheelchair Access |
| 12:00 PM | McCormick Clubhouse | McCormick | 1201 McCormick Ave | Ames | Discussion English Open Meeting |
| 12:10 PM | Noon Group Ames | Noon Groups #127254 | Online 1015 North Hyland Avenue | Ames | Big Book Closed Meeting Discussion |
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Des Moines, Iowa AA Meetings
Des Moines is the county seat of Polk County and the capital of the U.S. state of Iowa; part of the city extends into Warren County. If you live or work in the area, and are searching for AA meetings in Des Moines, our online directory of AA meetings in Iowa may help.
Addiction recovery usually involves making some significant lifestyle changes. These changes may differ for each recovering individual. Generally, anything that triggers the urge to drink alcohol or use other substances may need to be avoided, particularly in early recovery. Examples of triggers may include restaurants, bars, or other places that serve alcohol, people who you associate with drinking, and situations, such as those that cause high-stress levels.
Some problems cannot be avoided, for instance, when the workplace causes stress. Most people still have to work, but exploring the possibility of changing jobs or careers may be a lifestyle change that supports your recovery goals. Employing stress reduction strategies and other recovery tools can help when immediate lifestyle changes are impossible.
Participating in AA meetings can help fill an empty place in a person’s life where socialization and drinking activities used to be interlinked. AA meetings can provide a sober network of peers, as well as healthy sober activities. Alano clubs, sponsored by some AA groups, provide a place to participate in healthy social activities, such as sober family activities, sober group travel opportunities, and even sober cruises. Putting a sober support network in place that substitutes healthy lifestyle changes (such as getting involved in an Alano Club) for old, unhealthy behavioral patterns, can help strengthen a person’s recovery.