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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 | Big Book English Open 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 | English Open Meeting Wheelchair Access |
| 12:00 PM | Step Group- Hybrid begins 2/2/23! | Central Presbyterian Church | Online 3829 Grand 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 |
| 4:00 PM | United in Recovery Group | Mt. Hebron Baptist Church | 1338 9th 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 | Zion AA | Zion Lutheran Church | 4300 Beaver Ave | Des Moines | Big Book English Open Meeting + Wheelchair Access |
| 6:00 PM | LGBTQ and Friends University Avenue | LGBTQ & Friends | 2718 University Avenue | Des Moines | LGBTQ+ Open Meeting |
| 6:30 AM | Eye Openers | Faith Lutheran Church | Online 10395 University Ave | Clive | Big Book English Open Meeting + Wheelchair Access |
| 7:15 AM | Breakfast Club | Online - Ames | Online Ames, IA 50010 | Ames | Discussion English Open Meeting |
| 7:30 AM | McCormick Clubhouse | Mc Cormick Place Group #130650 | 1201 McCormick Ave | Ames | Discussion English Open Meeting |
| 12:00 PM | Newton Group | St. Stephen's Episcopal Church | 223 E 4th St N | Newton | English Open Meeting Wheelchair Access |
| 12:00 PM | McCormick Clubhouse | McCormick | 1201 McCormick Ave | Ames | Discussion English Open Meeting |
| 12:00 PM | The Indianola Group | First Methodist Church | 307 W Ashland Ave | Indianola | English Open Meeting Wheelchair Access |
| 12:00 PM | Git R Done | Lutheran Church of Hope | 1335 NE Beaverbrooke Blvd | Grimes | English Open Meeting |
| 12:10 PM | Noon Group Ames | Noon Groups #127254 | Online 1015 North Hyland Avenue | Ames | Big Book Closed Meeting Discussion |
| 5:30 PM | Altoona- Promises Group | Lutheran Church of the Cross- Cross Creek Bldg | 1975 8th St SW | Altoona | English Open Meeting Wheelchair Access |
| 6:00 PM | Big Book Promises | Lutheran Church of Hope | 520 NW 36th St | Ankeny | Big Book English Open Meeting + Wheelchair Access |
| 6:00 PM | Cover II Cover- Babysitting begins 8/2/23 | The Bridge | 10025 NW 62nd Ave | Johnston | Big Book Child-Friendly English + Open Meeting Wheelchair Access |
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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.
