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Sponsored| Time | Name | Location / Group | Address / Platform | Region | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:30 AM | F & G | F & G | 315 E 5th St | Des Moines | English Open Meeting Wheelchair Access |
| 9:30 AM | F & G | F & G | 315 E 5th St | Des Moines | Big Book English Open Meeting + Wheelchair Access |
| 12:00 PM | Men's Basics | St. Mark's DiscipleShip Center | 1105 Grand Ave | Des Moines | Big Book Closed Meeting English + Men's 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 | New Hope Group- Beaver | Hope Methodist Church | 4525 Beaver Ave | Des Moines | English Open Meeting Wheelchair Access |
| 12:00 PM | F & G | F & G | 315 E 5th St | Des Moines | English Open Meeting Wheelchair Access |
| 12:00 PM | High & Dry Group | St. John's Lutheran Church | Online 600 6th Ave | Des Moines | English Open Meeting Temporary Closure |
| 1:30 PM | Language of the Heart | Mickle Resource Center- AA Central Office | 1620 Pleasant St #229 | Des Moines | English Open Meeting |
| 5:00 PM | White House Group | White House, Alano Society, Inc. | 1400 Pennsylvania Ave | Des Moines | English Open Meeting Wheelchair Access + Women's Meeting |
| 6:00 PM | Function in the Junction | Community Center | 217 5th St | Des Moines | English Open Meeting Wheelchair Access |
| 6:00 PM | Keep It Simple Sister | White House, Alano Society, Inc. | 1400 Pennsylvania Ave | Des Moines | Big Book English Open Meeting + Step Meeting Wheelchair Access Women's Meeting |
| 6:30 AM | Broken Elevator Group | Faith Lutheran Church | Online 10395 University Ave | Clive | Closed Meeting English Step Meeting + Tradition Study Wheelchair Access |
| 6:30 AM | Git R Done | Lutheran Church of Hope | 1335 NE Beaverbrooke Blvd | Grimes | English Open Meeting |
| 6:30 AM | Grimes/Ankeny Zoom | Grimes/Ankeny Zoom | Online Ankeny, IA 50021 | Ankeny | English Open Meeting |
| 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 |
| 12:10 PM | Noon Group Ames | Noon Groups #127254 | Online 1015 North Hyland Avenue | Ames | Big Book Closed Meeting Discussion |
| 6:00 PM | Men In Action -Permanent Location | The 511 (FKA- JC's Cafe) (Uptown Ankeny) | 206 SW Walnut St | Ankeny | English Men's Meeting 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.