Indianapolis Information Services (IIS) is a resource for families and friends of alcoholics in Central Indiana. We wish to help anyone who is seeking relief and recovery from, and understanding of, someone else’s drinking behavior. We help those who are seeking information, literature, or support regarding local Al-Anon Family Groups.
Who We Serve:
We support members, prospective members and Al-Anon groups in the Indianapolis vicinity. The local groups we directly support are in Indiana’s Districts 8, 9, and 10. These include English speaking meetings, Spanish speaking meetings, and Alateen meetings.
Our Programs and Services:
- We provide a Literature Depot serving groups, individuals, and Indianapolis-area program related activities.
- A 24-hour telephone line staffed by volunteers (317-257-2693)
- A regularly updated Central Indiana Meeting Schedule.
How to update meeting listing (PDF)
- Outreach (Central Indiana). We systematically provide Al-Anon Conference Approved Literature to places that serve family members of alcoholics. Anyone who is bothered by another’s drinking can find help and hope in Al-Anon. If you have questions about how we “carry the Al-Anon message”, or if you are an Al-Anon member who wishes to participate, please e-mail us at indianapolisalanon@gmail.com
- A Speaker Exchange Service:
To help those who are hosting a Recovery Event to arrange for an Al-Anon Member to share the Experience, Strength and Hope of the Al-Anon Program of Recovery.
Pamphlet of the Month:
- November 2024: What Do YOU Do About the Alcoholic’s Drinking? (PDF)
- October 2024: Al-Anon is for Men (PDF)
- September 2024: Alcoholism, A Merry-Go-Round Named Denial (PDF)
- August 2024: Fact Sheet for Professionals Pamphlet includes English and Spanish translations. (PDF)
- July 2024: Freedom from Despair (PDF)
- June 2024: Alateens Share with Adults in Their Lives (PDF)
- May 2024: Does She Drink Too Much? (PDF)
- April 2024: To Parents of Alcoholics (PDF)
- March 2024: Service Sponsorship: Working Smarter, Not Harder (PDF)
- February 2024: Doubting your Sanity? Pamphlet includes English and Spanish translations. (PDF)
- January 2024: Just for Today (PDF) Spanish Version (PDF)
- December 2023: Wallet Card of Do’s and Don’ts (PDF)
- November 2023: Three Views of Al-Anon (PDF)
- October 2023: Daily Checklist of Myself (PDF) Spanish Version (PDF)
- September 2023: Sponsorship Bookmark (PDF)
- August 2023: Detachment (PDF) Spanish Version (PDF)
- July 2023: Youth and the Alcoholic Parent (PDF)
- June 2023: Alcoholism, the Family Disease (PDF) Spanish Version (PDF)
- May 2023: Purpose and Suggestions (PDF)
- April 2023: The Concepts: Al-Anon’s Best-Kept Secret? (PDF)
- March 2023: Alateen Table Card (PDF)
- February 2023: Al-Anon Sharings from Adult Children (PDF)
- January 2023: Understanding Ourselves and Alcoholism (PDF) Spanish Version (PDF)
Book of the Season:
- Fall 2024: Discovering Choices: Recovery in Relationships (PDF)
- Summer 2024: Intimacy in Alcoholic Relationships (PDF)
- Spring 2024: Al-Anon’s Twelve Steps & Twelve Traditions (PDF)
- Winter 2024: Courage to Be Me (PDF)
- Fall 2023: When I Got Busy, I Got Better (PDF)
- New Release in 2023: A Little Time for Myself (PDF)
- Summer 2023: …In All Our Affairs (PDF)
- Spring 2023: Alateen’s 4th Step Inventory (PDF)
- Winter 2023: Conflict Resolution Using Our Twelve Traditions (PDF)
Suggested conference approved literature (CAL) reading lists by topic:
- Choosing a Daily Reader (PDF)
- NEW A Little Time for Myself (PDF)
- Choosing a Workbook (PDF)
- For Parents & Grandparents (PDF)
- Parent Pack (PDF)
- Hope & Understanding for Parents & Grandparents (PDF)
- To Parents of Alcoholics (PDF)
- How Can I Help My Children? (PDF)
- A Guide for the Family of the Alcoholic (PDF)
- Purpose and Suggestions (PDF)
- So You Love an Alcoholic (PDF) Spanish Version (PDF)
- Understanding Ourselves and Alcoholism (PDF) Spanish Version (PDF)
- Al-Anon Spoken Here (PDF)
- Detachment (PDF) Spanish Version (PDF)
- For those who grew up with Alcoholism (PDF)
Resource Materials: