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, public outreach efforts, and training for volunteers.
How to update meeting listing (PDF)
- 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:
- 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)
- December 2022: Al-Anon’s Twelve Traditions Illustrated (PDF)
- November 2022: Why Anonymity in Al-Anon? (PDF)
- October 2022: Al-Anon Spoken Here (PDF)
- September 2022: Hope & Understanding for Parents & Grandparents (PDF)
- A Parent Pack of pamphlets is also available (PDF)
- August 2022: A Guide for the Family of the Alcoholic (PDF)
- July 2022: Seventh Tradition (PDF)
- June 2022: This is Al-Anon (PDF) Spanish Version (PDF)
- May 2022: How Can I Help My Children? (PDF)
- April 2022: Sponsorship, What It’s All About (PDF)
- March 2022: Joy of Service (PDF)
- February 2022: So You Love an Alcoholic (PDF) Spanish Version (PDF)
- January 2022: Why Conference Approved Literature? (PDF)
- December 2021: Al-Anon, You, and the Alcoholic (PDF)
- November 2021: Attracting and Cooperating (PDF)
- October 2021: The Al-Anon Focus (PDF)
- September 2021: Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions for Alateen (PDF)
Book of the Season:
- 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)
- Holiday 2022: As We Understood (PDF)
- Fall 2022: Reaching for Personal Freedom (PDF)
- Summer 2022: The Dilemma of the Alcoholic Marriage (PDF)
- Spring 2022: Blueprint for Progress: Al-Anon’s Fourth Step Inventory (PDF)
- Winter 2022: Alateen Hope for Children of Alcoholics (PDF)
- Fall 2021: From Survival to Recovery (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)
- 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: