{"id":152,"date":"2016-04-23T17:41:42","date_gmt":"2016-04-24T00:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iowa-al-anon.org\/?page_id=152"},"modified":"2025-11-04T09:45:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T15:45:47","slug":"alateen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iowa-al-anon.org\/?page_id=152","title":{"rendered":"Alateen"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Alateen&#8217;s Purpose<\/h3>\n<p>Alateen is part of Al-Anon, which helps families and friends of alcoholics recover from the effects of living with the problem drinking of a relative or friend. Alateen is our recovery program for young people. Alateen groups are sponsored by Al-Anon members.<\/p>\n<p>Our program of recovery is adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous and is based upon the Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions, and the Twelve Concepts of Service.<\/p>\n<p>The only requirement of membership is that there be a problem of alcoholism in a relative or friend.<\/p>\n<p>Al-Anon\/Alateen is not affiliated with any other organization or outside entity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>Reprinted with permission of Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. Virginia Beach, VA<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Alateen Meetings<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Alateen individuals are <strong>WELCOME<\/strong> at <strong>ALL<\/strong> Al-Anon meetings!<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Dist.<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>City<\/strong><\/td><td>Group <\/td><td><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Day<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Time<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td> &#8211; <\/td><td>All Iowa<\/td><td>Alateen Electronic Meeting<\/td><td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.al-anon.org\/try-an-alateen-chat-meeting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alateen Mobile App<\/a><\/td><td> &#8211; <\/td><td> &#8211; <\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>West Des Moines<\/td><td>Alateen Friday Night Step Study<\/td><td>St. Mark Lutheran Church<br>Disciple Center <em>(Lower Level)<\/em><br>1105 Grand Ave.<\/td><td>Friday<\/td><td>7:00 p.m.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/iowa-al-anon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/d7_AlateenFlyer.pdf\">Des Moines<\/a><\/td><td>Together Alateen<\/td><td>Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd<br>3820 SW 9th St.<br><em>(Meeting is Downstairs)<\/em><\/td><td>Thursday<\/td><td>7 p.m.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14<\/td><td>Fort Dodge<\/td><td>Fort Dodge Alateen<\/td><td>First Lutheran Church<br>3939 Cheyenne Blvd.<\/td><td>Thursday<\/td><td>7 p.m.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Sioux City<\/td><td>Young Person\u2019s Alateen<\/td><td>First Lutheran Church<br>3939 Cheyenne Blvd.&nbsp;<\/td><td>Wednesday<\/td><td>7:00 p.m.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>Ames<\/td><td>Alateen Survivors<\/td><td>Collegiate United Methodist<br>2622 Lincoln Way <em>(Pine Room)<\/em><\/td><td>Tuesday<\/td><td>7:00 p.m.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/iowa-al-anon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/d7_AlateenFlyer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Altoona<\/a><\/td><td>Courage To Be Me<\/td><td>Lutheran Church of the Cross <br>1701 8th St. SW Altoona <br><em>(SE Entrance of Main Bldg.)<\/em><\/td><td>Tuesday<\/td><td>7:00 p.m.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/iowa-al-anon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/d7_AlateenFlyer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Cedar Rapids<\/a><\/td><td><strong>TGIA<\/strong> (<em>Thank God It&#8217;s Alateen<\/em>)<\/td><td>Fellowship Hall<br>3224 1st Ave NE<\/td><td>Tuesday<\/td><td>7:00 p.m.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>Burlington<\/td><td>West Ave. Alateen<\/td><td>Messiah Lutheran Church, <br>2411 West Ave.<br><em>(Enter west door go to stairs. 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