Official Duties and Responsibilities

• Attend Area meetings
• Carries the message to, and informs the public in the Southern California Area about, Al-Anon/Alateen Family Groups.
• Disseminates information received from the World Service Office (WSO), typically in four parts:
  • Becomes familiar with WSO’s many Public Outreach (PO) resources including Guidelines: Public Outreach Service (G-10) and Area Public Outreach Coordinator (G-38), and builds awareness in the community about what Al-Anon/ Alateen is by following these Guidelines. Uses AFG Connects for Public Outreach as a continual resource.
  • Obtains latest Public Service Announcements (PSAs) created by WSO (from AFG Connects) and works with Districts to distribute those to local TV and Radio stations. Advises WSO when PSAs are placed.
  • Informs the local media of how Al-Anon/Alateen can help families and friends of alcoholics by maintaining a list of Radio and TV stations that have received the latest PSA from the WSO. Identifies TV Stations that have not been contacted, and works with appropriate Districts to provides PSAs to local stations, then advises the WSO of the results;
  • Oversees one or several PO project ideas that the WSO asks Areas to adopt or carry out (as announced on AFG Connects), if relevant. Coordinates inquiries forwarded by the WSO from people in our Area or that we receive from local organizations and passes them onto the appropriate District, and reports results to WSO.
• Participates in WSO conference calls to share experience with other Area Public Outreach Coordinators around the country.
• Facilitates distribution of Al-Anon/Alateen information and Conference Approved Literature (CAL) directly to the public via several means:
  • Obtains local media coverage of Al-Anon/Alateen through our PSAs, press releases, community calendar listings, and personal interviews.
  • Facilitates easy access to Al-Anon/Alateen— through phone listings, community calendar listings, and other local public directories.
  • Encourages the use of CAL in PO work.
• Gathers information on District and Intergroup PO projects, current and ongoing, to avoid duplication of effort.
• Supports all PO projects carried out by Districts and Al-Anon Information Service (AIS) offices/Intergroups.
• Initiates Public Outreach (PO) projects, such as participating in Annual LA Times Festival of Books or renting billboards.
• Displays PO banner at Assembly meetings. Coordinates the use of PO banner throughout the SoCal area.
• When invited, speaks about Public Outreach activities at Groups and District meetings.
• Cooperates with Spanish Coordinator to staff Al-Anon booth/table at public events, as appropriate.
• Prepares and presents written report for each quarterly Area World Service Committee (AWSC) and Assembly and emails a copy to Secretary and Bulletin Coordinator.
• Most important, regularly and actively cooperates and consults with the other two SCWS Public Outreach Coordinators (i.e., Institutions and Cooperating with the Professional Community/CPC) to fulfill requests from public entities. Various requests may overlap between Coordinator positions.