How to Find a Meeting’s WSO ID Number – Southern California World Service

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Al-Anon has but one purpose: to help families of alcoholics. We do this by practicing the Twelve Steps, by welcoming and giving comfort to families of alcoholics, and by giving understanding and encouragement to the alcoholic.

The WSO ID number of a group is displayed as the “Group ID” near the bottom of the meeting details on the WSO’s “Find an Al-Anon Meeting” page (as depicted in the sample image below). The official name of a group is display at the top of the meeting details. Perform the following steps to determine a meeting’s WSO ID:

Go to the WSO’s Find an Al-Anon Meeting page by clicking on the button below.
Start typing the meeting’s address (or ZIP Code or City) in the “Enter an Address” field. As you type the address, a list of matching addresses are displayed below the “Enter an Address” field.
As soon as the location is displayed in the matching address list, select the entry from the list to update the map display.
To narrow the search, lower the “Search Radius” to 5 miles and select the meeting day of the week.
Scroll through the search results in the left panel to find the meeting information. The WSO ID is displayed near the end of the meeting information as the “Group ID”. The group name is displayed at the start of the meeting information.

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