The office is in Suite 203S in the Griggs-Midway Building, 1821 University Avenue, West (NE corner of University and Fairview, map). There is an elevator to the second floor down the hall from the main entrance on the left. The office is almost directly across the hall from the elevator. Alternatively, you can climb one flight up the stairs a few steps before the elevator on your left.
There is usually a complete inventory of English language Al-Anon and Alateen Conference Approved Literature in stock. We try to have a few titles in Spanish. In addition, anniversary medallions and St. Paul area meeting directories are for sale.
The office is scheduled to be open 12 noon – 4 pm, Monday through Friday and 9 am – 1 pm Saturday. Because we are an all volunteer organization, it’s a good idea to call ahead (651-771-2208) to confirm that the office is actually open.
Intergroup is run completely by volunteers. Plans are made and priorities set at the monthly meetings of Intergroup Representatives. Its officers – Chair, Viced-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer – serve one year terms and are elected at the December Intergroup Representatives’ meeting.
The officers are assisted by committee chairs who take responsibility for ordering literature, scheduling office volunteers, providing Al-Anon and Alateen members to speak at open meetings, and organize various outreach activities such as meetings for families at treatment facilities or staffing a booth at the Women’s Expo.
The real work of Intergroup is done by Al-Anon and Alateen members who volunteer their time to keep the office open, to sell literature at open meetings and roundups, to participate in outreach activities, and to represent their groups at the Intergroup meetings.
You can find more information about what Intergroup volunteers do and their responsibilities on the volunteer opportunities page.
Meetings are at 7:00 pm on the second Tuesday of each month in the Griggs-Midway Building, 1821 University Avenue, West (NE corner of University and Fairview). The meeting is usually in room 127.
Meetings are primarily for Intergroup Representatives (IRs). These are Al-Anon and Alateen members elected by their groups to represent their groups at the monthly meetings. This is a one night a month commitment, with a huge payback to you and your group.
Note that an Intergroup Representative fills a different position from a Group Representative (GR) who represents their group at the Area Assembly and District Meetings. One person can fill both positions, but a better arrangement is to have both a GR and IR, with the GR also serving as an Alternate IR and the IR serving as an Alternate GR.
You don’t need to be an IR to attend. Any Al-Anon or Alateen member is welcome to come to the monthly meetings.
To carry out important business at Intergroup meetings, our bylaws require that 5% of the groups we serve be represented. Currently this means there must be at least 7 voting members. At several recent meetings there were only 6 or fewer voting members present. This even occored at a meeting when we were to to elect a Treasurer. The result was that we were unable to elect someone who was willing to serve. This should underscore the importance of groups being represented.
Intergroup has three sources of financial support: