We believe that alcoholism is a family disease.
Al-Anon is a worldwide fellowship of those who feel their lives have been deeply affected by someone else's drinking. The only requirement for membership is that there be a problem of alcoholism in a relative or friend. Members, who come from all walks of life, meet to share their experience, strength, and hope in order to solve their common problems. 
We find that changing our attitudes can aid recovery.

This Web site contains information about Rhode Island Area Al-Anon, including meeting schedules, service meetings, fellowship events, and our Area newsletter. If your life has been affected by another individual's drinking, we invite you to join us at a meeting.

Closed meetings are limited to persons who feel their lives have been or are being deeply affected by the alcoholism of a family member or friend. In this way, participants feel free to discuss what is in their minds and hearts. What is said in meetings is treated as confidential. We do not discuss members or their sharings outside the meetings. As the saying goes, "Whom you see here, what you hear here, when you leave here, let it stay here."