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Outreach Subcommittee of Portland Area NA The
main purpose of the Outreach Subcommittee of Portland Area Narcotics Anonymous
is to promote unity and to overcome isolation among individual groups.
Outreach can offer assistance to NA groups struggling with lack of experience or
information, cultural differences and difficulties arising from internal
controversy. In all the efforts of our subcommittee, ongoing communication
and follow up visits are essential and given first priority. As one of our goals is to bring more isolated groups into the larger NA community, we actively encourage involvement in the service structure. Members of our subcommittee are available to answer questions about the traditions of NA, participation at area and the larger service structure and to share our experience, strength and hope concerning the early stages of group development. Outreach in the Portland Area has sought to accomplish this by providing communication, support and services to these groups as well as the larger service structure. Outreach
has successfully addressed difficulties in individual NA groups concerning
geographical isolation, conducting business meetings, finding meeting places and
effectively bringing a group conscience to the area level.
One of the major functions of our subcommittee is to provide training for
new Group Service Representatives (GSRs). On the last Saturday
of each month, two members of Outreach conduct orientation in which new GSRs
are familiarized with the area service structure and how to participate,
location of meeting schedules and literature, the making of motions and a
working knowledge of area bylaws and rules of order.
Every Narcotics Anonymous meeting in the Portland Area is encouraged to
fill out and submit a Group Report Form (GRF) on a monthly basis.
These GRFs are collected and reviewed by out subcommittee, and are a
crucial component in our mission to promote a unified NA community.
Through the medium of the GRF, Outreach is able to respond
to specific problems, questions or service needs of individual groups in a
program of autonomy. Portland Area’s
Outreach responds to every GRF it receives in which our help is requested. Click here for PASC Outreach By-laws in PDF format (This requires a .pdf file reader to view such as Adobe Acrobat) Our next meeting
will be held 1:00pm, Last Saturday of the month at
17200
SE Stark (URS club). 3/2/08ac |