What is aawv.org and what does Alcoholics Anonymous Area 73 cover?

aawv.org is the official website for Alcoholics Anonymous Area 73. Area 73 covers all of West Virginia plus portions of Maryland, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The site is a local A.A. service resource: it helps people find A.A. meetings in that territory, contact A.A. members with questions, and learn more about Alcoholics Anonymous. It is aimed at several audiences — anyone who thinks they may have a drinking problem, current A.A. members, and professionals such as press or media contacts.

What Area 73 is

Alcoholics Anonymous organizes its service structure into geographic areas, and Area 73 is the area that includes:

• All of West Virginia
• Portions of Maryland
• Portions of Ohio
• Portions of Pennsylvania

Because the area crosses state lines, the meeting finder on aawv.org is the practical way to locate a meeting near you rather than assuming a state-level boundary. If you live near a border, check the site's meeting listings instead of relying on which state you are in.

What you can do on aawv.org

The site groups its main functions into a few clear paths:

Finding a meeting

Meetings are described as scheduled daily throughout Area 73. Use the meeting-finding entry point on the site to search for times and locations in your part of the area. Expect the listing to be the authoritative local source, since it reflects the area's own groups rather than a national directory.

Getting help

The "Get Help" section is the starting point if you think you may have a drinking problem. The site frames this directly: if you think you may have a drinking problem, there is a solution, and A.A. is presented as a way to a new life.

Contacting A.A.

Members of A.A. are described as ready to answer any questions you may have, and the site provides a contact path for that. Note one current operational detail from the site: the area's 800 number is down for maintenance, and visitors are asked to use the linked form instead so that someone can get back to them as soon as possible. If you were planning to call, use the form rather than the phone number until the notice changes.

Who the site is for

The homepage addresses visitors by identity — "I am…" — which reflects that aawv.org serves more than one kind of reader:

• Someone questioning their drinking and looking for help
• Someone new to A.A. who wants to understand what it is before attending
• A current A.A. member needing events, committee, or area information
• A professional (press, media, or someone working alongside A.A.) seeking area committee contacts

Practical notes before you use it

• The site is in English and is specific to Area 73; if you are outside West Virginia or the covered portions of Maryland, Ohio, and Pennsylvania, you will need the A.A. area site for your own territory.
• The 800 number is currently listed as down for maintenance, so the web form is the working contact route.
• The site does not present itself as a paid service or a commercial product; it is the area's informational and meeting-finding resource.