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District 7 Al-Anon Family Group is the Pinellas County branch of Al-Anon's North Florida Area — a peer-support fellowship for families and friends of people struggling with alcohol. Its site, d7afg.org, is a local information hub: it points visitors to an information line, meeting schedules, an online calendar, a newsletter, and open service positions. It is not a treatment provider or an official authority, and the site does not present itself as one.
Who Al-Anon is for
Al-Anon Family Groups describe their purpose as helping families and friends of alcoholics "find recovery and serenity." The key distinction is who attends: the alcoholic is not the focus here. Members are the people around that person — spouses, parents, siblings, adult children, friends — who are affected by someone else's drinking.
If you are looking for help for the drinker themselves, that is a different program. District 7's site is aimed at the people left dealing with the consequences.
What the District 7 site actually offers
| Resource | What it is | How it's described |
|---|---|---|
| Information line | A phone contact for people who "need to talk to someone" | Listed on the site as the Information Line |
| When & Where | A printable PDF meeting schedule | Updated every few months |
| Online Calendar | Meetings and events | Updated more frequently than the PDF |
| Al-Anew newsletter | District news and updates | Referenced as the latest-updates source |
| Service positions | Volunteer roles within the district | Open to members who want to get more involved |
The two schedule formats matter in practice: the PDF is convenient to print and carry, but the calendar is the more current of the two. If a meeting time seems off, check the calendar before assuming the PDF is right.
What it is not
The site's own framing is a fellowship, not a clinical or governing body. Nothing in the material suggests it offers therapy, medical advice, or formal case management, and it does not claim official status beyond its place in Al-Anon's North Florida Area structure. Treat it as a directory and a point of contact — a way to find a local meeting and a person to talk to — rather than a source of professional help.
The closing text on the page, the Serenity Prayer, is a good signal of the tone: acceptance of what can't be changed, and focus on what can.
How to use it
- If you want to talk to someone now, use the information line listed on the site.
- If you want to attend a meeting, open When & Where for the printable schedule, then confirm against the Online Calendar, which is updated more often.
- If you want to stay current, read the Al-Anew newsletter.
- If you want to get more involved, look at the service positions the district lists — the site frames these as a way to strengthen both the fellowship and your own recovery.
One practical note: because the district covers Pinellas County specifically, meetings listed here are local to that area. If you are outside it, the same site structure exists for other districts within Al-Anon's North Florida Area.