Virtual Sponsorship -- by Email, Telephone, Zoom...
Do you need help finding a sponsor, or are you an available sponsor willing to work with someone remotely?
Are you looking for a sponsor or sponsee but can't find one in a face-to-face meeting?
Ideally, we can find sponsors or sponsees in our face-to-face meetings. However, often times it is difficult or impossible to find a sponsor locally. To help members who are isolated, or in an area that has few members, Region One offers online sponsorship for sponsors and sponsees. A Sponsor is someone who has been around OA and is in recovery. A Sponsee is someone who wants support to work the OA program and may be new.
What is Sponsorship?
Sponsors are OA members who are living the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions to the best of their ability. They are willing to share their recovery with other members of the Fellowship and are committed to abstinence. find a sponsor who has what you want and ask that person how he or she is achieving it. A member may work with more than one sponsor and may change sponsors. However, many of us choose to work with just one sponsor. In either case, it’s helpful to avoid changing sponsors frequently. More information is available on the OA website.
Read the recent letter from the Board of Trustees on Balanced Sponsorship.
Do you need help finding a sponsor, or are you an available sponsor willing to work with someone remotely?
Are you looking for a sponsor or sponsee but can't find one in a face-to-face meeting?
- Are you willing to sponsor someone? Fill out the SPONSOR application.
- Do you need someone to help you? Fill out the SPONSEE application.
- When you press Send to Region 1 Virtual Sponsorship Committee, your completed application goes to the Virtual Sponsorship Committee. They will respond to explain the details of the process. The Virtual Sponsorship Committee will ALWAYS protect your anonymity. They will provide your "match" with ONLY your contact information.
Ideally, we can find sponsors or sponsees in our face-to-face meetings. However, often times it is difficult or impossible to find a sponsor locally. To help members who are isolated, or in an area that has few members, Region One offers online sponsorship for sponsors and sponsees. A Sponsor is someone who has been around OA and is in recovery. A Sponsee is someone who wants support to work the OA program and may be new.
What is Sponsorship?
Sponsors are OA members who are living the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions to the best of their ability. They are willing to share their recovery with other members of the Fellowship and are committed to abstinence. find a sponsor who has what you want and ask that person how he or she is achieving it. A member may work with more than one sponsor and may change sponsors. However, many of us choose to work with just one sponsor. In either case, it’s helpful to avoid changing sponsors frequently. More information is available on the OA website.
Read the recent letter from the Board of Trustees on Balanced Sponsorship.
Flyer -- Download and distribute the Virtual Sponsorship flyer to help spread the word about this service.
If you have questions, please contact the Virtual Sponsorship Committee.
If you have questions, please contact the Virtual Sponsorship Committee.