Contact institutions (at) district2tampaaa.org
The institutions committee meets every 2nd Saturday of each month, 9:30am, at Central Office. All are welcome.
If you currently hold a clearance from the State of Florida Prisons system, you may be ready to volunteer
All new volunteers must attend a mandatory State of Florida Prison Orientation that is offered locally only one or two times a year. If you are interested in attending orientation;contact us and make sure we have your contact information, that way we can notify you when the next orientation is scheduled.
We look forward to hearing from you, one day at a time…
TAMPA BAY AREA INSTITUTIONS MEETING SCHEDULE
Volunteer Opportunities (877) 228-2672 or (877) AATAMPA
Practical experience shows that nothing will so much insure immunity from drinking as intensive work with other alcoholics.
(Alcoholics Anonymous Page 89)
ASK HIM IN YOUR MORNING MEDITATION WHAT YOU CAN DO EACH DAY FOR THE MAN WHO IS STILL SICK
(Alcoholics Anonymous Page 164)
OUR PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO STAY SOBER AND HELP OTHER ALCOHOLICS TO ACHIEVE SOBRIETY
(AA Preamble)
Detox Meeting
ACTS – Adult Addictions Receiving Facility
3107 North 50th Street
Tampa, Florida
(813) 367-2315 x 205
Town & Country Detox
6001 Webb Road
Tampa, Florida
These facilities provide a week or less of medical attention and housing for
males and females in Hillsborough County who “volunteered” to
DETOX. Attendance at these AA meetings is voluntary and rewarding to all those
who participate. Those who do attend are either brand new to AA or may have been
attempting to do some controlled drinking experiments. Meetings tend to focus on
the first three steps and identification with the disease of Alcoholism (The
Doctor’s Opinion, first four chapters of the Big Book, speaker, etc.).
One-on-one sponsorship is typically not practical while they are at this
facility due to the brief residency.
- Days and Times for the ACTS – Adult Addictions Receiving Facility
Meetings
| Day | Time |
| Monday | 12:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 12:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 7:45 PM |
| Wednesday | 12:30 PM |
| Thursday | 12:30 PM |
| Friday | 12:30 PM |
| Friday | 7:45 PM |
| Saturday | 12:30 PM |
| Saturday | 7:45 PM |
| Sunday | 12:30 PM |
- Day and Time for the Town and Country Detox Meeting
| Day | Time |
| WEDNESDAY | 7:45 PM |
To participate in these rewarding service opportunities,
No formal clearance, orientation or length of
sobriety is requiredjust a desire to share your Experience, Strength
& Hope with another Alcoholic!
Men’s Jail Meetings
Orient Road Jail
1201 Orient Road, Tampa, FL 33619
813) 247-8300
Falkenburg Road Jail
520 North Falkenburg Road, Tampa, FL 33619
(813) 247-0234
These facilities provides short-term correctional housing/programs for inmates in Hillsborough County. These AA meetings are all voluntary and rewarding to all those who participate. Most of the inmates who attend these meetings have been to AA meetings on the outside but now find themselves inside for various reasons. One-on-one sponsorship is not allowed at either of these facilities. Meetings formats are typically the same as those on the outside (Big Book Study, Speaker, Step Study, etc.).
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Days and Times for Orient Road Jail
| Day | There are two separate meetings occurring at the same time | Time |
| Monday | 8:00 PM | |
| Monday | 8:00 PM |
- Days and Times for Falkenburg Road Jail
| Day | Time |
| Tuesday | 4 PM |
| Saturday | 9:30 AM |
| Saturday | 2:00 PM |
Men’s “Mandatory” Jail Meetings
Falkenburg Road Jail
520 North Falkenburg Road, Tampa, FL 33619
| Day | Time | |
| Monday | 6:15 PM | |
| Wednesday | 6:15 PM | |
| Friday | 4:00 PM |
Women’s Jail Meeting
- Days and Times for Orient Road Jail
| Day | Time |
| Monday | 8 PM |
| Tuesday | 7 PM |
- Days and Times for Falkenburg Road Jail
| Day | Time |
| Sunday | 10 AM |
| Tuesday | 6:15 PM |
If you currently hold a clearance (a PV#) from the Hillsborough County Jail system, you are ready to volunteer at either of these institutions. All new volunteers must attend a mandatory jail orientation that will be offered at Orient Road Jail. These sessions are held quarterly in January, April July, and October. If you are interested in attending orientation; you must pre-register.
Treatment Meeting
DACCO (Women’s)
7402 N 56th St. Suite 700 Tampa, FL
| Day | Time |
| Monday | 12:45 PM |
Safe Place
3012 Central Ave Tampa, FL
| Day | Time |
| Monday | 7:00 PM |
Chrysalis House (Women’s)
5904 S Switzer Ave, Tampa, FL 33611
| Day | Time |
| Monday | 7:00 PM |
BayLife
5707 North 22nd Street, Tampa, FL
| Day | Time |
| Monday | 7:15 PM |
DACCO (SPEAKER)
3650 N 50th Street, Tampa, FL
| Day | Time |
| Monday | 7:00 PM |
Northside Mental Health Center
12512 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Tampa, FL
| Day | Time |
| Tuesday | 12:30 PM |
New Beginnings
1402 Chilkoot, Tampa, FL
| Day | Time |
| Tuesday | 7:00 PM |
Salvation Army (Speaker)
13815 N Salvation Army Lane, Tampa, FL
| Day | Time |
| Saturday | 8:15 PM |
Salvation Army (Speaker)
Downtown, Tampa, FL
| Day | Time |
| Tuesday | 7:00 PM |
These facilities provide short-term housing for males and females in Hillsborough County who are actively participating in a drug or alcohol treatment environment. Attendance at these AA meetings may be either voluntary or mandatory, but it is still rewarding to all those who participate. Those who do attend from the facilities are either brand new to AA or newly sober. Meetings tend to focus on the first three steps and identification with the disease of Alcoholism (The doctor’s opinion, First four chapters of the Big Book, speaker, open discussion, etc.). Most of these facilities encourage their “patients” to find a sponsor from the outside while they are still in a structured environment.
Women’s Prison Meetings
Hillsborough Correctional Institution
11150 County Road 672
Riverview, FL 33569
(813) 671-5022
This facility is one of the pioneers for “faith based” prisons in Florida and the US. Inmates are encouraged to seek a spiritual solution to their problems. The AA meetings are voluntary and very rewarding to those who participate, whether they are from the inside or outside. Although the facility houses only female inmates, it will allow both male and female guest speakers to attend and share their Experience, Strength and Hope. What really makes this facility unique is that it allows for one-on-one sponsorship of an inmate from AA women on the outside. This provides the inmates with a real chance to “get sober” by working the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous while still behind bars.
Days and Times for the Hillsborough Correctional Institution
| Day | Time |
| WEDNESDAY | 6:00 PM |
| SATURDAY | 6:00 PM |
Land O’ Lakes Correctional Facility
20101 Central Boulevard, Land O’ Lakes
Thursday & Sunday at 7:00 p.m.
| Day | Time |
| Thursday | 7 PM |
| Sunday | 7 PM |
Juvenile Facilities
We currently serve three facilities. ACTS juvenile detox is open to anyone who wants to help. The only requirement is proper dress and an I.D.. Riverside Academy is a long-term juvenile treatment facility with a speaker meeting and a step study going on at the same time one night a week. Leslie Peters halfway house is a 9 month long, court ordered facility that houses 28 juveniles.
ACTS Juvenile Detox
MON, TUES, THUR 7:00pm
8620 N. Dixon Ave., Tampa, Fl
Riverside Academy
WED 7:30pm
4004 North Riverside Drive, Tampa, Fl. 33603
Leslie Peters Halfway House
SAT 4:00pm
3930 West Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Tampa, Fl.
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