Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

April 2022

SUGGESTIONS FOR THE HOME GROUP

Group Communication Plan:

1. Establish one home group member to be the contact person for all other home group members
2. The contact person should have home and/or office email and a phone with voicemail.
3. In the event of an emergency, group members can phone or email him/her and relay their status and whereabouts, and he/she can in turn inform other group members when they check in.

NA Meeting Time and Location:

1. Check the location of your meeting place.
2. If your regular meeting place has been damaged or destroyed or you cannot reach it, setup a new location, or electronic meetings.
3. NA meetings can be held anywhere during an emergency.

Area Service Committee Update:

1. Contact the member of your Area Service Committee leadership team that has been designated as the emergency point of contact.
2. Be sure to give them detailed information of where your meetings are being held and the correct times.

Disaster Supply Kit:

1. A current Regional Directory; state and local maps.
2. Up-to-date addresses and phone numbers for each home group member.
3. Extra copy of meeting format, the Little White Book, the Basic Text;
4. Notepad and pens (to leave notes on doors);
5. Candles and matches or one working flashlight with spare batteries.
6. It is important that one set of these materials be kept in the group meeting place and one set kept in a separate location in case the meeting place cannot be reached or has been damaged.