Sponsorship Behind The Sponsorship Behind The WallsWalls

How you can be of serviceHow you can be of service

Bay Cities Area

BAY CITIES AREA Sponsorship BAY CITIES AREA Sponsorship Behind the Walls Behind the Walls “Mission Statement”“Mission Statement”• Our primary purpose, is to provide through the Our primary purpose, is to provide through the

mail, a sponsor to work the Twelve Steps of mail, a sponsor to work the Twelve Steps of Narcotics Anonymous to those people who are Narcotics Anonymous to those people who are incarcerated in a correctional institution and are incarcerated in a correctional institution and are not able to meet potential sponsors at their local not able to meet potential sponsors at their local NA meetings. Sponsorship is provided until NA meetings. Sponsorship is provided until release. Our interactions will only be via U.S. release. Our interactions will only be via U.S. mail. Our mission is to ensure that any addict mail. Our mission is to ensure that any addict seeking recovery through a working knowledge of seeking recovery through a working knowledge of the Twelve Steps of Narcotics Anonymous has the the Twelve Steps of Narcotics Anonymous has the opportunity to do so despite incarceration.opportunity to do so despite incarceration.

Bay Cities Area Bay Cities Area Sponsorship Behind the Sponsorship Behind the Walls Walls • BCASBTW is an anonymous letter writing BCASBTW is an anonymous letter writing

committee dedicated to providing excellent committee dedicated to providing excellent sponsors to inmates that are incarcerated for sponsors to inmates that are incarcerated for a year or more.a year or more.

• We will provide Narcotics Anonymous books We will provide Narcotics Anonymous books and NA step work to inmates, and sponsor and NA step work to inmates, and sponsor them until their release date.them until their release date.

• We believe that by providing this valuable We believe that by providing this valuable service, when the inmate is released, he or service, when the inmate is released, he or she will have a better chance at continuing she will have a better chance at continuing their recovery.their recovery.

OverviewOverview

• BCASBTW has a full executive body.BCASBTW has a full executive body.

• We provide our service to prisons in We provide our service to prisons in California.California.

• We meet monthly in Long Beach, Ca.We meet monthly in Long Beach, Ca.

• Our members are all dedicated to Our members are all dedicated to continually making improvements to continually making improvements to better serve our fellow addicts that better serve our fellow addicts that are incarcerated.are incarcerated.

How It WorksHow It Works

• Initially, the inmate will write to us at our Initially, the inmate will write to us at our Regional Service Office, the World Regional Service Office, the World Service Office, or here at the Bay Cities Service Office, or here at the Bay Cities Area Service Office, requesting our help.Area Service Office, requesting our help.

• We will then determine if we can help, We will then determine if we can help, based on time remaining to serve.based on time remaining to serve.

• Once the inmate qualifies, we try to find Once the inmate qualifies, we try to find them a suitable sponsor. (Men work with them a suitable sponsor. (Men work with men, and women work with women)men, and women work with women)

How It Works (continued)How It Works (continued)

• We match our sponsors and sponsees at our We match our sponsors and sponsees at our monthly meeting.monthly meeting.

• We have several guidelines that we use when We have several guidelines that we use when matching people up. For example, our matching people up. For example, our sponsors can not know the sponsee.sponsors can not know the sponsee.

• Once a match is made, our sponsor will write Once a match is made, our sponsor will write to his or her sponsee asking, if they need any to his or her sponsee asking, if they need any of our NA books.of our NA books.

• From this point, it is up to each sponsor to From this point, it is up to each sponsor to maintain their relationship with their sponsee.maintain their relationship with their sponsee.

How can I become a How can I become a sponsor?sponsor?

• A minimum of 3 years clean time is required.A minimum of 3 years clean time is required.• Come to our monthly meeting to be approved.Come to our monthly meeting to be approved.• Must have a working knowledge of the Twelve Must have a working knowledge of the Twelve

Steps of Narcotics Anonymous as well as the Steps of Narcotics Anonymous as well as the Twelve Traditions.Twelve Traditions.

• Must utilize the NA Step Working Guide, and It Must utilize the NA Step Working Guide, and It works How and Why, and The Basic Text works How and Why, and The Basic Text literature.literature.

• Become familiar with, and abide by our Become familiar with, and abide by our guidelines.guidelines.

• Provide a monthly status report . (Via email or Provide a monthly status report . (Via email or phone or at monthly meeting) phone or at monthly meeting)

Contact informationContact information

• To get contact information ask any To get contact information ask any GSR for the current phone number.GSR for the current phone number.

Thank YouThank You

•Thank you for your interest and Thank you for your interest and taking the time to view this taking the time to view this presentation.presentation.