Areas & Districts

Minnesota is one of 6 states in the US that are divided into 2 Areas

Areas, including Minnesota South, have regularly scheduled Assemblies (April and October for Minnesota South) attended by Group Representatives (GRs) from groups in the Area as well as any Al Anon or Alateen members who wish to attend. They gather for the common purpose of reviewing Area finances, policies and procedures, electing officers (every 3 years), discussing the general business of the Area and ways the Area can help families and friends of Alcoholics through its trusted servants and groups.

Al‑Anon/Alateen Areas are divided into Districts, each containing one or more Al‑Anon and/or Alateen groups.

Each district should have a District Representative (DR) as well as other District officers, but not all do. Most districts have regularly scheduled district meetings to which every group in the district is entitled to send its GR.

Minnesota South Area is divided into 21 Districts. Previous to redistricting accomplished at the March 2015 Area Assembly, there were 44 districts, although many were not organized and existed only on paper, lacking even a DR. There were even a couple of districts with no groups. Before the redistricting, multiple districts (for example Districts 31 – 33) functioned as a single district. The March 2015 redistricting made such combinations single districts.