Young People in Connecticut AA
AA meetings in Connecticut can be found on the meetings tab of ct-aa.org. To find meetings for young people, anyone young at heart, or with room to grow, filter by Type and select “Young People.”
Connecticut State Convention for Young People in AA (CSCYPAA)
CSCYPAA 39 Our convention is being held on November 29th-December 1 2024 at the Mystic Marriott. You can register here. You can book your hotel room here. Please visit cscypaa.org for more information or click here to join our mailing list! You can also email us at [email protected]
Purpose of CSCYPAA:
- Carry the AA message of Recovery, Unity, and Service to young people in AA.
- Encourage young people in AA to become actively involved in service.
- Acquaint members of the fellowship with all the activities available to them throughout Area 11.
Purpose of the CSCYPAA planning Committee:
- Plan and carry out an annual conference to young people in AA, ever mindful of our primary purpose to stay sober and help other alcoholics achieve sobriety
- Encourage young people in AA to become actively involved in service, providing growth opportunities which will result in the satisfaction and rewards of seeing a commitment through from beginning to end.
- Actively participate in the coordination and cooperation necessary to provide a conference, which involves all of the following:
○ Learn Patience, Tolerance, Unity, Responsibility, and Unconditional Love through Service
○ Learn about the Steps, Traditions, and Concepts and how to apply these tools
○ Learn to place Principles above Personalities
○ Learn to become willing to go to any lengths and ask for help when needed
○ Experience Unity by working as a committee and making new friends
○ Experience the group conscience in action
History:
In 1985, a group of alcoholics in Connecticut created a conference which aimed to carry the AA message of recovery, unity, and service to young people in AA, to encourage young people in AA to become actively involved in service, and to acquaint members of the fellowship with all the activities available to them throughout Area 11.
When Area 11 of AA (Connecticut) officially sponsored The Connecticut State Conference for Young People in AA, CSCYPAA (pronounced /sis·kē·pä/) was born. In 2021, our committee voted to change the name of our event from “Conference” to “Convention” to avoid any confusion with AA’s General Service Conference.
In addition to developing the program and putting on the annual Convention, the CSCYPAA Planning Committee, addition to developing the program and putting on the annual Convention, conducts outreach at local and regional YPAA events, holds events to encourage young people to participate in service, works closely with Area 11 officers, and forms meaningful connections through fellowship throughout New England. If you are interested in learning more, we encourage you to attend our monthly meeting. For information and to register for this year’s Conference, please visit cscypaa.org.
Annual young people’s conventions are held in states all across the country, including surrounding states in New England. The New England Conference of Young People in AA (NECYPAA) is held every year in a different New England State.
NECYPAA
The New England Conference of Young People in Alcoholics Anonymous (NECYPAA) was first established by an Advisory Council that was formed in 1989 for the expressed purpose of establishing and maintaining an annual Conference for young people in recovery in Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).