Support Groups

Al-Anon & Alateen

Al-Anon is a mutual support program for people whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking. By sharing common experiences and applying the Al-Anon principles, families and friends of alcoholics can bring positive changes to their individual situations, whether or not the alcoholic admits the existence of a drinking problem or seeks help.

Alateen, a part of the Al-Anon Family Groups, is a fellowship of young people (mostly teenagers) whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking whether they are in your life drinking or not. By attending Alateen, teenagers meet other teenagers with similar situations. Alateen is not a religious program and there are no fees or dues to belong to it.

St. Mark’s hosts weekly Al-Anon meetings on Sundays at 5 PM (in Spanish) and weekly Alateen meetings on Sundays at 5:30 PM.

Please call (619) 296-2666 for more information.

Freedom from Exploitation/Survivors of the Street

This is a support group for victims of human trafficking. It normally meets at St. Mark’s, but in pandemic times meetings have been conducted virtually on Zoom as follows:

• Tuesday’s & Wednesday’s from 9:30 am to 11:30 am. for English speakers.
• Monday’s from 5 to 7 pm for Chinese speakers (with a translator).
• Monday’s from from 9 to 10:30 am for Korean speakers (with a translator).

If other languages are needed, a translator will be provided without charge. Please contact Kathi Hardy for more information at 619-459-4877 or at ffexploitation@sbcglobal.net. The groups are $20 per group & the price is negotiable.