24 Hour Helpline   510-839-8900 English       510-502-8560 Espanol      Helplines are staffed 24/7 by A.A. member volunteers who have solved their drinking problem.

At first, alcohol was magic. Then it was medicine. At the end, it was just madness.

Cry and we’ll all cry with you. Drink and you’ll drink alone.

I was a social drinker until the age of 12.

I take what I like to call “immaculate footsteps”—not doing actions that will require me to have to make amends later.

At 9 years sober, I decided I could drink expensive red wine with gourmet dinners. Fifteen years later, I was drinking cheap wine from Costco, wishing I was dead every day.

A meeting where anything goes, nobody goes.

Board Nominations

The EBI Board of Directors seeks members interested in service to apply for a Board position for the 2025-2026 term (Jan 2025-Dec 2026). This is a deeply gratifying way to help our community! We seek new members who have experience with accounting, budgets, and technological experience.