Intergroup

Who are we?

DA Intergroup is a service arm of the Debtors Anonymous groups in the UK. DA and BDA members have found ways out of the pain and confusion caused by debting by participating in the DA program. We want to tell others who are experiencing the same problems that there is a solution. The DA Intergroup combines the resources of the individual groups to carry out projects that would be difficult for a single group to achieve.

When and where does intergroup meet?

--NEW-- The timing of intergoup meetings has changed to the last Saturday of every 2nd month from 2-5pm. Meetings are on the odd months of the year (Jan, Mar, May, July, Sept, Nov). The location is St John's, Hyde Park Crescent , unless otherwise stated. For directions, see Meetings List, Saturday morning. Any DA or BDA member may attend and speak, but only group representatives may vote.

For May only, the Intergroup meeting will not be on the last Saturday of the month, but will held on Sat 24th.

Meeting dates:

Sat 24 May
Sat 26 July
Sat 27 September
Sat 29 November

How does Intergroup work?

Each group elects a general service representative (GSR) to participate in monthly Intergroup meetings. The Intergroup representatives decide what projects they want to try, form committees of DA volunteers to do the projects, and report the results back to the groups. All decisions are made by these group representatives. Officers of Intergroup (including the chair, secretary, treasurer and literature secretary) work to help Intergroup function, but do not have a vote at meetings unless they also represent a group as GSR.

How do we help individuals? We

Publish on the website up-to-date information on meeting times and locations
Administer and maintain postal, telephone and email facilities in order to act as a contact point for debtors in need of support, and arrange for messages to be answered
Create and maintain this web site for DA members and other interested parties
Organize and support workshops and other special events for DA members

How do we help groups? We

Act as a focal point for representatives from groups to meet and share their experience, and discuss issues that are not resolvable within a single group
Sell DA literature to groups and supply starter packs for debtors in isolation
Encourage the formation of new groups by supplying information and DA literature
Inform the media and counsellors, educators, and other professional bodies who wish to learn about DA
Maintain contact with DA world service

Obtaining literature

Groups can buy literature from Intergroup at Intergroup meetings. We are negotiating ways to increase avaliablity and will give details as soon as possible.

Achievements in 2007

Regular monthly Intergroup meetings
Agreed new DA visions for 2007 - 2011
Initialised and maintained DA intergroup postal address
Initialised and maintained a new telephone service
Acquired ownership of the www.debtorsanonymous.org.uk domain name
Created a new website that allows flexibility and can be easily maintained
Responded to email and telephone enquiries
Drafted letter to be sent to Citizens Advice Bureaux
Maintained clear finances and provided monthly reports to groups
Voted in new Treasurer, Vice Treasurer and Literature secretary during 2007

Donations to intergroup

Intergroup is funded largely through donations from DA and BDA groups. It has been agreed that these donations (whether by cash or cheque) should normally be made at intergroup meetings by the group representative, so that the donation is witnessed and recorded. Intergroup will accept donations by post from groups outside London, although attendance at intergroup is always the preferred method.