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Welcome to Corrections! Volunteering with Corrections is a powerful way to give back and support others on their path to recovery.

The Corrections Committee helps carry the AA message into local facilities:

• Pinellas County Jail 14400 49th Street N., Clearwater, FL 33762
• WestCare corrections facility 1735 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. St. S, Saint Petersburg, FL 33705
• Pinellas Safe Harbor emergency homeless shelter 14840 49th Street N, Clearwater, FL 33762

Interested in Volunteering?

Each facility has different volunteer requirements and procedures.

Pinellas County Jail

To bring AA meetings into the Pinellas County Jail, volunteers must complete a clearance process managed by the jail.

Requirements:

• One year of sobriety
• No active probation or parole

How to Get Started

1. Request an application Email [email protected].

2. Complete the application

The application must be completed, notarized and returned to the Applications Processor volunteer.

3. Attend orientation and training

4. Get connected with a scheduler

Once cleared, email your name and phone number to the Chair. Your information will be passed along to the Men’s or Women’s Scheduler, who will contact you to coordinate availability and scheduling.

New volunteers are assigned a partner for at least their first two meetings.

WestCare

• Tuesday at 7 p.m. — separate meetings for Men and Women
• No clearance or application is required to volunteer
• No minimum sobriety requirement to speak; however, if you are a WestCare graduate, you must be out of the program for one year

Safe Harbor

• Sunday and Monday evening commitment by AA groups

Already Volunteering? Here’s What You Need to Know

Pinellas County Jail Meetings

All volunteers should meet at the Central Building lobby 15 minutes before meeting start time to allow time for check-in and security. Start times vary depending on when inmates are called from their pods.

Women’s Meetings

Biweekly, 7:30–9 p.m.

• Monday — South Division Echo (maximum security)
• Friday — Central Division 4th Floor (minimum security)

Men’s Meetings

Biweekly, 7:30–9 p.m.

• Monday — South Division Chapel (maximum security)
• Friday — Central Division 6th Floor (minimum security)

Weekly:

• Friday — North Division C Barracks, 8–9:30 p.m.

What to Expect at the Jail

• Show your driver’s license at the guardhouse and state you’re with AA.
• Proceed to the Central Building lobby, where your license and car keys will be held in exchange for a visitor badge.
• After the meeting, return your badge to get your license and keys back.
• Volunteers go without escort to Central Division. A guard escorts all South Division meetings.
• The jail prefers all volunteers for a meeting to check in and walk in together.

Important Information for Jail Volunteers

• Volunteers may not bring in or leave behind any literature or personal items.
• Volunteers cannot give out personal contact information but may share the name and location of their home group.
• Volunteers cannot have any existing relationships with any inmates.
• New volunteers are assigned a partner for at least their first two meetings.

Questions about volunteering?

Email [email protected].