AA Meetings in Jackson, MS

Key takeaway

Find an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in Jackson, Mississippi today through the Mid-Mississippi Intergroup at midmissintergroup.org, which keeps the local meeting directory and answers a line 24 hours a day. It serves Jackson and the surrounding area. Our meeting finder at /meetings/ searches public AA feeds by day and format.

Last updated: Thu Oct 01 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Call 911 if someone is overdosing, seizing, not breathing, or cannot be woken. For a mental health or suicide crisis, call or text 988.

How to Find AA Meetings Across Jackson

Jackson's A.A. service office is the Mid-Mississippi Intergroup of A.A. The contact page puts the Central Office at 4526 Office Park Drive, Suite 3, Jackson, MS 39206, with the phone (601) 982-0081 answered 24/7. The office is open Tuesday and Friday noon to 6 p.m., and the intergroup says you can call any day or time for needs not served by those regular hours.

The Intergroup's own description of its work is direct: it takes calls from people who need help, refers them to the nearest A.A. group, sometimes provides rides to meetings, and carries the message into schools and hospitals. It keeps A.A. literature in English and Spanish, publishes the meeting directories, and makes 12-step calls. The intergroup meets on the first Thursday of each month at Ascension Lutheran Church, 6481 Old Canton Road, at 6:30 p.m., and any local group is welcome.

The wider state is covered by Service Area 37, whose meetings page lists groups across more than 100 Mississippi towns and cities, so groups outside Jackson are listed there.

A.A.'s national site at aa.org is not a meeting finder; it points people to a local office, which here is the Mid-Mississippi Intergroup, and names the free Meeting Guide app and the Online Intergroup for phone and online meetings.

This site's meeting finder is another route: it searches public A.A. and N.A. feeds by day, time, fellowship, and format, including online.

Jackson Meeting Hubs & Communities

Jackson meetings follow the city's neighborhoods and the clubs and churches that host them.

Northeast Jackson and Fondren. The YANA Club at 555 Hartfield Street hosts the Northeast Jackson Group, an open meeting, along with several other gatherings in the Fondren area.
Downtown and Belhaven. The Central Group at 735 North Congress Street meets downtown and is one of the area's longest-running groups, with more than a dozen meetings a week at that address.
North Jackson and the County Line Road area. The A.A. Unlimited Group meets on Oakridge Drive near Northside Drive, and the 4801 Group meets on Northview Drive.
West Jackson. Groups meet on the west side, including the Belvedere and Ellis Avenue areas.
The wider metro. Groups in Clinton, Ridgeland, Pearl, and Brandon are part of the same fellowship and are listed through the intergroup and Area 37 directories.

Common Meeting Formats & What to Expect

A.A. divides meetings into open and closed. An open meeting is open to anyone interested in A.A.'s program, and nonalcoholics may attend as observers. A closed meeting is for A.A. members, or for people who have a drinking problem and want to stop drinking. When in doubt, start with an open meeting.

The Jackson listings mark each meeting by format so you can choose before you go:

Newcomer or beginner meetings, for people new to recovery.
Discussion: members share on a topic; the most common style.
Big Book and step study: reading A.A.'s basic text and working the Steps.
Speaker: one or two members tell their story.
Men's, women's, and wheelchair-accessible groups are listed the same way, and online meetings are marked.

Every meeting is free. A.A. says there are no dues or fees for membership and that you do not have to pay anything to attend; a basket may be passed for voluntary contributions and passing it on is fine. And you never have to speak — A.A.'s newcomer page says you can sit and listen. Anonymity means what you hear in the room stays there. The first-meeting guide walks through a typical hour.

Transportation & Virtual Meetings

JTRAN, the Jackson Transit System, runs the city's fixed-route buses and paratransit. Most routes depart from Union Station at 300 West Capitol Street downtown, generally on the quarter-hour and three-quarter-hour. JTRAN runs weekdays and Saturdays and does not run on Sundays, so check the schedule before you go at ridejtran.com.

Meetings are not only in person. A.A. says meetings can be in person, online, or by phone, and the Mid-Mississippi Intergroup notes that many local groups meet online as well as in person. The Online Intergroup lists phone and video meetings worldwide, and our meeting finder also shows online and hybrid meetings. The online A.A. meetings guide explains how they work.

Peer Support vs. Medical Care

An A.A. meeting is peer support, not clinical treatment. NIDA explains that mutual-help groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous are peer-led and not led by healthcare professionals, so they are not the same as treatment — though NIDA notes they are free, not time-limited, and useful to many people on their own or alongside professional care.

Some situations call for a doctor, not a meeting. NIAAA says alcohol withdrawal can be life threatening when people who drink heavily over time stop suddenly, rather than cutting back gradually or stopping with medical support. If you have been drinking heavily and want to stop, talk with a clinician first.

For help beyond a meeting:

Emergency: call 911 for an overdose, a seizure, trouble breathing, or someone who cannot be woken.
Crisis: call or text 988 for a mental health or suicide crisis.
Treatment: search FindTreatment.gov, SAMHSA's treatment locator, or call SAMHSA's National Helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357) — a free, confidential line available 24/7 in English and Spanish.
Referral help: call or text (800) 653-9376 and we can help you sort out a level of care. SmarterRecovery is a referral helpline, not the Mid-Mississippi Intergroup and not SMART Recovery; calling is free to you because treatment providers pay for the referral service.

Call or text (800) 653-9376 if you want help finding treatment. If what you need tonight is a meeting, start with the meeting finder or the Intergroup directory and confirm the listing. If this is an emergency or a suicide crisis, call 911 or 988 first.

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Common Questions

Where do I find an AA meeting in Jackson today?

Start with the Mid-Mississippi Intergroup of A.A. at midmissintergroup.org, which keeps the Central Office and meeting directory for Jackson and the surrounding area. Its phone is (601) 982-0081, answered 24/7, and the office is at 4526 Office Park Drive, Suite 3, Jackson, MS 39206. Confirm the time and place with the group before you go.

When is the Central Office open in person?

The Central Office is open Tuesday and Friday noon to 6 p.m., and the phone is answered any day or time for needs not served by those hours. The office carries A.A. literature in English and Spanish and keeps the meeting directories. The line is (601) 982-0081.

Does the Jackson directory cover the rest of Mississippi?

It covers the Jackson area, and the wider state is served by Service Area 37, whose meetings page lists groups in more than 100 Mississippi towns and cities. The Mid-Mississippi Intergroup meets on the first Thursday of the month, and any local group is welcome to take part.

Is attendance free, and do I have to speak?

Attendance is free. A.A. says there are no dues or fees for membership and that you do not have to pay anything to attend. A basket may be passed for voluntary contributions and skipping it is fine. A.A.'s newcomer page says you can just sit and listen. Anonymity means what you hear in the room stays there.

When is a meeting not enough and I need medical care?

NIAAA says alcohol withdrawal can be life threatening when people who drink heavily over time stop suddenly rather than stopping with medical support. A meeting cannot manage withdrawal. Talk with a clinician before you stop if you drink heavily every day. Call 911 for a seizure or trouble breathing, and call or text 988 for a crisis.