H&I Lights Newsletterof the Hospitals & Institutions Committee of CoDA   Beam 7    July 2021        _Have you ever been stuck?_How did you feel when you got unstuck? Sharing the message of CoDA with residents of institutions often brings new freedom to them“I really am grateful & hopeful to what I have learned & how it’s going to affect my life, my relationships w/family, children, friends, & how important it is to be able to pass this on to generations a ...Continue Reading

Hospitals and Institutions The H&I committee is developing a database of contact information of State Voting Entities, Intergroups, local H&I committees, and individuals interested in bringing the CoDA message to codependents in facilities within the United States. We would appreciate receiving contact information from anyone working in H&I service in any capacity or know of any facility wanting our service. This list will improve communication between this committee and CoDA members, local groups and VEs, and ...Continue Reading

H&I Lights Newsletterof the Hospitals & Institutions Committee of CoDA   Beam 6    January 2021        Saving lives “I think we are saving some lives here. …making a BIG difference…with the Workbook especially. …most grateful to get it.”   From an inmate in California.  What has H&I done?_ CoDA has a Books for Inmates and Institutions program that sends free CoDA Books and Workbooks to residents of institutions*- such as (but are not limited to) r ...Continue Reading

CoDA’s Hospitals and Institutions committee has a sponsorship program for inmates. The aim of sponsoring is to guide the sponsee confined to a prison or institution through CoDA’s steps and traditions. We are desperate to have CoDA members who are willing to sponsor including Spanish speakers. All correspondence is done by US Mail. Anonymity is maintained.For more information and application, go to: https://coda.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Sponsor-info-for-CoDA-Inmate-Sponsorship-Program-2014-02-131.pdf or email Inma ...Continue Reading

Interested in stepping up your recovery? CoDA has a sponsorship program for inmates. The aim of sponsoring is to guide the sponsee through CoDAs steps and traditions. We are desperate to have CoDA members who are willing to sponsor men who have requested sponsors. All of the correspondence is done by mail, generally, US Mail. Anonymity is maintained. For more information and application, please  click here. We could also use members willing to sponsor women, too. Please consider sharing your Experience, Strength ...Continue Reading

H&I needs some more people who would be willing to sponsor inmates. We have three men and five new applicants who have requested sponsors. This service can be both very rewarding and frustrating. All of the communication is via US mail. If you're intrigued, interested, challenged, and it's your Higher Power's will, check out the information on the CoDA website at: http://coda.org/default/assets/File/H%20%26%20I/Sponsor%20info%20for%20CoDA%20Inmate%20Sponsorship%20Program%202014%2002%2013.pdf or contact us at hosp@PROTE ...Continue Reading

H&I needs some more people who would be willing to sponsor inmates. If you have completed and sent in an application form to be a sponsor and are ready, willing, and able to sponsor again, please contact Inmatesponsorshipcoordinator@PROTECTED. We have two men who have requested sponsors and completed their applications already. This service can be both very rewarding and frustrating. All of the communication is via US mail. If you're intrigued, interested, challenged, and it's your Higher Power's will, check out the in ...Continue Reading

H&I needs some more people who would be willing to sponsor inmates. We have one man and one woman who have requested sponsors and completed their applications already. This service can be both very rewarding and frustrating. All of the communication is via US mail. If you're intrigued, interested, challenged, and it's your Higher Power's will, check out the information on the CoDA website at: http://coda.org/default/assets/File/H%20%26%20I/Sponsor%20info%20for%20CoDA%20Inmate%20Sponsorship%20Program%202014%2002%2013.p ...Continue Reading

If you are are having difficulty with filling out the previous email, please download this short word document, http://www.codependents.org/handi2.docx, fill it out, & email it to inmatesponsorship@PROTECTED Thanks, Jim B., H&I Sponsorship Coordinator hosp@PROTECTED ...Continue Reading

Folks, The H&I Committee has received a request from a Female inmate for a sponsor by mail. If you are available, would you fill out this form and reply back with it to inmatesponsorship@PROTECTED? H&I Sponsor Application Below please find an application for sponsors in the CoDA Inmate Sponsor Program. The next few pages outline the expectations and requirements for participation as a Sponsor in the Inmate Sponsorship Program. Please fill in the form and return to Inmate Sponsorship Coordinator at CoDA, P.O. Box 335 ...Continue Reading