Meeting basics
Planning your visit
Local context
For people comparing AA options near Boise, She's Happy, Joyous and Free is a weekly Women's, Big Book, Speaker, Young People's meeting on Monday at 6:00 PM. The notes below focus on the local context, arrival details, and meeting-specific fit.
This directory currently lists 166 AA meetings around Boise, which can help if you need a nearby backup time or a different format. Across Idaho, there are 99 listed Monday meetings in this directory.
Getting there
The listed address is 7074 W State St, Boise, ID 83714, USA. Use the directions button before leaving, and allow a little extra time for parking, building entrances, elevators, gates, or room changes.
Meeting-specific guidance
Based on the format tags for this listing, it is open to observers, family, friends, and anyone interested in learning about AA; speaker sharing is part of the format, so newcomers can mostly listen; Big Book reading or discussion may be part of the meeting; attendance is limited to women; step-study material may be used.
- If you are new, getting there a few minutes early makes it easier to ask where the room is.
- You can sit quietly and listen; sharing is optional.
- Confirm the time and location with the group or intergroup when possible, especially around holidays.
This guidance is generated from the meeting schedule, address, format tags, local area fields, and intergroup/source notes stored for this listing.
Meeting format notes
This is an open meeting — anyone may attend, including family members, friends, students and anyone curious about AA. You won't be asked to speak or identify as an alcoholic.
This is a speaker meeting: one or more members tell their story — what it was like, what happened, and what it's like now. Great format if you'd rather listen than share.
This group studies the Big Book (Alcoholics Anonymous). Bring a copy if you have one — most groups have loaners.
This is a women's meeting — attendance is limited to women.
This is a young people's meeting — most attendees are in their teens, 20s or 30s, though all ages are welcome.
This group does step study — working through the Twelve Steps together, often with the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions book.