{"id":8,"date":"2020-04-05T03:55:27","date_gmt":"2020-04-05T03:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nbana.org\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2026-09-20T18:19:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T18:19:59","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.nbana.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Narcotics Anonymous is an international, community-based association of recovering addicts with more than 67,000 weekly meetings in over 139 countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Narcotics Anonymous books and information pamphlets are currently available in 49 languages, with translations in process for 16 languages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;New Beginnings Area of Narcotics Anonymous serves Altamont, Effingham, Mattoon, Charleston, Shelbyville, Pana, Vandalia, and St Elmo, Illinois.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upcoming Meetings<a href=\"mailto:request@ppana.org\"><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbana.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/May-2026-directory-PDF.pdf\" data-type=\"URL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">*Printable meeting list*<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Currently there are 9 meetings known of in the area that take place:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Mondays at 7pm 600 W. Temple Effingham, IL <\/strong> Open Meeting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Monday Night Women&#8217;s<\/strong> <strong>Meeting<\/strong> <strong>online at 7:30pm <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/82426507571\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/82426507571<\/a> Women&#8217;s Meeting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mondays at 7pm 411 Jackson Avenue Charleston IL <\/strong>Open Meeting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Tuesdays at 7pm<\/strong> <strong>311 7th Street, Charleston, IL<\/strong> Open Meeting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Wednesdays at 12pm 311 7th Street Charleston, IL <\/strong>Open Meeting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wednesdays at 7pm<\/strong> <strong>311 7th Street Charleston, IL<\/strong> Open Meeting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Thursdays at 6:30pm 320 N. 21st street Mattoon, IL<\/strong> Open Meeting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thursdays at 7pm 308 N. 2nd Street Altamont, IL<\/strong> Open Meeting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Thursdays Online at 7pm<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/88441067470\">https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/88441067470<\/a> Open Meeting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Saturdays at 10:30am 2175 E. Harrison Ave. Charleston, IL <\/strong>Open Meeting. Front entrance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">You can find a list of all of the meetings that take place within the Greater Illinois Region below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/illinoisna.org\/meeting-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Greater Illinois Region Meeting List<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Any questions you might have about Narcotics Anonymous, or this website please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbana.org\/?page_id=89\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"89\"><strong>Contact Us<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Narcotics Anonymous is an international, community-based association of recovering addicts with more than 67,000 weekly meetings in over 139 countries. 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