Meeting basics
Planning your visit
Local context
For people comparing AA options near Des Moines, White House Group is a weekly Open meeting on Thursday at 12:00 PM. The notes below focus on the local context, arrival details, and meeting-specific fit.
This directory currently lists 137 AA meetings around Des Moines, which can help if you need a nearby backup time or a different format. Across Iowa, there are 207 listed Thursday meetings in this directory.
Getting there
The listed address is 1400 Pennsylvania Ave, Des Moines, IA 50316, 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. Group note from the listing: Meetings help upstairs are NOT Handicap Accessible. All meetings are open.
- 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.