Nar-Anon Central Valley
The Family Group is for those who know or have known a feeling of desperation due to the addiction of someone close to them. Nar-Anon members meet to share their experience, strength, and hope at weekly meetings.
News
Thursday meeting will be closed on the following days:
Thanksgiving Day - 11/27/25
Christmas Day - 12/25/25
New Year's Day - 1/1/26
Site last updated: Nov. 12, 2025
Weekly Open Meetings
in Fresno, CA
Tuesday Meetings (Online):
"Holding onto Hope"
Tuesday Night: 7:00-8:30PM
Tuesday meetings are now online. Use the buttons for more information and to download the client.
Thursday Meetings (In-Person):
"Hope in Fresno"
Thursday Night: 5:30-7:00PM
Thursday meetings are in-person at Hope Lutheran Church Room 26 (click for location)
Reunión Abierta Semanal
(En Español)
Ya no tenemos reuniones en español, pero haga clic a continuación para solicitar información sobre los servicios en español.
We no longer have Spanish language meetings, but click below to request info about services in Spanish.
New to Nar-Anon?
Welcome!
Nar-Anon is a Twelve-Step support program designed to help families and friends of addicts who are affected by someone else's addiction. Nar-Anon's program of recovery is adapted from Narcotics Anonymous and uses Nar-Anon's 12 Steps, 12 Traditions and 12 Concepts. The only requirement for membership is that there be a problem of addiction in a relative or friend. Nar-Anon Family Groups is not affiliated with any other organization or outside entity.
The Nar-Anon Family Group is primarily for you who know or have known a feeling of desperation concerning the addiction problem of someone very near to you. We have traveled that unhappy road too and found the answer with serenity and peace of mind.When you come into the family group, you are no longer alone but among true friends who understand your problem as few others could. We will respect your confidence and anonymity, as we know you will respect ours. We hope to give you the assurance that no situation is too difficult and no unhappiness is too great to be overcome.
Our program, which is not a religious one but a spiritual way of life, is based on the Twelve Steps of Nar-Anon. We have found that the working of these steps will bring the solution to practically any problem. We urge you to take this program and its twelve steps seriously. It has been as helpful to us as the Narcotics Anonymous program is to the addict. We only ask for the wisdom and courage to see ourselves as we really are, to do something about ourselves with the help of a Higher Power as we understand this, and for the grace to release our addicts with love and cease trying to change them.
Keep an open mind and attend as many meetings as possible. Feel free to share during the meeting. You may ask questions after the meeting. You will soon make new friends and will feel very much a part of the group.With the understanding that addiction is a disease, and the realization that we are powerless over it, as well as over other people’s lives, we are ready to do something useful and constructive with our own. Then, and only then, can we be of any help to others.
Excerpt from the Nar-Anon Newcomer's Booklet,
© Nar-Anon FGH, Inc.
Hope Lutheran Church
5435 N. Fresno St.
(NW corner of Barstow and Fresno)
All in-person meetings are in Room 26
About us
The Serenity Prayer
"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
Have you ever...
Covered up for the addict?
Made excuses for the addict?
Paid the addict’s bills, rent, or utilities?
Felt hopeless because of the addict’s choices?
Isolated yourself from others because you don’t want them to know what is going on in your life?
Felt ashamed by the behavior of the addict?
Felt alone?
What is Nar-Anon?
The Family Group is for those who know or have known a feeling of desperation due to the addiction of someone close to them. Nar-Anon members meet to share their experience, strength, and hope at weekly meetings.Whether the addict is using or not, Nar-Anon offers hope and recovery to all people affected by the addiction of a loved one. This means that our open meetings welcome anyone who feels they would benefit from attending. You are not required to speak at a meeting if you do not feel comfortable doing so."The Nar-Anon Family Groups are a worldwide fellowship for those affected by someone else's addiction. As a twelve step program, we offer our help by sharing our experience, strength, and hope." [ Copyright 2014 NFGH Inc. Quoted from “The Nar-Anon Blue Booklet” with permission.]
Nar-Anon is intended for parents, spouses, children, siblings, and friends of addicts. Nar-Anon can provide new insights to help with our attitudes, behaviors, and emotions. We can regain our own sanity and well-being. We learn addiction is a family disease, and we need a recovery program too. In Nar-Anon we learn we are not responsible for another person’s addiction. Addicts need help and so do we. It can be a great relief to learn more effective ways of coping while gaining hope and peace of mind.
[ Copyright 2014 NFGH Inc. Quoted from “Nar-Anon Offers Hope” with permission.]
We meet to...
Give unconditional support to the family or friend of an addict.
Share our experience, strength, and hope.
Learn to focus on ourselves and not on the addict.
Learn about drug abuse as an illness.
Help regain our self-confidence.
Associated Websites
Nar-Anon World Service HQ
Northern California Region
Central California Region
Southern California Region
Pacific Northwest Region
Northern California
Nar-Anon
Mt. Diablo Area (East Bay)
Golden Gate Area (SF & Marin County)
Links, sites, services, or other information that does not originate from the Nar-Anon site are provided in the spirit of cooperation and do not constitute an affiliation or endorsement.
Contact Us
(Non-Emergency)
Newcomers are always welcome and encouraged to attend any of our meetings without prior notice.
by phone
by email
Contact information for other Nar-Anon chapters is available on our About Us page.
Thank You
for contacting us
Someone from the
Central Valley Area Nar-Anon Family Group
will email you with more information.
Newcomers are always welcome and encouraged to attend any of our meetings without prior notice.
Nar-Anon is for family and friends whose lives have been or are being affected by living with someone who uses drugs. There is hope and support waiting for you with this first step. You are no longer alone.
servicios en español
Este formulario es exclusivamente para servicios de idioma español.
This form is exclusively for Spanish language services.
Online Meetings (via Zoom)
Tuesday Meetings (Online):
"Holding onto Hope"
Tuesday Night: 7:00-8:30PM
Meeting ID: 949 617 764
Password: Naranon
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