Area Info

Primary Purpose Area

The Primary Purpose Area of Narcotics Anonymous serves NA meetings within Champaign, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Piatt, and Vermilion counties. We hold regularly scheduled meetings in cities within these counties. Our Area Service Committee (ASC) meets on the third Monday of each month. The meeting begins at 5:00 pm, and the location of the ASC meeting is 408 E. Illinois St, Urbana, Illinois.

Anyone can contact our area by writing to Primary Purpose Area of NA, P.O. Box 1332, Champaign, IL 61824-1332, or by calling our helpline at 1-800-539-0475. Any questions you might have about Narcotics Anonymous or this website can be directed to request@ppana.org or primarypurposeareaNA@gmail.com

Service Structure

Group Service Representatives (GSRs) report their Group’s Conscience to the Area Service Committee (ASC) monthly. The Area Service Committee is comprised of an executive committee, Chairperson, Vice-Chair, Regional Committee Member (RCM), Regional Committee Member Alternate (RCMA), Secretary, and Treasurer. We also have Hospitals and Institutions Subcommittee Chair, Public Information Subcommittee Chair, Activity Subcommittee Chair, and any applicable Ad Hoc Subcommittee Chairs. Motions about Area Service Committee business can be made and seconded by any member attending the area meeting; however, only GSRs may cast votes regarding motions.

Our Service Area is a member of the Greater Illinois Regional Service Committee of Narcotics Anonymous and is represented on the regional level by the Regional Committee Member (RCM) and the Regional Committee Member Alternate (RCMA). These trusted servants carry our area’s group conscience to the region.

All the trusted servant positions in our service structure are elected once a year at our area meetings. Nominations for positions on the area service level are held in May of each year, and elections for positions on the area level are held in June of each year. Any member of our area and Narcotics Anonymous may serve as a trusted servant, provided they meet the requirements of that position. More information regarding trusted servant positions can be obtained by attending one of our area meetings or by consulting the Area.

For more information, please email: webservant@ppana.org