Our Mission

Overeaters Anonymous is a Fellowship of individuals who, through shared experience, strength and hope, are recovering from compulsive overeating. We welcome everyone who wants to stop eating compulsively…

What is Region 8?

“SOAR 8”— Southeast Overeaters Anonymous Region 8-comprises Alabama, Arkansas, Bermuda, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee; the Caribbean Islands; Central America; and South America. Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands have long been a part of our region, and in July 2001 the rest of the Caribbean Islands were officially welcomed into Region 8 along with Central America and South America. SOAR 8 is one of 10 areas around the world formed to serve the regional needs of OA.

SOAR 8’s purpose is to:

• Establish a region address for continuous communication with OA as a whole.
• Promote unity among the OA groups, Intergroups, Language Service Boards and National Service Boards in our region, and offer assistance to these groups as they form and function.
• Stimulate ideas about how, as a region, we can carry the message that there is a spiritual solution to compulsive eating as found in the 12 Steps and 12 Traditions.
• Maintain a web site with up-to-date information pertaining to Region 8 (www.oaregion8.org).
• Assist those who still suffer in finding local meetings within the region.
• Select nominees for World Service Region Trustees.
• Participate in World Service committees in order to represent the needs of our regional members.

There are three (3) Business Assemblies/Recovery Conventions per year, usually held in March, July and November. Voting members consist of:

• Representatives (Reps) elected from Intergroups
• National Service Boards, and
• National Language Boards in Region 8

Region 8 provides Rep funding for those who meet the qualifications in the Region 8 Policy Procedure Manual. New!