Welcome to Overeaters Anonymous

Colorful map of Overeaters Anonymous Region 8

OA Region 8 is a.k.a. SOAR8  ~ The region is comprised of the Caribbean Islands, Central America, South America, U.S. Southeastern Region: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, and The U.S. Virgin Islands. SOAR8 is one of eleven areas around the world formed to serve the regional needs of Overeaters Anonymous.

What Is OA?

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.

There are no dues or fees for members; we are self-supporting through our own contributions, neither soliciting nor accepting outside donations. OA is not affiliated with any public or private organization, political movement, ideology or religious doctrine; we take no position on outside issues.

Our primary purpose is to abstain from compulsive overeating and to carry this message of recovery to those who still suffer.

If you are new to OA, don’t give up before the miracle happens.

OA works. It really does.

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Upcoming Events

How to Add Event to SOAR8 Calendar

All online postings of upcoming workshops, retreats, marathons, etc., must be approved in advance by the SOAR8 Vice Chair.

All event flyers must bear the OA Logo* (see instructions below). Please send an email with your attached event flyer to .

*Written permissions to use OA’s copyrighted logomust be obtained by completing the WSO’s logo request form.Clicking on this link will take you outside of this website and direct you to OA.org. You may send your completed Request Form and customized OA logo to OA WSO via email:  via fax: (505) 891 4320; or via mail addressed to:  OA World Service Office, P.O. Box 44727, Rio Rancho, NM 87174-4727.

Responsibility Pledge

Helping Hand

Always to extend the hand and heart of OA to all who  share my compulsion;
for this I am responsible.