Placement

Where Can Outreach Happen?

Here are some suggestions for outreach efforts. Always check with the venue and ask permission before beginning your outreach work.

Treatment facilities (i.e., detox services, rehabilitation services, residential/halfway houses, sober living homes, outpatient services)
Police/Prison/Jail/Courts (i.e., probation and parole officers, bail bonds services, drug court)
Hospitals (i.e., emergency room, social work support service)
Schools – public, private, community college/trade schools, colleges and universities (i.e., guidance/counseling office)
Churches (i.e., pastors, ministers, ministerial alliances, religious community coalitions)
Professionals (i.e., mental health, social work, counselors, psychologist, psychiatrist, doctors)
Public locations (i.e., community centers, libraries, laundromats, gyms/health clubs, men/women/family shelters)

Source: Nar-Anon Family Groups Outreach Handbook, 2023, p10

Examples of Outreach Displays

Sample Literature Rack

Sample Outreach Table

Images provided by New York Nar-Anon members.

Outreach Booth/Table Set-up Suggestions

Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion. How can we apply our policy to an outreach booth or table set-up? Consider the following:

Organize the tabletop display for eye appeal. Consider using a Nar-Anon color poster as a standup display by mounting on poster board or a stand. Multiple poster options are available in the Web Store. Select those best suited to your event’s audience.
If a logo is needed for a special project, please use only conference-approved Nar-Anon logos available in the Nar-Anon Logo Kit. To request a kit, visit http://www.naranon.org/logokit/?rq=Logo%20kit on the Nar-Anon Family Groups website. The kit includes multiple resolution versions of the logo for use in event posters, regional websites, group flyers, convention material, tablecloth/runners, etc.
Using a cloth large enough to drape over the front and sides of the table creates an attractive presentation.
If possible, display brochures, flyers, meeting schedules, etc. in a display rack or brochure/flyer holder.
If your display includes books or other literature, which would be for sale at a meeting, label conspicuously as “display only.”

Source: Nar-Anon Family Groups Outreach Handbook, 2023, p9