@Englishd and @MoCatt already put up the links I was looking for. @Englishd’s can point you to meetings in your area.
There was also this post on meetings and one summarizing the steps that put me over the edge to finally going myself. It’s easily the best thing I’ve ever done for myself.
As for your questions I think I find everything there you said: a community, a solution, and something bigger than myself.
I remember even once i was ready to go having a last minute fear/anxiety. What was I afraid of, though? The worst that would happen is that I’d sit in a room for an hour having some coffee, listening to people who’ve been where I’ve been. So I went. It turned out those people were awesome and it wasn’t scary at all.