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Support
Groups in the Mohawk Valley
For
specific times, dates and place of meetings, call the
numbers below:
Alphabetical
Group Listings
BEREAVEMENT |
Those
So Young: A
support group for bereaved parents and grandparents
866-4590, 866-1349 |
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For
bereaved parents with Sister
Rose Troy: 724-2221, 724-6105
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Bereavement
group:
held
at the Ava Dorfman Senior Citizens Center
in Rome
337-7954 |
Bereavement
support group:
To help cope with the losses of aging,
732-8011, 337-7954 |
| Bereavement
support groups
with Sister Rose Troy: 724-2221, 724-6105 |
| GOAL
bereavement support group:
866-4292, 866-4596 |
| Herkimer
County Walkers: A
walking group for Herkimer County residents
who have experienced a death, 735-6484 |
Herkimer
County Passages:
For any adult that has experienced a death,
735-6484 |
| Hospice
bereavement: Groups
for all ages, including children, 735-6484 |
| Hospice
Walkers: A walking group for bereaved
adults, 735-6484 |
| Journey
Together: A social group for bereaved,
735-6484 |
| Passages:
For the newly bereaved, 735-6484 |
Pathways
Group: For
anyone dealing with the loss of a loved one,
732-2164, 724-0218 |
| Pregnancy
Loss and Infant Death support group:
For anyone whose life has been impacted by
the loss of pregnancy or an infant death,
363-5490 |
| Share
Group (Hospice): For those who
have had a child die through miscarraige,
stillbirth or SIDS, 735-6484 |
| Suicide
Survivors: For those who have experienced
the death of a loved one by suicide, 724-2221,
724-6105 |
| Teens
Grieve Too: 735-6484, 697-5040 |
| Widowed
Persons Service: 866-9288 |
| Widows/Widowers
Support Group: 735-6210 |
| Widows/Widowers
I: For age 65 and older, 724-2221,
724-6105 |
| Widows/Widowers
II: For ages 20-64, 724-2221, 724-6105 |
| What
About Me? For children 5-12 who
have experienced the death of a loved one,
735-6484 |
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CANCER |
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After
Breast Cancer: Sponsored by the
American Cancer Society, 724-8125 |
| Cancer
Support Group: Hannah-Lee House,
Cooperstown, (607) 547-3510 |
| Cancer
Support Group:
Regional Cancer Center, Faxton-St. Luke's
Healthcare, 624-4371 |
| Caring
and Sharing Cancer Support Group: For
cancer patients and their families and friends,
sponsored by the American Cancer Society,
633-9666 |
| Look
Good...Feel Better:
Sponsored by the American Cancer Society,
1-800-ACS-2345 |
| Lymphedema
Support Group:
Sitrin Medical Rehabilitation Center, 797-8000
ext. 424 |
| Lymphedema
Support Group:
Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare, 624-5462 |
| Oncology
Support Group: (607)
547-3510 |
| Man
to Man:
A support group for prostate cancer patients
and their families, sponsored by the American
Cancer Society, 1-800-954-3446, Cooperstown,
(607) 547-3510 |
Man
to Man: A
prostate cancer information and Support
Group, Herkimer, sponsored by the American
Cancer Society,
1-800-ACS-2345 or 1-315-724-8126 |
| Reach
to Recovery:
One-on-one support for newly diagnosed breast
cancer patients, sponsored by the American
Cancer Society, 724-8125 |
| Rome
Breast Cancer Support Group:
827-4605 |
| US
TOO: For
prostate cancer patients, 738-6433, 738-6243 |
| YWCA
Encore:
For women who have had breast cancer, 732-2159 |
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HEART AND STROKE |
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Hoping
Hearts:
Pediatric heart disease support group, 336-2854,
798-6072, 797-8906 |
| Mended
Hearts Inc.: In-patient visitation,
survivors and family support telephone network
programs. Survivors of heart disease/stroke
volunteers: 797-8906 |
| Post-Stroke
Support Group:
Rome Memorial Hospital, contact Gail Barone,
338-7062 |
| Stroke
Patients Support Group: Faxton
Hospital Department of Rehabilitation Services,
624-5449 |
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MEDICAL CONDITIONS
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AIDS
Community Resources: 793-0661 |
| The
Central New York Chapter of the American Syringomyelia
Alliance Project Inc.: 865-7498 |
| Amputee
Support Network: Janus Park Supportive
Living Community on North Medical Center Campus,
Liverpool, 475-6038 |
| ALS
(Lou Gehrig's Disease) Support Group:
732-4080 |
| Alzheimer's
Caregiver and Care Receiver Support Group:
797-4642 |
| Alzheimer's
Caregiver Support Groups:
867-1121, 867-1124, 732-1437, 697-5700, 798-5456 |
| CNY
Alzheimer's Association 101 Workshop:
Utica/Yorkville, 736-1005 |
| CNY
Alzheimer's Association Caregiver Support
Groups:
337-7954, 797-3570, 866-6964, ext. 260, 867-1204,
363-5490, 736-1005 |
| Madison
County Office For The Aging Caregiver Support
Group:
697-5700 |
| Better
Breathers Club:
735-9225, 823-5370 |
| Brain
Injury Association of New York State Support
Group (formerly New York State
Head Injury Association): 797-4642 |
| Caring
Parents:
For parents dealing with a child's chronic
or serious illness, 735-6487 ext. 243 |
| Cataract
Care Center Support Group: 724-2020 |
| Celiac
Support Group of the Mohawk Valley:
736-6981, 865-4247 |
| Central
Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Support Group: 797-2233 |
| Central
New York Autism Support Group:
798-4006, ext. 372 |
| Central
New York Dystonia Support Group:
853-5076 |
| Children
and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders
Support Group (CHADD):
867-5730 |
| Chronic
Fatigue:
736-2414 |
| Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome-Fibromyalgia:
624-4377 |
| Circle
of Caring:
866-3330, ext. 146 |
| Diabetes
Adult Support Group: 736-5184
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| Diabetes
Support Group:
For parents of children with diabetes, 735-0591,
798-6769 |
| Down
Syndrome Parent Support Group:
798-4006 |
| Endometriosis
Support Group of Central New York:
697-2560 |
| Endometriosis
Support Group of Herkimer County:
866-7739 |
| Fibromyalgia
and Chronic Pain Support Group:
797-7392, ext. 375 |
| Greater
Utica-Rome Chapter of the United Ostomy Association:
768-3735 |
| Handicapped
People of the Mohawk ValleySupport Group:
724-5609 |
| Hard
of Hearing People Inc.:
735-4114 |
| Headache
Support Group:
1-800-372-7742 |
| Herkimer
County Endometriosis Support Group:
866-7739 |
| Ileitis/Colitis
Support Group:
894-9860 |
| Kidney
Society of the Mohawk Valley: Support
group for dialysis patients, 732-5340, 336-8699 |
| Laryngectomy
Support Group:
St. Elizabeth Medical Center, 734-3238 |
| Lost
Cords:
A support group for laryngectomy patients,
823-1000, ext. 4347 |
| Lupus
Foundation:
Marguerite Curri Chapter, (866) 258-7874 |
| Lymphedema
Support Group:
Sitrin Medical Rehabilitation Center, 797-8000 |
| Mohawk
Valley Environmental Illness Support Group:
866-9959, 845-8787 |
| Mohawk
Valley Support Group:
For people with visual impairment, meetings
in Herkimer, 866-1635 |
| Multiple
Sclerosis Support Groups:
866-7138 (Herkimer), 724-1632, 797-1614 (Utica),
338-7101 (Rome) |
| Neuropathy
Support Group:
866-5227 |
| Organ
Transplant Support Group:
For potential recipients, survivors and family
members of heart and other organ transplants,
866-1995, 894-5176 |
| Osteoporosis
Support Group:
Sitrin Medical Rehabilitation Center, 797-8000,
ext. 430 |
| Parent
Support Group:
For deaf/hard of hearing children, 337-8400,
ext. 410 |
| Parents
of Children with Autism:
336-8301 |
| Parents
of Children with Down Syndrome:
724-6907, ext. 2226 |
| Parents
of Children with Handicapping Conditions Support
Group of Rome:
336-8301 |
| Parents
of Wheezers Educational Resource (POWER):
A support group for parents of children with
asthma, 738-6209 |
| Parkinson
Support Group of Central New York:
337-2467, 797-2578, 866-3594, 732-5639 |
| Patients
with Automatic Internal Cardiovertor Defibrillator
Support Group:
798-6204 |
| People
With A Visual Impairment Support Group:
Meets at Stone Church in Clinton, 853-6038
or 853-6716 |
| Peripheral
Neuropathy Support Group:
(518) 725-4687, or write P.O. Box 1174, Gloversville,
NY 12078 |
| Post-Polio
Support Group:
733-4138 |
| Rainbow
I:
For any child age 5 to 18 who is dealing with
a chronic or serious illness, 735-6487, ext.
243 |
| Rainbow
II:
For children dealing with any physical illness
within the family, 735-6487, ext. 243 |
| Restless
Legs Syndrome Support Group:
841-4119 |
| Rome/Oneida
County Epilepsy Support Network:
797-7020 |
| St.
Elizabeth Lost Cord Laryngectomy Support Group:
734-3238, 734-3475 |
| Scleroderma
Foundation:
797-5528 |
| Self-Help
for the Hard of Hearing (SHHH):
735-4114 |
| SETRC
Support Group:
For parents of children with disabilities,
361-5543 |
| Sharing
Life:
A support group focused on people who have
received organ transplants in Central New
York, 476-0311, (800) 558-5277 |
| Sibling
Club of United Cerebral Palsy:
724-6907, ext. 2226 |
| Support
Group for people with a visual impairment:
733-4742 |
| Support
Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired:
853-1224 |
| Transplant
Support Group: For
individuals who have had or will have organ
transplants, 866-1995, 894-5176 |
| United
Ostomy Support Group:
798-8345 |
| Utica
Bariatric Support Group:
824-1630 |
| Women
HIV Positive Support Group:
724-6146 |
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 DEPENDENCIES,
ADDICTIONS, ANXIETY AND MENTAL ILLNESS |
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Alateen:
For
teens affected by drug abuse or alcoholism
of others, 736-6438 |
| Al-Anon:
733-9362, (888)
425-2666 |
| Alcoholics
Anonymous:
732-6880, 337-5160, 366-5454 |
| Alliance
for the Mentally Ill:
733-7115 |
| Brian's
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Support Group:
768-7031, 735-2370 |
| CNY
Hypnosis:
Get help with quitting smoking, weight loss,
stress reduction and elimination of phobias,
796-1062 |
| Coke
Enders:
724-5168 |
| Double
Trouble in Recovery:
For individuals who are dually diagnosed (addictions,
psychiatric disabilities, etc.), 732-5377 |
| Fears,
Anxiety, Panic Support Group (F.A.P.):
853-6806, 736-4584 |
| Floyd
TOPS nonprofit weight loss group:
865-5461 |
| Gamblers
Anonymous:
732-8521 |
| Hypnosis
Center: For
weight loss or stop smoking, 738-0000 |
| IWON:
A support group for ex-smokers, 797-3401 |
| Job
Club:
For persons with mental illness interested
in finding employmen,: 738-1428 |
| L.E.A.P.S.
and BOUNDS:
To help those with a range of eating problems
through group process, nutritional education,
self-exploration and insight, 768-8900 |
| Nar-Anon
Group:
Helps the family of the user attain serenity
and a more normal home life, regardless of
whether or not he/she has stopped using, 337-7664 |
| Narcotics
Anonymous:
853-4413 |
| Obsessive-Compulsive
Disorder Support Group:
For sufferers of OCD and their family members,
768-7031, 735-2370 |
| Overcomers
Outreach:
A 12-step program for freedom from problems,
compulsions and co-dependencies, meets in
Rome, 865-6588 |
| Overeaters
Anonymous:
For all who wish to stop eating compulsively.
No dues or fees, weekly meetings in Utica
and surrounding areas, 797-5339 |
| Phoenix
Group:
For individuals diagnosed with depression,
732-5377 |
| Recovery
Inc:
A support group for persons with nervous symptoms,
depression and fears, meets 7 to 9 p.m. on
Thursdays at First Presbyterian Church, 736-1563,
843-7631 |
| Reformers
Unanimous:
An international faith-centered addictions
program for adults who struggle with addiction
or “stubborn habits," 736-2179 (Monday-Friday,
8 a.m. to noon), 335-0602 |
| Sex
Addicts Anonymous:
695-8772 or write: P.O. Box 684, Utica, NY
13503 |
| SOS:
The
Secular Organization for Sobriety/Save Ourselves,
339-8435, 334-2831 |
| Take
Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS): 337-2060,
894-3331, 894-7526 |
| Weight
Loss Support Group:
336-9681 |
| Weight
Watchers:
724-4618 |
FAMILY AND RELATIONSHIPS |
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Alternative
Lifestyles Support Group:
732-5377 |
| Association
of Children for the Enforcement of Support
Inc:
Oneida and Herkimer County Chapter,
737-5625, 735-8896 |
| Caregivers
Resource Group: For relatives
raising children, 798-9164 |
| Caregiver
Support Group: 798-5456 |
| Children
of Divorce:
A support group to help children cope
through separation and divorce, 363-5211 |
| Co-dependents
Anonymous (CODA):
733-7128 |
| Domestic
Violence Open Support Group:
YWCA of the Mohawk Valley, 732-2159,
ext. 242 |
| Domestic
Violence Program of Herkimer County:
A support group for victims of domestic
violence, 24-hour hot line, 866-0458 |
| The
Endeavor:
A meeting place for HIV-positive people
and their significant others, 735-1393 |
| Focus
on Fertility:
Sponsored by Advanced Fertility Diagnostics,
735-2229 |
| Foster
and Adoptive Family Support Services
Inc:
724-2989, 724-5753 |
| Getting
Free:
For formerly battered women, 732-2159 |
| Gay
and Lesbian Circle:
732-5377 |
| Guys
Responding and Demanding Safety (GRADS):
Asocially interactive roup for gay,
bisexual and questioning men, (888)
475-2437 |
| Grandparents
and Other Relatives as Parents Support
Group:
Caregiver support for grandparents and
other relatives raising minor children,
798-5456 |
| Grandparents
Raising Grandchildren Support Group:
853-4061,
684-7870 |
| Greater
Utica Lambda Fellowship Inc:
For lesbians and gays, 894-3565 |
| Healing
Celebration:
For adult survivors of child sexual
abuse, 732-2159 |
| International
Cesarean Awareness Network:
736-4552, 733-4350 |
| La
Leche League:
Support and information for breast-feeding
mothers, 337-5808 |
| LBGT
Group:
A social support group for lesbian,
bisexual, gay and transgendered people
in the Rome area, 894-2153 |
| Learning
Disability Association of the Mohawk
Valley Information/Support Group: 797-1253 |
| Mothers
of Multiples:
738-9567 |
| Mothers
of Preschoolers (MOPS): Support
and encouragement for mothers with children
0-6 years old, 337-8785 |
| Natural
Family Planning Couple to Couple League:
339-2143 |
| New
Visions/Adoption Information and Exchange
Services: Dealing
with adopting “special needs”
children, 724-1471 |
| Oneida
County Long Term Care Ombudsman Family
Support Group:
Utica Chapter, American Red Cross, 733-4666 |
| Parents
at Crosswords Support Group:
For divorced or separated individuals,
798-9164 |
| Parents
for Positive Change:
Peer support group for parents of Utica
School students who have a disability,
738-0205 or 735-2627 |
| Parent
to Parent of NYS:
Connect with parents of children with
special needs or health care conditions,
(800) 305-8815 |
| Parent
Support Group:
For parents of children with developmental
disabilities, 363-8970 |
| Parents/Children
Who Have Learning Differences/Difficulties:
823-4900 |
| Parents
Without Partners Inc. Mohawk Valley
Chapter:
Social, recreational and educational
activities for adults and families,
942-5686, after 6:30 p.m. |
| P-FLAG
Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians
and Gays: 853-2601,
853-6384, 896-2198 |
| Promise
Keepers:
Christian-based support group in Boonville
for men to talk to other men, 942-4829,
942-2626 |
| Relatives
as Parents Program (RAPP):
A support group if you are a relative
raising a child, 684-7870 |
| Self-Esteem:
To learn ways to increase self-esteem
and support each other, 732-5377 |
| Sexual
Abuse Support Group:
Discuss ways of dealing with sexual
abuse and being able to have closure,
open to men and women, 732-5377 |
| Single
With Children:
For parents who are single through death,
divorce, separation or never married,
768-9575 |
| Smart
Singles Christian Support Group:
768-7281, 733-4640 |
| Survivors
Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP):
896-2481 |
| Sociable
Singles:
A gathering for social, cultural and
sporting activities, 336-2442, after
3 p.m. |
| Spring
House Family Group:
738-1428 |
| Support
Group for adults who were sexually abused
as children:
732-5000 |
| Support
Group for Young Parents:
The Family Place, St. Francis de Sales
Community Center, 309 Genesee St., Utica.
738-9773 |
| Teen
Parenting Club:
Cornhill Community for Change, Church
of the Latter Day Saints at the Loretto
Site, Elm Street. 724-8487 |
| Teens
and Parents In Need of Guidance Support
Group (TAPING):
822-3097, 822-4000 |
| The
Third Option:
For couples or individuals who want
to work on building interpersonal relationship
skills that will benefit them in their
roles as single mothers and fathers,
in marriage, or in work situations,
894-9917 |
| Utica-Cornhill
Family Support Group:
797-7020 |
| YWCA
Rape Crisis and Domestic Violence Services
hotline:
797-7740 |
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