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Community Health
Support Groups
ADD
- For adults; Meets at the Ascension Lutheran Church at 4640 Main Street, Snyder; For more information, call 829-2244 ext35.
ADDICTIONS
- Pat's Place - A forum where people who have experienced a death because of addictions, can meet and share their pain in a safe, supportive environment; Friends and families welcome; Meets: 6:30pm 1st Wednesday of the month at the Buffalo Covenant Church, 786 Kenmore Ave (between Starin and Colvin) Buffalo; For more information call 835-1794 or contact Beverly at rbartem@yahoo.com or http://www.buffalocovenant.net/patsplace
- ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS - Many locations throughout the area; For more information and meeting locations, call 853-0388 or go to http://www.ny-aa.org
- ALCOHOLICS VICTORIOUS - Help and support for people with addictions; Meets: 7pm every Tuesday at the Faith Wesleyan Church, 4600 Union Rd., Cheektowaga; For more information, call 634-2578 or rbash738@aol.com
AIDS/HIV
- HIV positive gay/bisexual men; friends and family members; gay/bisexual prevention group; women's group; Contact AIDS Family Services 881-4612 ext 20.
ARTHRITIS
- Flexorcise for arthritis sufferers; Meets: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 1:30-2:15pm at the Jewish Community Center, Benderson Family Building, 2640 N. Forest Rd., Getzville; For more information, call 688-4033.
BRIAN INJURY AND BRAIN TUMOR
- Meets: 6:30 pm 3rd Tuesday of the month, Dent Tower, 3980 Sheridan Dr., Amherst; For more information, call 822-2261.
- TBI Caregivers Support Group Meets: 1st Monday of the month at 6:30 pm at the Headway Office, 856 Ridge Rd., Buffalo; For more information, call 822-2261.
- Peer Support Group Meets: 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at 6:30 pm at the Headway Office, 856 Ridge Rd., Buffalo; For more information, call 822-2261.
- Meets: 6:30pm 1st Wednesday of the month at Sterling Medical Center, 200 Sterling Dr. Orchard Park; For more information, call 824-1761 after 4pm.
CANCER
- Breast Cancer; For African American women; Sisters Network and Gilda's Club have joined forces to offer a place to go for support, understanding, friendship and more; Meets: 2nd Saturday of the month from 10:30am-12:30pm at Gilda's Club WNY Clubhouse, 1140 Delaware Ave., Buffalo; The meetings are free and open to the public.
- Breast Cancer; Meets: 7pm 1st Wednesday of the month at the DeGraff Hospital Community Room, 139 Division St., North Tonawanda; For more information, call 298-2765.
- Cancer Coach Program which provides support to those facing cancer diagnosis from individuals who've been there; For more information, call 873-0905.
- Ovarian Cancer; Meets: 7-9pm 4th Tuesday of the month at the Ames Building meeting room, Southgate Plaza, West Seneca; For more information, call 684-7434 or 681 9643.
CAREGIVERS
- For caregivers of persons with dementia, the group meets to discuss dementia, care giving, exchange information on resources, and provide support and encouragement to others who are faced with the challenge of dementia; Meets: 6pm 1st Wednesday of the month at the Lockport Public Library Conference Room; For more information, please call the Alzheimer's Association WNY Chapter 626-0600.
CO-DEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS
- A group that deals with improving relationships; Meets: 7-8pm every Sunday at Brylin Hospital, 4th Floor, Delaware Avenue, Buffalo.
CROHNS AND COLITIS
- Will be holding future support group meeting; For more information, call 833-2879.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
- For women hosted by Child and Family Services Haven House; Meets: 5:30-7pm Tuesdays in Cheektowaga; 6-7:30pm Thursdays in the Southtowns; 10:30 am-noon Thursdays in Buffalo; For meeting locations or more info, call 884-6005.
FIBROMYALGIA
- Meets: 11am 1st Thursday of the month at the Arthritis Foundation, 55 Pineview Dr., Amherst; For more information, call 626-0333.
HEPATITIS AND LIVER DISORDERS
- Meets: 6:30-8pm every 3rd Monday of the month at ECC North Campus, Building S, Dental Hygiene Conference Room; Call 1(877)716-3850 for more information.
LEUKEMIA AND LYMPHOMA
- Meets: 6pm 3rd Tuesday of the month at Roswell Park; For more information, call 834-2578 ext. 206.
LUPUS
- Lupus patients only; Buffalo- Meets: 4pm the 4th Monday of the month at the Lifetime Mosher Health Center, 899 Main (at Carlton); Niagara Falls- Meets: 6:30pm the 2nd Thursday at Mount St. Mary's Hospital, 5300 Military Road, Lewiston, 7th floor; Cheektowaga/Tonawanda- Meets: 12:30pm the 3rd Tuesday of the month at the Lupus Alliance Office, 3871 Harlem Road; For more information, call 835-7161 or visit http://www.lupusupstateny.org/
MENTAL ILLNESS
- For family and friends of individuals with mental illness or neurological disorders; Meets: 7pm 4th Tuesday of the month at St. Andrew's RC Church, Sheridan Dr. and Elmwood Ave, Tonawanda; For more information, please call 886-1242.
- SCHIZOPHRENIA SUPPORT GROUP (GRACE GROUP) - For those being treated for schizophrenia & shizo-affective mental health issues; Meets: every Monday at 7pm at the Mental Health Association, 999 Delaware Ave., Buffalo; For more information, call 886-9942.
MILITARY
- SOLDIER'S FAMILY AND FRIENDS SUPPORT GROUP OF NIAGARA - Meets: 7pm second Thursday of the month, 2744 Thornwood Dr., Wheatfield.; For more information, call 731-7362 or 433-3780.
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS
- Many locations throughout the area; For more information and meeting locations, call 878-2316 or go to http://www.na.org/
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS
- Meets: 6:30pm every Monday at Grace Church, 174 Cazenovia St., Buffalo.
PARENTING
- SINGLE PARENTING SUPPORT GROUP - Meets: 3rd Saturday, Gloria J. Parks Community Center, 3242 Main St; For more information, call 536-0574.
- SINGLE PARENTING SUPPORT GROUP - Meets: 4th Saturday of the month at Fillmore-Leroy Residents, Inc., (a.k.a. The Flare), 307 Leroy St., Buffalo; For more information, call 536-0574.
SEPERATION/DIVORCE
- A support group for women going through a separation or divorce, or thinking about it; Meets: 7-9pm 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at Williamsville United Methodist Church, 5500 Main St.; For more information, call 834-5152.
TRANSPLANT
- Meets: 3rd Tuesday of the month from 7-9pm at the Walden Galleria Community Room; For more information, call 685-4799 or 675-0748.
WEIGHT LOSS
- T.O.P.S. (TAKE OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY) - Meets: 6pm every Tuesday at the Zion United Church of Christ, Koenig & Parker Blvd., Tonawanda 867-8962.
WIDOWS
- Meets: 1-2pm 3rd Thursday of the month at YMCA of Tonawandas, 49 Tremont St., N. Tonawanda; For more information, call 692-5580.
- Meets: 7pm 1st Sunday of the month, at Trinity UM Church, 711 Niagara Falls Blvd, Tonawanda.
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