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WSA Support Groups and State Contacts

Many of our members volunteer their time to run our Support Groups or act as State Contacts to give the same support to others they themselves have received.  Please allow time for our volunteers to get back to you, as many of them are current spousal caregivers.

Our groups are listed in alphabetical order. Please click on the group name for meeting information or to email a group leader.  Always contact your group leader before you attend your first group meeting, so they know to expect you.

# Name Position E-mail Phone
1 AL - No group at this time. Register for the forum. WSA office This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 800-838-0879
2 AK - No group at this time. Register for the forum. WSA office This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 800-838-0879
3 AZ - Contact 1 Renee Nail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 480-861-4472
4 AZ - Contact 2 Lois vonHalle This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 602-672-9234
5 AZ - NE Phoenix Support Group Marie Leak This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 602-992-6350
6 AR - Contact Ricarda Snellback This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 870-563-2970
7 AR - Caring Spouses of NEA Support Group Rose Trosper This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 870-273-2072
8 CA - Contact 1 Sharron Fien-Blakely This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 510-243-1137
9 CA - Contact 2 Anita Gonzales This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 562-596-3096
10 CA - Contact 3 Anita Millhollin This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 951-369-9496
11 CA - No CA Support Group Suzi Musgrove This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 415-596-2722
12 CA - Sacramento Area Support Group Marilyn Vogler This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 209-745-3730
13 CA - San Diego East County Support Group Darlene Braasch This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 619-990-8804
14 CA - San Diego Support Group Mitzi Swift This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 619-435-0905
15 CA - West Los Angeles Support Group Ruth Auerbach This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 310-475-3858
16 CO - Contact Kas Enger This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
17 CT - Connecticut Support Group Wendy Picardo This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 203-888-3541
18 DE - Delaware Support Group Debbie Hawke This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 302-994-6606
19 FL - Broward County Support Group Karen Mitchell This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 954-771-2730
20 FL - Sarasota Support Group David Abolafia This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 941-377-1711
21 GA - Contact 1 Sue Alloway This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 678-296-3392
22 GA - Contact 2 Colleen Love This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 770-815-5484
23 GA - Athens Support Group George Patrick This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 706-559-4715
24 GA - No Metro Atlanta Support Group Jan Rabinowitz This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 404-252-6782
25 ID - No group at this time. Register for the forum. WSA Office This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 800-838-0879
26 HI - Contact Judith Yohn This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 808-939-9065
27 IL - Contact 1 Marilee Feldman This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 630-269-2886
28 IL - Contact 2 Dorothy Frye This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 217-351-8203
29 IL - Oakbrook Support Group William Tader This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 815-609-1475
30 IL - Springfield Support Group Joann Landers This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 217-787-0807 Kathy
31 IN - No group at this time. Register for the forum. WSA office This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 800-838-0879
32 IA - Contact Liz Koffron-Eisen This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 319-351-5476
33 IA - Cedar Rapids Support Group Cathy Rammelsburg This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 319-369-8744
34 KS - Contact Michael Osterbuhr This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 316-218-6146
35 KY - No KY/Cincinnati Support Group Marissa Tucker This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 859-581-4081 Marissa
36 LA - No group at this time. Register for the forum. WSA Office This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 800-838-0879
37 ME - No group at this time. Register for the forum. WSA Office This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 800-838-0879
38 MD - Contact 1 Rebecca Full This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 301-371-3654
39 MD - Contact 2 Clark Mayer This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 301-639-7506
40 MD - Contact 3 Laszlo Trazkovich This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 410-526-2809
41 MD - Baltimore/Columbia/Eldersburg Support Group Carol Cohen This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 410-960-5946
42 MD - Cedar Lane Support Group Myrna Olsen This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 301-279-7713
43 MD - DC/Maryland Support Group Jim Anderson or Dorothy Pocinki This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 301-564-1097 Jim
44 MA - Contact MAry Beth Averill This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 413-584-0631
45 MA - Cape Cod Support Group Nancy Siebert This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 508-833-2833
46 MA - Greater Boston Support Group Martha Scott This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 617-924-5206 Martha
47 MI - No group at this time. Register for the forum. WSA office This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 800-838-0879
48 MN - Minneapolis/St Paul Support Group Benton Radolph This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 612-920-3912
49 MS - No group at this time. Register for the forum. WSA office This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 800-838-0879
50 MO - Contact Jeanne Rabbitt This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 314-843-0479
51 MT - No group at this time. Register for the forum. WSA office This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 800-838-0879
52 NE - Contact Evon Kussatz This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 402-489-0206
53 NV - No group at this time. Register for the forum. WSA office This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 800-838-0879
54 NH - No group at this time. Register for the forum. WSA office This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 800-838-0879
55 NJ - Contact Mary Teel This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 908-581-6870
56 NJ - Bergen County Support Group Cathy Humphries This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 973-493-3286
57 NJ - Cherry Hill Support Group Judy Baumbach This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 609-654-5618
58 NJ - Freehold Area Support Group Donna McQuade This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 732-577-8899
59 NJ - Morris County Support Group Chilton Memorial Hospital - Elisa DeChristina This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 973-831-5306
60 NM - Albuquerque Support Group Carol Sutherland This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 505-833-2764
61 NY - Contact 1 Amie Brockway This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 845-586-1689
62 NY - Contact 2 Ron Pokorski This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 716-912-2075
63 NY - Central New York Support Group Linda Holzbaur This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 607-330-4554
64 NY - Lower Westchester Support Group Martha Barylick This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 914-275-5286
65 NY - Manhattan Support Group Rachel Hadas and Barbara Marder This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 212-666-4482 Rachel
66 NY - Uptown Thursday Night Support Group Mary Beth Coudal and Pat Still This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 347-415-3707 MaryBeth
67 NY - West Nassau/Eastern Queens Support Group Betsy Budne-Finnel This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 516-482-6574
68 NY - White Plains Support Group Sue Kaufman This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 914-948-4778
69 NC - Contact Sonya Dawson This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 919-212-6633
70 NC - Allamance Support Group Karen James This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 336-578-8476
71 NC - Research Triangle/Chapel Hill Support Group Russell Wiener This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 919-541-1910
72 ND - No group at this time. Register for the forum. WSA office This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 800-838-0879
73 OH - Cleveland Heights Support Group Missy Shiverick This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 216-321-5800
74 OH - Dayton Area Support Group Sarah Reinman This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 937-902-3998
75 OK - No group at this time. Register for the forum. WSA office This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 800-838-0879
76 OR - Southern Oregon Support Group Meredith Pech This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 541-482-2669
77 PA - Contact 1 Joan Martin 814-772-8521
78 PA - Contact 2 Linda Welsh This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 215-545-0967
79 PA - Lehigh Support Group Richard Schall This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 610-776-3213
80 PA - Main Line/Valley Forge Rita Herskovitz and Joe Wolfe This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 610-642-9351 Rita
81 PA - Northeast Philly/Abington Support Group Michael Brown This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 215-836-1696
82 PA - Pittsburgh Support Group Edie Brozanski and Nancy Balfe This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 724-733-0034 Edie
83 RI - No group at this time. Register for the forum. WSA office This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 800-838-0879
84 SC - Lowcountry Support Group Tammie Aycock This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 843-884-1328
85 SD - No group at this time. Register for the forum. WSA office This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 800-838-0879
86 TN - No group a this time. Register for the forum. WSA office This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 800-838-0879
87 TX - No group at this time. Register for the forum. WSA office This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 800-838-0879
88 UT - No groups at this time. Register for the forum. WSA office This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 800-838-0879
89 VT - No group at this time. Register for the forum. WSA office This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 800-838-0879
90 VA - Contact 1 Don Crawford This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 540-478-3934
91 VA - Contact 2 Shirley Kirkwood This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 540-350-2922
92 VA - No Virginia Support Group Dorothy Saunders This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 703-425-2430
93 VA - Richmond Support Group Kathy Jarrell This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 804-545-4952
94 WA - Contact Meoldy Sheldon This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
95 WA - Seattle Support Group Carin Mack This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 206-230-0166
96 WV - No group at this time. Register for the forum. WSA office This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 800-838-0879
97 WI - Contact Donna Bauer This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 608-487-5562
98 WY - No group at this time. Register for the forum. WSA office This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 800-838-0879
99 Canada - Fredericton, NB Support Group Yolande Mitchell This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 506-455-4152
100 Canada - Toronto Support Group Megan Hillman This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 416-652-9966

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Modern Day Heroes
by Ann Novick, The Jewish Press
March 11, 2009 

 
We live in very scary economic times. Many people have lost their jobs and are having difficulty finding other ones. This is causing families to lose their homes, unless they can find new means of making money in order to pay their mortgages. Retooling and leaving professions or jobs is difficult for everyone. Well spouses and the working chronically ill have less flexibility than most, as they are limited by their illness or the care-giving responsibilities. 
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