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Group listings by category

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After Breast Cancer: Sponsored by the American Cancer Society, 724-8125
AIDS Community Resources: 793-0661
Al-Anon: 733-9362, (888) 425-2666
Alcoholics Anonymous: 732-6880, 337-5160, 366-5454
Alliance for the Mentally Ill: 733-7115
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, 684-7870, 798-5456
Amputee Support Network: Janus Park Supportive Living Community on North Medical Center Campus, Liverpool, 475-6038
Association of Children for the Enforcement of Support Inc, Oneida and Herkimer County Chapter: 737-5625, 735-8896
 

B  
Bereavement Group: Ava Dorfman Senior Citizens Center, Rome, 337-7954
Bereaved Parents: A support group with Sister Rose Troy 724-2221 or 724-6105
Bereavement Support Group: To cope with the losses of aging: 732-8011, 337-7954
Bereavement Support Groups with Sister Rose Troy: 724-2221, 724-6105
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
Brian’s Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Support Group: 768-7031 or 735-2370
 

C  
Cancer Support Group: Hannah-Lee House, Cooperstown, (607) 547-3510
Cancer Support Group: Regional Cancer Center at Faxton-St. Luke’s Healthcare, 624-4371
Caregivers Resource Group: For relatives raising children, 798-9164
Caring Parents: For parents dealing with a child’s chronic or serious illness, 735-6487, ext. 243
Caring and Sharing Cancer Support Group: For cancer patients and their families and friends, sponsored by the American Cancer Society, 633-9666
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
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
CNY Hypnosis: Get help with quitting smoking, weight loss, stress reduction and elimination of phobias, 796-1062
Co-dependents Anonymous (CODA): 733-7128
Coke Enders: 724-5168
 

D  
Diabetes Adult Support Group: 736-5184
Diabetes support group: For parents with diabetic children, 735-0591, 798-6769
Domestic Violence Open Support Group: YWCA of the Mohawk Valley, 732-2159, ext. 242
Domestic Violence Program of Herkimer County: Support group for victims of domestic violence; 24-hour hotline, 866-0458
Double Trouble in Recovery: For individuals who are dually diagnosed (addictions, psychiatric disabilities, etc.), 732-5377
Down Syndrome Parent Support Group: 798-4006
 

E  
Endometriosis Support Group of Central New York: 697-2560
Endometriosis Support Group of Herkimer County: 866-7739
 

F  
Fears, Anxiety, Panic Support Group (FAP): 853-6806, 736-4584
Fibromyalgia and Chronic Pain Support Group: 797-7392, ext. 375
Floyd TOPS nonprofit weight loss group: 865-5461
Focus on Fertility: Sponsored by Advanced Fertility Diagnostics, 735-2229
Foster and Adoptive Family Support Services Inc: 724-2989, 724-5753
 

G  
Gamblers Anonymous: 732-8521
Gay and Lesbian Circle: 732-5377
Getting Free: For formerly battered women, 732-2159
GOAL Bereavement Support Group: 866-4292, 866-4596
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
Greater Utica-Rome Chapter of the United Ostomy Association: 768-3735
Guys Responding and Demanding Safety (GRADS): A socially interactive group for gay, bisexual and questioning men, (888) 475-2437
 

H  
Handicapped People of the Mohawk Valley Support Group: 724-5609
Hard of Hearing People Inc: 735-4114
Headache Support Group: (800) 372-7742
Healing Celebration: For adult survivors of child sexual abuse, 732-2159
Herkimer County Endometriosis Support Group: 866-7739
Herkimer County Passages: For any adult has experienced a death, 735-6484
Herkimer County Walkers: A walking group for Herkimer County residents who have experienced a death, 735-6484
Hospice Bereavement: Groups for all ages, including children, 735-6484
Hoping Hearts: Pediatric heart disease support group, 336-2854, 798-6072, 797-8906
Hospice Walkers: A walking group for bereaved adults, 735-6484
Hypnosis Center: Lose weight or stop smoking, 738-0000
 

I  
Ileitis/Colitis Support Group: 894-9860
International Cesarean Awareness Network: 736-4552, 733-4350
IWON: Support group for ex-smokers, 797-3401
 

J  
Job Club: For persons with mental illness interested in finding employment: 738-1428
Journey Together: A social group for bereaved, 735-6484
 

K  
Kidney Society of Mohawk Valley: Support group for dialysis patients, 732-5340, 336-8699
 

L  
La Leche League: Support and information for breast-feeding mothers, 337-5808
Laryngectomy Support Group: St. Elizabeth Medical Center, 734-3238
LBGT Group: Social support group for lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgendered people in the Rome area, 894-2153
LEAPS and BOUNDS: To help those with a range of eating problems through group process, nutritional education, self-exploration and insight, 768-8900
Learning Disability Association of the Mohawk Valley Information/Support Group: 797-1253
Look Good...Feel Better: Sponsored by the American Cancer Society, (800) ACS-2345
Lost Cords: Support group for laryngectomy patients, 823-1000, ext. 4347
Lupus Foundation of Mid and Northern NY:
315-829-4272 or 1-866-258-7874
Lymphedema Support Group: Faxton-St. Luke’s Healthcare, 624-5462
Lymphedema Support Group: Sitrin Medical Rehabilitation Center, 797-8000, ext. 424
 

M  
Madison County Office For The Aging Caregiver Support Group: 684-9424
Man-to-Man: For prostate cancer patients and their families, sponsored by the American Cancer Society, (800) 954-3446
Man-to-Man: For prostate cancer patients and their families, Hannah-Lee House, Cooperstown, sponsored by the American Cancer Society, (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
Mended Hearts Inc: In-patient visitation, survivors and family support telephone network programs. Survivors of heart disease/stroke volunteers, 797-8906
Mohawk Valley Environmental Illness Support Group: 866-9959, 845-8787
Mohawk Valley Support Group: For people with visual impairment, meets in Herkimer, 866-1635
Mohawk Valley Support Group (Bereavement): Website
Mothers of Multiples: 738-9567
Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS): Support and encouragement for mothers with children 0-6 years old, 337-8785
Multiple Sclerosis Support Groups: 866-7138 (Herkimer), 724-1632, 797-1614 (Utica), 338-7101 (Rome)
 

N  
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
Natural Family Planning Couple-to-Couple League: 339-2143
Neuropathy Support Group: 866-5227
New Visions/Adoption Information and Exchange Services: Dealing with adopting “special needs” children, 724-1471
 

O  
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Support group for sufferers of OCD and their family members, 768-7031, 735-2370
Oncology Support Group: (607) 547-3336
Oneida County Long Term Care Ombudsman Family Support Group: Utica Chapter, American Red Cross, 733-4666
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
Overcomers Outreach: 12-step group, 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
 

P  
Parents/Children Who Have Learning Differences/Difficulties: 823-4900
Parent Support Group: For deaf/hard of hearing children, 337-8400, ext. 410
Parent Support Group: For parents of children with developmental disabilities, 363-8970
Parent to Parent of NYS: Connect with parents of children with special needs or health care conditions, (800) 305-8815
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, 735-2627
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
Parents Without Partners Inc. Mohawk Valley Chapter: Social, recreational and educational activities for adults and families, 942-5686, after 6:30 p.m.
Parkinson Support Group of Central New York: 337-2467, 797-2578, 866-3594, 732-5639
Passages: For newly bereaved, 735-6484
Pathways Group: For anyone dealing with a loss of a loved one, 732-2164, 724-0218
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
P-Flag: For parents, family and friends of lesbians and gays, 853-2601, 853-6384, 896-2198
Post-Polio Support Group: 733-4138

Post-Stroke Support Group: Rome Memorial Hospital, contact Gail Barone at 338-7062

Pregnancy Loss and Infant Death Support Group: For anyone whose life has been impacted by the loss of a pregnancy or an infant death, 363-5490
Promise Keepers: Christian-based support group in Boonville for men to talk to other men, 942-4829, 942-2626
 

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R  
Rainbow I: For any child 5 to 18 who is dealing with a chronic or serious illness, 735-6487, ext. 243</