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SUPPORT
GROUPS
Want to
start a
group in your community? Call us at 764-5290.
A
list of support
groups newly formed in recent years:
|
Name |
Area |
Contact |
Phone |
|
AAWARE
|
Washington
County Events |
Claudia
Pringles & |
229-4665
& |
|
AAWARE
of Lamoille Valley |
Cambridge
area (Lamoille County) |
Terry
Holden Hourseinvt@vtlink.net |
644-2759 or 498-7464 |
|
AAWARE
of the Northeast Kingdom |
Lyndon
area (Caledonia County) |
Lauren
Ware: laware@gmail.com |
533-2472 |
|
Advocacy/Family
Support |
Chittenden |
Felecia Lambert |
343-5312 or 660-0188 |
|
Asperger's
Parent Support Group |
Southern
VT |
Phelippa Marriner |
775-5422 |
|
Autism Support Daily |
All
Counties online; |
Laurey Mumley |
info@AutismSupportDaily.com |
|
Cerebral Palsy |
Chittenden,
all welcome |
Valerie Wood-Lewis |
859-0049 |
|
Chittenden County Adoptive Parents of Challenging Children Group |
Chittenden |
Barb Consentino |
223-4744 (Easter
Seals) |
| Dad's Place |
Franklin |
Mike (not currently meeting) |
827-6173 |
|
Down
Right Unique Circle of Friends (Down syndrome) |
Chittenden
County and surrounding areas |
Brian
& Michelle Gagne |
879-2835 |
| Down Right Special of Rutland County |
Rutland
County |
Fred Wortman | 773-7343 |
|
F.A.P.E.
(Families
Advocating for Progress in Education) |
Chittenden / statewide |
Kathy Andrews & Jessica Levi |
kandrews321@hotmail.com
aaware@verizon.net |
|
Vermont
Food Allergy Organization |
Email
Support Group |
Mary Kay (802) 373-0351 or VTPFAC@verizon.net |
|
|
Grandparents
Raising Their Children’s Children |
Washington,
North Orange & Lamoille |
Evelyn
Sawyer |
476-1480
ext.377 click |
| Heart
to Heart Support Group for Parents of Kids with Cardiac Conditions |
Chittenden periodic get-togethers |
Julianne Nickerson |
email
Julianne |
| Mom's Night Out | Franklin |
Betty Morse, 802-524-6574 ext. 212 |
(1st Thursday of the month, at
the Family Ctr, 27 Lower Newton St, St. Albans 6-8pm) for info |
|
Milton
Family Support Group |
Chittenden/Grand
Isle |
Shannon
Carney |
893-8117 |
|
Obsessive
Compulsive Disorder (OCD) |
Chittenden
County |
Info and possible teen/family connections. |
893-7624 |
|
P.O.S.Abilities |
Windsor, Bennington, Windham |
Carol Kettle |
824-3630 |
|
Parent Advisory Group |
Upper Valley Peds |
Marcia Trischman |
439-6873 |
|
Parents with Children Who Have Special Needs in Essex Town |
Chittenden
(Essex Town) |
Doreen Giannell |
878-9848 |
|
Parents
of Children with Sensory Challenges |
Chittenden
|
Laurie
|
864-6007 |
|
Parents
of Special Needs Kids (POSK) |
Addison
|
Ann
Duclos-Collier |
(802)
453-7324 |
|
Parent
Support Group |
Newport
|
Lori
Christopher |
873-4576 |
|
Parents
Supporting Our Children |
Bennington
|
Wendy
Ballou (802-447-5716) and |
Jennifer
Gallipeau |
|
Saturday
Playgroup for Parents and Toddlers with Disabilities |
Washington,
Chittenden
|
Kate
Greenleaf |
(802)
244-8067 |
| Shadows of the
Moon (ASD Support Group) |
Franklin | Last Tuesday of the
month, 6:30-8:30pm for into |
Cheryl, 802-868-3658 and Laura, 802-849-2817 |
| South
Burlington Special Needs Parent Advisory Group |
Chittenden |
Ward and Lois Nial | 658-1628 SBSNparents@adelphia.net sbsnparents.net |
|
Support Group of CSN |
Brattleboro |
Stephanie Pletcher |
257-7921 |
|
Twins
Group |
Chittenden |
Tracy Titchner |
238-1188 |
|
Williams Syndrome |
all
VT counties |
Cheryl Kingsbury |
496-4690 |
Support Group Page on Fletcher Allen's website: http://www.fahc.org/Health_Improvement/support.asp
Other pages: "Support Group? How do I find one?" articleGrandparents Raising
Their
Children’s Children
every 2nd
Thursday of each month; at Bethany Church, Main St, Montpelier.
every 3rd Tuesday, Wesley Methodist, Waterbury
every 1st Wednesday, Elementary School, Williamstown
every 4th Monday, Community Building, Woodbury
6-8pm;
Dinner and
onsite Childcare provided. Lively and informative evening! Coordinated
by the
Central Vermont Community Partnership. Walk-ins welcome. Call Evelyn
Sawyer at
476-1480 ext.377 for more info.
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Autism Support Group meets 1st Monday of the month
from 7pm-9pm at Parent to Parent of Vermont, 600 Blair Park Rd, Suite
240, Williston, VT www.autismsupportdaily.com
Also listserv: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/AutismSupportDaily
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WELCOME CALL: Support
and Play Group for families of children with Down Syndrome ages
pregnancy to 5.
Call Gina Carrera at 802-872-8049 for more information. The group of
parents and young children will meet at Gina's home: 291 Browns River
Rd., Essex, VT 05452 every second Saturday of the month.