Support Group List

Survivors & Caregivers Support Groups
2nd Tuesday of each month, 7pm-8:30pm
Note: Next meeting will be July 10 (no meeting in June)
Contact: Karen Thomas
Phone: 518-459-7911
Email: KThomas@bianys.org
Hannaford (in the community room)
900 Central Avenue
Albany, NY 12206

Women’s Support Group
First Tuesday of the Month
10:30am-11:45am
Contact: Rosella Elliott
Phone:  518-526-1596
Email: ElliottR@nycap.rr.com

Location:
Living Resources
300 Washington Avenue Ext.
Albany

Brooklyn Center for Independence (BCID)
3rd Tuesday of each month, 12:30pm-2pm
Contact: BCID at 718-998-3000
or Jan Wollney  at 718-734-2225
Email: jwollney@bianys.org
BCID
27 Smith Street, 2nd Floor
Brooklyn, NY

Community Options
2nd Tuesday of each month, 6pm-8pm
Contact: Kasey O’Connor
Phone: 607-722-5971
Email: kasey.oconnor@comop.org
182-184 State Street
Binghamton, NY

United Presbyterian Church (Library Lounge)
3nd Thursday of each month, 1pm-3pm
Contact: Jennifer Adams
Phone: 607 723-8313 ext. 1688
Email: jadams@familyenrichment.org
42 Chenango Street
Binghamton, NY

Survivors and caregivers support group/Advocate Homecare
2nd Monday of each month, 7pm-8:30pm
Vassar Brothers Medical Center
45 Reade Pl
Poughkeepsie , NY 12601
Conference Room B
Email: mpearson@advocate-Homecare.com
Phone: 914-204-1597

Brain Injury Support Group
4th Saturday of each month
12:00pm-2:00pm
Contact: Catie Poscucci, Putnam ARC
Phone: 845-260-3708

Location
Poughkeepsie Galleria Mall (Community Room)
2001 South Road
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

Survivor Support Group / SUNY College of Optometry
Contact: Social Work Team
Phone: 212-938-4040
33 West 42nd Street (Between 5th and 6th Avenues)
New York, NY

Loved Ones Support Group/SUNY College of Optometry
Contact: Social Work Team
Phone: 212-938-4040
33 West 42nd Street (Between 5th and 6th Avenues)
New York, NY

St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church
3rd Thursday of the month at 6:30pm
Contact: Jan Wollney
Phone: 718-734-2225
Email: jwollney@bianys.org
81 Christopher St. (Christopher & 7th Ave)
New York, NY

Support group and Chapter meeting
2nd Wednesday at 7pm
Al Siegl Center
1000 Elmwood Ave, Door #1
Rochester, NY
Contact: Sharon Johnson
Phone: 315-516-8162
Email: SJohnson@bianys.org

Common Ground Alliance
1st Wednesday of each month, 6:30pm-8pm
Contact: Dr. Deborah Benson
Phone:  516-586-4480
Email: dr.dbenson@gmail.com
1670 Old Country Road, Suite 119
Plainview

Survivor and Caregiver Support Group
Access: Supports for Living (formerly Family Empowerment Council)
Call/Email for details
Contact: Ed Devitt
Phone: 845-341-3809
Email: ed@BrainNewDay.com
225 Dolson Ave, Suite 403
Middletown NY

Opportunities for Otsego
4th Monday of each month at 1pm
Contact: Karen Thomas
Phone: 518-459-7911
Email: KThomas@bianys.org
3 West Broadway
Oneonta, NY

Helen Hayes Hospital
2nd Monday of each month at 6:30pm
Contact: Kristina Caiazzo-Sikorski
Phone: 845-587-7166
Email: ksikorski@advocate-homecare.com
51-55 Route 9W North
West Haverstraw, NY 10993

Sunnyview Hospital
1st Wednesday of each month, 1pm
No July Meeting
Contact: Karen Thomas
Phone: 518-459-7911
Email: KThomas@bianys.org
1270 Belmont Ave, Room 385
Schenectady

St. Charles Hospital
3rd Wednesday of each month, 2:30pm-4pm
Contact: Michael Apostoli, CRC
Phone: 631-474-6952
Email: mike.apostoli@chsli.org
St. Charles Hospital
200 Belle Terre Road, Port Jefferson, NY 11787
group meets in St. Camillus Conference Room, First floor

Southside Hospital
2nd Wednesday of each month, 7pm-9pm
Contact: Colleen Mauro
Phone: 631-968-3330
Email: CMauro@northwell.edu
301 East Main Street, Board Room #2,
Bay Shore

Finger Lakes Independence Center
3rd Thursday of each month from 1pm-3pm
Contact: Jessica Morley
Phone: 607- 278-3097
Email: jmorley@bianys.org
215 5^th Street
Ithaca, NY

Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM
Contact: Mary Beth Camp
Phone:  585-683-6803
Email: campmarybeth@yahoo.com
165 Union Street, 4th Floor, Room 408
Newark, NY

Survivors & Caregivers Support Groups
3rd Thursday of every month (excluding August)
6:00 – 7:30 pm

Burke Rehabilitation Center
785 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, NY 10605
Building 7, Harris Parlor-1^st Floor
Contact: Laleene Ali
Phone:  845-218-8043
Email: LAli@bianys.org