County: All/Statewide
Caregivers Brain Injury Support Group (Virtual)
2nd Tuesday of each month, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Contact: Kelly Hindes
Phone: 607-283-2163
Email: khindes@bianys.org
Co-facilitated by Kelly Hindes (BIANYS) and Manny Pelligra (Caregiver)
County: All/Statewide
Parent Support Group (Virtual)
For parents raising children with brain injuries under the age of 18
2nd Tuesday of each month, 7:30pm-8:30pm
Contact: Danielle Bergson
Email: parentsg23@gmail.com
Contact: William Watson
Email: wwatson@blythedale.org
Co-facilitated by Danielle Bergson (Parent) and William Watson (Neuropsychologist)
County: Albany
Survivors & Caregivers Support Group (Virtual)
2nd Tuesday of each month, 7pm-8:30pm
Contact: Diana Erno
Phone: 518-757-1021
Email: derno@bianys.org
County: Albany
Women’s Support Group (Virtual)
Second Saturday of each month
10:30am-11:45am
Contact: Rosella Elliott
Phone: 518-526-1596
Email: ElliottR@nycap.rr.com
County: Allegany
Western New York Brain Injury Support Group (Virtual)
2nd Thursday of each month, 1:00- 2:30 pm
Contact: Alexis Rutty, CBIS
Phone: 716-229-8036
Email: arutty@bianys.org
Also includes: Erie, Niagara, Orleans, Chautauqua, Genesee, Cattaraugus and Wyoming Counties
County: Bronx
New York City Support Group (Virtual)
3rd Tuesday of each month, 12:30pm-2pm
Contact: Jan Wollney
Phone: 718-734-2225
Email: jwollney@bianys.org
Serving all five Boroughs.
County: Broome
Community Options
2nd Tuesday of each month, 6pm-8pm
Contact: Jill LoVuolo
Email: Jill.Lovuolo@comop.org
Phone: (607) 343-3355
182 State St., Binghamton, NY
County: Cattaraugus
Western New York Brain Injury Support Group (Virtual)
2nd Thursday of each month, 1:00- 2:30 pm
Contact: Alexis Rutty, CBIS
Phone: 716-229-8036
Email: arutty@bianys.org
Also includes: Allegany, Niagara, Orleans, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee and Wyoming Counties
County: Chautauqua
Western New York Brain Injury Support Group (Virtual)
2nd Thursday of each month, 1:00- 2:30 pm
Contact: Alexis Rutty, CBIS
Phone: 716-229-8036
Email: arutty@bianys.org
Also includes: Allegany, Niagara, Orleans, Erie, Genesee, Cattaraugus and Wyoming Counties
County: Dutchess
ON HIATUS
Survivors and caregivers support group/Advocate Homecare
2nd Monday of each month, 6pm-7:30pm
Vassar Brothers Medical Center
45 Reade Place, Poughkeepsie , NY
Conference Room B (please confirm room at Front Desk when checking in)
Contact: Melinda Pearson
Email: mpearson@advocate-Homecare.com
Phone: 914-204-1597
County: Dutchess
Brain Injury Support Group
4th Saturday of each month
12:00pm-2:00pm
Contact: Margaret (Peggy) Rogan, Putnam ARC
Phone: 845-260-3708
Email: Margaret_Rogan@arcmh.org
Poughkeepsie Galleria Mall, Community Room
2001 South Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
County: Erie
Western New York Brain Injury Support Group (Virtual)
2nd Thursday of each month, 1:00- 2:30 pm
Contact: Alexis Rutty, CBIS
Phone: 716-229-8036
Email: arutty@bianys.org
Also includes: Alleghany, Niagara, Orleans, Chautauqua, Genesee, Cattaraugus and Wyoming Counties
County: Genesee
Western New York Brain Injury Support Group (Virtual)
2nd Thursday of each month, 1:00- 2:30 pm
Contact: Alexis Rutty, CBIS
Phone: 716-229-8036
Email: arutty@bianys.org
Also includes: Allegany, Niagara, Orleans, Chautauqua, Erie, Cattaraugus and Wyoming Counties
County: Jefferson
Samaritan Medical Center
1st Wednesday of each month, 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Contact: Megan Reddick, SLP
Phone: 315-779-5192
Email: MReddick@shsny.com
Contact: Alison LaJuett, SLP
Email: alajuett@shsny.com
Samaritan Medical Center
830 Washington Street, Watertown, NY
Meets in Conference Room 2C, 2nd Floor
County: Kings (Brooklyn)
New York City Support Group (Virtual)
3rd Tuesday of each month, 12:30pm-2pm
Contact: Jan Wollney
Phone: 718-734-2225
Email: jwollney@bianys.org
Serving all five Boroughs.
County: Monroe
Support Group and Chapter Meeting (Virtual)
2nd Wednesday at 7:00 – 8:30pm
Contact: BIANYS
Phone: 518-459-7911
Email: RochesterChapter@bianys.org
County: Monroe
University of Rochester, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
4th Wednesday of each month from 5pm-6pm (Virtual)
Link: https://urmc.zoom.us/j/98650103859
Contact: Cindy Thieleman, PT, CBIS
Phone: 585-275-3798
Email: Cynthia_thieleman@urmc.rochester.edu
County: Montgomery
St. Mary’s Hospital
2nd Monday of each month, 6:30-7:30 pm
Contact: Al Bertos
Phone: 518- 795-9545
Email: wilderness180@excite.com
St. Mary’s Hospital
427 Guy Park Avenue, Amsterdam, NY 12010
Support Group meets in the Cafeteria
County: Nassau
Common Ground Alliance (Virtual)
Thursdays, 7:30pm – 8:30pm
Contact for Zoom link
Contact: Dr. Deborah Benson
Phone: 631-699-5536
Email: commongroundall@gmail.com
County: Nassau
Emerge Neurological Rehabilitation Family Support Group
3rd Thursday of each month, 6 – 7 pm
Contact: Wendell Miller, MSW, CBIST
Phone: 516-740-9900
Email: WMiller@emergenursingandrehab.com
Emerge Nursing and Rehabilitation at Glen Cove
2 Medical Plaza, Glen Cove, NY 11542
Support Group meets in the Solarium
County: New York (Manhattan)
Columbia Synapse (Virtual)
Bi-monthly (every other Saturday), 2pm – 3pm
Contact: Bertina Kudrin
Phone: 917-504-6017
Email: synapsecolumbia@gmail.com
County: New York (Manhattan)
Survivor & Caregiver Support Group (Virtual)
3rd Thursday of the month, 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Contact: Zazel O’Garra
Phone: 718-734-2224
Email: zogarra@bianys.org
County: Niagara
Western New York Brain Injury Support Group (Virtual)
2nd Thursday of each month, 1:00- 2:30 pm
Contact: Alexis Rutty, CBIS
Phone: 716-229-8036
Email: arutty@bianys.org
Also includes: Allegany, Erie, Orleans, Chautauqua, Genesee, Cattaraugus and Wyoming Counties
County: Orange
ON HIATUS
Survivor and Caregiver Support Group
3rd Tuesday of each month at 6pm
Access: Supports for Living (formerly Family Empowerment Council)
Contact: Ed Devitt
Phone: 845-341-3809
Email: ed@BrainNewDay.com
Holiday Inn Express and Suites
Route 208, Montgomery NY
Check in at Front Desk to be directed to Meeting Room
County: Orleans
Western New York Brain Injury Support Group (Virtual)
2nd Thursday of each month, 1:00- 2:30 pm
Contact: Alexis Rutty, CBIS
Phone: 716-229-8036
Email: arutty@bianys.org
Also includes: Allegany, Erie, Niagara, Chautauqua, Genesee, Cattaraugus and Wyoming Counties
County: Otsego
Opportunities for Otsego (Virtual)
4th Monday of each month from 1 pm – 3pm
Contact: Kelly Hindes
Phone: 607-283-2163
Email: khindes@bianys.org
County: Queens
New York City Support Group (Virtual)
3rd Tuesday of each month, 12:30pm-2pm
Contact: Jan Wollney
Phone: 718-734-2225
Email: jwollney@bianys.org
Serving all five Boroughs.
County: Richmond (Staten Island)
New York City Support Group (Virtual)
3rd Tuesday of each month, 12:30pm-2pm
Contact: Jan Wollney
Phone: 718-734-2225
Email: jwollney@bianys.org
Serving all five Boroughs.
County: Rockland
Helen Hayes Hospital (Virtual)
2nd Monday of each month at 6:30pm
Contact: Barry Dain
Phone: 914-420-4406
Email: barry@advocate-homecare.com
Hudson Valley Brain Injury Support Group (Virtual)
Good Samaritan Hospital
1st Wednesday of each month, 5:15 pm- 6:30 pm
Contact: Aimee Rubin, LCSW, MA
Contact: Dr. Mill Etienne
Phone: 845-368-8808
Email: RocklandTBIAssist@gmail.com
Also includes Dutchess, Orange and Putnam Counties
County: Saratoga
Adirondacks Brain Injury Support Group
1st Wednesday of each month, 3:00 pm
AIM Services, Inc.
4225 Rt 50, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Contact: Heather Harple
Phone: 518-450-2893
Email: hharple@aimservicesinc.org
Also includes: Washington County
County: Suffolk
Southside Hospital
2nd Wednesday of each month, 7pm-8pm
Contact: Colleen Mauro
Phone: 631-968-3330
Email: CMauro@northwell.edu
Library Conference Room #2
301 East Main Street, Bay Shore, NY
County: Suffolk
Quantum Rehabilitation & Nursing (Virtual)
3rd Thursday of each month, 6 – 7:30 pm
Contact: Theresa Rajnath, MA, CCC/SLP, CBIS
Phone: 631-594-3800
Email: trajnath@quantumrehabandnursing.com
County: Tompkins
Finger Lakes Independence Center
3rd Thursday of each month from 1pm-3pm
Contact: Jessica Morley
Phone: 607- 278-3097
Email: jmorley@bianys.org
Finger Lakes Independence Center
215 Fifth Street, Ithaca NY 14850
County: Ulster
Resource Center for Accessible Living, Inc. (RCAL)
2nd and 4th Monday of each month at 2:00 pm
Contact: Josephine Todaro, CBIS
Phone: 845-331-0541
Email: jt4you1@aol.com
727 Ulster Avenue, Kingston, NY 12401
County: Washington
Adirondacks Brain Injury Support Group
1st Wednesday of each month, 3:00 pm
AIM Services, Inc.
4225 Rt 50, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Contact: Heather Harple
Phone: 518-450-2893
Email: hharple@aimservicesinc.org
Also includes: Saratoga County
County: Wayne
ON HIATUS
3rd Tuesday of each month at 7 pm – 8:30 pm
Contact: Mary Beth Camp
Phone: 585-683-6803
Email: marybethcmp4@gmail.com
165 Union Street, 4th Floor, Room 165, Newark, NY
County: Westchester
Survivors & Caregivers Support Group (Virtual)
3rd Thursday of every month, 6:00 – 8:00 pm
Contact: Laleene Ali
Phone: 845-218-8043
Email: LAli@bianys.org
County: Westchester
Survivors & Caregivers Support Group (Virtual)
3rd Thursday of every month, 6:00 – 7:00 pm
Contact: Gabrielle Guerra
Phone: 914-528-2000
Email: GGuerra@nwestchester.com
County: Wyoming
Western New York Brain Injury Support Group (Virtual)
2nd Thursday of each month, 1:00- 2:30 pm
Contact: Alexis Rutty, CBIS
Phone: 716-229-8036
Email: arutty@bianys.org
Also includes: Allegany, Niagara, Orleans, Chautauqua, Genesee, Cattaraugus and Erie Counties