Spokane support groups

Take Off Pounds Sensibly – Meets Mondays, 5:30 p.m. weigh-in, 6:30 p.m. meeting, Southridge Community Church, 2607 S. Ray. For information, call (509) 217-1989.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly – Meets Thursdays, 8:45 a.m. weigh-in, 9:15 meeting; Eagles Club, 16801 E. Sprague; call Jo, (509) 928-5460.

Temple Keepers Health and Habits – A biblical approach to dealing with unhealthy habits and addictions. Meets Tuesdays, 7-8:30 p.m., New Heights Open Bible Church, 4017 E. 21st Ave.; (509) 599-9080.

Valley Medical Center Grief Support – Call (509) 473-7145 for dates and times.

Veterans Outreach Center – Free counseling for male and female veterans sexually assaulted or harassed during their military service, and for war zone veterans and significant others; for appointment, call (509) 444-8387.

Washington Adoption Reunion Movement – For those involved in search and reunion of adoptions. Meets the third Thursday of every month, 7 p.m., in Mother Bede Room at Sacred Heart Medical Center; call Joan DeGroot at (509) 921-0600.

Woman to Woman – For breast cancer patients, survivors, family and friends, meets second and fourth Mondays of the month, 6-7 p.m., Deer Park, Mount Carmel (Colville) and Newport Community Hospitals; (800) 228-6618.

YWCA Domestic Violence – For women who have experienced abuse in relationships; free and confidential; child care available; 829 W. Broadway; (509) 326-1190, ext. 139.

Adult Adoptee – For adult adoptees to examine how having two families of origin affects adult life and relationships, exploration of search and reunion; facilitated by the Children’s Home Society. Call (509) 747-4174.

AIDS Coalition – For meetings in the area, call the Inland Northwest AIDS Coalition at (509) 622-0721.

Alcoholics Anonymous – For meeting times and locations, visit www.aa.org or call the Spokane Central office at (509) 624-1442.

Adult Co-Victims to Homicide or Other Violent Death – For information about times and places, call Dan Fox at Lutheran Community Services, (509) 747-8224.

ALS Patient and Caregiver meeting – Sponsored by the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (aka Lou Gehrig’s Disease) Association Evergreen Chapter, Spokane Branch. Meets the fourth Tuesday of each month, 6-8 p.m., in Bernard Marin Room at Sacred Heart Medical Center, 20 W. Ninth Ave.; (509) 536-6585.

Alzheimer’s – For locations and times in Spokane, Grant and Whitman counties, contact the Inland Northwest Alzheimer’s Association, (509) 483-8456.

Alzheimer’s, South Hill – Meets the third Wednesday of the month from 1-2:30 p.m. at The Waterford; Kelle Madden, (509) 536-2929.

Alzheimer’s – Meets the third Monday of the month, 1:30-3 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 318 S. Cedar St.; (509) 747-1085.

American Family Rights Association – Support meetings online and in Washington state. Families with difficulties involving child custody cases of children placed in the care of the Department of Children and Family Services are invited to participate. For more information, e-mail waafra@yahoo.com; or call Kelly Vick at (509) 217-7710.

Ataxia – Meets the first Monday of the month, 5:30-7 p.m., in the Mary Bead Room at Sacred Heart Medical Center; Linda, (509) 482-8501.

Beats and Rhythms – For young adults with congenital heart disease. Meets the second Tuesday of the month, 7 p.m., Sacred Heart Hospital, Notre Dame-Bernard Morin Room, 20 W. Ninth; (509) 893-9071.

Bereavement – Presented by the Providence Center for Faith and Healing; (509) 474-3008.

Bipolar – Meets third Mondays of the month, 6:30-8 p.m., Sacred Heart Medical Center, Mary Bede Room, L3, east of cafeteria; National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, (509) 838-5515.

Bipolar – Meets first and third Tuesdays of the month, 7-9 p.m., Bethany Presbyterian Church, 301 S. Freya; Abe, (509) 924-1696.