Support groups

Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis – Meets third Thursday of the month, 6:30-8 p.m., Providence Center for Faith and Healing, Sacred Heart Medical Center, 101 W. Eighth Ave. Contact Robin Strayer at (509) 292-5051 or e-mail robayn@hotmail.com.

Diabetes – Adult group for insulin-dependent and noninsulin-dependent diabetics meets the first Thursday of the month, 7-8:30 p.m., Deaconess Health and Education Center, 910 W. Fifth Ave. Call (509) 624-7478 or (800) 464-4372.

Diabetes Education Center – Meets Mondays and Tuesdays, at Holy Family Hospital, 5633 N. Lidgerwood. Call (509) 232-8138.

Displaced Homemakers – Sponsored by Community Colleges of Spokane, open to women in transition. Meets fall through spring; free; call (509) 279-6060.

Down Syndrome Family Network Support Group – Meets Mondays from 1-3 p.m., Garland Avenue Alliance Church, 2011 W. Garland Ave. For more information, call Brittlyn Bourassa at (509) 482-7630.

Edgecliff Nar-Anon – For family and friends of drug addicts, this group meets Mondays, 6:30 p.m., Bethany Presbyterian Church, 301 S. Freya. For more information, call Carole at (509) 924-1051 or Walt and Lois at (509) 489-6368.