Support

Adult Adoptee Group – 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 747-4174.

AIDS Coalition – For support group meetings in and around the city of Spokane, call the Inland Northwest AIDS Coalition; 622-0721.

Alcoholics Anonymous – Spokane Central Office, Public Information Committee, 1614 W. Riverside, LL-55. Call 624-1442.

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

Al-Anon Family Groups – For families and friends of problem drinkers. Groups include: Al-Anon, Alateen and Al-Anon Adult Children meet at Spokane Literature Center, 1614 W. Riverside, LL-40. Call 456-2125. Spanish group meets Fridays from 7-8:30 p.m. at St. Peter’s Church, 18th and Freya. Call Maria Elena at 329-1140 for information.

ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) Group – facilitated by Audrey Burr, A.C.S.W. meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month, 3 p.m. 140 S. Arthur, fifth floor conference room. Call 533-5470.

Alzheimer’s Support Group – Contact the Inland Northwest Alzheimer’s Association at 483-8456 for locations and times in Spokane, Grant and Whitman counties.

Alzheimer’s Support Group, South Hill – The Waterford on the South Hill hosts meetings the third Wednesday, 1-2:30 p.m. Call Kelle Madden at 536-2929.

Alzheimer’s Support Group – Meets the third Monday of every month from 1:30-3 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 318 S. Cedar St. For information call 747-1085.

Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Caregiver Support Group – meets the fist Monday of every month from 7-8:30 p.m. at the North Spokane Library, 44 E. Hawthorne Road. Contact Lisa Markham at 484-2345.

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 information visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ wa_fra/; e-mail waafra@yahoo.com, or call Kelly Vick at 217-7710.

Beats and Rythms – for young adults with congenital heart disease. Meets second Tuesdays, 7 p.m., Sacred Heart Hospital, Notre Dame-Bernard Morin Room, 20 W. Ninth. Call 893-9071.

Better Breathers Meeting – Sponsored by the American Lung association, this support group for adults with lung conditions such as asthma, bronchitis, COPD or pulmonary fibrosis meets on the first Thursday of every month at 1 p.m. at the East Central Community Center, 500 S. Stone. For information call 325-6516.

Bereavement Support Group – Presented by the Providence Center for Faith and Healing, the next bereavement support group starts in September. For information as well as times and places call 474-3008.

Bipolar Support Group – first and third Mondays, 6:30 p.m., Sacred Heart Hospital, Mary Bede Room, L3, east of cafeteria. For information, call the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill at 838-5515.

Bipolar Support Group – meets on the first and third Tuesday of every month from 7-9 p.m. at Bethany Presbyterian Church, 301 S. Freya. Call Abe at 924-1696 for information.

Brain Injury Association of Washington – For survivors, families and professionals, second Wednesday of each month, 7 p.m., St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute, 711 S. Cowley. Call Irene at 473-6153.

Breast Cancer Support Group – meets the first and third Wednesdays of every month from 6-8 p.m. at Holy Family Hospital. Call 325-8716.

Breast Cancer Support Group – Meets first and third Thursdays, 6-8 p.m., Cancer Care Northwest, 12615 E. Mission, Suite 200. The group is free; call 325-8716 for more information.

Cancer Support Group – Patients, families and friends welcome from 5:30-7 p.m. at Holy Family Hospital on the first and third Tuesdays of every month. Call 474-5490.

Cancer Support Group – Meets first and third Wednesdays, 5:30-7 p.m., Cancer Care Northwest, South Office, 601 S. Sherman, 747-4316; Another group meets the first and third Tuesdays, 1-3 p.m. at Valley Hospital and Medical Center, Class Room B, 12606 E. Mission. Call Sandy at 325-8716.

Caregiver Support Group for people who are primary caregivers for a family member. Meets the first and the third Fridays, 2 p.m., Elder Services, 5125 N. Market. Call 458-7450.

Caregiver Support Groups – Meet monthly at all three Holy Family Adult Day Center locations: 12715 E. Mission, 6018 N. Astor and 4827 S. Palouse Highway. Call 482-2475.

Celebrate Recovery – a Christian 12-step ministry meets Fridays from 7-10 p.m. at Southside Christian Church, 2934 E. 27th. Call the church at 535-2301 or visit the Web site at www.southsidechristian-church.org.

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders – Also hyperactivity, social or other behavior problems, fourth Thursday of each month, 7 p.m., 1620 N. Monroe. Call 327-8039.

Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Support Group – Telephone reassurance. Call 487-4861.

Co-Dependents Anonymous – meets Saturdays from 9-10:30 a.m. at Westminster Congregational Church, 411 S. Washington. Call 624-1366.

Co-Dependents Anonymous – Meets Tuesday nights at 7 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 2404 N. Howard. For information, call 244-3590.

Co-Dependency Therapy Support Group and Couples Therapy and Support Group – Call David Stanzak, M.S.W., 747-7147.

Compulsive/Self-Sabotaging Behavior – Wednesdays, 5 p.m., insurance accepted. Call David Stanzak, M.S.W. at 747-7147

Connections For Children – Bereavement group for children, youth and adults through Hospice of Spokane. Meets the first and third Wednesdays throughout the school year, 6 p.m. at 121 S. Arthur. Call Eileen Lyone, 456-0438.

Corbin Support Group – for caregivers who are coping with memory-impaired loved ones. Meets first Thursdays of each month, 2 p.m., Corbin Senior Activity Center, 827 W. Cleveland. Call 327-1584 for information.

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

Diabetes Education Center – Meets weekly, Monday and Tuesday, at Holy Family Hospital, 5633 N. Lidgerwood. Call 232-8138 for information and times

Displaced Homemakers – Sponsored by Community Colleges of Spokane, open to women in transition. Call 279-6060. Meets Fall, Winter, and Spring Quarters - free class.

Domestic Violence Support Group – meets Thursdays, noon, Women’s Drop-in Center, 218 S. Howard. Call 455-4249.