Idaho Support Groups

Thu., May 15, 2008

The Spokesman-Review

Al-Anon – Meets Mondays at noon in Room 1 at St. Pius X Church, 625 Haycraft; 6 p.m. at First Lutheran Church, 526 Olive Ave., Sandpoint; 7 p.m. at Nazarene Church, 175 Grandview, St. Maries. Tuesdays at 10 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, 6784 Cody St., Bonners Ferry; 7 p.m. at Church of the Nazarene, Room 301 upstairs, 4000 N. Fourth St.; 7 p.m. Seventh Day Adventist Church, Ninth and Jefferson, St. Maries. Wednesdays at noon and 5 p.m. at St Pius X Church, 625 Haycraft; 6 p.m. at the Gardenia Center, 400 Church St., Sandpoint. Thursdays at noon at the Gardenia Center, Sandpoint; 7 p.m. at United Methodist Church, 6568 Lincoln St., Bonners Ferry; 7 p.m. at St. George’s Catholic Church, 2004 N. Lucas St., Post Falls. Fridays at noon at Kootenai Medical Center, KMC Room 1, 2003 Lincoln Way; 7 p.m. at Alano Fellowship Hall, 520-C Best Ave.; 7 p.m. next to Simply Susie’s Floral Shop, 310 Albeni Road, Suite C, Priest River. Sundays, 5 p.m. at True North Church of the Nazarene, 10583 N. Government Way, Hayden. For more information, call (208) 676-0549 or (877) 615-2666; or go online to www.al-anon-idaho.org.

Alateen – For ages 11-19, family and friends of alcoholics, meets Wednesdays, 5:30 p.m. at Alano Fellowship Hall, 520 E. Best Ave. (208) 676-0549, (877) 615-2666, www.al-anon-idaho.org.

Alcoholics Anonymous – meets Mondays, 7-8 p.m. at Kootenai Medical Center, 2003 Lincoln Way; (208) 666-2030.

Alzheimer’s Support Group – meets the third Saturday of every month, 1:30-3 p.m., Kootenai Medical Center’s classrooms; (208) 772-2542.

AMEND Center – comprehensive educational, treatment and support center for men at the Courthouse Plaza, 520 Government Way, Coeur d’Alene; (208) 665-2432.

Anger-Management Class – meets Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. at AMEND Center, 520 Government Way, Coeur d’Alene; (208) 666-2030.

Batterer Treatment – Classes are 7:15 p.m. on Mondays and 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays at AMEND Center, 520 Government Way, Coeur d’Alene; (208) 665-2432.

Bereavement Support Group – for those who have lost loved ones; meets 1-2:30 p.m. Tuesdays at Kootenai Medical Center; (208) 666-3285.

Bereaved Parents of the USA – Coeur d’Alene Chapter of support group bereaved parents and families who have experienced the death of a child. Meets third Thursday of the month, 7 p.m. St. Pius X Roman Catholic Church, 635 E. Haycraft Road, Coeur d’Alene; Kathy, (208) 773-5684 or www.nidbereavedparents.org.

Bipolar Support Group – meets Wednesdays 7-9 p.m. in Classroom 3 at Kootenai Medical Center, 2003 Lincoln Way; (208) 666-2960.

Brain Injury Association of Idaho – seeking persons with brain injuries, relatives, professionals and interested community members to join; write to BIA-Idaho, P.O. Box 414, Boise, ID 83701-0414; (888) 374-3447.

Breast Cancer Support Group – meets Mondays, noon-1:30 p.m., Kootenai Medical Center classrooms; (208) 666-3800.

Cancer Support Group at Kootenai Medical Center – meets Wednesdays, 1-2:30 p.m., basement classroom of the North Idaho Cancer Center, 700 Ironwood Drive; (208) 666-3604; www.kmc.org.

Caregivers Support Group – meets the first and third Thursdays, 10-11 a.m., Kootenai Medical Center, 2003 Lincoln Way; (208) 666-3702.

Co-dependents Anonymous –12-step program meets Mondays, 7 p.m. at Community Presbyterian Church, 417 N. Williams, Post Falls; Jackie, (208) 457-9865.

Compulsive Eaters Anonymous – meets Sunday at 4 p.m. and Thursday 6:30 p.m. at St. Pius X Roman Catholic Church, 625 E Haycraft, and Tuesday 1 p.m. at Unity Church, 4465 N. 15th; Mary, (208) 687-0548.

Debtors Anonymous – Meets Thursdays, 7-8 p.m., Community Presbyterian Church, 417 William St., Post Falls; (208) 762-9919 or www.spokaneda.org.

Diabetes Support Group – meets the third Tuesday of every month, 6-7:30 p.m., KMC Health Resource Center classrooms, 2003 Lincoln Way; (208) 666-2036.

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