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Support GroupSLifeRing Secular Recov-ery: Alcohol/ Addiction: (http://lifering.org). An absti-nence-based, no cost alter-native to AA & 12 step pro-grams. Meets weekly at thefollowing days/times:WEDNESDAYS & FRIDAYS-ALBQ- 6PM at PresbyterianKaseman Hospital, AspenRoom, through EmergencyRoom entrance, then turnleft, first conference room onthe right. 8300 ConstitutionAvenue NE. Contact Matt L.at mingusgatoloco@gmail.com 505.908.0360. ContactLisa atjadedmimosa@gmail.com.

Grupo Jovenes Abq: offersa free six month program forthose desiring help with drugand/or alcohol addiction. Youcan also join us for nightlymeetings from 7pm-9pm.The suffering can stop; wewelcome you to join us. Weare a bilingual group. Formore info please call, 505.452.0907. 636 San MateoBlvd SE.

Overeaters Anonymous : isopen to any person with aneating disorder or a problemwith food. The only require-ment for membership is a de-sire to stop eating compul-sively. There are no member-ship dues or fees and noweigh-ins. We offer physical,emotional and spiritual re-covery from the disease ofcompulsive eating. For moreinformation call 505.261.3553or visit our website atoa-cnmi.org.

NAR-ANON- New Begin-nings: Support/Fellowshipfor families & friends of lovedones who are struggling withaddiction. Mondays 6:30-8:00pm. @ New BeginningsChurch. 3601 MontgomeryBlvd NE (NW corner ofCarlisle & Montgomery) formore info:abqnaranon@gmail.com. Forother mtgs:www.nar-anon.org

Narcotics Anonymous : Aprogram for anyone seekingrecovery from drug addiction.The only requirement formembership is a desire tostop using. There are no feesor dues, and there are meet-ings every day of the week.Call our 24 hour helpline at800.798.6649 go to www.riograndena.org for more in-formation

Al-Anon & Alateen: Pro-vides support for families andfriends affected by someoneelse’s drinking. Regularlyscheduled group meetingsfor spouses, partners, pa-rents, siblings and children ofproblem drinkers are confi-dential and anonymous. Formore information, call 262.2177 or visit www.aisnm.org

Food Addicts in RecoveryAnonymous (F A):Free Program. Are you hav-ing trouble w/ food? There ishope! FA can help. Palo DuroSenior Center, 5221 PaloDuro NE, ABQ 87110. Sat. 9-10:30 a.m.. Contact: Shirlee -822.0109 - leave message orvisit www.foodaddicts.org

Gamblers Anonymous ofNew Mexico: If you believeyou or someone you know issuffering from gambling ad-diction, please call our 24hour Hotline at 505.260.7272or visit

www.gamblersanonymous.org

adult Children of alcoholics:St. Thomas of CanterburyChurch, 425 University NE.Wednesday 7:00-8:30PM.

This is a 12-step study groupbased on the AA Big Book.

Call Cathy at 821.0616.

Sex Addicts Anonymous:Struggling with CompulsiveSexual Behavior and needhelp? Contact Sex AddictsAnonymous at 505.510.1722or online at abqsaa@gmail.com

S-Anon: Hope & help forfamily and friends of sexahol-ics. Call 505.407.9597, emailserenity.ABQ@gmail.com orserenity.SF@gmail.com orvisit www.sanon.org

AA: Do you have a desire tostop drinking alcohol? Alco-holics Anonymous 266.1900 (albuquerqueaa.org) We canhelp. No dues or fees.

Sexaholics Anonymous:Men’s and Joint 12 stepmeetings. Contact #505.899.0633

GRIEF RESOURCE CEN-TER: A central location pro-viding a wide range of re-sources to help those whoare experiencing any aspectof grief. Short term individualbereavement support ses-sions (all at no charge), work-shops and educational pro-grams are available.All individual sessions, sup-port groups, and educationalprograms hosted at the GriefResource Center located at:1113 University Blvd. NE,ABQ, NM 87102.For more information visit theGrief Resource Center at www.GriefNM.org or contact usat 505.842.7166.

Children’s Grief Center:Provides support groups foryoung people ages 5-25 whoare grieving the death of aloved one. Adult groups pro-vided for guardians. Groupsmeet weekday evenings inthe North Valley and Rio Ran-cho. Resource library open topublic. All services providedat no charge. Volunteers anddonations welcome.505.323.0478 orwww.childrensgrief.org

survivors of suicide: asupport group for those whohave lost someone they loveto suicide. Meets 4 times a

month, 1st & 3rd Mon, 7- 8:30pm, Shepherd of the ValleyPresbyterian Church, 1801Montano NW 87107 & 2ndand 4th Sat, 1 -2:30pm, St.

Luke Lutheran Church, 9100Menaul NE 87112. More info:

www.sosabq.org 505.400.9942 or 681.7227.

Grief and Loss SupportGroup: Grief is a naturalprocess that can often beeased through sharing withothers who have experiencedthe loss of a loved one or anyother significant loss. Groupsmeet Friday from 12-1 pmand 1:30-2:30 pm; Offered bythe Jewish Care Program;Call 505.348.4451 for moreinformation. Free.

Ambercare BereavementSupport Groups andWorkshops: Call Tonya Elli-son or Doug Sweet for daysand time of support groupsand workshops. AmbercareHospice, 2129 Osuna Rd. NE.505.244.0046

Grief Support :Free and confidential supportgroups at locations in Albu-querque and Rio Rancho.Open to the community.Please contact BereavementServices at PresbyterianHospice 505-559.7055 orgriefsupport@phs.org toregister or for any questions.

T h e C o m p a s s i o n a t eFriends: support for parentsand grandparents who havelost a child/grandchild at anyage from any cause. First &Third Thursdays 6:45-8:30pm; Immanuel Presbyter-ian Church, 114 Carlisle SE;albqcompfrnds@gmail.com

Cancer Support NowGroups & Services:For information call ourhelpline: 505.255.0405

Cancer Navigation Assistswith non-medical needs ofsurvivors or their loved onesCall our Helpline: 255.0405

One-on-One Peer CancerSupport or Peer MatchingCall our Helpline: .255.0405

Create to Heal SupportGroup Using Art, Music,Writing, Meditation to Ex-plore the Journey of Cancer-Survivors &/or Caregivers, alldiagnoses, men & women2nd & 4th Sat, 10-11:30 a.m.,Lovelace Women’s Hospital

Cancer Support NowGroups Ovarian OpenArms 3rd Saturday ofmonth, 10:30am LovelaceWomen’s Hospital

Pueblo of Isleta Com-munity Cancer Support2nd Tues. of mo. 10:30-Noon,Isleta Pueblo Health Clinic

Rio Rancho Area BreastCancer Support GroupFor Women: 1st and 3rdTues. of month, 12- 1:30PM,in treatment & post-treatmentCommunity of Joy LutheranChurch.You may bring abrown bag lunch or snacks.

Sandia Cancer SupportG r o u p 2nd WednesdayNoon Sandia Labs

Santa Fe Women’s Group,“Surviving Sisters” Survi-vors, all diagnoses 2nd & 4thTues. 4:00-5:30PM 2098Calle Ensenada, Santa Fe

Southwest Sisters,Breast Cancer SupportGrp 2nd/4th Wed 5:30-7pm,Lovelace Women’s Hospital

Taos Group. Survivors and caregivers,men & women Every Tues.4:00-5:30PM 413 Sipapu St,Taos Meeting Place TBD

UNM/CSN Education &Support Group Survivors &/or Caregivers, all diagnosesmen & women 1st & 3rd Mon,5:30-7pm University/ Copper

UNM/CSN Friends andFamily Writing TogetherJournaling Support Group forGrief or Anticipatory GriefFor caregivers/loved ones ofsomeone w/any type of can-cer Every Thurs, 4-5:30pmUNM Cancer Center

UNM/CSN Survivors Writ-ing Together JournalingSprt Grp Survivors all diagno-ses men/women. Every Mon2:30-4 UNM Cancer Cntr

Women’s No Valley GroupEvery other Thurs, 6:30-8:30pm Montano, W of 4th

PCSANM--The ProstateCancer Support Associa-tion of New Mexico: pro-vides education, information,and support to men and theirfamilies about prostate can-cer. Remember, one in sevenmen will get prostate cancerin their lifetimes. We have aninfo packet for newly diag-nosed men, biweekly supportmeetings with speakers, alending library, a quarterlynewsletter, and other serv-ices – all free. Office hours:Monday-Thursday, 10am-2pm. Other hours by appoint-ment. We are eager to meetone-on-one if that’s yourpreference. We are at 2533Virginia St NE, Suite C, Albu-querque, NM, 87110. Ourphone is 505.254.7784, or tollfree 1.800.278.7678. Ourwebsite is www.pcsanm.org.Also find and friend us onFacebook. Email ispchelp@pcsanm.org if youhave questions or need infor-mation.

FORCE (Facing Our Riskof Cancer Empowered):Only national non-profit serv-ing people affected by he-reditary breast and ovariancancer. Local group meets 2-4 pm third Sunday of eachmonth at Lovelace Women’sHospital, 4701 MontgomeryNE Aud BKendraw@facingourrisk.org

ESSENTIAL TREMORSUPPORT GROUP: Pleasejoin us for an Essential Trem-or Support Group meeting. Ifyour hands, head, or voiceshake, you may have Essen-tial Tremor, as do millions ofpeople around the world. Tofind out more visitEssentialTremor.org. Wemeet the 3rd Sat. of everymonth 10am to 12:00 at theErna Ferguson Branch Li-brary, 3700 San Mateo Blvd,NE, on the NE corner of SanMateo & Palo Duro Ave. Theentrance and parking lot areon the east side of the build-ing. Check at the main deskfor directions to our meeting.For more information contactKen Whiton at 505.453.1732or kwhiton43@icloud.com.Also visit our Facebook pageat “Albuquerque EssentialTremor Support Group.” Joinus and share in the supportwe provide each other.

National Alliance on Men-tal Illness (NAMI) NewMexico: Four affiliates in Al-buquerque, Rio Rancho, San-ta Fe and Las Cruces. Weprovide free peer-led supportgroups and evidence-basededucation courses for peopleliving with mental healthchallenges as well as family caregivers. For more informa-tion, call Cy Stanton at 505.321.4522 or visit your nearestaffiliate’swebsite: Albuquerque: www.namialbuquerque.orgRio Rancho: www.namirioranchonm.orgSanta Fe:www.namisantafe.org LasCruces: www.nami-dac.org

Caregiver Support Groupfor Alzheimer’s and De-mentia: This group is forfamily members or friends ofthose who suffer from cogni-tive challenges or Alzhei-mer’s disease. Co-Sponsored by Alzheimer’sAssociation New MexicoChapter. Group meets firstTuesday of the month, 1:00 -2:00 pm; Offered by the Jew-ish Care Program; Call 505.348.4451 for more informa-tion. Free.

Alzheimer’s AssociationNew Mexico ChapterSupport Groups: For thosecaring for someone with Alz-heimer’s Disease or dementiaor for those diagnosed withthe disease. For a completelist of Statewide groupsavailable, contact us at505.266.4473. Website:www.alz.org/newmexico 24/7helpline: 1.800.272.3900

Epilepsy Support & Educa-tion Services: Monthly Sup-port meetings. For more infocall 505.243.9119, email epilepsynm@gmail.com or go to www.EpilepsyNM.org

New Mexico Amputee Fo-rum: provides a supportiveplace for amputees, theirfamilies and friends, and forpeople who are facing possi-ble amputation to ask ques-tions, share experiences andget helpful ideas. Free dinneris provided. Each meeting in-cludes a presentation on atopic of interest. The groupmeets the first Wednesday ofevery month at 6:30 pm inthe Pinon Room at Encom-pass Health Rehab Hospital,7000 Jefferson NE. Pleasecall Ruth Maayan at 505.450.1418 or David Lisak 617.947.4119 for more info.

Wings For L.I.F.E. (Life--skills Imparted to Familiesthrough Education): FREE,Fun, interactive program thatprovides support, life-skills &strengthens families of for-mer inmates & their familymembers. After-dinner tutor-ing & programming for chil-dren 5:30 – 7:30 pm. 1st &3rd Mon. at St. John’s UMC,2626 Arizona NE, Family LifeCenter. 2nd & 4th Mon. atSecond Presbyterian, 812Edith Blvd NE. Call Ann at 291.6412 or visit

www.WingsForLIFEInternational.org

Groups Open to Survivorsof Sexual Trauma: 3rd Sat. 12-2 Connectingthrough Art Workshop, orWeekly Offerings: Mon. 4-5:30 Art Journaling, Tuesday1-2 Caregivers/Family of Sur-vivors Support Group, 4-5Trauma and Aging, 530-630Yoga for Trauma Survivors;Wednesday 4-5:30 LGBTQSurvivors, Thursday 3-4Young Women’s Group. Mustcall 505.291.3563 for briefscreening prior to attendinggroups. No cost, no insur-ance needed. Facilitated bylicensed clinicians.

CDD Information Network : For Individualswith disabilities, families,healthcare professionals,school personnel, case man-agers and others. We haveInformation Specialists whocan answer questions andconnect you with local, stateand national disability relatedorganizations and services.We also have a specialized li-brary available to the public,M-F 8:30am-5pm 1.800.552.8195 or 505.272.8549www.cdd.unm.edu/infonet

TOPS-TAKE OFF POUNDSSENSIBLY: Nonprofit weightloss support group. TOPS ishere for you. Come and wewill plant the seeds ofchange together. People age7 and over, all sexes, allweights are welcome. Lowmembership fees, accounta-bility, member managed, andsupport for each other. Meet-

ppings throughout the city andstate Monday through Friday.Contact Dee Williams at505.301.0596 orWilliamsdee1000@gmail.com

New Mexico OCD SupportGroup: A support group forchildren and teens sufferingfrom Obsessive CompulsiveDisorder. Families are wel-come as we meet to educate,support and encourage oneanother. We meet at Albu-querque’s North DomingoBaca Multigenerational Cen-ter. No fee. For more infocall: Sheilah 505.350.1849.Updates on our Facebookpage: New Mexico OCD Sup-port Group.

Parkinson & MovementDisorder Alliance : For per-sons with Parkinson’s, carepartners and families/friends.Support groups: Westside:2nd Thurs, 1:30 - 3:00 pmGrace Outreach Church,2900 Southern Blvd SE, RioRancho ABQ. Eastside: 2ndSaturday, 10:30 am - noon,Presbyterian Healthplex,6301 Forest Hills NE, Albu-querque, NM 87109. For de-tails call 800.256.0966 or visitwww.pmdalliance.org.

Organ Transplant Aware-ness Program : offers trans-plant recipients, candidates,caregivers, living donors anddonor families the TransplantCommunity Support Group.The group meets the firstSaturday of each month from10:30 to Noon. It is facilitat-ed by Venae Warner andmeets at the Erna FergussonLibrary at 3700 San MateoNE. Please call Venae for in-fo 344.0512.

Ostomy Association of Al-buquerque: Monthly sup-port group meetings for osto-mates and ostomates to be,families and friends. Themeetings take place at Pres-byterian Kaseman Hospital,8300 Constitution NE. Call 830.2135, emailoa.albuquerque@gmail.comor visit our website:www.ostomyalbuquerque.com for meeting schedule.

Caregiver Support Group:Caregiving for a loved onecan be overwhelming andisolating. This group providesa compassionate space forcaregivers to gain emotionalsupport and information.Group meets Tuesdays 2:00 -3:00 pm; Offered by the Jew-ish Care Program; Call505.348.4451 for more infor-mation. Free.

Adoption Support Group:Confidential peer group foradult adoptees, birthparents,and adoptive parents. Dis-cussions about searches, re-unions, sharing. OperationIdentity meets most 4th Thur.7 pm, Presbyterian Kaseman,8300 Constitution, Cotton-wood Room. Call 505.281.7227 or www.nmoi.org.

National Stuttering Asso-ciation Support Group:6:30-8pm, the first Tuesdayof every month, UNM Speech& Hearing Sciences, 1700 Lo-mas NE, Suite 1300. EmailRick Arenas with questionsrickarenas@unm.edu.

Friday Noon Co-Dependents Anonymous:Developing healthy relation-ships, 505.224.2700or visit coda.org.

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