Support Groups

Here is a list of support groups serving the Pikes Peak region. Want you group added? Call Brian Newsome at 636-0198 or send an e-mail to brian.newsome@gazette.com

• The Alzheimer's Association: 266-8773; www.alz.org/co
  
  
• The American Cancer Society: 636-5101; www.cancer.org
  
  
• Another Life Foundation of Colorado Springs, working with those battling with depression and suicidal behaviors: Stephanie, 573-7846 or www.anotherlifefoundation.org.
  
  
• Children's Mental Health Matters: Volunteers need to be licensed mental health professionals; Lani, 633-4604, ext. 199, e-mail, lani@pppartnership.org, or www.mentalhealthanswers.org.
  
  
• Crohns & Colitis Foundation of America: Meets 7-9 p.m. on the second Tuesday of every month at the Children's Room of Penrose Library, 20 N. Cascade Ave. Leaders are Deb Hill and Aisha Young. http://www.ccfa.org/chapters/rockymountain/
  
  
• The Depression and Bipolar Support of Alliance of Colorado Springs: 477-1515; www.dbsacoloradosprings.org
  
  
• Family Attachment Center: Works with children with mental problem-attachment disorder; 632-3204; www.familyattachmentcenter.org
  
  
• First Visitor: Provides home visits to families with newborns; Nancy, 228-6639; www.peakvista.org
  
  
• Freedom from Addictions Outreach: Ruth, 578-0038.
  
  
• Infertility Support Group: Meets on first Thursday of each month, 6:30 to 8 p.m. at 8890 N. Union Blvd., Suite 185. Call 314-3333.
  
  
• The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation: Lynn or Elise, 633-8110; jdrfcos.org
  
  
• Memorial Hospital: Memorial's Volunteer Services Department, 365-5298; www.memorialhealthsystem.com
  
  
• The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill: 473-8477; namicoloradosprings.org
  
  
• Open Bible Medical Clinic: Serving adults who are uninsured or low-income with medical care and counseling services: Christy, 475-0972; openbiblemedical.org
  
  
• Pikes Peak Chapter of the American Red Cross: 632-3563; pparc.org
  
  
• Pikes Peak Hospice & Palliative Care: Volunteers needed for Touch Therapy, Kori, 633-3400, ext. 402; and musicians for the inpatient unit; Cheryl Amster, 633-3400, ext. 411; pikespeakhospice.org
  
  
• Rocky Mountain Health Care: Lynn Vilencia, 457-0660, ext. 220; rmhp.org
  
  
• The Rocky Mountain Stroke Club: 599-4223.
  
  
• Ronald McDonald House of Southern Colorado: Mark Frace, 471-1814 or e-mail Mark mark@rmhcs.org.
  
  
• Rural Area Meals Program of the Visiting Nurse Assocation: Lynn Street, RN, 329-6507.
  
  
• The Salvation Army: 636-5266; tsacs.org
  
  
• SET of Colorado Springs: Provides holistic health services and basic medical care to the low-income and uninsured; Brandi, 776-8850, ext. 1000; setofcs.org
  
  
• Suicide Prevention Partnership: 573-7447; sppppr.org
  
  
• Sunnyrest Health Care: Rebecca Malpakam or Susann Mikkelson, 471-8700.
  
  
• Zach's Place, a nonprofit organization that serves children with disabilities: Dawn Linda Ellegard, 447-8983; http://www.sksfcolorado.org