ST. CATHARINES
Pathways to Peace Anger Management support groups, Mondays 7 pm, St.
James Anglican Church, 405 Merritt St., St. Catharines and Thursdays, 7
pm, Norris Wing, first floor, boardroom 3, St. Catharines General
Hospital, 142 Queenston St. Call Bill, 905-682-0349.
www.pathwaystopeaceinc.com WELLAND
Tue at 7pm at All Peoples United Church.
Transgender Niagara, coffee and conversation for transgendered persons
and their friends. Meetings on the fourth Tuesday of each month, 5
Henry St., St. Catharines (Welland Ave. United Church). 7pm.
905-359-4486.
SPAN, a social club for single, divorced, separated or widowed people,
meets informally every Tuesday, 6-9 pm at Bailey's Highway 20,
Fonthill. Members receive a monthly newsletter listing activities.
905-735-5996 or 905-354-6942.
Do you have a disability? Looking to meet new people, reach your goals?
Call Carrie, Niagara Centre for Independent Living at 905-684-7111.
Grief Recovery Outreach Program A public service offering 12 weekly
evening sessions Mondays 7-9pm in the spring and fall in a support group
format to develop practical coping skills for bereaved persons. All
individuals who have experienced a loss through death are welcome. Call for information 905-937-4444
www.dartefuneralhome.com
Loving Outreach Suicide Support Group A support group for people who are living with the loss of a loved one
through suicide. Affiliated with the American Association of
Suicidology. This is an open-ended support group meaning the people
they help are not locked into a structured program where they must come
a specified number of weeks - they come and go as they need to. This
group is operated totally by volunteers who are not professionals.
www.lovingoutreach.org Walter & Lucienne Chemerika, Phone: Res: 905-934-2176
2nd Mon at 7:30pm at Silver Spire United Church at 366 St Paul St, St Catharines in the Hearth Room.
In October the meeting is on the 4th Mon at 7:30pm.
Meetings are not offered during the months of June, July or August nor statutory holidays.
Compassionate Friends Offers a support group for grieving parents, grandparents and siblings who have lost a child of any age from any cause.
www.tcfniagara.ca 2nd Mon at 7:30pm in the parish meeting room at Church of Tansfiguration, corner of Glendale and Glenridge, St Catharines
NIAGARA FALLS
"Choices", a self-help support group for men & women, separated or
divorced. Meeting every Tuesday starting November, 7 p.m., 6101 North
Street, Niagara Falls. Sponsored by Consumer/ Survivor Initiative of
Niagara, 905-735-4498, Peter 905-354-9778, Mary 905-358-2739.
Gambler's Anonymous http://www.gamblersanonymous.org/
Niagara Falls Number: (905) 351-1616
Niagra Falls G.A.
wed 7:00 PM
St. Andrew's United Church
5654 Morrison Street
Niagra Falls, Ontario
sat
St. Catharines G.A.
7:00 PM
Grantham United Church
415 Linwell Avenue
St. Catharines, Ontario
Morgan Funeral Homes Offers bereavement support groups, workshops and seminars. Various
meetings and sessions are held for children, spouses, suicide
etc....please call for details.
www.morganfuneral.com 905-356-3550
BEAMSVILLE
Glass House mental health support group meets the third Tues. of each
month at the Women's Resource Centre, 5032 King St. W, Beamsville from
7-8:30 p.m. Call Colleen @ 905-309-3336.
The Niagara Coping Centre A community of volunteers who have
experienced grief in their own lives. Provide group support, education
and compassion to those who are on a grief journey. Offer 8-10 week
sessions to widows and widowers and to parents who have lost children.
Also available is the Coping for Kids Program for ages 6-12. 905-562-3503
Women's Resource Centre Offers programs and services to women and their children in West
Niagara. Access to professional counselling, legal assistance,
workshops, support groups, respite for women with children 0-6,
community kitchens and early literacy programming. Programming for girls 8-19 905-563-5910
www.womensresourcecentre.net
OTHER
Alcholics Anoymous (AA) 905-682-2140 or 1-866-311-9042
www.aaniagara.org
Al-Anon www.al-anon.org/ Answering Service: 905-328-1677
Narcotics Anonymous A non-profit organization made up
of individuals with whom drugs have been a major problem. Self help
groups meet weekly as a form of support. Various locations in Niagara Region. Information Hotline: 905-685-0075
www.niagarana.com
Nicotine Anonymous is a Non-Profit 12 Step Fellowship of men and women
helping each other live nicotine-free lives. Nicotine Anonymous
welcomes all those seeking freedom from nicotine addiction, including
those using cessation programs and nicotine withdrawal aids. The
primary purpose of Nicotine Anonymous is to help all those who would
like to cease using tobacco and nicotine products in any form. The
Fellowship offers group support and recovery using the 12 Steps as
adapted from Alcoholics Anonymous to achieve abstinence from nicotine. 1-877-879-6422
www.nicotine-anonymous.org Thu 8pm at Christ Church, 4750 Zimmerman Ave, Niagara Falls
Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous is a
twelve step, twelve tradition oriented fellowship based on the model
pioneered by Alcoholics Anonymous. Meetings are closed meetings
restricted to sex and love addicts or those who think they might be sex
and love addicts. This is not a support group for friends and family.
www.slaa-ontario.org Doris, Phone: 905-835-2808 Thu at 7:30pm at the St Catharines General Hospital in Conference Room 210 of the Norris Wing, 142 Queenston St
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Self-Help Group Open to all adults with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) as well as parents, friends and family of those with OCD. 416-410-4772 (OCD Ontario)
home.cogeco.ca/~ocdniagara 2nd Tue from 7-9pm at Niagara Regional Headquarters, 2201 St David's Rd, Thorold
Niagara Pride Support Services An organization providing information on services and supports for the
gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans identified and questioning youth of the
Niagara Region. Concentrates on services for clients 14-25yrs but will
provide information to all. Sponsors Rainbow Youth Niagara which
provides direct outreach services to youth as well as resource
information and educational material to the Niagara community at large. The RAINBOW SQUAD - a meeting place for GLBTQ youth across the region. Please contact office for more information and location. 905-380-4576
www.niagarapride.ca
PFLAG Niagara A sharing and supportive group for
parents, family members, and friends of lesbian, gay and bisexual,
trans-gendered individuals, as well as these individuals themselves.
PFLAG provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation and
gender identity to create a society that is respectful of all. 2nd Tue 7pm at Normandy Resource Centre, 111 Church St, St Catharines (except Jul, Aug, Dec)
Call to confirm day of meeting.
www.pflag.ca/StCatharines.htm Cathy Mackenzie, Chair, Phone: 905-937-0202
Offender Reintegration and Assistance Program The program offers a HOLISTIC
approch for those who wish to pursue a more meaningful lifestyle.
Program is designed to assist in finding available community services,
finding short term housing, finding temporary employment, arranging for
transportation, developing resposible attitudes, establishing a support
group, pastoral counselling and financial counselling. Aaron Schmidt, Volunteer Counsellor, Phone: Res: 905-685-6089, Email:
aschmidt@vaxxine.com
In Search of Justice A men's support group. Calls will
be returned by a volunteer in the area. Provides help, support groups,
meetings and referrals for men in a crisis. Helps men with custody,
access, alimony, divorce, separation, abuse, false accusations, child
support, assault charges sexual assault, and sexual harassment.
www.rossvirgin.com 905-850-3344 24-hour answering machine.
SOURCE: Niagara This Week (various editions), Info Niagara (niagara.cioc.ca)