ADDICTIONS:

-Caron Group (families affected by substance abuse)

          First Presbyterian Church

-Nar-Anon (friends and family of substance abusers)

          St. John’s Lutheran Church, Phoenixville

          800-678-4989

- Marijuana Anonymous

          www.marijuana-anonymous.org

          St. Andrew’s Church, Glenmoore 

-SLAA Delaware Valley Intergroup (sexual addictions)

          www.slaadvi.org   

          Paoli Presbyterian Church

-Nicotine Anonymous

          www.nicotineanonymous.org   

          Central Presbyterian Church, Downingtown- 610-384-4228

          St. John’s Lutheran Church, Phoenixville - 610-933-9181

-Alcoholic’s Anonymous

          www.aa.org

          many locations - check website

-AA Chester County

       http://www.sepennaa.org/index.html   
       

-Al-Anon (people affected by alcoholism)

          www.pa-al-anon.org       

          Central Presbyterian Church

          610-696-4216

          various locations - check website

-Adult Children of Alcoholics

          YMCA - Audubon

          610-613-1964

-Double Trouble (addictions + mental illness)

          Community Crossroads Peer Support Center - WC

          610-429-1702

GRIEF:

-Peter’s Place (children grieving loss of family member)

          Radnor

          610-687-5150

-Compassionate Friends (bereaved parents and siblings)

          Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd - 484-919-0820

-Living with Loss (loss of spouse or parents)

          610-696-8312 x393

          Neighborhood Hospice

-Mommy’s Light (children grieving loss of mother)

          Lionville

          610-725-9790

          www.mommyslight.org   

-Divorce Support Group

          Hopewell United Methodist Church, Downingtown

          610-269-1545

-Survivors of Suicide

          Paoli Hospital

          215-545-2242     

MENTAL HEALTH:

-Depression and Bipolar Alliance

          Hershey’s Mill

          Anita Weeks - 610-420-7330

          Community Crossroads Peer Support Center

          610-429-1702

-New Directions

          Depression and Bipolar Support

          Wilmington, DE

          www.newdirectionsdelaware.org        

          (This is an excellent chapter, affiliated with Dep/Bipolar Alliance)

-NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill)

          Paoli - 610-296-8036

          Kennett Square - 610-444-5993

          Phoenixville - 610-430-0177

-NAMI-CAN (Families of Children or Adolescents with Mental Health Issues)

          610-935-9739

-Recovery Works

          Community Crossroads Peer Support Center

          610-429-1702

-Tourette’s Support Group

          Aldersgate United Methodist Church, Wilmington

          610-558-4860

          610-274-2321

-Ascend (Asperger’s and Autism Spectrum Disorders)

          www.Ascendgroup.org  

          Local support groups for families

-ARC (Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities)

          www.arcofchestercounty.org

-CHADD

          children & adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders

          www.chadd.org    

HEALTH:

-Breast Cancer Support Group

          Chester County Hospital - 610-431-5296

          Jennersville Regional Hospital - 610-869-1396

          Phoenixville Hospital - 610-983-1288

          Brandywine Hospital - 610-383-8438

          Paoli Hospital - Kate O’Connor - 610-648-1253

-Chester County Hearing Loss Association

          West Chester

          610-444-4454

-Visually Impaired or Blind Support Group

          Moore Eye Institute, Exton

          215-560-3114

-Alzheimer’s Support

          Sunrise - 800-272-3900

          Freedom Village - 800-272-3900

          The Hickman - 800-272-3900

-Fibromyalgia Support

          Phoenixville Medical Building

          AnnaMae Galbraith - 610-983-1288

-Multiple Sclerosis Support

          ACAC Fitness and Wellness Center

          Tina Nickel: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or

          Barbara Clarke: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

          Support Group of West Chester

          Janice Park - 215-271-1500 x404

-Diabetes Support Group

          Brandywine Hospital

          Nancy Steward: 610-383-8358

-Lyme Disease Association

          www.Lymepa.org 

          610-388-7333

          Kennett Friends Meeting, Kennett Square

-Parkinson’s Disease Support Group

          West Chester - 610-431-1852

-Cardiac Support Group

          Chester County Hospital - 610-738-2410

-Macular Degeneration Support Group

          West Chester - 610-738-2542

UNEMPLOYMENT

-Joseph’s People

          www.josephspeople.org 

          Faith-based support for the unemployed