|
Adult Children
of Alcoholics (ACA or ACOA) meetings follow 12-step format.
No current groups in Anchorage/Matsu areas.
Check the
ACA website for most current info. Please let us know if a
group becomes available. |
| Adult Grief
Group, meets every 2nd 4th Tuesday evening from 7-9 pm, Hospice of
Anchorage office, 500 West International Airport Road, Suite C,
561-5322, info@hospiceofanchorage.org. An open drop-in, sharing group for adults who have
experienced the death of a loved one.
On the web: www.hospiceofanchorage.org.
[updated 07/18/07] |
|
Alaska CARES (Child
Abuse Response & Evaluation Services) provides a careproviders' group
for those who have had a child disclose sexual abuse. The family
must have been seen at Alaska CARES and Care Providers must complete
Intake Process prior to the group start date. No Charge for
participation in Care Provider’s Group.
4050 Lake Otis Pkwy, Suite 205, Anchorage. 561-8301
[updated 05/10/04] |
|
Alaska Chapter of the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition, 4 p.m., first
Sunday of each month, CThancer Therapy Center conference room at
Providence Alaska Medical Center. Contact Kim at 274-1190. This group
provides support for women with ovarian cancer, education about ovarian
cancer, and works to raise awareness of the disease. |
| Alaska Head
Injury Support Group, 6:30-8:00 p.m.,
first and third Tuesdays of each month, Access Alaska,
121 W. Fireweed Lane, Suite 105. (Maggie Price, 248-4777). |
| Alaska
Hepatitis C Coalition Support Group, meets regularly, 566-6695. Call
for time and place. |
| Alaska Mental
Health Consumer Web on-line support group, 8-9 p.m. Wednesdays.
www.akmhcweb.org.
Click on "Chat Room." |
| Alcoholics
Anonymous. 12-Step Group. Daily in Anchorage, 272-2312. Call for
information or visit 523 W. 8th Ave. to pick up a schedule. |
| Al-Anon Family
Support Groups. 12-Step Group. Meet regularly, call 276-6646.
Fellowship of relatives and friends of alcoholics who share their
experiences, strength and hope to solve their common problems.
Anonymous. |
| Alzheimer's
disease and related dementia support groups: 1st Thursday each month 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon is the
General Caregiver Support group, 2nd Thursday each month 10:30 AM
to 12:00 Noon is the (nonspouse) Adult Child/Relative only Caregiver
Support group, 3rd Thursday each month 10:30 AM to 12:00 Noon is the
Spousal only Caregiver Support group. Alzheimer's Resource Agency, 1750 Abbott
Road, Anchorage, AK 99507. (Amanda or Sera, 561-3313).
[updated 01/27/04] |
| Alzheimer's
disease and related dementia support groups, noon-2 p.m. on Tuesdays,
Alzheimer's Resource Agency, Trinity Barn Plaza, Mile 2.2 Palmer-Wasilla
Highway. (Dixi, 746-3414). |
| American
Cancer Society, Support Group, 7-8:30 p.m. Thursdays, 1057 W. Fireweed
Lane, Suite 204, 277-8696. For patients, family members and others
struggling with a cancer diagnosis. The society also offers
one-on-one support to men diagnosed with prostate cancer. Volunteers
who are survivors of prostate cancer assist with information and coping
skills from diagnosis through therapy. |
|
Anchorage Double Trouble in Recovery is a 12-step recovery group for the dually-diagnosed. In our Fellowship, we band together with an open-minded understanding of each other, with honesty, we expose our problems & weaknesses. The humility we share shall never mask or cover the courage it takes to admit who & what we are. D.T.R. invites you to join us and continue or begin your mental, physical & spiritual recovery. We meet in the N.A.M.I. building located at 144 W. 15th. Ave., Anchorage, Alaska. Weekly meetings Sundays 1:30pm. Contact (907) 644-6219 or Darryl P. at (907)764-3930, or E-mail: DoubleTroubleinRecovery@hotmail.com. [updated 01/31/08] |
| Anchorage
Mended Hearts Support Group, meets monthly. Call 337-1848. For people
who have coronary heart disease or have experienced a heart attack or
other coronary event or surgical procedure. |
| Anchorage
School District Special Education Parent Resource Center hosts the
following support groups at College Gate Elementary School, 3101
Sunflower, during the school year: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity
Disorder Parent Group, 7-9 p.m., fourth Thursday, Room 35; Asperger
Parent Group, 7-9 p.m. fourth Thursday, Room 32; Autism Parent Group,
7-9 p.m., second Tuesday, Room 35; Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Effect
Support Group, 7-8:30 p.m., fourth Tuesday, Room 35; Alaska COPE Support
Group, 6:30-8:30 p.m., first Thursday, Room 35. (742-3872).
|
| Anchorage
Survivors of Suicide, meets 7-9 p.m. the first and third Tuesdays at
1805 Academy Drive at the Alaska Police Chaplains Ministries office.
Contact Chaplain Bert McQueen for more information 272-3100.
[updated 06/08/05] |
| Anchorage
Widowed Persons Service support group meets 1:30 p.m. Sundays at the
Anchorage Senior Center, 1300 E. 19th Ave., to provide support for
widowed men and women of all ages. The second and fourth Sunday
meetings are especially for newly widowed. (566-0580) |
|
Anger Resolution is a 13 week Seminar
for those who want to not just manage anger, but want to resolve the
root causes of their anger. We are a support group that meets every
Thursday night from 7:00pm to 9:00pm in room #208 at The Anchorage
Baptist Temple. Jeff LaVoice, Group Facilitator, Phone 230-8070.
[updated 09/29/06] |
|
APES (Adoptive Parents Embracing Sanity), a support and advocacy group
for adoptive parents
of non-infant
children adopted at an older age; meetings by request. Contact for Joe
or Mary for more information at moonshine@gci.net
or 243-6525. |
| Arthritis
Support and Education Group meets at 7 p.m. the fourth Monday of each
month at the Anchorage Senior
Center, 1300 E. 19th Ave. (Lenora Preston, 274-5335)
|
| Better
Breathers Support Group for people with breathing difficulties caused by
asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema, lung cancer or
other diseases, meets noon-2 p.m. fourth Wednesday of each month at 500
W. International Airport Road, A.P.D.E.A. Conference Room. (Melissa Iverslie,
565-5593,
melissa@aklung.org)
|
| Blind and
Visually Impaired Support Group,
Mat-Su Valley Chapter, 2:30-4 p.m., second Saturday of the month, Palmer
Senior Center, 831 S. Chugach St., Palmer. (Wanda Issel,
746-7788). |
| Caregiver
Support Group for those caring for seniors with Alzheimer's disease or
other dementias, meets 10:30 a.m.-noon the second and fourth Tuesday of
each month at the Eagle River VFW, across from the fire station.
(Susan Smiley, 696-0736 or
dksmileys@gci.net;
or Liz Hunt at the Alzheimer's Association, 561-3313) |
| Co-Dependents
Anonymous (CODA), a 12-step group, meets weekly in Anchorage and Eagle River.
Call 333-6620 for meeting times and locations. |
|
The Compassionate Friends, a support
group for parents who have lost a child of any age through death, meets
6:30-8 PM on the first and third Wednesdays of the month at Providence
Hospital in Anchorage. We meet on the third floor in a conference room
near the children's unit. There are signs that point the way. The group
is free and open to the public. People wanting more information or
specific directions can contact Barbara Stifl at 248-1063,
stephl@alaska.net.
[updated 12/9/06] |
| Diabetes
Education Group meets 7-9 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at the
Anchorage Senior Center 1300 East 19th Avenue. (696-8357)
[updated 06/12/06] |
| DivorceCare, a
support group for people experiencing divorce and separation, meets 7-9
p.m. Wednesdays, Trinity Christian Church, 3000 E. 16th Ave. (Hal
or Barbara, 338-6777) |
| ENCOREplus
Component II, a support and exercise program for breast cancer
survivors, meets 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesdays and 10-noon Wednesdays at the
YMCA, 5353 Lake Otis Parkway, through May. The program provides a
small-group atmosphere where breast cancer survivors can share concerns,
information and hope in a confidential and caring environment, and learn
ways to develop and maintain physical strength and psychological
well-being. The group is funded by the Alaska Run for Women.
For information or to register, call Michele, 274-1525. |
|
Forget Me Not Grief Program - Support groups for children, teens and the
adults who love them. Forget Me Not provides loving support in a
safe place to share, learn and grow. Hospice of Anchorage -
561-5322 or email to: info@hospiceofanchorage.org.
On the web: www.hospiceofanchorage.org.
[updated 07/18/07] |
| Gam-Anon meets
regularly for friends and relatives of gamblers to share experiences,
strength and hope. Call Dale, 349-1007, for current info and/or
check
Gam-Anon website. |
| Gamblers
Anonymous, a 12-step fellowship of people wanting to free themselves
from pull-tabs, bingo and other compulsive gambling. (Not
currently active in Anchorage. Check the
Gamblers
Anonymous website for current info. Please contact the
webmaster if you know of a meeting.)
[updated 01/22/04] |
| Griefshare, a
program for people having difficulty adjusting to the death of a family
member, meets weekly. Call Pastor Tony Smith, 333-6535 for meeting
time and location. |
| Homicide Grief
Support Group meets at 7 p.m. the first Thursday of the month at Victims
for Justice,
921 W. Sixth Ave. (278-0977)
|
| La Leche League of
Anchorage breast-feeding support and information (644-0555,
www.lalecheleague.org).
[updated 03/15/04] |
| Lupus
Foundation of America, Alaska Chapter, sponsors monthly support groups
and educational seminars four times a year. Call 338-6332 for
information, or toll-free 1-800-307-5878. |
| Mat-Su Breast
Cancer Support Group meets 7-9 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month
in Classroom C of the Valley Hospital Medical Center in Wasilla.
For more information, a list of upcoming topics, or to schedule a ride,
call Jan, 376-8689. |
| Nalgroup, a
problem-solving support group for people taking Naltrexone to combat
alcoholism, meets 7-8 p.m. Mondays at 4240 Wisconsin
Street. All welcome. (337-4663)
|
| National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Anchorage offers numerous groups: Adult Consumer Support Meeting, 1:00 p.m. Tuesdays and 11:30 p.m. Saturdays; General Support Meeting for Families and Friends, 6:00 p.m. every first and third Mondays of each month; General Education Meeting, 6:00 p.m. fourth Tuesday, September through May; Double Trouble in Recovery, a 12-step group for people diagnosed with mental illness or mood disorder wishing to recover from substance abuse, 3:30 p.m. Thursdays and 1:30 p.m. Sundays. All groups are confidential and all are held at 144 W. 15th Av. (272-0227). Web site: www.nami.org/sites/NAMIAnchorage.
[updated 03/18/08] |
|
Narcotics
Anonymous is a 12-step fellowship of men and women who meet regularly to
help each other achieve and maintain abstinence from drugs.
Call 277-LIVE/5483 or, in Wasilla, 1-907-352-3733, and/or check the
NA website for current info. |
|
National Multiple Sclerosis Society Self-Help Group meets noon-2 p.m.
second Thursday of each month at the United Way Bldg at 1057 W. Fireweed
Lane. (National MS Society, Anchorage division, 563-1115, option 2)
[updated 11/02/03] |
| Neuropathy
Support Group meets 7:30-8 p.m. second Wednesday of each month at the Anchorage Senior
Center, 1300 E. 19th Ave. (345-2885)
|
|
Nicotine Anonymous meets noon-1 p.m. Tuesdays at Cook Inlet Tribal Council, 670
W. Fireweed Lane. (Heidi, 345-5864, 243-4215). Check the
Nicotine Anonymous website for current info. |
|
Overeaters Anonymous, for compulsive eaters who want to recover, is
based on the same 12 steps as Alcoholics Anonymous. Meetings held
regularly. Call 279-1942 for times and location or check the
OA website. |
| Parents
Anonymous, for those who want to improve family relationships, meets
11-noon Saturdays at Parents Inc., 4743 E. Northern Lights. A
children's group leader is provided. (337-7678,
www.parentsinc.org)
|
| Parents
Reaching Out, an infant-loss support group for parents, family members
and friends, meets 7-9 p.m. first and third Thursdays of each month at
Zion Lutheran Church, 2100 Boniface Parkway. (273-5409; in the
Valley, call Diane Beauvais at 1-907-373-2526) |
| Parkinsons'
Family Support Group meets 1-3 p.m. third Saturday of each month at the Anchorage Senior Center,
1300 E. 19th Ave. (243-3381)
|
| Parents,
Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) of Anchorage, a
nonprofit corporation that promotes the health and well-being of gay,
lesbian and bisexual persons, their families and friends, meets at 7
p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at Anchorage Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship, 3201 Turnagain Street. (566-1813) |
| Partners in Progress (spouses of sex
addicts), 440-0948.
[updated 03/15/04] |
| Pills
Anonymous, for those addicted to prescription medication, meets 3-4 p.m.
Sundays & 6-7 Thursdays at Dry Dock, 8141 Briarwood St., off Dimond, behind Viking Hall.
(770-7848) |
| Prodigals of Anchorage offers support
groups for people with sexual addictions: Call 884-6044 (men) or
440-0948 (women). Prodigals
website.
[updated 03/15/04] |
| RITE Inc. offers
"cognitively oriented" self-help meetings for people who want to quit
drinking or drug use at noon on Thursdays, (562-7483) |
| Scleroderma
and Other Autoimmune Diseases support group meets at 1 p.m. the first
Saturday of each month at Alaska Regional Medical
Plaza, Classroom 1. (Joan Rupert, 349-1364, or
JRupert1@webtv.net)
|
| Sexaholics
Anonymous is a 12-step fellowship for people who want to stop sexually
self-destructive thinking and behavior. (566-7399) |
|
Standing Together Against Rape, Inc (STAR) offers support
to victims of sexual assault and their significant others in Anchorage.
- Teen Group - A support group for
teenage women who are survivors of sexual assault or child sexual
abuse.
- Sexual Assault Survivors Group - A
group for adult women who are survivors of sexual assault.
- Survivors of Incest and Child
Sexual Abuse - A group for adult women who are survivors of incest or
child sexual abuse.
- Native Women's Craft Group - A
sewing and craft group for Native women who are survivors of child
sexual abuse or adult sexual assault.
- Significant Others Support Group -
A group for parents of survivors of sexual assault or child sexual
abuse.
- Healing Through Expression - A
creative writing and arts group for adult survivors of sexual assault
or incest.
- Men's Group - A support group for
adult male survivors of sexual assault or child sexual abuse.
- Untaming the Tamed - A training
group on assertiveness for sexual assault survivors through boundary
communication and positive self-esteem.
- Writing to Release the Past - A
journal writing group for all survivors.
Please contact STAR regarding the
schedule of these services. 907-276-7279.
STAR Website.
[updated 05/11/04] |
|
Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) for
anyone who has suffered from clergy abuse and/or their supporters
regardless of religious affiliation, if any. For more info contact
SNAP Anchorage at 229-4131,
snapanchorage@snapnorthwest.org
or visit
SNAP Northwest Website and
SNAP National Website.
[updated 03/10/04] |
| TOPS (Take Off
Pounds Sensibly), an international nonprofit organization dedicated to
weight control, meets regularly. Call Mickie Pascar, 333-6119, for
meeting times and locations. |
