Anchorage Support Groups
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AYFN Support Group for Parents and Youth Discuss issues of children’s behavioral health with other parents. 2nd and 4th Friday of each month at Gateway Learning Center, 801 Karluk. Call Alaska Youth and Family Network at 770-4979 for more information. |
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FASD Play Day Dates Summer 2006 For information or to confirm date and place, call Stone Soup Group at 561-3701 or contact Cheri Scott cheris@stonesoupgroup.org . On bad weather days we will meet for craft activities at Volunteers of America, 1675 C St., Suite 201. |
| Last Tuesdays of month - 6:30 to 8:30 PM |
No Empty Nest (NEN), Volunteers of America offers monthly support group meetings known as No Empty Nest (NEN). Grands gather at the offices of Volunteers of America at 1675 C Street, Ste. 201, Anchorage. Supervised children's meeting with activities and games are offered during this time. Plus, local Anchorage churches sponsor a Grands Breakfast on the last Saturday of the month for grandparents raising grandchildren and their grandchildren. Call Tami Eller at 522-9866 for more information. |
1st and 3rd Wednesday of every month
7:00 pm |
Support meeting for families and children with emotional, behavioral,
and psychiatric disorders. Meetings are held at
NAMI Alaska Community Meeting
Room at 144 W. 15th Ave., Anchorage, between A & C Streets. Call Tracy at
277-1300 or 277-2245 for more information. |
| Once monthly daytime |
Daytime support group for foster and adoptive families. This group
meets once a month and enjoys food, discussion, and some training. Call
Aspen Perkins for time and date at 764-2932. |
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Adoptive Parent Embracing Sanity: (APES) is for parents whose children were adopted as toddlers or older. Contact Joe or Mary Buckingham, moonshine@gci.inet or 243-6561 |
Every 2nd Thursday
7:00 pm |
Mom's Night Out: For information or to RSVP email Amy Lundell at ablundell@gci.net or call 278-8516 |
Every 3rd Monday
11:30 am- 1:00 pm |
FAS Family to Family Support Group: meets at Stone Soup. Bring your own lunch. For More information contact Cheri Scott at CheriS@stonesoupgroup.org |
Every 2nd and 4th Friday 6:00 to 8:30 pm
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Autism & Asperger Support Group: meets the 2nd Friday of each month; 6:00– 8:30 PM and for the kids AYFN Youth Night held the 2nd & 4th Friday of each month; 6:00—8:30. Held at the AHFC Gateway Learning Center Corner of 9th & Karluck. For more information email ayfn@yafn.org or call 770-4979. |
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Families with Children for China: Alaska Chapter: China or Taiwan. Monthly playgroup and other activities. Contact: Shawnalee Whitney, 345-9698 or swhitney@yahoo.com |
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Alaska Families with Kids from Korea: Activities several times each year. Contact: Sandy Camery, 907-345-9309 |
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Korean Adopted Teens: (KATS) is a small group of girls ages 12-15 who enjoy a monthly social activity together. If anyone has a daughter interested in this group, please call Sandy Camery at 907-345-9309 |
Mat-Su Support Groups
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Grandparent Support Group Sponsored by Volunteers of America, Alaska Grandfamilies Project. Call Linda Price at 1-888-522-9866 or email grands@voaak.org or visit www.voaak.org. The monthly Mat-Su Grandparent Support Group meetings will be at Alaska Center for Resource Families Wasilla office located in the Brentwood Plaza Ste A2 on the Palmer-Wasilla Hwy off Shennum St by MSSCA. We meet on the 2nd Wed each month from 11:00-12:30 and snacks are provided. For local information call Betsy at Alaska Center for Resource Families 376-4678, email bwoodin@nwresource.org or visit www.acrf.org Rozann Kimpton is the local contact person for the Mat-Su Grandparent Support Group 376-7322 or 775-3020 or rozann@mtaonline.net or Melody McCullough at 373-8963 or musikalone@yahoo.com
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Monday:
10:30am to Noon |
The Mom2Mom, Dad2Dad parent support group will meet the "First" Monday of every month at 10:30am to 12:00 noon. At the Alaska Attachment & Bonding Associates office. (907-376-0366) For adoptive, foster, kinship care, guardianship, and grandparents who care for children with Attachment Disorder.
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R.A.V.E.N Respite: Provides resources for parents raising traumatized children; Support Group, Library, Parent Hot Line, Online Group, Community Resources, Attachment and Bond Workshops and Parent Advocate, contact Melissa Jessup at 907-376-0506 for information. |
Fairbanks Support Groups
EVERY SECOND MONDAY
Times vary |
CASA CONTINUING EDUCATION TRAINING All trainings are open to anyone interested in the topic. After training there will be a time for case review for CASA volunteers and GAL’s only. All trainings will be held at the CASA Office: Suite 201 of the Key Bank Building, 100 Cushman Street, Fairbanks. Please call in advance to register at 451-2812.
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| 2nd and 4th Mondays of every month |
RCPC Support Groups: Fairbanks Public Health Center Play Group held at RCPC, contact Gloria Wheeler at 452-1776 for times and information. |
| Every Thursday of the month |
Parenting on Thursday held at RCPC, child care is available, contact RCPC at 456-2866 for more information. |
| 1st Thursday of each month |
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) of Fairbanks has its NAMI General Support Meeting the first Thursday of each month for consumers, family members, loved ones or anyone who are dealing with mental illness. Held in our office at 946 Cowles Street, suite # 102, the basement of the Arctic Bowl building from 7 to 9 pm. Coffee and cookies provided. 456 - 4704 |
EVERY SECOND TUESDAY
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm |
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Parent and Caregiver Support Group: Held at the Resource Center for Parents and Children, 726 26TH AVE Suite 2, Fairbanks. For more information, please call 388-9682 and leave a message. |
Juneau Support Groups
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Juneau Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Family Support Group meets monthly at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church. Call 463-5161 or 209-4988 for date and time.
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Tuesdays
6:00 - 7:30 pm |
Parent's Anonymous support group for parents of special-needs children.
Held by
Catholic Community Services Family Resource Center at 8617 Teal St. (St.
Vincent de Paul). Children's program and dinner provided in conjunction with
group. Contact Helen Kalk at 790-4102 for further information.
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Fridays
noon - 1:30 pm |
Parent's Anonymous support group for parents of special-needs children.
Held by
Catholic Community Services Family Resource Center at 213 Third St.
(Reach). Children's program and lunch provided in conjunction with
group. Contact Kim Champney at 586-8228 for further information. |
Wednesdays
10:00 - 11:30 am |
Parent's Anonymous facilitated support group for all parents.
Held by
Catholic Community Services Family Resource Center at 8617 Teal St. (St.
Vincent de Paul). Childcare and snack provided in conjunction with
group. Contact 463-6180 for further information.
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Thursdays
6:00 - 7:30 pm |
Parent's Anonymous facilitated support group for all parents.
Held by
Catholic Community Services Family Resource Center at 8617 Teal St. (St.
Vincent de Paul). Childcare and dinner provided in conjunction with
group. Contact 463-6180 for further information.
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Thursdays
6:00 - 7:30 pm |
Parent's Anonymous facilitated support group for all parents.
Held by
Catholic Community Services Family Resource Center at the Family Learning
Center #D-7 Cedar Park. Childcare and dinner provided in conjunction with
group. Contact 463-6180 for further information.
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Viernes (Friday)
6:00 - 7:30 pm |
Parent's Anonymous en Espanol. St. Vincent de Paul, 8617 Teal St.
463-6180. Proveemos cuidado de ninos y la cena.
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Mondays
5:30 - 6:30 pm |
Parent's Anonymous Parenting Together for A Cause. GHS non-treatment
Gastineau Human Services. Snack provided, no child care.
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