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Gilda's Club Chicago offers a weekly group for those living with cancer.Check website for locations and times.
Barrington Area Council On Aging (BACOA) facilitates support groups for people dealing with shared medical conditions. The Alzheimer's support group meets the second Wednesday of every month from 10:30 a.m.-noon.
If you have a loved one living with Alzheimer's disease or another form of memory loss, consider joining our family support group facilitated by the professional staff at House of Welcome (HOW) Adult Day Services. This welcoming group provides a safe space to discuss challenges, feelings, and share resources.

Services

Families/Friends of People With Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
This group of hearing advocates teaches each other and anyone who's interested in learning more about strategies for effective communication and assistive technologies for people with or without hearing aids. Our door is always open to answer hearing related questions. Meets in NSSC's Weber Room.

Services

Hard of Hearing
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago facilitates support groups for individuals with epilepsy.
Gilda's Club Chicago offers a monthly group that consists of a supportive discussion and education regarding living with lung cancer. Those supporting a loved one with lung cancer are welcome. Check website for times and locations.
The Leukemia Research Foundation gives members access to information, resources, and personal connections to help them along their journey as a patient or family member/caregiver of a patient. As a member, you can start or respond to discussion threads, upload photos and information, and search for specific topics -- newly diagnosed, treatment, news and research, managing side effects, and more.One-on-one peer support is offered through our partnership with Imerman Angels, the leading organization in mentor support for cancer fighters, survivors, and family members/caregivers of patients. Imerman Angels matches mentors, or Mentor Angels, with cancer fighters, survivors, or caregivers to provide peer-to-peer support.

Services

Disability/Health Condition Specific Support Groups
Adult Mentoring Programs
Gilda's Club Chicago offers a monthly group that consists of a supportive discussion and education regarding living with lung cancer. Those supporting a loved one with lung cancer are welcome. Check website for times and locations.
Center of Concern provides senior services that include Alzheimer's caregivers support groups, Medicare & senior health insurance program (SHIP), telephone reassurance / friendly visiting, senior ASK services, lunch with us (weekday meal program), memory cafe, current events discussion groups, and chore housekeeping.

Services

Caregiver Issues
Housekeeping Services
Dementia Management
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Friendly Visiting
General Health Insurance Information/Counseling
Congregate Meals/Nutrition Sites
Second Sense offers a variety of support groups that focus on both support and training for individuals who lost their vision. Second Sense has a traditional support group (RP Meet Up) and several unconventional groups that you may want to consider. Second Sense's traditional support group (RP Meet Up) is for active adults who are adjusting to vision loss. This group meets on the second Saturday of the month. The Apple Exchange group is for individuals who share an interest in Apple iPhones and iPads. They meet on the second Thursday of the month.

Services

Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Blindness
Assistive Technology Issues
Cancer Wellness Center - Northbrook offers support groups which provide loved ones and caregivers of those with cancer with peer support to help cope with the emotional and life changes following a cancer diagnosis. The Center's professional clinical team facilitates these therapeutic groups: significant other group and courageous caregiver group.

Services

Widow/Widower Support Groups
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
General Bereavement and Grief Support Groups
Disability/Health Condition Specific Support Groups
The Cancer Support Center offers free services to any person impacted by cancer including counseling & art therapy, support groups, and fun/supportive special events.

Services

Bereavement and Grief Counseling
Adolescent/Youth Counseling
Cancer
Summer Camps
Family Counseling
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Art Therapy
&Rise offers multiple support groups to the &Rise community so that you can connect with others who share similar experiences to your own. Support groups topics range from emotional abuse, sexual abuse, domestic abuse, chronic pain/chronic illness, Spanish only, teen group, and general trauma and abuse.

Services

Child Abuse Support Groups
Chronic Depression
Adult Sexual Assault Survivors
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Abused Women
Chronic Pain
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Gilda's Club Chicago offers a monthly group that consists of a supportive discussion and education regarding living with lung cancer. Those supporting a loved one with lung cancer are welcome. Check website for times and locations.
North Shore Senior Center offers a hearing loss support group to learn more about assertiveness, self-advocacy and new assistive technologies that can help you live life to the fullest with hearing loss. Share your solutions and successes, as well as frustrations with hearing loss with those who "get it."

Services

Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Hard of Hearing
The Parkinson's Support Group provides information and encouragement in dealing with common concerns and issues for people living with PD. Family caregivers are also welcome to attend.
Gilda's Club Chicago offers a weekly group for those living with cancer.Check website for locations and times.
Gilda's Club Chicago offers a weekly group for those living with cancer.Check website for locations and times.
Gilda's Club Chicago offers a weekly group for those living with cancer.Check website for locations and times.
Group support has been a cornerstone of TPAN since the agency's founding in 1987. These groups are designed to meet the current needs and interests of TPAN's clients-and are organized by topic or target audience. Educational and mental health groups are facilitated by licensed clinicians. Social support groups are facilitated by peer mentors.

Services

People at Risk for AIDS/HIV
LGBTQ2+ Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
General Addictions/Substance Use Disorder Support Groups
Gilda's Club Chicago offers a monthly group that consists of a supportive discussion and education regarding living with lung cancer. Those supporting a loved one with lung cancer are welcome. Check website for times and locations.
Gilda's Club Chicago offers a supportive discussion and education regarding living with gastrointestinal (colorectal, gastric, liver, pancreas, cholangiocarcinoma, gallbladder and other GI-related) cancer. Those supporting a loved one with GI cancer are also welcome. This group is co-facilitated by a licensed mental health practitioner and an oncology nurse navigator.Check website for times and locations.

Services

Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Skokie Public Library offers a variety of programs and events for older adults. They also serve as a source for information and referral.

Services

General Benefits and Services Assistance
Older Adults
Home Library Services
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
A bi-monthly men's only group is for those who are living with cancer or have a loved one living with cancer. Topics may include cancer and wellness, sports and movies and anything in between.

Services

Terminal Illness Support Groups
Men
Noogieland provides kids and teens of all of ages groups and activities that provide support, education and engagement. Check the website for hours and locations.