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STATEWIDE LISTING OF PAL AFFILIATED PARENT SUPPORT GROUPS

 

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Metro Boston Area

Margaret Nixon
mnixon@baycove.org

Bay Cove Human Services
Tel. 617.371.3125

BOSTON: Bay Cove, 66 Canal St. Meets every Thursday at Noon for one hour. *Call to register.

BOSTON: Bay Cove 66 Canal St. Meets 2nd and 4th Monday of the month at 10:30. *Spanish speaking. *Call to register.

SOUTH BOSTON: Meets the third Wednesday of the month at Gate of Heaven, 609 East 4th St, 6-7:30.

Marcia Kirssin
mkirssin@theworld.com

Bay Cove Human Services
Tel. 617.371.3140

REVERE: Revere Counseling Center, 265 Beach St., 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Lauri Medeiros
rjmede@aol.com

MHSPY
Tel. 781.324.4815

SOMERVILLE/CAMBRIDGE/MEDFORD/MALDEN/EVERETT:
Somerville Youth Center on Broadway in Somerville. 2nd Tuesday night of every month.

Central Massachusetts

Robin Hamilton
rhamilton@
communityhealthlink.org

Lipton Center
110 Erdman Way
Leominster, MA 01453
Tel. 978.537.3324 x310

LEOMINSTER: The Lipton Center, Leominster. Group meets 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month from 6:30 to 8:00pm. Please call in advance for childcare.

Barbara Peters
bpeters@
communityhealthlink.org

Worcester Communities
of Care
275A Belmont St.
Worcester, MA 01604
Tel. 508.421.4460

*Resource library open to the public with books videos and informational packets. Call for hours.

WORCESTER: Worcester Youth Guidance Center, 275 Belmont St.

2nd Thursday of each month, 6:30-8:00 p.m.

3rd Thursday of each month, ask the clinician-free forum for parents to meet with family therapist.

4th Thursday of each month, 6:30-8:00 p.m: there will be different speakers who will address various topics around youth and children with mental health needs.

Joanne Carey &
Migdalia Fairbanks

 

joanne.carey1@massmail.
state.ma.us


Migdalia.Fairbanks@Mass
Mail.State.MA.US

340 Main St., Suite 720
Worcester, MA 01608

Tel. 508/929-2192

Fax. 508/754-0420

FRANKLIN: Hockomock Area YMCA,
Bernon Family Branch, 45 Forge Hill Road, Franklin

4th Monday of every month from 10am to 12pm.

Metro Suburban

Anne Sullivan

anne_sullivan@waysideyouth.org

 

Wayside Youth &
Family Support Network
88 Lincoln Street
Framingham, MA 01702

Tel. 781.643.2580 x123

ARLINGTON: 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month
7:00 to 9:30pm.

  406 Mass Ave., Arlington (opposite the fire station)
Occassional guest speaker, Limited childcare reimbursement available with advanced registration.
Call for information.

Lois DeRusha

Lois_derusha@
waysideyouth.org

Wayside Youth &
Family Support Network
88 Lincoln Street
Framingham, MA 01702
Tel. 508.620.0010 x342

FRAMINGHAM: Metro West Parent Support Group. 2nd and 4th Mondays from 7-9 p.m. at Wayside Day Center, 75 Fountain St, Framingham. Limited child care is available with advance registration.

FRAMINGHAM: Metro West Sibling Support Group, 1st and 3rd Mondays from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. (same location). This group is for siblings, ages 6–10, of a child with mental, emotional or behavioral special needs. Registration is required for this group.
* The sibling group does not meet in the summer.


Anne Medeiros


Foundations Project
South Shore Mental Health
460 Quincy Ave.  
Quincy, MA 02169
Tel. 781.356.5249

 

QUINCY : So. Shore Mental Health. Coffee shop, 460 Quincy Ave. 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. 6:30-8:30 p.m.

So. Shore Mental Health. Cafeteria, every Wednesday, 10-12 a.m.

Kate Murphy
Murphy1050@comcast.net

MSPCC- Project Connect
6 Huron Dr.
Natick, MA  01760
Tel. 508.720.9716

SCITUATE:Trinitarian Congregational Church, 381 Country Way;. 7-8:30 pm. Please call for starting date or to register.

BRAINTREE: Upstairs/Downstairs Support Group.

Upstairs is coffee and conversation for adults;

downstairs is popcorn and a movie for youth.

Union Congregational Church of Braintree and

Weymouth, 74 Commercial St., Braintree.

6:30 to 8:00 on Mondays.  Call to join.

OUINCY: Upstairs/Downstairs Support Group.

Upstairs is coffee and conversation for adults;

downstairs is popcorn and a movie for youth.

South Shore Mental Health Center 460 Quincy Ave.

Quincy , MA 02169 .

1st Wednesday of each month 6:30-8pm. Email Kate

Susan Page-Thompson

sptbarbie@aol.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foundations Program
South Shore Mental Health
460 Quincy Ave.  
Quincy , MA 02169
Tel. 617-689-2528

QUINCY : So. Shore Mental Health, 460 Quincy Ave.

3 rd floor conference room

2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month. 6:30-8:30 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dana Farley

Dfarley3@hotmail.com

Collaborative Assessment Program (CAP)

30 Mystic St .

Arlington, MA 02474

Tel. 781-641-8270

NO GROUP

Janet Furnari

janetfurnari@comcast.net

MSPCC Project Connect

157 Green St.

Jamaica Plain,MA 02130

781-209-2244

NORWOOD : Norwood Civic Center

165 Nahatan St., Norwood, MA 02062

2nd Monday of each month 7-9pm,

last group is May 9th

Bernadette Giacoppo

Bernadetteg51@AOL.COM

MSPCC-Project Connect

157 Green St.

Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

 617-983-5820

 

Northeast

Nancy Collier

Nacollier@comcast.net or

Damaris Santiago

dsantiago@mspcc.org

Tel. 978.388.7032 x308

 

Tel. 978.682.9222

NORTH TEWKSBURY : First Baptist Church
2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month, 7-9 p.m.

LOWELL : details to follow

 

 Damaris Santiago
dsantiago@mspcc.org

Español disponible

MSPCC
439 South Union St.
Lawrence , MA   01880
Tel. 978.682.9222

LAWRENCE : MSPCC, 439 South Union St.
1st Monday of each month, 10-11am .
Español disponible (Spanish available) .
2nd and 4th Monday of each month, 6-8 p.m.

Dalene Basden
ptahsw@aol.com

Tri-City / CASSP
330 Lynnway
Lynn, MA  01092
Tel. 781.599.9288

LYNN : Community Minority Cultural Center
2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month, 10am - Noon
Call on day of group to confirm.

Krissie Burnham
krissieburnham@aol.com

PAL c/o HES
298 Washington St.
Gloucester, MA 01930
Tel. 978.283.0296

SALEM: Salem YMCA, 1 Sewall St.
2nd Friday of the month from 6-8:30pm. 
Dinner and childcare available.
You must call in advance.

Nancy Collier
Nacollier@comcast.net

PAL c/o HES
5 Market Sq., Suite B-5
Amesbury, MA 01913
Tel. 978.388.7032 x308

MERRIMAC VALLEY: *Haverhill Family Network
1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month, 6-8 p.m.;
dinner and limited childcare are available.
You must call in advance for childcare.         

Irene Olson
Olsonpal@aol.com

PAL c/o DMH
27 Water St., Suite 301
Wakefield, MA  01880-3038
Tel. 781.224.7938

MALDEN : 22 Pleasant St., Rm. 22, Malden
2nd and 4th Thursday of each month, 10-11am

Drop-Ins are welcome
You must call in advance for childcare.

Southeast
www.parentinfonet.freeservers.com

Kathie Bourgeois
PIN@bamsi.org

Parent Information Network
109 Rhode Island Rd.
Lakeville, MA  02347-1370
Tel. 508.678.0041 x26

FALL RIVER: call for location
1st and 3rd Thursday of each month, 6-8 p.m.

NEW BEDFORD: call for location
2nd and 4th Thursday of each month, 6-8 p.m.

Barbara Macias

Parent Information Network
(See address above)
Tel. 508.947.8779 x17

BROCKTON: Call for location.
1st and 3rd Thursday of each month,6-8 p.m.
Day Group: call for location
2nd and 4th Wednesday each month, 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Maryann Tufts
PIN@bamsi.org

Parent Information Network
(See address above)
Tel. 508.947.8779 x16

PLYMOUTH: Call for location.
2nd & 4th Wednesday of each month, 6-8 p.m.

Angela Days

Parent Information Network
(See address above)
Tel. 508.947.8779 x14

ATTLEBORO: Call for location.
3rd Wednesday of each month, 7-9 p.m.

TAUNTON: Call for location.
4th Thursday of each month 7-9 p.m.

Western Massachusetts

V Pauline Curry
Pcurry@
theconsortiumwmtc.org

Support Network for
Families of Western MA
The Consortium
187 High St., Suite 204
Holyoke, MA  01040-6531
Tel. 413.536.2401 x 3007

Toll Free in 413 Area Code:
1.800.894.2401 x 5514

No support groups at this time

Margery Jess-Reid

Support Network for
Families of Western MA
The Consortium
(See address above)

Tel. 413.536.2401 x 3005

Toll Free in 413 Area Code:
1.800.894.2401 x 5514

AMHERST: Group held at the Bangs Community Center; from 6-8 p.m. No child care available at this time.

  No summer group.

ATHOL: Tully Lake located at Ellen Bigelow School
Call for more details..

GREENFIELD: *Group held at Poet Seat School, 1 Lenox Ave., (Greenfield High School Parking lot) every other Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. (Margery will be co-facilitating this group with Jim Huston every other meeting)

TURNER’S FALLS:  *Group held at The Gill-Montague Family Center, 41 Third St. will be held on Tuesdays call 413.863.4805 for more information.

Juanita Molina

jmolina@theconsortiumwmtc.org

Support Network for
Families of Western MA
The Consortium
(See address above)

Tel. 413.536.2401 x 3002

Toll Free in 413 Area Code:
1.800.894.2401 x 5514

SPRINGFIELD: YMCA, 3rd Wednesday of each

   month; 6-8pm

 

WESTFIELD:  *First United Methodist Church, Court St. 4th Thursday of each month 6-8 p.m.

   Childcare provided; Enter at rear of church

  no summer group