Published: July 01, 2009 08:07 pm         

Support Groups for 7/2

Online support groups

• Together in Autism support group meets online 9 p.m. every Wednesday. The following counties invited to join; Clark, Clay, Crawford, Edgar, Parke, Sullivan, Vermillion, and Vigo. Visit website www.togetherinautism.org and click on chat room to sign up. For more information email Shauna Layton at togetherinautism@aol.com

Support groups

For more information and/or sites, contact the numbers listed.

Clark County, Ill.

• Grandparents Raising Grandchildren by Community Care Systems, 10 a.m., second Friday activity room, Marshall Public Library, 612 Archer Ave., Marshall, Ill.; (217) 286-2535.

• Marshall Area Soldier Support Group meets, 7 p.m. third Tuesday of every month (CDT) Marshall V.F.W. Post 5975.They gather donations and send a package to each Marshall area military person who is serving in a combat zone. Everyone is welcome to attend or to donate items for the packages. Contact Fay Pickering for more information at 826-5316.

• Narcotics Anonymous. Call (812) 231-3718 for recorded message.

Clay County

• Alzheimer’s Association Family Caregiver Support Group meets, 6 p.m., first Wednesday of the month, lower level community room, Medical Office Building, St. Vincent Clay Hospital, 1214 E. National Ave., Brazil; (812) 446-2636, (812) 239-9040 or 1-800-272-3900.

• Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Call (765) 672-8303.

Crawford County

• Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Women’s and Children’s Support Group. Call (217) 348-5931 or 1-888-345-3990 (hot line).

• Narcotics Anonymous. Call (812) 231-3718.

Cumberland County

• Divorce Care, nondenominational biblical teaching for recovery from divorce and separation meets 6:30 to 8 p.m. Mondays, Hazel Dell Church of God, 124 W. Main St. Hazel Dell, Ill. Child care available. Open to all surrounding areas. For more information visit www.divorcecare.com or call (217) 932-5948.

Edgar County

• Cancer Friendship Group meets from 10 to 11 a.m. every fourth Tuesday, Paris Community Hospital/Family Medical Center, conference room B, (217) 465-2606, ext. 290.

• Caregiver Support Group meets 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. every thirdWednesday, Paris Community Hospital/Family Medical Center, conference room B, (217) 465-2606, ext. 290.

• Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Women’s and Children’s Support Group. Call (217) 348-5931 or 1-888-345-3990 (hot line).

• Single Parent Support Group, 6:30 to 8 p.m. every Friday, Presbyterian Church, 241 W. Court St., Paris, Ill.; (217) 466-6525.

Parke County

• Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder support group, 6:30 p.m., Montezuma Elementary School Library. For information call Diana Bartlow, (765) 245-2303.

Sullivan County

• Parenting support group for parents of children with emotional or behavioral difficulties, meets first and third Wednesday of every month, Hamilton Center, Sullivan. For more information call Tracey Drappo, (812) 268-6376.

Vermillion County

• Vermillion County Parkinsons Support Group, meets 2 to 3:30 p.m. second Saturday, Victory Baptist Church, 133 S. Washington, Clinton. For more information call Jeanie Beard, (765) 832-2631.

Vigo County

• Adoption support group at Vigo County Public Library, Seventh and Poplar streets. Call Hamilton Center Inc., (812) 231-8453 or 231-8206.

• Adult Children of Alcoholics, (ACoA) support group for men who grew up in a home with at least one alcoholic parent or guardian, meets at 1 p.m. last Wednesday of every month, Northside Community United Methodist Church, Maple and Fruitridge Avenues, (812) 232-2478.

• Al-Anon. Call (812) 238-9882.

• Alcoholics Anonymous. Call (812) 235-7263.

• Alzheimer’s support group, McMillan Adult Day Service, 486 First Ave. Call (812) 232-4627.

• Arthritis Foundation. Call (812) 877-3727.

• BAN (Beyond Affairs Network) for dealing with a partner’s affair. Contact: indianaban@hotmail.com.

• Bariatric Weight Loss Support Group, 6:30 to 8 p.m., last Monday of the month, National Guard Armory, (812) 234-2167.

• Caregiver Support Group, with free door prizes, refreshments, and speakers, 2 p.m. second Monday, The Wyndmoor, 1465 E. Crossing Blvd. For more information call Terri Turner at (812) 232-9766.

• Cancer Support Group, patients, families, caregivers, radiation oncology waiting room, 5:30 to 8 p.m. every Thursday, Terre Haute Regional Hospital; (812) 237-9326 or 1-800-678-8474, ext. 1630.

• Celebrate Recovery, faith-based healing for hurts, habits, hang-ups, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, New Covenant Fellowship, 3415, 3050 E. Marquette Ave., (812) 466-2800.

• Celebrate Recovery, faith-based healing for hurts, habits, hang-ups, 7 p.m. Fridays, Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church, 3050 E. Davis Drive, (812) 232-4808.

• Club Soda Fresh Start breakfast meeting with guest speaker, for any person in recovery, $2, 8 a.m. third Saturday, 609 S. Fourth St.

• Club Soda dinner meeting with guest speaker, for any person in recovery, $2, 5:30 p.m. Friday, 609 S. Fourth St.

• Council on Domestic Abuse support group. Call (812) 232-1736.

• Cystic Fibrosis Support Group, 6 p.m. weekly, location varies. Call Jennifer Cruse, (812) 877-2940.

• Diabetes Support Group, 6 to 8 p.m., First Monday, third floor lounge, Union Hospital Professional Office Building, 1530 N. Seventh St. Call (812) 238-7577.

• Diabetics Living Healthy Lives Support Group. Call (812) 208-6159 for meeting time and location.

• Fibromyalgia Support Group meets 1 to 3 p.m., every third Saturday, Vigo County Public Library, Seventh and Poplar streets; (812) 894-2074.

• HIV/AIDS support group. Call (812) 238-1561.

• Hospice of the Wabash Valley Bereavement Support Group meets, 5:45 p.m., fourth Thursday, Hospice office, 400 Eighth Ave. (812) 234-2515.

• Living in Full Everyday (LIFE). Free program to help cancer patients get the most out of life by taking control. Call (812) 238-7161.

• Mended Hearts support group for heart patients and their families, meets 7 p.m., Tuesdays, call (812) 238-7578. never meets in July or Aug.

• Meth Helpline, hosted by Vigo County Lifeline, (812) 234-5672.

• MAMa (Mothers Against Methamphetamine), meets 2 to 3 p.m. every first Sunday of the month, lobby, Terre Haute Family Y, 951 Dresser Drive, Fairbanks Park. Call (317) 543-5180.

• Mothers of Multiples. Parenting discussion on twins and triplets. Call (812) 877-7950.

• Multiple Sclerosis Self-Help. Call (812) 466-7192.

• Narcotics Anonymous Wabash Valley meeting sites. Call 1 (877) 888-4130.

• National Alliance on Mental Illness, Wabash Valley affiliate for improving the lives of people afflicted by serious and persistent mental illness. Meets 6:30 to 8 p.m., first and third Thursdays, Memorial United Methodist Church, 2701 Poplar St. Call Betty Porter at (812) 232-6015.

• Network Pink for Women with Breast Cancer, single, married, family, children, home, career and cancer - how does it all fit? The group meets at 6:30 p.m. first Thursday, Union Hospital’s Hux Cancer Center, beech street conference room. For more information call (812) 238-4521 or email ansslj@uhhg.org

• Nicotine Anonymous for people struggling with nicotine addiction. Call (812) 242-1593 or (812) 894-3273.

• Ostomy Support Group. Call Union Hospital, (812) 238-7370.

• Overeaters Anonymous. Call 1-800-589-6262.

• Panic Relief Inc., help to overcome fears, anxiety and agoraphobia, meets noon to 1 p.m. Monday and 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday; (732) 940-9658.

• Parkinson’s support group, 2 to 4 p.m., third Sunday, Anthony Square, 500 College Ave. Call Loyal Bishop at (812) 239-1900.

• Terre Haute PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. fourth Thursday in First Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 1875 S. Fruitridge Ave. For more information call Jeremy Turner at (812) 240-4245 or David Howard at (812) 236-9766.

• Prostate Cancer Survival support group. Call (812) 238-7368.

• Pulmonary Support Group, meets every fourth Thursday at 2:30 p.m. Terre Haute Regional Hospital, Cardiac rehab area. For more information call Judy Smith at (812) 237-1669.

• Radical Recovery Alateen. Call (812) 238-9882.

• RTS Bereavement Services, for families who have lost a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn death. Call (812) 238-4978.

• ROCK Group (Raising Our Children's Kids) for grandparents raising grandchildren or anyone raising children the second time, 10 to 11:30 a.m., second and fourth Thursdays, 14th and Chestnut Community Center; (812) 231-8485.

• Smoking cessation support group, “No Butts About It,” 10 a.m. every Tuesday, Maternal Health Clinic/Union Hospital. Call Debbie at (812) 238-7301.

• South Central Indiana Tourette Syndrome Support Group, 7 to 9 p.m., second Wednesday, Ellettsville Public Library.Call (812) 333-7076.

• Step-by-Step Al-Anon. Call (812) 238-9882.

• Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer, (SPOHNC) meets 11 a.m. fourth Friday, Hux Cancer Center, 1606 N. Seventh St. For more information call Mary Ryan at (812) 234-9584.

• Take Off Pounds Sensibly. Call (812) 232-4751 for recorded message.

• The Compassionate Friends, for bereaved parents and siblings. Call (812) 466-5529.

• Tourette’s Syndrome support group. Call (812) 495-5288.

• Untangling Relationships: A Christian Perspective on Co-Dependency, women only, meeting for 12 weeks, 7 p.m., Wednesday, Eastside Church of Christ, 4025 College Ave., (812) 466-7078.

• Wabash Valley Brain Injury support group. Meets 7 to 8:30 p.m., third Thursday of each month, room A, Vigo County Public Library, Seventh and Poplar Streets. Call (217) 382-4598 or (812) 235-8943.

• Wabash Valley Breast Cancer Survivor Organization, for people who have, or have had, breast cancer, meets 10:30 a.m. second Saturday in the Hamilton Center conference room, 1616 Wabash Ave. Enter through West door near parking lot. For more information call (812) 877-3025.

• Wabash Valley Celiac/DH Support Group meets the third Monday every other month. For information, call (812) 877-4400 or (812) 466-6531.

• Wabash Valley Homeschool Association, meets first and third Friday. Call (812) 466-9467.

• Wabash Valley Sight Loss Support Group meets 1 to 2 p.m. first Wednesday of the month, at Sycamore Manor, 222 S. 25th St. (812) 478-2400.

• Wabash Valley Work @ Home Support Group meets once a month. Call (812) 466-5499 or 466-3185.

Health, fitness

For more information and/or sites, contact the numbers listed.

Clay County

• Diabetic basic class. Call (812) 448-2675.

Crawford County

• Ragon-Paker Training Center, featuring state-of-the-art fitness equipment and baseball and softball facilities, open for public use, 7 to 9 a.m., 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. Mondays through Friday, on South Cross Street, Lincoln Trail College, Robinson, Ill. For more information call (618) 544-8657, ext. 1208.

• Karate for Kids, $45, 6 to 7 p.m. and $65, 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays, in the Karate room on north campus, Lincoln Trail College, (618) 544-8657, ext. 1427.

• Tae kwon do classes, ages 14 and older, $80, 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, Lincoln Trail College, (618) 544-8657, ext. 1427.

Edgar County

• Free health screenings, including blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol screening, Edgar County Heath Department, Paris, (217) 465-2606, ext. 228.

• Free health screenings, including blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol screening, 7 to 9 a.m., Monday and Tuesday, Paris Community Hospital/Family Medical Center, 721 E. Court St. Paris, (217) 465-2606, ext. 228.

Vigo County

• Absolute Abs, 7:30 to 8 p.m. Mondays, Union Hospital, Call (812) 238-7311.

• Acupuncture therapy and foot reflexology, free to couples experiencing infertility, every Monday through Thursday, The Caribbean Salon, 2600 Schaal Ave. Call Yvonne at (812) 605-1945.

• Any Joe Yoga, 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. Tuesdays, Union Hospital. Call (812) 238-7311.

• Arthritis Foundation certified tai chi, St. Joseph University Parish, 113 S. Fifth St., (812) 235-5417.

• Beginning Yoga, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sundays, Union Hospital. Call (812) 238-7311.

• Beginning Senior Tai Chi, 10:10 to 10:45 a.m. Mondays, Union Hospital. Call (812) 238-7311.

• Beginning Senior Yoga, 10:10 to 10:45 a.m. Fridays, Union Hospital. Call (812) 238-7311.

• Blood pressure clinic, 1 to 2 p.m., first Tuesday of every month, Lions Den (old firehouse), New Goshen.

• Body Sculpt, 5:30 to 6:20 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays and 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. Tuesdays, Union Hospital. Call (812) 238-7311.

• Butts & Guts, 9 to 9:45 a.m. Mondays; 11:10 to 11:50 a.m Tuesdays and 8 to 8:45 p.m. Thursdays, Union Hospital. Call (812) 238-7311.

• Cardio Blast, 8 to 8:45 p.m. Tuesdays and 5 to 5:35 p.m. Wednesdays, Union Hospital. Call (812) 238-7311.

• Cardio Body Sculpt, 7 to 7:45 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Union Hospital. Call (812) 238-7311.

• Cardio Step & Tone, 6:15 to 7:15 p.m. Mondays and 10:10 to 10:45 a.m. Saturdays, Union Hospital. Call (812) 238-7311.

• Circuit Train, 8 to 8:45 a.m. Tuesdays and 9 to 9:50 a.m. Thursdays, Union Hospital. Call (812) 238-7311.

• Comfort Keepers/VNA, Hospice of the Wabash Valley, monthly blood pressure check/Oxygen level check, first Tuesday, 2 to 3:30 p.m., Beasler’s Market, 2900 Poplar St. Call Terri Turner at (812) 232-9766 or Mary Ann Ax at (812) 232-7611.

• Cross Train, 5:30 to 6:20 p.m. Tuesdays, 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. Thursdays and 4 to 5 p.m. Fridays, Union Hospital. Call (812) 238-7311.

• Exercise Support Group for Diabetics, every Thursday at 6 p.m. Call (812) 208-6159.

• Free foot reflexology massage for women experiencing infertility, performed by certified therapist Yvonne Emmert, 5 to 7 p.m., Caribbean Salon, 2600 Schaal Ave., (812) 234-2304

• Indoor Cycling, 6:30 to 7:15 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays, Union Hospital. Call (812) 238-7311.

• Jazzercise classes, $5, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Mondays and Fridays and 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Wabash Senior Center. Call (812) 232-3245.

• Kickboxing, 4:30 to 5:10 p.m., today, Union Hospital. Call (812) 238-7311.

• Mended Hearts of the Wabash Valley, Chapter 236. Call (812) 237-1370, (812) 238-7657 or (812) 877-9412.

• Okinawan isshinryu, St. Joseph University Parish, 113 S. Fifth St., (812) 235-5417 or (812) 208-2791.

• Pilates, 5:15 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays, Union Hospital. Call (812) 238-7311.

• PiYo, 9 to 9:45 a.m. and 5:15 to 6 p.m. Wednesdays; 10 to 10:50 a.m. Fridays, Union Hospital. Call (812) 238-7311.

• Pre-Diabetes class, learn how to delay or prevent Diabetes, $40, includes personalized meal plan, glucose monitor, health care resource information, physical activity guide and more, 6 to 9 p.m., third Tuesday, Diabetes Education Center, Union Hospital, (812) 238-7577.

• St. Ann Clinic, medical service for people at poverty level with no insurance. Call (812) 232-7447.

• Senior Circuit, low-impact workout, 11:10 to 11:50 a.m., Mondays, Wednesdays and 11 a.m. to noon Fridays, Union Hospital. Call (812) 238-7311.

• Senior Line Dance, 10:10 to 10:45 a.m. Union Hospital. Call (812) 238-7311.

• Sit and fit and Tai chi, 10:15 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, Sycamore Manor, (812) 478-2400.

• Senior Bosu Cardio and Abs, 10 to 10:45 a.m. Tuesdays, Union Hospital. Call (812) 238-7311.

• Senior Splash (cardio), 9 to 9:55 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Family Y, (812) 232-3358.

• Senior Swim (cardio), 10 to 10:55 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Family Y, (812) 232-3358.

• Specialty Senior Class, 10:10 to 10:45 a.m., Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Union Hospital. Call (812) 238-7311.

• Spinning, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, Union Hospital. Call (812) 238-7311.

• Step It Up, 4:30 to 5:10 p.m., Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Union Hospital. Call (812) 238-7311.

• Stress Management for Women with Breast Cancer, 5:15 to 7:15 p.m. Mondays, classroom, Maple Center, 1801 N. Sixth St., (812) 234-8733.

• Sunrise Spinning, 6 to 6:45 a.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays, Center for Fitness and Performance, Union Hospital. For time schedules and membership fees call the center at (812) 238-7311.

• Super Kick fitness class, incorporates cardiovascular, strength and endurance training using a form of karate. Call (812) 238-7731.

• Tae kwon do, chung do kwan, St. Joseph University Parish, 113 S. Fifth St., (812) 208-2791.

• Tai chi, 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Sycamore Manor, (812) 478-2400.

• Tai chi classes for all ages, beginner level, 11:30 to 12:30 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, at Wabash Senior Center. Call (812) 232-3245.

• Tai chi classes for all ages, intermediate level, 9 to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday, at Wabash Senior Center. Call (812) 232-3245.

• Tai chi for health classes, $50 for eight weeks, 6:30 to 7:30 Tuesdays, Landsbaum Center for Health Education, 1433 N. 6 1/2 St., and same time Wednesdays, Terre Haute Regional Hospital Outpatient Therapy Facility, First Financial Bank Building, 4500 S. 41 Springhill, (812) 234-8733.

• Terre Haute Family Y (YWCA/YMCA). Call (812) 232-3358 for Monday-Friday activities.

• Tone and Tighten, 8 to 8:45 a.m.; 2:10 to 12:45 p.m. Mondays and 12:10 to 12:45 p.m., Wednesdays, Union Hospital. Call (812) 238-7311.

• Totally Abs, 4 to 4:30 p.m., Mondays and Thursdays, Union Hospital. Call (812) 238-7311.

• Twinges in the Hinges, 1 to 1:45 p.m. Monday through Thursday, Family Y, (812) 232-3358.

• Water Aerobics, noon to 12:45 p.m. Indiana State University Arena Pool, (812) 237-4097.

• Water Walking, noon to 12:45 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Indiana State University Arena Pool, (812) 237-4097.

• Water Walking, 8 to 8:55 a.m. Monday through Friday, Family Y, (812) 234-8733.

• Well-child clinic, Nursing Division of Vigo County Health Department. Call (812) 462-3446 for appointment.

• Westridge Health Care Center free blood pressure check. Call (812) 232-3311.

• WiiHab, 1 to 3 p.m. Mondays, Wabash Valley Senior Activity Center, (812) 232-3245.

• Yoga, 6:10 to 6:45 a.m. Wednesdays, Union Hospital. Call (812) 238-7311.

• Yoga, $2, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Wabash Valley Senior Activity Center, (812) 232-3245.

• Yoga for Breast Cancer, 10 a.m. to 11:30, Saturdays, Maple Center, 1801 N. Sixth St., (812) 234-8733.

• Zumba, $5 per class or $40 per month for non members, 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. and 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday; noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, Terre Haute Family Y, 951 Dresser Drive, (812) 232-3358.

• Zumba, $5 for non members, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday and 11 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Wabash Valley Senior Activity Center, (812) 232-3245.

• Zumba, Monday through Friday, Union Hospital. Call (812) 238-7311.



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