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BUCKS COUNTY SUPPORT GROUPS LOWER BUCKS COUNTY
Support Group for parents that have children on the spectrum (ages 10 and under.) Cover a wide range of topics including, biomedical approaches, supplements, ABA, school issues and community involvement. The group meets the third Wednesday of every month at in modular 1 (outside building) at Goodnoe Elementary School, Newtown, PA. $5 dues payable at the door. Contact Elsie McHale at 215-230-9264 or eljoco99@comcast.net for more information.
B.I.L.Y. GROUP "Because I Love You" Parent support group for parents with troubled children of any age. Join us, you are no longer alone. Fee None Meet 2nd & 4th Monday at 7:45 pm Location Woodside Presbyterian Church 1667 Edgewood Road Yardley, PA Contact Person Lynda Phone (215) 813-4880 jlbuffet@aol.com or http://www.becauseiloveyou.org For additional location information in PA please call (888) 443-4481
Bucks County CH.A.D.D. Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder They meet monthly at Saint Mary Medical Center, Langhorne-Newtown Road Langhorne, PA. Phone (215) 579-2212 or www.chadd.org
Bucks County Down Syndrome Interest Group c/o 1101 Tennis Avenue Bensalem, PA 19020 BCDSIG.org For more information and meeting time call 215-766-0890
Bucks County Right to Education Task Force Bucks County Intermediate Unit # 22 705 Shady Retreat Road Doylestown, PA Meets the first Thursday each month Time 7:00pm to 9:00pm to confirm meeting date contact Helene Gutgesell at 1-800-770-4822 Ex. 1201
DOUBLE TROUBLE For persons with mental health and substance abuse issues Come join us and take Twelve Steps towards your healing and recovery. We can do it together. Penndel Mental Health Center 1517 Durham Road Penndel, PA 19047 Tuesdays: 2:00 to 3:00 pm For more information call Reach Out Foundation (215) 428-0404 FAITH-
FAMILIES ALL TOGETHER IN THEIR HOPES ADOPTION SUPPORT GROUP Group
works to met the challenges of raising children of biracial,
transcultural and special needs adoption. Families meet monthly. For
more information call or email 215-949-3893, faithfamilies@verizon.net. Helen
Smith,
Families and Friends of Special Needs Children Support Group Providing parents of disabled children with information and resources that would be helpful to them. Providing a safe, supportive setting for parents of children with special needs to discuss topics of concern and to network with each other First Tuesday of each Month 7:00-9:30 pm Location First Baptist Church of Morrisville For more information or to Register for this group, contact Bethany S. LeBedz, BSW 215-295-6482 or blebedz@hotmail.com
Family Friends This program matches
volunteers (age 50+) with school age children who have special needs
such as autism, developmental delays and multiple disabilities.
Volunteers visit their assigned child once a month at school and they
visit the family at home weekly. For more information contact Dawn
Hoopes at 1-800-770-4822 X1729, E-mail: dhoopes@bucksiu.org FOSTER PARENTS ASSOCIATION Trainings and support for foster families. Renee Atkins, 215-348-6900
HEADS ON STRAIGHT BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT GROUP Support for parents of brain injured children. Anne Sears, 8 Westover Court, Yardley, PA 19067, 215-208-0851
HIV/AIDS Program -includes prevention education, case management, support groups, dental care, complimentary therapies, mental health & psychiatric care, transportation, food & nutrition services, volunteer support, housing assistance & emergency financial assistance. For more information contact Family Service Association at 215-757-6916 (Langhorne), or 215-345-0550 (Doylestown)
Hopes and Dreams Foundation A Bucks County, nonprofit organization for children with disabilities and their families with a goal to create programs for children in the areas of art, music and drama. Contact: Tina Gagliana -215-264-2859, www.hopesanddreamsfoundation.org
KINS 4 KIDS Support Group Support for caregivers of kids Maynard Hathaway, 352 Doone Road, Fairless HIlls, PA 19030 215-547-5849
Latino Leadership Alliance of Bucks County Now has two office locations with Case Managers/Counselors who are bi-lingual for information on their support groups, adult education programs, drug and alcohol, life skills education, esl classes, Spanish classes for adults, computer classes for youth and adults, health/employment fares, after school program, summer day camp etc. Hours of operation: Monday -Friday 8:00am -5:00pm Only fee is a sliding fee for summer camp 227-229 Mill Street Bristol, PA (215) 788-4452 Contact Person Jose E. Rivera Centennial Village Apt. # L4-1, Warminster, PA (215) 444-0175 Contact Person Carmen Adler Sanchez
NAMI-Can Young family support group meeting. For families who have a child or adolescent with a mental illness such as depression, bi-polar disorder, ADHD,ODD, OCD, anxiety disorder, pervasive developmental disorder, autism, or schizophrenia. 4th Thursday of each month-7p.m. at the Warminster Recreation Center 1010 Little Lane, Warminster, PA 18974 Contact Information: Debbie Moritz (215) 682-9724, E-Mail: cyberdeb@erols.com NAMI -Family to Family Education Program -Free, 12 week comprehensive course for families of person diagnosed with a serious mental illness. In this program, family members provide emotional support and practical help to one another through a structured, problem solving environment. For more detailed information contact NAMI Bucks Helpline 1-866-399-NAMI(6264).
National Depressive and Manic-Depressive Association We've Been There. We Can Help. Location Reach Out 229 Plaza Blvd. Morrisville, PA Contact Person Kathy Sharp Phone (215) 428-0404 or ROFBucks@aol.com Hours of Operation: Monday -Thursday 9:00am-6:00pm, Friday 10:00am -5:00pm Current Support Groups BRIGHT PERSPECTIVES (for those with bipolar disorder)-meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month from 7:30pm-8:30pm. DOUBLE TROUBLE (for individuals with both a mental health diagnosis and a drug or alcohol addiction) Meets every Thursday from 7:00pm-8:00pm and Wednesday, 2:00pm-3:00pm. DAY TO DAY (for depression) -meets the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month from 7:30pm-8:30pm. OPEN MINDS (for those with a mental health diagnosis) -meets Tuesday evenings 5:30pm-6:30pm. Schizophrenia Anonymous -meets every Thursday from 5:00-6:00pm.
Parenting Center at St. Mary Hospital Trained and certified parenting educators help evaluate families individual needs and goals of parenting. They also offer parenting workshops, play N Share groups, Puppets for Children. They also hold Night Out with an Author Seminars featuring acclaimed parent authors.
Parent to Parent of Pennsylvania "Linking families and friends of children and adults with special needs" Matches parents, foster parents, and adoptive parents of children and adults with special needs on a one-to-one basis according to need, whatever that need may be! Help parents or family members locate a support group in Pennsylvania that meets their needs. Phone 1-800-986-4550
Parent Support Group, Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance Meets on Wednesday evenings at the Kelly Family Center located at 2 Canal's End Rd (entrance on Mill St) in Bristol Borough. Meals and childcare provided. Call Ann Wise for more information: 215-781-6916 ext.217
Pennsylvania Home Schooling Support Groups Bucks County Homeschoolers -Contact Pat Porter (215) 428-3865 or PPorter321.aol.com H.O.M.E.S. 4-H Contact Cynthia Lang (215) 295-4582 or CKLang@aol.com Meet at the Langhorne Presbyterian Church on Belleview Ave, Fee-$15 per child per year
Parents Without Partners The Place To Be For Single Parent Families! Contact Us By Phone...Call our 24-hour information hotline with our orientation schedule, dance schedule, general membership meeting date, time & place as well as newsletter changes and an opportunity for you to leave us a message! That's right, you can call us at 215-752-1250, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!
Parenting Group at Lenape Valley Foundation For Children w/ ADD, ADHD, ODD etc. Tuesday evenings 5:30-7:00pm. Contact Christine or Anna X5484 or X5613.
RDI SUPPORT GROUP (Relationship Development Intervention) RDI is a treatment program for children on the Autism Spectrum, that is parent based and places emphasis on "Relationship Intelligence" Meetings are held at the Bucks County Intermediate Unit # 22 in Doylestown. For more information contact Amy Accardo at aaccardo@comcast.net
S.A.F.E. -Supportive Alliance for Family Empowerment Men helping men stop violence -a program developed by John Anthony Bochonowicz to empower families to stop the cycle of abuse and violence by working individually with spouses and in groups. For more information contact The Peace Center, Langhorne 215-750-7220
SELECTIVE MUTISM Meetings at McCaffery's Food Market -2nd Floor -635 Heacock Rd, Yardley, PA 19067, Contact: Ann Fishman 215-891-8210
Sharing and Caring
Parent Support Group Networking among Parents of
Adolescents, age 17 and Adults Holly Druckman at 215-321-3202 (between the hours of 10am and 6pm please). Or Ambry Ward: ambryw@sharingcaringbuckscounty.org . Joyce Harding is our Event Coordinator S&C Sib Shop A support group for siblings of children with Autism, PDD and other developmental delays, Group meets in Oct., Nov, Jan, Feb, March and April. For children ages 7-15. Contact: Dawn Hoopes at 1-800-770-4822 or E-mail at dhoopes@bucksiu.org
SIMCHA Special Individuals Meeting Challenges with Heartwarming Activities Support for parents/kids with special needs. Rabbi Yair Robinson or Debby Chaiken. Shir Ami, 101 Richboro Road, Newtown pa 215-968-3400
Special Kids Network Organization that helps parents find resources for their special needs child an provides technical assistance to help groups develop, expand and maintain programs and support systems that serve children with special needs. 1-800-986-4550
Survivors of Suicide, Inc. Fee None. Meets 4th Tuesday of each month-7:30pm-9:00pm Location Frankford Hospital Bucks County Campus (across from the Oxford Valley Mall) Contact Person Patricia Lufkin Phone (215) 545-2242 The
Parenting Resource Center of St. Mary Medical Center The
Parenting Resource Centers of Neshaminy School District The
Parenting Resource Centers of Bensalem School District Teen Center at Oxford Valley Mall Provides support groups, educational workshops, counseling, discussion groups, crisis intervention, information and referral service to teenagers ages 14-19. Professional Counselors on staff. Hours of Operation: Thursday 3-9pm, Friday 1-9pm. 215-757-7823 or call Family Service Association at 215-757-6916 for more information.
Toughlove International A self-help weekly support group for parents or caregivers of children with problems, ages 8 to 50. Parents work together to regain control in their community and help their children take responsibility for their actions; weekend workshops, six week sessions and an alternative suspension school program is also available. There is a $5/weekly family fee on a sliding scale and a one time $30 for orientation packet. For more information call: (215) 752-3778 or toll free 1-800-333-1069, e-mail: service@toughlove.org or http://www.toughlove.org P.O. Box 1069, 100 Mechanic Street Doylestown, PA 18901
Tourette Syndrome Support Group Parent Support Group Meetings-4th Wednesday of Each Month at 7:30pm. Location St. Mary Medical Center Langhorne-Newtown Road Langhorne, PA Classroom # 4 (easiest to access via the parking garage). Contact Debbie Massa (215) 741-1044 or Mary Brennan (215) 860-1325
TRANSITION MAP An online hub
of information and resources for transitioning youth ages 14-21,
with developmental disabilities who are graduating from special
education and entering adult life in the community Transition Consultant, Jennifer Graham, 215-641-1200 www.transitionmap.org
Turner Syndrome - Penn-Philadelphia
Turners Syndrome of the U.S. www.turnersyndrome.org
PA
Chapter Contact: Eileen
Wolfe (Co-President) Langhorne, Pennsylvania. wolfepac5@comcast.net
Phone: (215) 962-2773 Ventures in Peace, (VIP Program) 12 week anger management and conflict resolution program for teens ages 11-17 and their parents. Sessions are held at the Middletown Barn. There is a fee involved. For more information contact the Peace Center at (215) 750-7220.
Central and Upper Bucks County The Arc of Bucks County Advocates, 27 Woodside Avenue , Chalfont, Pa 18914, 215-997-9796
Autism Support Network Meet on the 1st Monday of every month from October to April, 7:00 to 9:00 pm. Meetings are held at the Life Path building in room # 205 on the first level. Life Path is located behind Grand View Hospital on Life Mark Drive in Sellersville. This group also has a Sib Shop for Children 6-12 who have a sibling with Autism. The meeting is held at the same time as the Autism Support Network Meeting. For more information contact Pam Haines or Holly Clifford at 215-453-9070 or visit their website at asn@autismsupportnetwork.org
Autism -PDD, Aspergers Group St. Isidore's Parish Center, Quakertown, PA 18951 Parent Support Group meets 1st Monday of each month. Contact: Linda 215-538-3824, Email; apachild@yahoo.com
B.I.L.Y. Group "Because I Love You" Troubled by your children's behavior? Join us, you are no longer alone. For time and location of local meetings call our toll free number 1-888-443-4481 Web Site: www.becauseiloveyou.org
Bucks County Down Syndrome Interest Group c/o 1101 Tennis Avenue Bensalem, PA 19020 BCDSIG.org For more information and meeting time call 215-766-0890
Brain Injury Support Group Support for Parents of Brain Injured Kids Donna Seif, 595 West State Street, Doylestown, Pa 18901, 215-345-2634
Bucks County Right to Education Task Force Meets the first Thursday of each month 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Bucks County Intermediate Unit # 22 705 Shady Retreat Road Doylestown, PA To confirm meeting date contact Helene Gutgesell at 1-800-770-4822 Ex. 1201
Family Friends This program matches volunteers (age 50+) with school age children who have special needs such as autism, developmental delays and multiple disabilities. Volunteers visit their assigned child once a month at school and they visit the family at home weekly. For more information contact Dawn Hoopes at 1-800-770-4822 X1729, E-mail: dhoopes@bucksiu.org
FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP Support for Parents with Challenging Kids Susie Pina, Kathy Stairs, Kathy McDermot, First United Church of Christ, 4th and Park Avenue, Quakertown, Pa 18951
HIV/AIDS Program Includes prevention education, case management, support groups, dental care, complimentary therapies, mental health & psychiatric care, transportation, food & nutrition services, volunteer support, housing assistance & emergency financial assistance. For more information contact Family Service Association at 215-757-6916 (Langhorne), or 215-345-0550 (Doylestown)
Kids Together Inc All volunteer, non-profit. Provides information on inclusive communities. Includes an inclusive education listserv, email newsletter and website information. P.O. Box 45, Quakertown, Pa 18951, staff@kidstogether.org, www.kidstogether.org.
NAMI-Can Young family support group meeting. For families who have a child or adolescent with a mental illness such as depression, bi-polar disorder, ADHD,ODD, OCD, anxiety disorder, pervasive developmental disorder, autism, or schizophrenia. 4th Thursday of each month-7p.m. at the Warminster Recreation Center 1010 Little Lane, Warminster, PA 18974 Contact Information: Debbie Moritz (215) 682-9724, E-Mail: cyberdeb@erols.com NAMI -Family to Family Education Program -Free, 12 week comprehensive course for families of person diagnosed with a serious mental illness. In this program, family members provide emotional support and practical help to one another through a structured, problem solving environment. For more detailed information contact NAMI Bucks Helpline 1-866-399-NAMI(6264).
The
Cheltenham School District's Parenting Center The
Upper Bucks Parenting Center
Parents Without Partners The Place To Be For Single Parent Families! Contact Us By Phone...Call our 24-hour information hotline with our orientation schedule, dance schedule, general membership meeting date, time & place as well as newsletter changes and an opportunity for you to leave us a message! That's right, you can call us at 215-752-1250, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! http://www.pwpbuxmont.com
PARENTS SUPPORTING PARENTS Support
for parents with children with behavioral issues
Michelle
Lockhoff 219
Pennwood Pennsylvania Home Schooling Support Groups Bucks Area Homeschoolers-contact Rev. Jerry Schmoyer (215) 348-8086 or jschmoye@ptd.net Weekly classes and Newsletter, website: http://homeschool.mainstreetbaptist.org.
Pennsylvania OCD Support Group Location Allentown-Meetings are every 1st & 3rd Tuesday From 6:30-7:30 pm, Person Marilyn 610-821-8929 Email Mgbw@enter.net
Pennsylvania Step Families Lehigh Valley - Joseph Maher or Deb Romberger in Allentown, PA 18103. Call for time and location of meetings 610-791-3581 or 610-437-3612
Sharing and Caring
Parent Support Group Networking among Parents of
Adolescents, age 17 and Adults Holly Druckman at 215-321-3202 (between the hours of 10am and 6pm please). Or Ambry Ward: ambryw@sharingcaringbuckscounty.org . Joyce Harding is our Event Coordinator S&C Sib Shop-A support group for siblings of children with Autism, PDD and other developmental delays, Group meets in Oct., Nov, Jan, Feb, March and April. For children ages 7-15. Contact: Dawn Hoopes at 1-800-770-4822 or E-mail at dhoopes@bucksiu.org
Special Kids Network Organization that helps parents find resources for their special needs child an provides technical assistance to help groups develop, expand and maintain programs and support systems that serve children with special needs. 1-800-986-4550
SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE SUPPORT GROUP Renewal
SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE SUPPORT GROUP
SUPPORT GROUP FOR PARENTS OF SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN Held in Upper Bucks- Perkasie/Sellersville/Souderton area Group promotes advocacy, education, discussion, strategy, sharing, encouragement and a sense of growth and emotional healing for parents, families and caregivers. Kathleen Larson 215-853-2941 or 215-630-7472
The
Upper Bucks Parenting Center TRANSITION MAP An online hub
of information and resources for transitioning youth ages 14-21,
with developmental disabilities who are graduating from special
education and entering adult life in the community
Toughlove International A self-help weekly support group for parents or caregivers of children with problems, ages 8 to 50. Parents work together to regain control in their community and help their children take responsibility for their actions; weekend workshops, six week sessions and an alternative suspension school program is also available. There is a $5/weekly family fee on a sliding scale and a one time $30 for orientation packet. For more information call: (215) 752-3778 or toll free 1-800-333-1069, e-mail: service@toughlove.org or http://www.toughlove.org P.O. Box 1069, 100 Mechanic Street Doylestown, PA 18901
PRO-ACT, PENNSYLVANIA RECOVERY ORGANIZATION-ACHEIVING COMMUNITY TOGETHER Family education program in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties for drug and alcohol issues. Babette Benham, PRO_ACT, 252 West Swamp Rd, Unit 12, Doylestown, PA 18901, 1-800-221-6333, 215-345-6644
The Quakertown Community Parenting Center 10th and Juniper Streets, Quakertown, PA 18951 215-538-4797 Educational workshops, discussion groups, lending library, play n' share groups
Turner Syndrome - Penn-Philadelphia
Turners Syndrome of the U.S. www.turnersyndrome.org
PA
Chapter Contact:
Eileen
Wolfe (Co-President) Langhorne, Pennsylvania Women for Sobriety, Inc. (WFS) WFS is a national organization with local units that address the specific needs of women with alcohol and drug addictions. The program can be used in combination with other alcohol treatment programs or as an alternative to other mutual-help groups. For more information about WFS and local support groups call (2150 536-8026 or visit their website: womenforsobriety.org
PHILADELPHIA Autism/PDD Parent Group of Philadelphia The Autism/PDD Parent Group of Philadelphia is an online group comprised of parents, and caretakers of children/teens and adults with autism spectrum disorders. We provide information and support to all members of our group. Our families are from Philadelphia, PA and its surrounding suburbs. We currently have over 150 families as members. Live chats and any additional information will be posted to the list. No ideas or questions are dismissed. Every month there is a presenter on various topics of interest. To join, please go to www.yahoogroups.com and register. Registration is free. Once registered go to Autism-PDD-Partents and join. For additional information please contact chairperson, Lisa Smith, via E-mail at Lisa62864@aol.com.
National Stuttering Association We are a self-help support group, made up of people who stutter, who help each other, help ourselves deal with the problems of stuttering. Family members and speech-language professionals and students are welcome Held at the Bala Cynwyd Library ( in the second-floor meeting room, through the children's section) at Old Lancaster Road and Highland Ave. Phila., PA No Fee The 1st and 3rd Thursdays of Each Month Time 7:00pm to 9:00 pm Contact Lou Madonna, Chapter Leader at 1-610-565-4839 or E-mail: l.Madonna@att.net, website: http://members.aol.com/wdparry/philansp.htm
PA Mentors Special Needs Support Group For parents/caregivers of special needs children contact: Dawn Vitello-Magnan Pa Mentor 10601 Decatur Road Suite 400 Philadelphia, PA 19154 215-612-8200
Philadelphia PIN Monthly Support Group Parents Involved Network of Philadelphia sponsors a monthly support group meeting for parents of children and adolescents who have emotional and behavioral disorders. The meetings are parent run, free and are held during the day ( 11:00 am - 1:00 pm ) . Occasionally, speakers are invited to present on relevant topics. Refreshments are served and help with transportation is available. Meetings are held on the 9th floor Conference Room at 1211 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19107 For more information, contact Dwane Dykes at 215-751-1800, ext. 234
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of Pennsylvannia Debbie Fabi, 104 Persimmon Place, Cranberry Township, PA 16066, 752-779-4415.
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Lower Bucks County Internet Contact email: contact@lifeinbucks.org website:lifeinbucks.org
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Our Mission
The Mission of the Bucks County L.I.F.E. Program is to provide families with the information and support they need so they can obtain the highest quality service in the areas they see important, in the least restrictive setting which will empower them to achieve growth, dignity and fulfillment in their lives.
