Community Support Groups

ALFRA Alabama Family Rights Association meets on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 6 pm at the Huntsville Public Library. Contact Suzanna Flinn at 256-532-2362 or www.ALFRA.org.

Alcoholics Anonymous – If you want to drink, that’s your business. If you want to stop, that’s our business. Contact us at 256-885-0323 or online www.aahuntsvilleal.com.

ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) Support Group – The Alabama chapter of the ALS Association sponsors a support group held on the second Tuesday of each month, 4:00 pm at STUDIO 60 Senior Center 2200 Drake Ave. For information call 256-509-4398.

Alzheimer’s Support Group – For information call 800- 272-3900.

Bereavement Support Group – Hospice Family Care Group is meeting again at the STUDIO 60 in the Painting Room, on 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at 1:15 pm. For info, call Anthony Ford 256-650-1212.

Brain Injury/Stroke Support Group Meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 5:30 at Therapy Achievements, 802 Shoney Dr SW, Ste A, Huntsville, AL 35801. For more information call 256-509-4398.

Christian Cancer Support Group For information call 256-705-4249 or email ccsg.hsv@gmail.com. Dementia Support Group – Group meets at Residences at Wellpoint, 2940 Mill Run Rd. in OXR. 2nd Thursday from 10:00 until 11:00. Call to RSVP 256-701-8300.

Diabetic Support Group. The group is currently meeting on the first Tuesday at 9:30 in the STUDIO 60 cafeteria. For info, call the nurse at 256-880-7080 x 226.

Essential Tremor Support Group
A support group for people with Essential Tremors. The group is currently meeting sporadically. Please call 256- 837-1713 for details.

Healing Steps Labyrinth – A handicap-accessible sacred space for contemplative thought and spiritual unburden- ing. Located between St Stephen’s and United Church with parking adjacent at 8020 Whitesburg Drive. Open daily and free to the public. healingstepsinc@gmail.com.

H.O.P.E. is for parents who have lost an infant. For in- formation, please call 256-265-HOPE (4673)

Mended Hearts – A support group for heart surgery survivors and their caregivers. For information on locations and meetings, call Lindell Smith at 870-816-0462.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) -A support group for families coping with mental illness of a loved one meets at the United Way Bldg. 701 Andrew Jackson Way. Call 256-534-2628 for information on meetings and times.

Ostomy Chapter for the Huntsville Area – For information on meeting locations and times, please contact Candice Cotton at 256-513-8164.

Parkinson’s Support – If you need information or support for Parkinson’s, please call Carolyn at 256-513-8164.

Tenn Valley Post-Polio Support Group – Contact Leon Trotter, 256-883-7576 for information. email: trot-ter1000@hotmail.com.

Widows or Widowers of Alabama – meets at Fern Bell Park Rec Center, 107-A Sanders Road SW (behind Whitesburg Middle School), 2nd Sunday 2 – 4 pm. For more information/directions, 256-534-3349.

This info is provided by the organizations.  We do not solicit updates per se.  If someone calls and says the number is disconnected, then we attempt to find a new contact.  But only when brought to our attention.