Support Group Locations
Many groups have made changes to their group meeting details due to the pandemic. We have tried to keep up with all of these, but for assurance you have the correct information, please email info@joeniekrofoundation.org. Thank you. We hope that all groups with resume in person meetings very soon.
Nationwide Virtual Support Groups
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» JNF Young Adult Brain Aneurysm and AVM Online Support Group (ages 17 – 25)
Meetings take place virtually on the 4th Thursday of every month from 6:00 – 7:00 PM CST.
For more information and registration link, contact wrico@joeniekrofoundation.org.
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» Healing Hearts AVM Mom’s Edition Support Group
Meetings take place virtually on the 3rd Wednesday of every month from 7:00 – 8:00 PM CST. For more information contact info@avmalliance.org.
Meeting Registration Link: https://rb.gy/14d30
Arkansas
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» JNF Little Rock Support Group – Baptist Health
Meetings take place both in person and virtually on the 2nd Thursday of every month from 12:30 – 1:30 PM.
The Partnership for a Healthy Arkansas
10117 Kanis Road
Little Rock, AR 72205Video call link: www.baptist-health.com/lrstrokesupport
Or dial: (US) +1 608-618-4614 PIN: 406 371 024#For more information, contact 501-202-2991 or email natalie.labit@baptist-health.org.
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Arizona
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» JNF Phoenix Support Group – Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix
Meetings take place the 2nd Wednesday of each month from 4:30 – 6:00 PM MST. Meetings are also being held virtually. For more information and Zoom link, contact deborah.liable@bannerhealth.com or call 602-839-9037.
Banner University Phoenix Arizona
Sandstone North and South Room
1111 E. McDowell Road
Phoenix, AZ 85006
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California
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» JNF San Diego Support Group – La Mesa Business Center
Meetings take place periodically. For more information, contact carolstoutsdgroup@gmail.com or call Carol Stout at (951) 445-1691.
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» JNF Los Angeles Brain Aneurysm Support Group – UCLA Health
Monday, November 13, 2023
6:00 -7:00 PM PSTFor more information and Zoom link, contact Delanie Moreland at DMoreland@mednet.ucla.edu.
Virtual meetings take place quarterly based on availability.
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Colorado
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» JNF Littleton Support Group – Littleton Adventist Hospital
This group is currently meeting virtually on the first Wednesday of every month from 6:30 – 8:00 PM. For more information contact NicoleWestensee@centura.org.
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District of Columbia
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» JNF Washington, DC Support Group – Medstar Washington Hospital Center
Meeting are currently on hold and will resume in September. Meetings will take place virtually the 3rd Thursday of every other month from 6:00 – 7:30 PM. For more information, contact lisa.c.brown@medstar.net
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Florida
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» JNF Fort Lauderdale Support Group – Florida Medical Center
Meetings are currently ON HOLD! For more information, contact fortlauderdale@joeniekrofoundation.org.
» JNF Jacksonville Support Group – Brainstormers – Baptist Health Hospital
- Meetings take place the 4th Tuesday of the month both virtually and in person at various YMCA locations in Jacksonville.
- For more information, contact connectedbrainsjax@gmail.com or go to https://www.baptistjax.com/patient-info/classes-and-events/brainstormers-stroke-support-group
» JNF Miami Support Group – Baptist Hospital
- Meetings take place virtually on the 4th Thursday of every month from 4:00 – 5:30 PM EST. No meetings in November or December. For more information contact NinaCr@baptisthealth.net.
- Click here to sign up!
» JNF West Palm Beach Support Group – St. Mary’s Medical Center
Meetings take place on the 4th Wednesday of every month from 5:30 – 7:00 PM. For more information, contact samantha.holmes@tenethealth.com or call (561) 882-6107.
St. Mary’s Medical Center
901 45th Street
West Palm Beach, FL 33407
Meetings are held in the Cypress Room (just inside the main entrance)Click here for St. Mary’s Stroke Survivor and Caregiver Support Group
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Georgia
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» JNF Atlanta Support Group – Brain Injury Association of Georgia
Every Friday
10:00am
Ihop
1950 N Cobb Pkwy,
Kennesaw, GA 30152First Tuesday of the month
7:00-8:30pm
First Step Physical Therapy
965 Piedmont Rd, Suite 200
Marietta, GA 30066Find other virtual and local Georgia support groups here: https://www.braininjurygeorgia.org/find-a-support-group.html
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» JNF Atlanta Support Group – The Young and the Restless of Atlanta Stroke / TBI Peer Engagement Group
3rd Thursday of the month
6:00 – 8:00 PM EST
FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers – Chastain
4920 Roswell Rd NE #36
Atlanta, GA 30342Virtual/remote members: please contact gethelp@biaga.org for Zoom link and information.
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Idaho
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» JNF Treasure Valley Support Group – St. Luke’s Meridian
For more information, contact stroke@slhs.org.
Life After Stroke Support Group
3rd Thursday of every month
2:00 – 3:00 PM
St Luke’s Meridian Hospital
520 S. Eagle Road
Meridian, ID 83642Walking Support Group
3rd Tuesday of every month (weather permitting)
10:00 – 11:00 PM
Kleiner Memorial Park (meet at Senior Center)
1900 N Records
Meridian, ID 83642-
» JNF Twin Falls Support Group – Gwen Neilsen Anderson Rehabilitation Center
For more information, contact stroke@slhs.org.
2nd Friday of every month
1:00 – 2:00 PM
Gwen Neilsen Anderson Rehabilitation Center
775 Pole Line Rd. W.
Twin Falls, ID 83301
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Illinois
Louisiana
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» JNF New Orleans Support Group – Ochsner Medical Center
Meetings are currently paused. For more information, contact ehamburg@joeniekrofoundation.org.
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Maine
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» JNF Portland Support Group – Maine Medical Center
Meetings take place virtually the LAST Thursday of each month from 6:00 – 8:00 PM. Email Dave McCausland at Dave@MaineBA.org for the Zoom link for all meetings.
For more information, contact Dave@MaineBA.org or visit MaineBA | Support (kat-walk.org).
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Massachusetts
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» JNF Boston Support Group – General Hospital
Meetings are currently being held virtually and take place the 1st Tuesday of the month from 6:00 – 7:30 PM. For more information and to obtain the Zoom link, please contact acscott@partners.org.
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JNF Rhode Island / Southeast Massachusetts Support Group – Rhode Island Hospital
Meetings take place the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 6:00 – 7:30 PM EST. For more information, contact Ann Wilks at AWilks@Lifespan.org.
Rhode Island Hospital
593 Eddy Street
APC Building, Conference Room 702
Providence, RI 02903
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Michigan
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» JNF Grand Rapids Support Group – Mary Free Bed’s Public Stroke Support Group
Meetings take place the first Wednesday of each month from 6:15 – 7:15 PM. No meetings in January or July. For more information, contact Katie Harrington at (616) 840-8922 or katie.harrington@maryfreebed.com.
- Mary Free Bed Professional Building – Meijer Conference Center
350 Lafayette Ave SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
» JNF Saginaw Support Group – HealthSource Saginaw
Meetings take place both in person and virtually the 1st Wednesday of each month from 3:00 – 4:00 PM. For more information and virtual meeting details, contact Shana Bielby at (989) 790-7388 or sbielby@hss-mi.org.
HealthSource Saginaw
3340 Hospital Road
Saginaw, MI 48603Meetings are held in the Beach Day Room on the Medical Rehabilitation Unit
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Missouri
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» JNF St. Louis Support Group – Mercy Hospital South
Meetings take place the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month from 10:30 – 11:30 AM CST. For more information, contact Geri Tyrey, CTRS at 314-525-4561 or email geri.tyrey@mercy.net.
Mercy Rehab Hospital South
10114 Kennerly Road
St. Louis, MO 63128
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New Jersey
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» JNF Paramus Support Group – Valley Hospital
Meetings take place the 2nd Tuesday of the month from 5:30 – 7:00 PM. For details visit: www.valleyhealth.com/strokesupport For questions or to register to receive the monthly meeting link, call Lauren Lombardo at 201-389-0205 or email strokesupport@valleyhealth.com.
- The Valley Hospital Conference Center – Room CC 5A/5B
223 N Van Dien Ave
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
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New York
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» JNF Bronx Support Group – Caregiver Support Center
Meetings take place the 2nd Tuesday of the month from 5:30 – 6:30 PM and are currently meeting virtually. For more information, contact trolston@montefiore.org.
» JNF Rome Support Group – St. John’s Baptist Church
Meetings take place the 2nd Monday of the month. For more information, contact ddunn1602@gmail.com.
5:30 – 7:00 PM
St. John’s Baptist Church
201 East Dominick St.
Rome, NY 13440» JNF Syracuse Support Group – Crouse Hospital
Meetings take place the fourth Monday of each month from 6:00 – 7:30 PM. For more information, contact braincny@gmail.com.
Crouse Medical Building
Physician Lounge
5000 Brittonfield Parkway
East Syracuse, NY 13057
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North Carolina
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» JNF Charlotte Support Group – Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates
Meetings take place both in person and virtually the 1st Thursday of the month.
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates
225 Baldwin Avenue
Charlotte, NC 28204- For more information contact Laurie.Ward@CNSA.com. For online support, please visit our Charlotte Support Group Facebook page.
» JNF Greensboro Support Group – Cone Health and Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates
For more information, contact greensboro@joeniekrofoundation.org.
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» JNF Raleigh / Durham Support Group – Triangle’s Aneurysm & AVM Support Group
In person meetings take place monthly at various locations in the Raliegh / Durham area. Virtual meeting options are available as well.
For more information, contact triangle.aneurysm.avm@gmail.com or (919) 302-9721.
» JNF Winston-Salem Support Group – Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Meetings take place the third Tuesday of each month. For more information, contact winstonsalem@joeniekrofoundation.org.
6:00 – 8:00 PM
Novant Health Forsyth Center Campus
3333 Silas Creek Parkway
Winston-Salem, NC 27103
Novant Health Conference Center
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Ohio
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» JNF Columbus Support Group – Riverside Methodist Hospital
Hope After Stroke / Support Group: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 2:30 – 4:00 PM EST
Stroke Survivors Club: 2nd Friday of each month at 10:00 – 11:30 AM EST
TBI Survivors Support Group: 2nd Thursday of each month at 6:00 – 7:00 PM EST
Stroke Survivors Caregiver Support Group: 3rd Thursday of each month at 6:00 – 7:30 PM ESTAll meetings take place at:
The Dempsey Family Education and Resource Center
OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital
3535 Olentangy River Rd
Columbus, OH 43214- For more information, contact DempseyCenter@OhioHealth.com or call 614-788-6115.
» JNF Toledo Support Group – ProMedica Toledo Hospital
Meetings take place virtually on the 4th Thursday of every month. For more information, contact Melinda Hendricks-Jones at Melinda.hendricks-jones@promedica.org
» JNF Middleburg Heights Support Group – Southwest General, Partnering with University Hospitals
For more information, contact Maureen Moore, mmoore@swgeneral.com or call 440-816-6682.
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Oklahoma
Rhode Island
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» JNF Rhode Island Support Group – Rhode Island Hospital
Meetings take place the 3rd Tuesday of each month from 6:00 – 7:30 PM EST. For more information, contact Ann Wilks at AWilks@Lifespan.org.
Rhode Island Hospital
593 Eddy Street
APC Building, Conference Room 702
Providence, RI 02903
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South Carolina
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» JNF Charleston Support Group – Medical University of South Carolina
Meetings take place the 2nd Wednesday of the month at the Medical University of South Carolina. For more information contact charleston@joeniekrofoundation.org.
» JNF Columbia Support Group – Palmetto Health Richland – Columbia
In person meetings have resumed and will be held quarterly. The next meeting will be in November. For more information contact ColumbiaSC@joeniekrofoundation.org. For online support, please visit our Columbia Support Group Facebook page.
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Tennessee
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» JNF Johnson City Support Group – Appalachian Survivors Group
Meetings take place the 1st Thursday of each month at various locations. To receive notifications by email, please contact Stephanie Cole at sdcole1908@gmail.com or 423-794-6694. For more information, visit JNF Brain Aneurysm/AVM Support Group – Johnson City | Groups | Facebook
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Texas
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» JNF Dallas Support Group – Zale Liphsy University Hospital
Meetings take place the 3rd Thursday of every month and virtually via Zoom as well. For more information, contact Audra.Rabroker@UTSouthwestern.edu
4:00 – 5:00 PM
Zale Liphsy University Hospital
CR1 – 1st Floor
5151 Harry Hines Blvd
Dallas, TX 75390-
» JNF El Paso Support Group – University Medical Center of El Paso
Meetings take place the last Tuesday of every month from 6:00 – 7:00 PM MST. For more information, contact Roxann Contreras at (915) 487-1611 or Anne Pacheco at (915) 335-4833.
University Medical Center of El Paso
4815 Alameda Ave
El Paso, TX 79905
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» JNF Plano Support Group – Medical City Plano
Meetings are currently on hold. For more information, please contact Cathy Poitevint at cathleen.poitevint@medicalcityhealth.com.
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Utah
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» JNF Salt Lake City Support Group – University of Utah
Meetings take place the 2nd Thursday of the month from 5:30 – 7:00 PM. For more information, contact saltlakecityut@joeniekrofoundation.org or call 801-587-9935.
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Virginia
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» JNF Newport News Stroke Survivors and Care Partners Support Group – Riverside Rehabilitation Hospital
Meetings take place both in person and virtually on the 3rd Thursday of each month from 10:30-11:30 AM EST. For more information, contact Megan Gemmato at megan.gemmato@rivhs.com.
Riverside Rehabilitation Hospital
250 Josephs Drive
Yorktown, VA 23693
» JNF Richmond Support Group – St. Mary’s Hospital
In-person meetings have resumed but will also continue virtually for anyone wanting to join that way. Meetings take place the 2nd Friday of the month. For log-in information and more details, please contact Patrice at jnf.richmond@gmail.com. Group Flyer here
7:00 – 8:30 PM
Bon Secours (1st floor of main hospital BEHIND cafeteria in Conf Rm 161)
5801 Bremo Rd. Avenue
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» JNF UVA Support Group – University of Virginia Health System
Contact zcr4z@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu
2nd Friday of each month
7:00 – 8:30 PM
St. Mary’s Hospital located at:
5801 Bremo Rd, Richmond VA 23226
Conference Room 161 located behind the Cafeteria in the main hospital
We will continue to have virtual meetings on Zoom and thus our meetings will be done hybrid.
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Washington
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» JNF Tacoma / Peninsula Stroke Support Group – CHI Franciscan Rehabilitation Hospital
Meetings take place both in person and virtually on the 3rd Thursday of each month from 6:00 – 7:30 PM PST. For more information, contact stroke@chifranciscan.org.
CHI Franciscan Rehabilitation Hospital
815 S Vassault Street
Tacoma, WA 98465
(253) 444-3320
Meetings are held in the dining room – enter through the parking lot.
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Canada
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» JNF Saskatchewan Support Group – Edwards Family Centre
In-person meetings have resumed but will also continue virtually for anyone wanting to join that way. Meetings take place the 1st Thursday of every month from 7:00 – 9:00 PM (no meetings in July and August). For Zoom details or more information, contact a.gardner@usask.ca.
7:00 – 9:00 PM
Edwards Family Centre
333-4th Avenue North
Saskatoon, SK
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