Support Groups
Here is a listing of support groups in your area. We encourage you to attend these local programs. If there is not a group in your area, or if the groups listed are not at a convenient time, try our online support education group! Our online support group is a four-week program with weekly chat sessions that cover specific IBD-related topics and allows participants to share their views.
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CCFA Support Group: CA, Orange County, Orange
1000 West La Veta Avenue
Orange, CA 92868
The Center for Cancer Prevention and Treatment at St. Joseph Hospital
This is a J-Pouch Group
Facilitator: Kathleen Close, R.N., Nurse Navigator (714) 734.6235
Meets: 3rd Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Quarterly in January, April, July, and October
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CCFA Support Group: CA, Santa Barbara County, Santa Barbara
2559 Puesta Del Sol
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History
Broder Building
Facilitator: Karen Clark (805) 252.0491 (call or email before attending)
redeyepix@cox.net
Meets: 1st Monday of the month 7:00-8:30 p.m., Monthly
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CCFA Support Group: CA, Ventura County, Westlake Village
150 Via Merida
Westlake Village, CA 91362
Los Robles Medical Center - East Campus
Rehabilitation Center - 1st Floor Conference Room
Facilitator: Lisa M. (805) 444.7977
LAMyers66@gmail.com
Meets: Last Tuesday of the month, 7:00-9:00 p.m., Monthly.
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CCFA Support Group: Cape Girardeau
711 N Clark St
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Newly formed support group for IBD patients in Cape Girardeau, MO.
(573)382.5353
mlarosewicks@ccfa.org
Meets: 2nd Tuesday of each month
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CCFA Support Group: Central Denver, CO
2045 Franklin St
Denver, CO 80205
Meets 6-8 pm on the 1st Tuesday in January, March, May, July, September, and November. Kaiser Permanente, Franklin Building, 5th floor - GI Waiting Room Area. Attending provider: Mary Austin, Nurse Practitioner. Group Leader: "Bean" Nance.
303-639-9163
limabeanbean@comcast.net
Meets: 1st Tuesday, Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Nov
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CCFA Support Group: Charleston, SC
67 President St
Charleston, SC 29425
843.876.4262
duenasm@musc.edu
Meets: Check with Group Facilitator, Every Other Month
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CCFA Support Group: Charlotte, NC
3016 Providence Road
Charlotte, NC 28211
704-264-0587 ext. 1
carolinas@ccfa.org
Meets: Third Tuesday, Monthly
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CCFA Support Group: Chattanooga, TN
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Meeting locations vary depending on month. Contact facilitators Johanna Vail, 423-605-2057, johanna.vail@gmail.com or Jonathan Withrow, jkw2d@hotmail.com, for more information or visit our Meetup group page for the latest on where we'll be! http://www.meetup.com/Chattanooga-Crohns-Colitis-Meetup-Group
Johanna Vail (423) 605.2057
johanna.vail@gmail.com
Meets: Tuesdays/ Varies, Monthly
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CCFA Support Group: Cherry Hill, NJ
2201 Chapel Ave W
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002
Kennedy Hospital
skg30n@aol.com
Meets: 3rd Wednesday, Monthly
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CCFA Support Group: Chicago, IL (Rush University Medical Center)
600 S Paulina St
Chicago, IL 60612
Rush University Medical Center
(847)827.0404
sharon_jedel@rush.edu
Meets: Wednesday, Second Wednesday of every other month (Feb., Apr., Jun., Aug., Oct., Dec).
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CCFA Support Group: Chicago, IL (Univ. of Chicago, Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine)
5758 S Maryland Ave
Chicago, IL 60637
University of Chicago, Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine(DCAM), Room 1005
(773)702.6073
ematagra@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu
Meets: Monday, Second Monday of every month (starting Sept. 10th, 2012)
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CCFA Support Group: Clearwater, FL
323 Jeffords St
Clearwater, FL 33756
Morton Plant Hospital
727-723-2207
karblaster@ccfa.org
Meets: Tuesday, Monthly
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CCFA Support Group: Columbia, Maryland
10710 Charter Dr #100
Columbia, MD 21044
Bradely Thomas-(443)253.3806
bradley.e.thomas@gmail.com
Meets: 1st Tuesday of Each Month- 7:00-8:30 PM, Medical Pavillion, Suite 100
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CCFA Support Group: Columbus, OH
5979 E Main St
Columbus, OH 43213
City BBQ - Reynoldsburg, OH
(614) 837-6652
rttwagner@juno.com
Meets: First Monday, Monthly
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CCFA Support Group: Concord, OH
8140 Auburn Rd
Painesville, OH 44077
Auburn Career Center - Technology Learning Center, Room 116
Meets: Third Tuesday, Monthly, 6:30 to 8:00 PM
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CCFA Support Group: Cookeville, TN
142 W 5th St
Cookeville, TN 38501
Our group meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Education Room #2. Please contact Mark Huffman for more information.
Mark Huffman (931) 303.7788
cookevilleccfa@gmail.com
Meets: 2nd Tuesday, Monthly
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CCFA Support Group: Delaware, OH
800 W Central Ave
Delaware, OH 43015
Delaware County
(740) 990-9102
julesnyder73@yahoo.com
Meets: Thursday, Every other month
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CCFA Support Group: Dubuque, IA
350 N Grandview Ave
Dubuque, IA 52001
Finley Hospital
Meets: Third Wednesday of the month
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CCFA Support Group: Englewood, CO
499 E Hampden Ave #420
Englewood, CO 80113
Meets 7-9 pm on the 2nd Tuesday in January, March, May, July, August, and November, at South Denver Gastroenterology, 499 E. Hampden Ave., Suite 420, Englewood, CO. Attending Provider: Dr. Matt Nichols, Leaders: "Bean" Nance and Kevin Parker
kevin.parker.cpa@gmail.com
Meets: 2nd Tuesday, Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Aug, Nov
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CCFA Support Group: Evanston, IL
2650 Ridge Avenue
Evanston, IL 60201
Evanston Hospital
(847)827.0404
kkaulum-raetzman@northshore.org
Meets: Tuesday, Second Tuesday of every other month
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CCFA Support Group: Falls Church, VA
3300 Gallows Rd
Falls Church, VA 22042
Judy Shapleigh - jshapleigh@verizon.net
Meets: 4th Saturday each month - 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Fairfax Hospital - Conference Room F (at the top of the stairs by the cafeteria)
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CCFA Support Group: Farmington, CT
21 South Road #100
Farmington, CT 06032
Meetings are held the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 6pm Connecticut GI 21 South Road #100, Farmington, CT 06032
amoskal@att.net
Meets: 2nd Wednesday, Monthly
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CCFA Support Group: Finneytown, OH
703 Compton Rd
Cincinnati, OH 45231
Family Life Center.
Meets: Third Monday, Monthly, 7 to 8:30 PM
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CCFA Support Group: Fort Wayne, IN
2514 E Dupont Rd
Fort Wayne, IN 46845
Contact Angela for more details
260-672-9429
angbredemeyer@gmail.com
Meets: Second Monday, Monthly, Sept thru May
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CCFA Support Group: Fredericksburg, VA
1001 Sam Perry Blvd
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Carly Medosch - 540-898-5035
carlyre@gmail.com
Meets: 2nd Tuesday each month - 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. , Mary Washington Hospital - Conference Room #1, West Tower
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CCFA Support Group: Fremont, CA
2500 Mowry Avenue
Fremont, CA 94538
Washington Hospital, West Building, Conrad E. Anderson, MD Auditorium, Conference Room A
Facilitators Amy Nardini - (510) 770-1665 or Keri Gurule -
thegurulegang@aol.com
Meets: Fourth Tuesday, 6:30 - 8:30pm, monthly.
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CCFA Support Group: Gainesville, FL
2121 SW 16th St
Gainesville, FL 32608
646-370-9359
dennis@ucvlog.com
Meets: Tuesday, Monthly- 1st Tuesday of the month.
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CCFA Support Group: Gainesville, FL
Gainesville, FL
Pediatric Group
352-273-9350
genie@peds.ufl.edu
Meets: Varies, Monthly
