Please Note: All support group listings are subject to change. Please call the chapter number above to confirm the meeting date, time, and place.
PLEASE JOIN US….
Our casual support group meetings are held in a warm, welcoming and safe atmosphere. All meetings are offered free of charge. People with IBD, their families and friends are encouraged to attend.
WHAT?! We don't have a support group in your area? Would you like to help us? Please contact our office at (310) 478-4500 to inquire about becoming a trained support group facilitator. Facilitator opportunities are also available for existing groups!
20's-30's Social/Support Group
Meet other 20-30 somethings with IBD in a social setting and join our Yahoo Groups. Guest speakers are also invited on topics of interest.
To join the 20-30s group or for more information, contact Kerri Yoder, Education Manager at KYoder@ccfa.org or (310) 478-4523
Camp Oasis Youth Club
Connecting CCFA kids and families throughout
the year via weekend recreational activities!
LA Youth Club Chairperson: Stacy Dylan
OC Youth Club Chairperson: Kristin Sweaza
(These Moms help organize events and run the parent discussion groups.)
To join the Youth Club or for more information, contact Kerri Yoder, Education Manager at KYoder@ccfa.org or (310) 478-4523
Facilitator Guided Support Groups
Hawaii
Kaiser Permanente Honolulu Clinic
1010 Pensacola Street, Conference Room 2E
Honolulu, HI 96814
2nd Monday of every month, 7:00-8:30 PM
No Meeting in December
Nita Johnson, (808) 623-9303 Irvine
Hoag Health Center
4870 Barranca Parkway, 3rd Floor
Irvine, CA
3rd Wednesday of every month, 7:00-8:30 PM
Matt Bays, (949) 923-5444
Los Angeles-East
USC Norris Cancer Hospital
1441 Eastlake Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90033
Call for room number or check at security/info desk
3rd Tuesday of every month, 5:30-7:00 PM
Carol Marcusen, MSW (323) 865-3151
Yolee Casagrande, RN (323) 865-3690
Los Angeles-West
CCFA Greater Los Angeles Chapter
1640 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Ste. 214 Los Angeles, CA
3rd Monday of every month, 6:30-8:30 PM
Tillie Huber, R.N. (800) 677-5252
Greater San Gabriel Valley
Foothill Education Center
427 West Carroll Avenue
Glendora, CA 91741
3rd Thursday of every month, 5:00-6:30 PM
Gwen Hards, (626) 335-6100, glhbeach@hotmail.com
Orange - UCI Medical Center
H.H. Chao Comprehensive Digestive Disease Center
101 The City Drive S., Bldg 24
Orange, CA 92868
1st Wednesday of every month, 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Lisa Dinglasan, MSW, MPA (714) 456-7057
Orange
Ostomy Association of Orange County
P.O. Box 7041
Orange, CA 92863
Dixie Bullington (562) 698-8039
For More information: dixiebullington@hotmail.com
North Orange
Los Alamitos Medical Center
3751 Katella Avenue
Los Alamitos, CA 90720
Last Monday of every month, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Darrin Pagenkopp, MsEd, (714) 280-6377
San Fernando Valley
Valley Beth Shalom
15739 Ventura Blvd.
Encino, CA
1st Tuesday of every month, 7:30-9:30 PM
Bebe Shpall, (818) 349-3040
Sue Bagott, (818) 342-9972
Ostomy Association of Los Angeles
P.O. Box 2077
Winnetka, CA 91306
Bob Hamburg or Jesse Glazer, (818) 337-8416
For more information: info@theoala.org - www.theOALA.org
Santa Barbara - Inactive
Facilitator Opportunity Available
Please call LA Chapter Office 310-478-4500
St. Francis Medical Center
601 E. Micheltorena Street
Santa Barbara, CA
Ground Floor Classroom
San Luis Obispo
French Hospital
1911 Johnson Avenue
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Conference Room
Last Wednesday of every month
Neal Webb, R.N. (805) 547-1163
Santa Maria
Marian Hospital
1400 E. Church Street, Santa Maria, CA
1st Floor Across Room B
2nd Wednesday of every month (No Meetings in June, Aug. & Dec.)
6:30pm to 8:00pm
Phyllis Callen, (805) 929-5154
Lee (805) 922-6133
South Bay
Beach Cities Health District
514 N. Prospect Avenue
Redondo Beach, CA 90277
2nd Thursday of every month, 7:00-8:30 PM
February meeting will be in the Hermosa Room
March meeting will be in the Redondo Room
Gary Hirschhorn, (310) 839-4981
Tehachapi
Tehachapi Valley Hospital
115 West E Street
Tehachapi, CA
Conference Room
3rd Thursday of every month
Loretta Fleming, (661) 823-9448
UCLA - Inactive
Facilitator Opportunity Available
Please call LA Chapter Office 310-478-4500
UCLA Medical Center
10822 LeConte Avenue
Los Angeles, CA
Brentwood Room (1st floor)
Ventura County/Westlake Village
Sage Publication
2455 Teller Rd., Conference Room
Thousand Oaks, CA 91320
Last Tuesday of every month, 7:00-9:00 PM
Lisa Myers, (805) 444-7977, lee410@aol.com
Los Angeles J-Pouch Group
The LA J-Pouch Group meets every quarter on the second Saturday of the month. The next meetings in 2008 are: May 10, August 9, and November 8. Meetings areheld at the CCFA office from 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM. Dr. Jonathan Sack, colorectal Surgeon (UCLA) serves as the medical advisor.
For more information, contact Michael May, mtmay42@yahoo.com or (310) 546-7927
Orange County J-Pouch Group
The OC J-Pouch Group meets every quarter on the third Saturday of the month. The next meetings in 2008 are: July 19 and Oct 18. Meetings are held at St. Joseph's Hospital (1100W. Stewart Drive, Orange, CA 92868) in Meeting Rooms A & B (basement). Please call 714-771-8000 x7106, for more information.