This listing appears the last Friday of each month. Area support groups that would like to be included or need to make changes should contact the community editor at 504-8247 or news@timesrecord.com.
General
2-1-1 MAINE; dial 211 to be connected to a complete list of support groups in Maine, 24 hours
a day, seven days a week. Information can also be found at
www.211maine.org. The service
is supported by United Way of
Mid Coast Maine. Call 211 or 1-
877-463-6207.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS,
Bath-Brunswick 24-hour hotline,
1-800-737-6237. More than 30
meetings weekly in the Bath-
Brunswick-Topsham area. Call
for nearest location and time.
CANCER COMMUNITY CENTER,
778 Main St., South Portland;
1-877-774-2200.
COURAGE, for people with samesex attractions, sponsored by
Roman Catholic Diocese of
Portland. Led by the Rev. Kevin
Martin. Group will meet where
there is a need and the locations will be disclosed only to
those who plan to participate.
To inquire, contact Martin at
592-5332 or courage@portlanddiocese.org.
FAMILY CRISIS SERVICES, support group for women experiencing domestic/family violence,
past or present. Call 721-0199
or 1-866-834-4357 for details.
LIVING LOSS, LIVING HOPE, support group for individuals and
families facing life-threatening illness. Group held at CHANS
Hospice and Volunteers, 45
Baribeau Drive, Brunswick. Call
721-1357 for intial interview.
MAN TO MAN, for men diagnosed
with prostate cancer; in person
or by phone; 373-3708 or 1-
800-464-3102, press 3; by
American Cancer Society.
MOTHER’S SUPPORT GROUP, for
women in the post-partum period who are feeling down, overwhelmed or “blue.” For meetings dates and times, or to register, call Maternity Care at Mid
Coast Hospital at 373-6500.
SEXUAL ASSAULT SUPPORT
SERVICES OF MIDCOAST
MAINE is currently forming a
support group for
survivors. Please call 725-2181
or e-mail clientservices@sassmm.org for more information. To
speak with an advocate please
call SASSMM’s 24-hour hotline
at 1-800-822-5999.
WOMEN’S PROJECT, for women
concerned about addiction, their
own or others’; 1-800-611-1588.
Monday
9-TO-5, organization for working
women against sexual harassment; 1-800-522-0925, 353-
5740 or 342-5017.
ALANON, for family, friends and
relatives of alcoholics, 8 p.m.,
St. Philip’s Episcopal Church,
Wiscasset; noon, St. Paul’s
Episcopal Church, 27 Pleasant
St., Brunswick; 1-800-498-
1844.
BATTERED MEN’S 24-HOUR
HELPLINE, offers referrals and
support groups for men. Call 1-
877-643-1120, access code
0757.
BIBLE STUDY SUPPORT FOR
THE CHEMICALLY DEPENDENT,
every Monday, 7 p.m., Sky-Hy
Conference Center, 32 Sky-Hy
Drive, Topsham; 725-7577.
CAREGIVERS’ support group,
every Monday, 2-3 p.m., Pilgrim
House, First Parish Church, 9
Cleaveland St., Brunswick; 729-
7331.
CHRONIC PAIN sufferers and
friends, first and third Mondays,
6-7:30 p.m., Conference Room
3, Mid Coast Hospital,
Brunswick; 725-7854.
DIABETES. Second Monday, 6:30-
7:30 p.m., Martin’s Point, 331
Veranda St., Portland; 828-
2497.
FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY
ANONYMOUS. Every Monday, 9
a.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church, 27 Pleasant St.,
Brunswick; 775-2132.
GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS, Mondays, 7 p.m., YMCA, Lewiston;
773-7867.
G.E.A.R. PARENT NETWORK for
parents and caregivers of children with special needs. Second
Monday, 6:30 p.m., United
Church of Christ Congregational,
150 Congress St., Bath. Call
Lorelie Johnson, 832-4503 or 1-
800-264-9224.
HORMONE THERAPY PROSTATE
CANCER support group, sharing
and learning from one another
about our experiences with hormone therapy and dealing with
aggressive forms of prostate
cancer, 6-8 p.m., Cancer Community Center, 778 Main St.,
South Portland. Third Monday of
month. Terry Kungel, 443-4300
or tkungel@hughes.net.
LOOK GOOD … FEEL BETTER, for
women faced with appearance
changes due to cancer treatment. Fourth Monday, American
Cancer Society office, 1 Main
St., Topsham; 373-3708.
MAINE HOME EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, information and support for home education. For
meeting dates write: Maine
Home Education Association,
P.O. Box 421, Topsham, ME
04086. Call 800-520-0577.
MAINE PARENTS FOR
GIFTED/TALENTED YOUTH, networking for Maine parents;
monthly newsletter available.
Call 642-3302 for information or
a schedule of events.
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS,
recovery from compulsive
overeating; big book step study,
open meeting; new time, 5:30
p.m., Seventh-day Adventist
Church, 333 Maine St.,
Brunswick; 232-2951.
PARENT support group, for parents of teens. Second and
fourth Monday 6:30-8 p.m.,
Freeport Safety Building conference room. Call Sharon Antoniac at 829-5739 or Phoebe
Prosky at 865-3396.
SINGLES support group for those
single, widowed or divorced.
Every Monday, 7:30 p.m., St.
Paul Center, 136 State St.,
Augusta. Web site www.wisduminc.org.
SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL
ASSAULT, noon-1:30 p.m., USM
Campus; drop-in support group
for adult females by Sexual
Assault Response Services of
Southern Maine; 1-800-313-
9900. Every Monday.
Tuesday
ADULT GRIEF support group for
individuals who have experienced loss through death. Second and fourth Tuesdays from
6:30-8 p.m., at CHANS Hospice
and Volunteers, 45 Baribeau
Drive, Brunswick. Call 721-1357
for initial interview.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS,
Church of the Nazarene, Lincoln
and Centre streets, Bath, noon-
1 p.m.; 442-7544.
ALZHEIMER’S/DEMENTIA support group, 9:30-11 a.m., United Methodist Church, 320
Church Road, Brunswick; first
and second Tuesday; 729-8571.
ALZHEIMER’S/DEMENTIA support group, 2-3:30 p.m., United
Methodist Church, 320 Church
Road, Brunswick; third Tuesday;
729-8571.
ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER
AND LEARNING DISABILITIES
ADULT SUPPORT GROUP
meeting, 6-8 p.m., Gardiner
Area High School; 582-5791.
Meets second Tuesday.
AUTISM/ASPERGER SYNDROME
Parent Support Group, 6:30-
8:30 p.m., Mid Coast Hospital
conference room 3; second and
fourth Tuesdays; 522-4339.
BALANCE-ME, for those with balance and vestibular disorders.
Last Tuesday, HealthSouth, 12
Industrial Parkway, Brunswick.
Call 386-1550 for times.
BREAST CANCER support group.
Second and fourth Tuesday, 5-
6:30 p.m., Cancer Community
Center, 778 Main St., South
Portland; 774-2200.
BRUNSWICK SPECIAL EDUCATION resource group for parents, teachers and children with
special needs. Last Tuesday,
6:30 p.m., Curtis Memorial
Library, Brunswick; 725-4632 or
729-4648.
CANCER WELLNESS, for patients
and families. Second and fourth
Tuesdays, 1:30-3 p.m., Central
Maine Medical Center medical
office building, Isaacson
Rooms, Lewiston; 795-7118.
CARDIAC support group, focuses
on educational issues; third
Tuesday, 2-3 p.m., RunningStart
conference room, Medical Office
Building, Medical Center Drive,
Brunswick; 373-6362.
CELEBRATE RECOVERY, A Christcentered recovery program to
find freedom from life’s hurts,
hang-ups and eating habits.
LifeChurch, Bath Senior Center,
45 Floral St., Bath; 443-8798 or
visit
www.CelebrateRecovery.com.
COMMUNICATE AFTER STROKE
SUPPORT GROUP, offering
stroke survivors with communication difficulties an opportunity
to exercise their communications skills, first and third Tuesday, 1-2 p.m., first floor conference room, 81 Medical Center
Drive, Brunswick; Dimitra
Toothaker 373-6175. (September through May)
EPILEPSY support group, open to
anyone interested in learning
about epilepsy, first Tuesday, 6-
7:30 p.m., Feldspar Mill, Topsham. Call ahead to register:
505-0777.
FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP
(Leukemia Society of America),
a facilitated support group for
people with leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma or Hodgkin’s
Disease and their families. First
Tuesday, 4:30-6 p.m., Cancer
Community Center, 778 Main
St., South Portland; 774-2200.
FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY
ANONYMOUS, 6:30 p.m., The Long
Branch School, Main St., Bowdoinham. Each Tuesday. Patty 666-
3945 or Rebecca 208-0318.
GRIEVING PARENTS peer support
group for parents whose child
has died (at any age). First and
third Tuesdays from 3:30-5 p.m.
at CHANS Hospice and Volunteers, 45 Baribeau Drive,
Brunswick; 721-1357 for initial
inter view.
GUIDANCE IN GRIEVING, for loss
through death; third Tuesday, 3-
5 p.m., Central Maine Medical
Center, Chairman’s Room B;
795-2290.
GYNECOLOGICAL & BREAST
CANCER GROUP will meet the
fourth Tuesday of each month, 6
to 7:30 p.m. at the Cancer Community Center, 778 Main St.
(Route 1), South Portland; 774-
2200.
LIVING SOBER. Noon, Stanford
Hall, Church of the Nazarene,
Centre and Lincoln streets,
Bath; 442-7544.
LYMPHEDEMA support group, a
facilitated support group for
men and women who have
either secondary or primary lymphedema, meets to share experiences and knowledge. Partners are encouraged to attend.
Third Tuesday, 6-7:30 p.m., Cancer Community Center, 778
Main St., South Portland; 774-
2200.
MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY support
group, 6 p.m., Central Square
Baptist Church, 466 Stevens
Ave., Portland.
NAR-ANON, for friends and family
members of those with an addiction to drugs, 6:30 p.m., Dana
Education Center, Maine Medical Center, Bramhall Street,
Portland.
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS, 7:30
p.m., Stanford Hall, Church of
the Nazarene, Centre and Lincoln streets, Bath; 371-2140.
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS,
noon, step study, Fellowship
Room, United Congregational
Church, 150 Congress Ave.,
Bath; 729-3057.
PERSONS WITH EATING DISORDERS, 7 p.m. Call Cindy at 833-
5243.
PROSTATE CANCER support
group, for newly diagnosed or
those well along the journey,
6:30-8:30 p.m., Conference
Rooms 1 and 2, Medical Office
Building, Mid Coast Hospital,
Brunswick; partners encouraged; 373-6065. Third Tuesday.
PROSTATE CANCER support
group, a facilitated support
group for men with prostate cancer to give and receive support
and share information. Partners
are welcome and encouraged to
join. Second Tuesday, 6:30-9
p.m., Cancer Community Center,
778 Main St., South Portland,
774-2200.
SUICIDE LOSS GRIEF support
group, for adults who have lost
someone to suicide. First and
third Tuesday, 6:30-8 p.m.,
CHANS Hospice and Volunteers,
45 Baribeau Drive, Brunswick;
721-1357 for initial interview.
TOPS weight loss support group,
5:45-6:30 p.m., First Baptist
Church, Middle Road, Woolwich;
443-6557.
WOMEN WITH CANCER, second
Tuesday, 3-4:30 p.m., board
room, Mid Coast Hospital,
Brunswick; 373-6540.
WRITING FOR WELLNESS, a support group to help cancer
patients, their families and
friends deal with the impact of
the disease. First Tuesday,
6-7:30 p.m., Rooms D and E,
Central Maine Medical Center
Conference and Education Center, Lewiston; 795-2290.
Wednesday
ADULT GRIEF support group for
individuals who have experienced loss through death. First
and third Wednesays from 2-
3:30 p.m. at Cadigan Lodge,
The Highlands, 30 Governor’s
Way, Topsham. Call 721-1357
for intial interview.
ALANON for families, relatives
and friends of alcoholics,
10 a.m., basement of the Seventh day Adventist Church, 333
Maine St., Brunswick. Call 1-
800-498-1844.
ALANON for families, relatives
and friends of alcoholics,
7:30 p.m., First Parish Church,
UCC, 40 Main St., Freeport
(second floor). Call 749-7307.
CANCER SURVIVOR support
group, second and fourth
Wednesdays, 1 p.m., Wellness
Conference Room at Parkview
Adventist Medical Center; 725-
4951.
CAREGIVER support group,
12:30 p.m., United Methodist
Church, 320 Church Road,
Brunswick; third Wednesday;
729-8571.
DIABETES, last Wednesday, 4:30-
5:30 p.m., Martin’s Point, 6 Farley Road, Brunswick; 791-3874;
www.MartinsPoint.org.
DIVORCED PARENTS Support
Group, six weeks, to focus on
children’s needs, Bath. For fees,
time, location and registration or
information, call 780-5833.
DIVORCE PERSPECTIVES support group for people in the
divorce process. Every Wednesday, 7:30 p.m., Woodfords Congregational Church, Portland;
774-4357.
FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY
ANONYMOUS. Every Wednesday, 9 a.m., Bath Police Department conference room, 250
Water St., Bath; Belita V. 512-
5797 or Reina D. 504-2154.
FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY
ANONYMOUS. Every Wednesday, 7 p.m., Mid Coast Presbyterian Church, 84 Main St., Topsham; 775-2132.
G.E.A.R. PARENT NETWORK for
parents with children with special needs, first Wednesday,
6:30-8:30 p.m., Mobius Community Center, 319 Main St.,
Damariscotta; 596-0124.
GOOD DAYS TOO!, sexual abuse
group therapy. Separate sessions held for adult women and
men; Topsham location. Call
729-5754 or write to Good Days
Too! Inc., P.O. Box 251, Topsham, ME 04086.
GYNECOLOGICAL CANCERS support group, a facilitated support
group for women with any type
of gynecological cancer. Every
other Wednesday, 3:30-5 p.m.,
Cancer Community Center, 778
Main St., South Portland, 774-
2200.
LINCOLN COUNTY NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION ON MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI), 6:30-8:30 p.m.,
Second Congregational Church,
Newcastle; 882-9877 or 882-
7426. Third Wednesday.
LIVING WELL, DYING WELL, for
those facing grief and loss;
6:30-8 p.m., first and third
Wednesday. Based on Tibetan
text. Call Max Jacobs 774-6251
or
www.livingwelldyingwell.blogspot
.com.
LOOK GOOD … FEEL BETTER, for
women faced with appearance
changes due to cancer treatment. Second Wednesday, 10-
11:30 a.m., Central Maine Medical Cancer Treatment Center in
Lewiston. Call Diane Mulkhey at
795-2440.
NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL
ILLNESS family support group
for families with a mentally ill
family member. Fourth Wednesday, 7 p.m., conference room,
81 Medical Center Drive,
Brunswick. Call Valerie, 391-
7956, or Tracy, 798-5891.
OPEN CANCER support group, a
facilitated support group for
people who have or have had
cancer, and for their family and
friends. Every Wednesday, 6-
7:30 p.m., Cancer Community
Center, 778 Main St., South
Portland; 774-2200.
PARENT TALK, for Lincoln County
residents, every Wednesday, 6-7
p.m., at Healthy Kids!, 12 Elm
St., Damariscotta. Call 563-
1818.
PROSTATE CANCER support
group. Last Wednesday, 6-7:30
p.m., Central Maine Medical
Center Conference and Education Center, Lewiston; 795-
2440.
RED HOT MAMAS, menopause
management. Second Wednesday, 7-8:30 p.m., Chairmen’s
Rooms, 12 High St., Medical
Office Building, Central Maine
Medical Center, Lewiston; 795-
2633.
SINGLE PARENTHOOD, 6:15-8
p.m., Mid-Coast Presbyterian
Church, 84 Main St., Topsham;
798-0665. Every other Wednesday. TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly),
weigh-in 8:30-9:15 a.m., meeting follows. Seventh-day Adventist Church, Maine Street,
Brunswick. Men, women and
children welcome; 353-8204.
WEEKLY CANCER Support Group.
Wednesdays, 6-7:30 p.m., Cancer Community Center, 778
Main St., South Portland; 774-
2200.
YOUNGER WIDOWED Support
Group, for men and women
under the age of 60 who have
experienced the death of a
spouse within the last three
years. Eight meetings in the
evenings. Small donations
accepted. Call Susan 846-
5285.
Thursday
CANCER COMMUNITY CENTER
FOR WOMEN, 6-7:30 p.m., Cancer Community Center, 778 Main
St., South Portland; for women at
high-risk for cancer support/networking group; 774-2200. Meets
fourth Thursday.
CANCER SUPPORT group, for
people coping with a cancer
diagnosis. Second Thursday, 6-
7:30 p.m. at Central Maine
Medical Center’s Cancer Treatment Center in Lewiston; 795-
2440.
CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE, Second Thursday, 2-3 p.m., Running
Start Conference Room, Mid
Coast Hospital, Brunswick; 373-
6367.
DEMENTIA, ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE, for friends and families to
share frustrations and successes. Third Thursday, 4-5:30 p.m.,
Mid Coast Senior Health Center
conference room, 58 Baribeau
Drive, Brunswick; 373-3691.
FAMILY DAY CARE Support
Group for Bath-Brunswick area
providers. Third Thursday, 6:45
p.m., Bath-Brunswick Child Care
Services, Inc., 44 Water St.,
Brunswick; 389-1730.
FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY
ANONYMOUS. Every Thursday,
9 a.m., First Parish Church, 40
Main St., Freeport; 775-2132.
This listing appears the last Friday
of each month. Area support
groups that would like to be
included or need to make
changes should contact the
community editor at 504-8247
or news@timesrecord.com.
General
2-1-1 MAINE; dial 211 to be connected to a complete list of support groups in Maine, 24 hours
a day, seven days a week. Information can also be found at
www.211maine.org. The service
is supported by United Way of
Mid Coast Maine. Call 211 or 1-
877-463-6207.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS,
Bath-Brunswick 24-hour hotline,
1-800-737-6237. More than 30
meetings weekly in the Bath-
Brunswick-Topsham area. Call
for nearest location and time.
CANCER COMMUNITY CENTER,
778 Main St., South Portland;
1-877-774-2200.
COURAGE, for people with samesex attractions, sponsored by
Roman Catholic Diocese of
Portland. Led by the Rev. Kevin
Martin. Group will meet where
there is a need and the locations will be disclosed only to
those who plan to participate.
To inquire, contact Martin at
592-5332 or courage@portlanddiocese.org.
FAMILY CRISIS SERVICES, support group for women experiencing domestic/family violence,
past or present. Call 721-0199
or 1-866-834-4357 for details.
LIVING LOSS, LIVING HOPE, support group for individuals and
families facing life-threatening illness. Group held at CHANS
Hospice and Volunteers, 45
Baribeau Drive, Brunswick. Call
721-1357 for intial interview.
MAN TO MAN, for men diagnosed
with prostate cancer; in person
or by phone; 373-3708 or 1-
800-464-3102, press 3; by
American Cancer Society.
MOTHER’S SUPPORT GROUP, for
women in the post-partum period who are feeling down, overwhelmed or “blue.” For meetings dates and times, or to register, call Maternity Care at Mid
Coast Hospital at 373-6500.
SEXUAL ASSAULT SUPPORT
SERVICES OF MIDCOAST
MAINE is currently forming a
support group for
survivors. Please call 725-2181
or e-mail clientservices@sassmm.org for more information. To
speak with an advocate please
call SASSMM’s 24-hour hotline
at 1-800-822-5999.
WOMEN’S PROJECT, for women
concerned about addiction, their
own or others’; 1-800-611-1588.
Monday
9-TO-5, organization for working
women against sexual harassment; 1-800-522-0925, 353-
5740 or 342-5017.
ALANON, for family, friends and
relatives of alcoholics, 8 p.m.,
St. Philip’s Episcopal Church,
Wiscasset; noon, St. Paul’s
Episcopal Church, 27 Pleasant
St., Brunswick; 1-800-498-
1844.
BATTERED MEN’S 24-HOUR
HELPLINE, offers referrals and
support groups for men. Call 1-
877-643-1120, access code
0757.
BIBLE STUDY SUPPORT FOR
THE CHEMICALLY DEPENDENT,
every Monday, 7 p.m., Sky-Hy
Conference Center, 32 Sky-Hy
Drive, Topsham; 725-7577.
CAREGIVERS’ support group,
every Monday, 2-3 p.m., Pilgrim
House, First Parish Church, 9
Cleaveland St., Brunswick; 729-
7331.
CHRONIC PAIN sufferers and
friends, first and third Mondays,
6-7:30 p.m., Conference Room
3, Mid Coast Hospital,
Brunswick; 725-7854.
DIABETES. Second Monday, 6:30-
7:30 p.m., Martin’s Point, 331
Veranda St., Portland; 828-
2497.
FOOD ADDICTS IN RECOVERY
ANONYMOUS. Every Monday, 9
a.m., St. Paul’s Episcopal
Church, 27 Pleasant St.,
Brunswick; 775-2132.
GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS, Mondays, 7 p.m., YMCA, Lewiston;
773-7867.
G.E.A.R. PARENT NETWORK for
parents and caregivers of children with special needs. Second
Monday, 6:30 p.m., United
Church of Christ Congregational,
150 Congress St., Bath. Call
Lorelie Johnson, 832-4503 or 1-
800-264-9224.
HORMONE THERAPY PROSTATE
CANCER support group, sharing
and learning from one another
about our experiences with hormone therapy and dealing with
aggressive forms of prostate
cancer, 6-8 p.m., Cancer Community Center, 778 Main St.,
South Portland. Third Monday of
month. Terry Kungel, 443-4300
or tkungel@hughes.net.
LOOK GOOD … FEEL BETTER, for
women faced with appearance
changes due to cancer treatment. Fourth Monday, American
Cancer Society office, 1 Main
St., Topsham; 373-3708.
MAINE HOME EDUCATION ASSOCIATION, information and support for home education. For
meeting dates write: Maine
Home Education Association,
P.O. Box 421, Topsham, ME
04086. Call 800-520-0577.
MAINE PARENTS FOR
GIFTED/TALENTED YOUTH, networking for Maine parents;
monthly newsletter available.
Call 642-3302 for information or
a schedule of events.
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS,
recovery from compulsive
overeating; big book step study,
open meeting; new time, 5:30
p.m., Seventh-day Adventist
Church, 333 Maine St.,
Brunswick; 232-2951.
PARENT support group, for parents of teens. Second and
fourth Monday 6:30-8 p.m.,
Freeport Safety Building conference room. Call Sharon Antoniac at 829-5739 or Phoebe
Prosky at 865-3396.
SINGLES support group for those
single, widowed or divorced.
Every Monday, 7:30 p.m., St.
Paul Center, 136 State St.,
Augusta. Web site www.wisduminc.org.
SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL
ASSAULT, noon-1:30 p.m., USM
Campus; drop-in support group
for adult females by Sexual
Assault Response Services of
Southern Maine; 1-800-313-
9900. Every Monday.
Tuesday
ADULT GRIEF support group for
individuals who have experienced loss through death. Second and fourth Tuesdays from
6:30-8 p.m., at CHANS Hospice
and Volunteers, 45 Baribeau
Drive, Brunswick. Call 721-1357
for initial interview.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS,
Church of the Nazarene, Lincoln
and Centre streets, Bath, noon-
1 p.m.; 442-7544.
ALZHEIMER’S/DEMENTIA support group, 9:30-11 a.m., United Methodist Church, 320
Church Road, Brunswick; first
and second Tuesday; 729-8571.
ALZHEIMER’S/DEMENTIA support group, 2-3:30 p.m., United
Methodist Church, 320 Church
Road, Brunswick; third Tuesday;
729-8571.
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