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Support Groups

"Many people find that support groups help them cope with the day-to-day realities of having Parkinson's disease. The opportunity to swap stories and share resources can be truly therapeutic."

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Albany County - Albany

Capital District Parkinson’s Support Group
We hold in-person meetings most months on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM.
Contact: William at 518-320-0875 or email cdparkinsons@gmail.com

See our website: https://www.cdparkinsons.org

Next meeting: https://www.cdparkinsons.org/next-meetings

Updated:

8/17/23, 9:46 PM

Albany County - Care Partner group by ZOOM

Zoom Only Group, originated from Albany County

Monthly, evenings

Contact: Arlene Mernit Sampson, asampson46@gmail.com, (518) 573-9104

Updated:

8/27/23, 1:27 PM

Albany County - Care Partners

Evening Care Partners Support Group
Meets monthly, Thursday evenings. In person only.
Contact Addy Spitzer, (518) 249-6862

Updated:

8/17/23, 9:46 PM

Albany County - DBS - Deep Brain Stimulation Lunch and learn

Meetings in August through October

Deep Brain Stimulation Lunch and Learn Desmond Hotel 660 Albany Shaker Road Albany, NY 12211
RSVP to 518-262-9407 or email movement@amc.ed
Click to see flyer
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bUgMiW9iW4Zalqf7mssHto-mJGb3oMwUCPVGh3XL7OI/edit?usp=sharing

Updated:

8/17/23, 9:46 PM

Broome County - Endwell

Meeting – Wednesday, October 19 , 2022

Monthly, 3rd Wednesday 1:00 – 2:00 PM
Endwell United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
3301 Watson Blvd.
Endwell, NY 13760 Contact: Charles Houser Home: 607-205-1247, Cell: 914 833-4410 chouser13905@gmail.com

Updated:

8/17/23, 9:47 PM

Delaware County - Delhi

Meeting – to be determined Monthly, 2nd Thursday 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM O’Connor Hospital/Physical Therapy Department
460 Andes Road
Delhi, NY 13753
Contact: Pat Cleary 607-746-0329 pcleary@frontiernet.net

Updated:

8/17/23, 9:47 PM

Fulton County - Mayfield

Meeting –– No meeting July and August
Monthly, 3rd Thursday 2 PM – 3 PM
Mayfield Presbyterian Church, 22 North Main Street Mayfield, NY 12117
Contact: Rev. Bonnie Orth (518) 661-6566

Updated:

8/17/23, 9:48 PM

Madison County - Chittenango

Meeting
Monthly, 4 th Tuesday 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Madison County Office for the Aging, Inc.,138 Dominic Bruno Blvd., Canastota, NY 13032
Contact: Audrey Boyd - boydaudreys@gmail.com - (315) 430-8224 or
Kevin Cullen - rkc56@aol.com (315) 687-7141

Updated:

8/27/23, 1:17 PM

Oneida County - New Hartford,

Monthly, 3rd Tuesday 12:30 PM meet and greet, speaker 1:00
Central NY Parkinson’s Support Group (CNYPSG)

Presbyterian Home of Central NY
4290 Middle Settlement Rd
New Hartford, NY 13413

Contact: Rosemarie Taylor (H) (315) 732-6302 bosco25o@icloud.com

Updated:

8/17/23, 9:48 PM

Onondaga County - Syracuse

Monthly, 1st Monday 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Onondaga Senior Center
4834 Velasko Road
Syracuse, NY 13215

Contact: Cynthia Stevenson (315) 673-3820, cdstevenson1934@gmail.com

Updated:

8/17/23, 9:48 PM

Onondaga - Syracuse - CARE PARTNERS ONLY

Meeting - In Person - CARE PARTNERS ONLY

Monthly, 1st Wednesday 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Facilitator: Rosanne Suskin
Engage Physical Therapy
3175 East Genesee Street, Suite 5
Syracuse, NY 13078
Contact: Rosanne Suskin (315) 247-6821, arosamanne87@aol.com

Updated:

8/17/23, 9:48 PM

Onondaga County - Baldwinsville and ZOOM

Meeting - In Person - PWP and Care Partners
Monthly, 2nd Wednesday 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
First Presbyterian Church of Baldwinsville
64 Oswego Road
Baldwinsville, NY 13078

Meeting: Zoom
Monthly: 3rd Thursday of the Month - 1:00 PM - 2:00 P
Facilitator: Marty Pond

Contact: Marty Pond (315) 440-0779, mpond77@verizon.net - for zoom invitation

Meeting: Zoom
Monthly: Last Monday of the Month - 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Facilitator: Jill Weldum
Contact: Jill Weldum (315) 492-1390, jweldum@gmail.com - for zoom invitation

Updated:

8/17/23, 9:48 PM

Ontario County - Canandaigua

Canandaigua, NY 14424 Monthly Support Meetings
When:
The PSGFL meetings are held on the last Wednesday every month at 1:00 p.m. except July (picnic), December (Winter Holidays lunch), and sometimes November (depending on the date of Thanksgiving).
Where:
​Wood Library, 134 North Main St., Canandaigua, NY. Sessions will be videotaped and posted on the Library and the PSGFL websites.

PSGFL Parkinson Support Group of the Finger Lakes (Canandaigua, NY) Site and Email
www.parkinsonsupportgroupofthefingerlakes.com
psgfl2002@gmail.com

Updated:

8/17/23, 9:49 PM

Saratoga County

August meeting will be on Sunday, August 27 2023 Picnic - see flyer below
Monthly, 3rd Monday 1:00 PM
Saratoga Public Library, 49 Henry Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

**ROOM CHANGE** Glasby Room - is on the ground floor. Take a right off the elevator or stairs, it will be the last meeting room on the right at the end of the hallway.

Marie Thorne softballmom300@yahoo.com (518) 810-8483

https://www.cdparkinsons.org/community-events

Updated:

8/27/23, 1:22 PM

Saratoga County - morning care partners group

Morning Care Partners Support Group
Clifton Park-Halfmoon Public Library
Meets second Tuesday of the month, 10:30-noon. In person only.
Contact Nancy Eson, (518) 281-6012

Updated:

8/27/23, 12:25 PM

Schenectady County - Starting in October

Starting in October 2023

Updated:

8/27/23, 1:24 PM

Schoharie County

Bi-Monthly, every second and 4th Tuesday of the month
Senior Community Center,
The Gathering Place
127 Kenyon Rd. Cobleskill, NY 12043.
For more information
contact Deb Dyer, deb.dyer@co.schoharie.ny.us (518) 295-2001

Updated:

8/27/23, 12:24 PM

Ulster County - Kingston

Weekly, Thursday 2:30 – 3:30
Ready, Steady, Go - Zoom MHA in Ulster,
300 Aaron Court,
Kingston, NY 12401
Contact: Teresa Joseph (845) 339-9090 ext 2206 – for zoom instructions.

Updated:

8/17/23, 9:50 PM

Virtual Women and Parkinson’s Support group

The Women and Parkinson’s Support group has their second meeting (via zoom)
on Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at 7 pm. If interested email Kristi LaMonica
(kristi.lamonica@gmail.com) or Stephanie Soto (sesoto6@gmail.com)

Updated:

8/17/23, 9:50 PM

Warren County

Linda Powers - in process

Updated:

8/27/23, 1:25 PM

Washington County - Glens Falls

starting Oct 12, 2023  Hope to see you there.


Starting October 12nd, Monthly, 2nd Thursday 4:00 - 5:00 PM

Glens Falls Hospital Rehabilitation Center

2 Country Club Road, Queensbury, NY 12804

Contact: Linda Powers (518) 222-7628 or lindapdsup@gmail.com

Updated:

9/19/23, 1:26 PM

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