SUPPORT GROUPS
February 19, 2008 - 10:00 pm
The Barbara Greenspun WomensCare Center of Excellence offers a multiple sclerosis support group at 7 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month at 100 N. Green Valley Parkway, Suite 330, Henderson (616-4900).
The Children's Sickle Cell Support Group meets the third Wednesday of the month at 5 p.m. at Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, 3196 S. Maryland Parkway, Suite 400 (735-8434).
An Alzheimer's disease caregivers support group meets at 9 a.m. Wednesdays at Community Church of Henderson, 360 E. Horizon Drive (565-8563).
Nathan Adelson Hospice, 4131 Swenson St., offers an east side adult bereavement support group at 5 p.m. Wednesdays (796-3167).
Journey through Loss and Grief, a nondenominational bereavement support group for adults, meets at 4 p.m. Wednesdays at the Jewish Family Service Agency, 4794 S. Eastern Ave., Suite C (732-0304).
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance of Southern Nevada has free support meetings at 6 p.m. Wednesdays at Southern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services, 6161 W. Charleston Blvd., Building 1, for diagnosed individuals (adults of all ages and adolescents), parents, family and friends (255-4003).
Introduction to Al-Anon for Newcomers meetings are at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, followed by regular Al-Anon meetings at 7 p.m. on the second floor at Findlay Cadillac, 993 Auto Show Drive, Henderson (436-0825).
The Healing Together Al-Anon Family Group meets at 9 a.m. Wednesdays at Canyon Ridge Christian Church, 6200 W. Lone Mountain Road (341-6729 or 255-2374).
Al-Anon has a tape meeting at 8 p.m. Wednesdays and the Family and Friends Group meets at 8 p.m. Sundays at the Triangle Club, 4600 S. Nellis Blvd. (541-2142 or 438-0482).
A support group dedicated to helping women help themselves meets at 7 p.m. Wednesdays at First Church of Religious Science, 1420 E. Harmon Ave., second floor, Room 7 (228-4502).
Take Off Pounds Sensibly No. 81 Las Vegas meets at 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Montara Meadows mailroom, 3150 E. Tropicana Ave. (791-3379).
Take Off Pounds Sensibly No. 103 Las Vegas meets at 6 p.m. Wednesdays at Trinity United Methodist Church, 6151 W. Charleston Blvd. (878-3824).
Business Debtors Anonymous, a 12-step meeting for businesspeople with financial/business-related problems, meets at noon Wednesdays at First Church of Religious Science, 1420 E. Harmon Ave., Room 5 (866-6682).
The Holocaust Survivors Group meets at 11 a.m. the first and third Thursday of each month at the Jewish Family Service Agency, 4794 S. Eastern Ave., Suite C (732-0304).
Nathan Adelson Hospice offers an east side bereavement support group at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. the first and third Thursdays of the month at 4131 Swenson St. (796-3126).
Nathan Adelson Hospice offers a west side adult bereavement support group at 5 p.m. Thursdays in the chapel at 3391 N. Buffalo Drive (796-3167).
The Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation, 6070 S. Eastern Ave., Suite 200, offers an adolescent support group the third Thursday of each month at 3:30 p.m. for those 12 to 17 years old who are coping with a critical illness (735-8434).
The Fibromyalgia Friends Support Group will have its monthly night meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the McDonald Conference Room at St. Rose Siena Hospital, 3001 St. Rose Parkway (897-9326, 897-7388).
The First Things First Al-Anon Family Group meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays at the Stairway II Club, 3441 N. Rancho Drive (376-2299).
Take Off Pounds Sensibly No. 107 Las Vegas meets at 8 a.m. Thursdays at Northwest Senior Center, 6841 W. Lone Mountain Road (658-8729).
Take Off Pounds Sensibly No. 98 Las Vegas meets at 9:45 a.m. Thursdays at Derfelt Senior Center, 3343 W. Washington Ave. (229-6601 or 656-7966).
Take Off Pounds Sensibly No. 165 Las Vegas meets at 9:15 a.m. Thursdays at Desert Spring United Methodist Church, 120 Pavilion Center Drive (869-0445).
Take Off Pounds Sensibly No. 163 meets at 6:15 p.m. Thursdays at Advent United Methodist Church, 3460 N. Rancho Drive (658-1881).
Take Off Pounds Sensibly No. 159 Las Vegas meets at 5:45 p.m. Thursdays at Desert Springs Hospital, 2075 E. Flamingo Road (289-0961 or 451-2025).
Compiled by Jean Bard. Qualified organizations are asked to submit complete written information at least 10 days before the desired publication date. For more information, contact Jean Bard at 383-0245 or write c/o Las Vegas Review-Journal, P.O. Box 70, Las Vegas, NV 89125.