November 07, 2024
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Support Groups

Support group listings are run as space permits. Mail The Weekly, P.O. Box 1329, Bangor 04402; or e-mail weekly@bangordailynews.net, or leave at the front desk of Buck Street entrance, Bangor Daily News, 491 Main St., Bangor.

BANGOR AREA – Al-Anon meetings, (800) 344-2666.

BANGOR AREA – Alcoholics Anonymous meeting locations, AA hot line, (800) 737-6237, or check the Web site at www.aamaine.org.

BANGOR – Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, 1-3 p.m., third Friday, OHI, 25 Freedom Park, Hermon. 947-0558.

BANGOR – Alzheimer’s disease, for those in early stages, also a group for caregivers, 7 p.m. second and last Thursdays, Westgate Manor, 750 Union St.

BANGOR – Autism support group for parents, professionals, by Penquis CAP Autism Community Service, 6-8 p.m. third Wednesday, rear entrance, 262 Harlow St. 973-3587.

BANGOR – Bipolar support group, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Acadia Hospital. 973-6057.

BANGOR – Bone health support group, 10 a.m. Nov. 21, Isaac Farrar Mansion, YWCA. Topic: bone density. 941-2808.

BANGOR – Breast cancer support group, Encore Plus, YWCA, 17 Second St. 941-2808.

BANGOR – Celiac sprue group, 7 p.m. third Tuesdays, old firehouse, Center Street. Nov. 19: Barbara Geiger, Natural Living Center. 827-2733.

BANGOR – Children and adults with attention deficit disorder, 7-8:30 p.m., second Tuesdays, Penobscot Room, Acadia Hospital. 990-1555.

BANGOR – Codependents Anonymous, 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Fridays, Hammond Street Congregational Church.

BANGOR – Community bereavement support group, 6-7:30 p.m. second and fourth Wednesdays, Brookings-Smith Family Center, Center Street. 262-1810 or 843-7521.

BANGOR – Confidential support group for those working to gain freedom from compulsion to use pornography, Men for Freedom. Info, Bangor Baptist Church, 947-6576.

BANGOR – Dual Recovery Anonymous, for those with chemical dependency and emotional or psychiatric illness, 4-5 p.m. Mondays, Osprey Room, Acadia Hospital.

BANGOR – Eating disorders support group, anorexia or bulimia, 7-8:30 p.m. Thursdays, Acadia Hospital, 268 Stillwater Ave. Sheri, 973-6064.

BANGOR – The Encouragers, for divorced or separated, 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays, Room 17, Bangor Baptist Church, 1476 Broadway. 947-6576.

BANGOR – Fibromyalgia support, 7-8:30 p.m., fourth Wednesdays, HealthSouth, 12 Stillwater Ave. 945-2946.

BANGOR – Free Indeed Ministries, for adults struggling with unwanted same-sex attraction. Sponsored by Bangor Baptist Church. 680-2045.

BANGOR – Gastric bypass support group, 5-7 p.m. second Wednesdays, 4-6 p.m. first Fridays, 1-3 p.m. third Saturdays, Mason Auditorium, EMMC. 973-6383 or 827-1987.

BANGOR – Greater Bangor Parkinson support group, 2-4 p.m., third Sundays, Osprey Room, Acadia Hospital. Family members, caregivers welcome.

BANGOR – Support group for women who have had gynecologic cancer, 3:30-5 p.m., second Wednesdays, Isaac Farrar Mansion, YWCA. 973-7476.

BANGOR – Heart valve support group, 10 a.m.-noon, second Friday of month, Forsyth Conference Room, EMMC.

BANGOR – HIV-AIDS support groups. Sponsored by Eastern Maine AIDS Network. Denis, 990-3626. Individualized counseling, call Denis. Also, risk reduction counseling.

BANGOR – Clinics sponsored by Bangor STD Clinic, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays, 2-4 p.m. Wednesdays. HIV or hepatitis C testing by appointment. Clinics $40, no one turned away for inability to pay. 947-0700.

BANGOR – Lymphedema support group, noon-1 p.m. or 5-6 p.m. third Wednesdays, St. Francis Boardroom, former fire station, Center Street. 262-2212.

BANGOR – Lymphoma, leukemia, myeloma, 5:30-7 p.m. second Wednesdays, CancerCare of Maine, EMMC. 973-7476.

BANGOR – Men’s group for those questioning their sexuality, 6-8 p.m. first and third Thursdays, by Eastern Maine AIDS Network. 990-3626.

BANGOR – MIGHT, Mental Illness Group Helping Themselves, 6-8 p.m. second and fourth Mondays, Acadia Hospital. Debbie, 945-5126.

BANGOR – NAMI, for family and friends of those with mental illness, 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Osprey Room, Acadia Hospital. Nancy, 223-5686.

BANGOR – Narcotics Anonymous, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Saturdays, Brandow Conference Room, Eastern Maine Medical Center. 827-6682.

BANGOR – Narcotics Anonymous, 7-8 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, CHCS, 42 Cedar St. Step meeting Tuesdays, open discussion other days. 989-6024.

BANGOR – Narcotics Anonymous, 7-8 p.m. Thursdays, Acadia Hospital. 989-6024.

BANGOR – Narcotics Anonymous, 10-11 a.m. Sundays, Little Lads Basket, Main Street, below Epi’s. 989-6024.

BANGOR – Nicotine Anonymous, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Brown Conference Room, EMMC. 843-7563.

BANGOR – Support group for those who have had cancer, 10:30 a.m.-noon Wednesdays, CancerCare of Maine, EMMC.

BANGOR – Bangor-Outright, for young people 22 and under, sexuality issues, 6-8 p.m. first and third Mondays, sponsored by Eastern Maine AIDS Network. 990-3626.

BANGOR – Overeaters Anonymous, 10 a.m. Monday, Hospice entrance to Building 2, St. Joseph Healthcare Park, 900 Broadway; 5 p.m. Thursday, Brown Room, EMMC; 9 a.m. Saturday, Church of Universal Fellowship hall, Orono; 4 p.m. Sunday, second-floor, St. Joseph Hospital. 973-6815.

BANGOR – Passages, for bone marrow and stem cell transplant recipients, 5:30-7 p.m., last Tuesdays, Brandow Room, EMMC. 973-7476.

BANGOR – PFLAG: Parents, Families and friends of Lesbians and Gays. Time and location, Tamara, 667-5621.

BANGOR – Prostate “Us Too,” men who have had prostate cancer, 6:30-7:30 p.m. first Wednesdays, Room 2D, EMMC. 973-7476.

BANGOR – Recovery drop-in, 10-11:30 a.m. Thursdays, Center for Holistic Recovery, 6 State St., Suite 611. 942-7701.

BANGOR – Serenity Recovery Group, for recovering alcoholics, for adult children, for those living with alcoholic, 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Room 15, Bangor Baptist Church.

BANGOR – Support groups for women affected by partner abuse. Day, evening groups. Child care. Times, places, call Spruce Run’s Resource Center, 945-5102 or (800) 863-9909.

BANGOR – Survivors group, for those who have lost a loved one or have someone who is seriously ill, Bangor Baptist Church. Info, 947-6576.

BANGOR – Women Coping with Advanced Cancer, 1:30-3 p.m., second and fourth Thursdays, CancerCare of Maine, EMMC. 973-7476.

BANGOR – Women’s HIV Support Group, 10:30 a.m.-noon, third Wednesdays. Case Management Services, Eastern Maine AIDS Network, 990-3626.

BANGOR – Women Survivors of Sexual Abuse, 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesdays, Acadia Hospital, 268 Stillwater Ave. Before attending first meeting, call Marjorie McLean, 973-6057.


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