Support
Groups
This is a directory
of support groups that are listed with PPSG. Although we try to
keep the list as current as possible, details are always
changing, so call ahead before you attend a group.
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Berkeley/Young Onset Support
Group
Meeting
Day: Last Sat
Meeting Time: 10:30AM-12:00 Noon
Meeting
location: Contact leader for location
Address: Contact leader for
location
Contact:
Call/email
Telephone: 510.479.6119
Email: yopd@pdactive.org
Special
Instructions: Open to anyone diagnosed with PD before age 50
Berkeley/PD Active SG
Meeting Day: 3rd Thu
Meeting Time: 3:00PM-5:00PM
Meeting Location: Mable Howard Apts, Community
Room, 2nd Floor
Address: 1499 Alcatraz Ave Berkeley CA
Contact: Call/email
Telephone: 510.525.1623
Email: support@pdactive.org
Special Instructions:
Eureka SG
Meeting Day: 2nd Fri
Meeting Time: 3:00PM-4:00PM
Meeting
Location: Adorni Center
Address: 1011 Waterfront Dr Eureka CA
Contact: Mary and Bob Kay Telephone: 707.442.5245 Email: immaryk@suddenlink.net
Special Instructions:
Fremont/ Caregivers SG
Meeting Day: 2nd Mon/4th Mon Meeting Time: 1PM-2:30PM
Meeting Location: City Hall-Bldg B Large
Conference Rm
Address: 3300 Capitol Ave Fremont CA
Contact: Nancy Rothschild
Telephone: 510.574.2035
Special Instructions:
Fremont SG
Meeting Day: 4th Mon Meeting Time: 7PM
Meeting Location: Fremont Senior Center
Address: 40086 Paseo Padre Pkwy Fremont
CA
Contact: Lettie Webb
Telephone: 510.656.6393
Special Instructions:
Fresno/Greater Fresno SG
Meeting Day: 2nd Sat
Meeting Time: 10AM-12Noon
Meeting Location: The Bridge Evangelical Free
Church
Address: 3438 E Ashlan Ave Fresno CA
Contact:
Barbara Burmeister Telephone: 559.322.8076 Email: BBurmeister@sierratel.com
Webpage: http://www.fresnoparkinsons.org
Special Instructions:
Gilroy SG
Meeting Day: 2nd Monday
Meeting Time: 1:00PM-3:00PM
Meeting Location: Merrill Gardens
Senior Living
Address: 7600 Isabella Wy Gilroy
CA
Contact: Randy Rodriquez
Telephone: 408.848.2240
Email: roul36@verizon.net
Eleanor Sherman
Telephone: 408.836.7002
Email: oldcoop1@aol.com
Special instructions:
Hollister SG
Meeting Day: 1st Tue
Meeting Time: 1:30PM-3:30PM
Meeting Location: Jovenes De Antaņo
Address: 300 West St Hollister CA
Contact: Kim Harman
Telephone: 831.637.6700
Email: k_harman.adcrc@yahoo.com
Special
instructions:
Lodi SG
Meeting Day: 1st Mon
Meeting Time: 10:00AM
Meeting Location: Temple Baptist Church Meeting
Room
Address: 801 S Lower Sacramento Rd Lodi
CA
Contact: Betty Weatherman
Telephone: 209.333.9290
Special Instructions:
Los Altos/Young Parkinson's SG
Meeting Day: 2nd Sat
Meeting Time: 10:00AM-12Noon
Meeting Location: United Methodist Church
Address:
655 Magdalena Ave Los
Altos CA
Contact: Dean Prescott
Telephone: 408.738.2505
Email: deanp53@yahoo.com
Special Instructions:
Los Altos/Mid Peninsula Caregivers SG
Meeting Day: Last Tue (x Dec) Meeting Time: 10:30-12:00
Meeting Location: Neutra House
Address:
181 Hillview Ave Los Altos CA
Contact: Robin
Telephone: 650.949.4207
Email
(preferred) : rmkatsaros@yahoo.com
Special Instructions: Please check with group
to confirm if date has changed.
Menlo Park/Stanford PD Caregivers-Only SG
Meeting Day: 3rd Tue
Meeting Time: Noon-2:00PM
2nd Meeting Day: 2nd Fri
Meeting Time: Noon-1:30PM
Meeting Location: St Bede's Episcopal Church Wyatt Hall Meeting Rm
(near Church Office)
Address: 2650 Sand Hill Rd Menlo Park CA (enter on
Monte Rosa)
Contact: Robin Riddle,APDA I&RC Telephone: 650.724.6090 Email: rriddle@stanford.edu
Marguerite Manteau Rao, LCSW
Special Instructions: Please contact us in
advance. RSVP required.
Merced SG
Meeting Day: 3rd Thu (xDec) Meeting
Time: 10:00AM
Meeting Location: Mission Gardens
Address: 1450 E 27th St Merced CA
Contact: Amie Marchini
Telephone: 209.384.3300
Email:
Special Instructions:
Mill Valley/Marin County SG
Meeting Day: 4th Tue
Meeting Time: 1:00PM-3:00PM
Meeting Location: Redwoods Auditorium
Address: 40 Camino Alto Mill Valley CA
Contact: Eric Stoelting
Telephone: 415.383.5145
Email:
Special Instructions:
Millbrae/Magnolia-Peninsula SG
Meeting Day: 2nd Thu
Meeting Time: 1:30PM-3:00PM Meeting Location:
Magnolia Apts
Address: 201 Chadbourne Ave Millbrae CA
Contact: Dorothy McAfee
Telephone: 650.583.2332
Email:
Special Instructions:
Modesto SG
Meeting Day: 3rd Wed
Meeting Time: 1:30PM-3:00PM
Meeting Location: Fireside Rm Centenary United
Methodist Church
Address: 1911 Toyon Ave Modesto CA
Contact: David & Joann Ryan Telephone: 209.529.5643 Email: davejoann@sbcglobal.net
Special Instructions:
Napa SG
Meeting
Day: 4th Mon
Meeting Time: 1:00 PM
Meeting
Location: The Meadows of Napa Valley
Address:
2000 Atrium Pkwy Napa CA
Contact:
Leonard Zunin, MD 707.752.7743
Email: seladore@pacbell.net
Jeanne Hornberger 707.252.8947
Email: jeannehornberger@gmail.com
Special
instructions:
Napa Young Onset SG
Meeting
Day: 4th Sun
Meeting Time: 3:00
Meeting
Location: Covenant Presbyterian Church
Address:
1226 Salvador Ave Napa CA
Contact:
Joe Burger 707.294.2475
Email: jeburger3@comcast.net
Special
instructions: All are welcome, regardless of age at diagnosis.
Oakhurst SG
Meeting Day: 2nd Tue
Meeting Time: 10:00AM
Meeting Location: Yosemite Bank Community
Conference Room
Address: 40061 Highway 49 Oakhurst CA
Contact: Telephone: 559.760.0268 Email:
Special Instructions: Please be prompt-join us for lunch after the meeting
Oakland/East Bay Parkinson?s
SG
Meeting Day: 2nd Thu
Meeting Time: 12:45PM-2:45PM
Meeting Location: North Oakland Senior Ctr
Address: 5714 Martin Luther King Jr Wy
Oakland CA Telephone:
510.2597.5085 (Senior Ctr)
Contact: Roddy Raikow
Telephone: 510.231.1998 Email: roddyraikow@att.net
Additional Contact: Karen Eagan
Telephone: 510.763.4492 Email:
Special Instructions:
Pacific Grove/Monterey SG
Meeting Day: 3rd Tue
Meeting Time: 3:00PM-4:30PM
Meeting Location: Sally Griffin Senior Center
Address: 700 Jewell Ave Pacific Grove
CA
Contact: Kathy Warthan Telephone: 831.372.7510 Email:
Additional Contact: Helen Garrett
Telephone: 831.657.4241
Email:
Special Instructions:
Palo Alto SG
Meeting Day: 2nd Wed
Meeting Time: 2:00PM-3:30PM
Meeting Location: Avenidas Senior Center Dining
Room
Address: 450 Bryant St Palo Alto CA
Contact: Robin Riddle, APDA I&RC
Telephone: 650.724.6090
Email: rriddle@stanford.edu
Judith
Webb, Avenidas
Telephone:
650.289.5436
Email: jwebb@avenidas.org
Special Instructions: Call to join monthly postcard
mailing list
Palo Alto/PD Under 50 SG
Meeting Day: 2nd Tue
Meeting Time: 6:30PM-8:00PM
Meeting Location: Board Rm Lucile Packard
Children's Hospital
Address: 725 Welch Rd Palo Alto CA
Contact: Martha Gardner
Telephone: 408.464.8718
Email: mgapda@gmail.com
Special Instructions: Please call
before attending the first time to be sure there are no schedule
changes.
Petaluma SG
Meeting Day: Fri
Meeting Time: 1:00PM-3:00PM
Meeting Location: Petaluma Senior Center
(Lucchesi Pk)
Address: 211 Novak Dr Petaluma CA
Contact: Pearl Sorenson
Telephone: 707.795.4858
Email:
Additional Contact: Ann Clark
Telephone: 707.823.7523
Email: annibbanani@gmail.com
Special Instructions: Please contact
us before attending to avoid missing any changes to schedule.
Pleasanton/Pleasanton Tri-Valley SG
Meeting Day: 2nd Sat
Meeting Time: 10:00AM-12Noon
Meeting Location: Pleasanton Senior Center
Address: 5353 Sunol Blvd Pleasanton CA
Contact: Norman & Jackie Bardsley
Telephone: 925.831.9940 Email: jnbard@pacbell.net
Special Instructions:
Redwood City/Positive People Against
Parkinson's SG
Meeting Day: 3rd Fri (x Aug/Nov/Dec) Meeting Time: 1:00-2:30PM
Meeting Location: Sequoia Hospital Health and
Wellness Center
Address: 749 Brewster Ave Redwood City
CA
Contact: Leticia Rolon Telephone: 650.367.5998 Email: leticia.rolon@chw.edu
Special Instructions:
Rio
Vista/Trilogy Movers and Shakers
Meeting Day: 4th Thursday
Meeting Time: 7:00 PM
Meeting location: Please call or
email for location and directions.
Contact: Audrey Kinser Telephone:
707.375.7506
Email: Kinser2@frontiernet.net
Special instructions:
Roseville/Central Roseville SG
Meeting Day: 1st Tue
Meeting Time: 1:30PM-3:00PM
Meeting Location: Maidu Community Center Street
Address: 1550 Maidu Dr Roseville CA
Contact: Tara McCain
Telephone: 916.862.3973
Email:
Special Instructions:
Sacramento/ Parkinson's Assn of Northern
California
Meeting Day: Regional Headquarters Listings of many
support groups in Central Valley/NorCal
Website: http://www.parkinsonsacramento.org/groups.html
Telephone:
1.800.473.4636
Email: helpline@parkinson.org
Special
Instructions:
Salinas/Living Well with
Parkinson?s SG
Meeting
Day: 2nd Thursday
Meeting Time: 11:00AM-12:00 Noon
Meeting
Location: Salinas Adult School
Street address: 20
Sherwood Pl Room
S-1
Contact:
Helena Fox
Telephone: 408.656.4763
Email: helena.fox@salinasuhsd.org
Special
Instructions: Sit
& Fit stretching class follows the meeting from 12:00-12:20
PM
San Andreas/ Calaveras County SG
Meeting Day: 1st Tue
Meeting Time: 10:00AM-12Noon
Meeting Location: San Andreas County Library
1299
Gold Hunter Rd San Andreas CA
Contact: Barbara Pollard
Telephone: 209.754.5360
Joe Fleishman
Telephone: 209.728.8605
Email: jastajoe35@sbcglobal.net
http://www.proactiveparkinsons.org
Special Instructions:
San Francisco/AlmaVia SG
Meeting Day: 1st Fri
Meeting Time: 1:30PM-2:30PM
Meeting Location: AlmaVia of San Francisco
Living Room
Address: One Thomas More Wy San
Francisco CA
Contact: Sister Joan O'Donnell Telephone: 415.337.1339x470 Email:
Additional Contact: Cecilia (co-facilitator)
Special Instructions:
San Francisco/PD Patient and
Caregiver SG
Meeting Day: 3rd Tue
Meeting Time: 4:00PM-5:30PM
Meeting Location: SF VA Bldg 200-Room 1A-122
"Teak Room"
Address: 4150 Clement St San Francisco
CA
Contact: Susan Heath, RN MS Telephone: 415.379.5530 Email: susan.heath@va.gov
Webpage: http://www.parkinsons.va.gov/SanFrancisco/Support_Group.asp
Special Instructions: Free Parking by Flag
Pole-No need to be a VA patient to attend. All persons with PD
and their caregivers and family members are welcome to attend.
San Jose/Berryessa SG
Meeting Day: 3rd Wed Meeting Time: 1:00PM-2:30PM
Meeting Location: Berryessa Community Center
3050
Berryessa Rd San Jose CA
Contact: Bob & Jane Pomeroy Telephone: 408.263.8485
Email:
Special Instructions:
San Jose/Caregivers SG
Meeting Day: 4th Wed Meeting Time: 1:30PM-3:30PM
Meeting Location: St. Francis Episcopal Church
Address:
1205 Pine Ave San Jose CA
Contact: Charmaine Eng
Telephone: 408.723.8116
Email:
Special Instructions:
San Jose/The Villages SG
Meeting Day: 3rd Tue
Meeting Time: 2:00PM
Meeting Location: The Villages Golf and Country
Club
Address: San Jose CA
Contact: George Pratte
Telephone: 408.223.8033
Email:
Special Instructions: Access Pass Required-Gated
community
San Jose/The Villages Caregiver SG
Meeting Day: 1st Wed
Meeting Time: 11:15AM-12:15PM
Meeting Location: The Villages Golf and Country
Club
Address: San Jose CA
Contact: Alice Pratte Telephone: 408.223.8033 Email:
Special Instructions: Access Pass Required-Gated
community
San Jose/Willow Glen SG
Meeting Day: 1st Fri
Meeting Time: 10:00AM-12Noon
Meeting Location: St. Francis Episcopal Church
Address: 1205 Pine Ave San Jose CA
Contact: Jane Fox
Telephone: 408.265.3991
Email:
Additional Contact:
Special Instructions:
San Lorenzo/San Leandro Parkinson's
Disease Information and SG
Meeting Day: 1st Thu
Meeting Time: 10:00AM-11:30AM
Meeting Location: San Lorenzo Community Church
Address: 945 Paseo Grande San Lorenzo
CA
Contact: Lona White
Telephone: 510.276.3119 Email:
Additional Contact: Norma Zeff (emerita)
Telephone: 510.663.6435
Special Instructions:
San Mateo/Atypical Parkinsonism
Caregiver SG
Meeting Day: Sundays-approx every 6 wks
Meeting Time: 5:00PM-7:00PM
Meeting Location: Please contact leader for
location
Address: Provided upon your RSVP.
Contact: Robin Riddle
Telephone: 650.814.0848
Email: rriddle@stanfordalumni.org
Special Instructions: Group meets to help
caregivers who have loved ones dealing with PSP, MSA, CBD and
DLB. Please contact the group leader for the latest schedule and
to confirm your attendance.
Santa Cruz/1st
Wednesday Small Group
Meeting Day: 1st Wed
Meeting Time: 11:00AM-12:00Noon
Meeting Location: St Stephen's
Lutheran Church Fireside Room
Address: 2500 Soquel Ave Santa Cruz
CA
Contact: Mary Haynes
Telephone: 831.477.9412
Email: marykhaynes@gmail.com
Special instructions:
Santa Cruz SG
Meeting Day: 1st Wed
Meeting Time: 12:30PM-2:00PM
Meeting Location: St. Stephen's Lutheran Church
Fireside Room
Address: 2500 Soquel Ave Santa Cruz CA
Contact: David Donahoe
Telephone: 831.479.4485
Email: djdonahoe@comcast.net
Additional Contact: Mary
Haynes
831.477.9412 Email: marykhaynes@gmail.com
Special Instructions:
Santa Rosa/Sonoma County SG
Meeting Day: 1st Sat (xAug/Dec, then 2nd
Sat-no Jan/Jul/Sep)
Meeting Time: 1:00PM-3:00PM
Meeting Location: Christ Church United Meth
Church
Address: 1717 Yulupa Ave Santa Rosa CA
Contact: Kathy Osbun
Telephone: 707.538.5178
Email: osbun@aol.com
Additional Contact: George Irizary
Email: irizary@juno.com
Special Instructions:
Saratoga SG
Meeting Day: 3rd Tue
Meeting Time: 2:00PM-4:00PM
Meeting Location: TBA
Address: Please call leader for
location
Contact: Lois McPherson
Telephone: 408.867.1807 Email:
Special Instructions: Please call to introduce
yourself and to get meeting location
Stockton SG
Meeting Day: 2nd Thu Meeting Time: 1:30PM
Meeting Location: O'Connor Woods West Hall
Address: 3400 Wagner Heights Rd
Stockton CA
Contact: Mary Ann Behrens
Telephone: 209.477.6496 Email:
mbehrens64@gmail.com
Special Instructions:
Sunnyvale SG
Meeting Day: 2nd Tue
Meeting Time: 1:00PM-3:00PM
Meeting Location: First United Methodist Church
Address: 535 Old San Francisco Rd
Sunnyvale CA
Contact:
Telephone: 408.733.5648
Email:
Special Instructions:
Sunnyvale/DBS
SG
Meeting Day: 3rd Wed
Meeting Time: 1:00PM-2:30PM
Meeting Location: Board Room,
Parkinson's Institute and Clinical Center
Address: 675 Almanor Ave
Sunnyvale CA
Contact:
Telephone: 408.542.5610
Email : DBSsupport-group@ppsg.org
Special Instructions: Please RSVP to
acknowledge your attendance. Open to anyone who is a DBS
alumnus, caregiver, friend, family member or interested in
finding out more about this surgical procedure.
Turlock/Parkinson's Patients and
CarePartners SG
Meeting Day: 2nd Wed
Meeting Time: 1:00PM
Meeting Location: Covenant Village Berg Conf Room
Address: 2125 N Olive Ave Turlock CA
Contact: Ken Patterson Telephone: 209.656.6903 Email: kwpret92@yahoo.com
Additional Contact: Karen Barstow, Secretary Telephone: 209.668.4855 Email: jkbar@fire2wire.com
Special Instructions:
Vacaville SG
Meeting Day: 1st Sat (unless holiday then
2nd Sat) Meeting
Time: 1:30PM-3:00 PM
Meeting Location: Community Presbyterian Church
Address: 425 Hemlock St Vacaville CA
Contact: Theresa Pate
Telephone: 707.642.2173 Email:
Additional Contact: Molly Leavitt
Telephone: 707.642.3763 Email:
Special Instructions:
Vallejo SG
Meeting Day: 1st Sat
Meeting Time: 10:00AM-11:30AM
Meeting Location: Community Presbyterian Church
Room 2
Address: 2800 Georgia St Vallejo CA
Contact: Theresa Pate
Telephone: 707.642.2173
Email:
Additional Contact: Molly Leavitt
Telephone: 707.642.3763
Email:
Special Instructions:
Visalia/Central Valley Parkinson's SG
Meeting
Day: 1st Fri
Meeting Time: 10:30AM
Meeting Location: United Methodist Church
Address: 5200 W Caldwell Ave Visalia CA
Contact: Marilyn Swanson
Telephone: 559.732.1056
Email: tms259@comcast.net
Website: http://www.cvpsg.org
Special Instructions:
Walnut Creek/Parkinson's Network of Mt
Diablo
Meeting Day: 3rd Sat
Meeting Time: 10:00AM-Noon
Meeting Location: Grace Presbyterian Church
Address: 2100 Tice Valley Blvd Walnut Creek CA
Contact: Ronalee Spear
Telephone: 925.284.2189
Email:
Additional Contact: Bill Clinch, facilitator
925.944.9764
Email: bclinch@sbcglobal.net
Special Instructions:
Walnut Creek/PNMD Young Onset SG
Meeting Day: 3rd Sat
Meeting Time: 9:00AM-10:00AM
Meeting Location: Grace Presbyterian Church
Address: 2100 Tice Valley Blvd Walnut Creek CA
Contact: Krystin Radke
Telephone: 925.336.9554
Email: krystinradke@yahoo.com
Additional Contact: Ronnie Warnetick Telephone: 925.933.6357 Email: lhwanetick@aol.com
Special Instructions:
Yuba City SG
Meeting Day: 2nd Mon
Meeting Time: 1:00
PM
Meeting Location: Sutter Medical
Address: 969 Plumas St Ste 208 Yuba
City CA
Contact: Sandra Haase
Telephone: 530.751.2589
Email: haase2589@yahoo.com
Special Instructions:
To update this list or to add group meetings please send an
e-mail to ppsg_webmaster@ppsg.org
Last updated January 26, 2012
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