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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Monday

Tuesday

Berkeley:
4th Wednesday 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
North. Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Ave (at MLK way)
Berkeley, CA 94709
Roddy Raikow 510.231.1998 e-mail roddyraikow@att.net
Irene Smythe 510.524.4847

Brentwood:
4th Tuesday 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Eskaton Lodge
450 John Muir Parkway
Brentwood, CA
Karen Fernandez 925.550.0509 btrflynana@yahoo.com

Eureka:
2nd Friday 3:00 pm- 4:00 pm
Adorni Center
1011 Waterfront Drive
Eureka CA 95501-0581
Mary and Bob Kay 707.442.5245 immaryk@suddenlink.net

Fremont:
4^th Monday 7:00 p.m
Fremont Senior Center
40086 Paseo Padre Pkwy
Fremont, CA 94528 .
Lettie Webb 510.656.6393

Fremont Caregivers:
2^nd and 4^th Monday 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
City Hall - Building B
Large Conference Room
3300 Capitol Avenue
Fremont, CA 94538
Caregiver Project Co-ordinator
Nancy Rothschild 510.574.2035

Fresno:
Greater Fresno Parkinson's Support Group
2^nd Saturday 10:00 am - 12 noon
The Bridge Evangelical Free Church
3438 E. Ashlan Avenue
Fresno, CA 93720
Russ Templeton 559.322.8076
Click here for Greater Fresno Parkinson's Support Group web site

Hollister:
1^st Tuesday 1:30-3:30 pm
First Presbyterian Church
2066 Cienega Rd.
Hollister, CA 95023
Shirley Kennedy 831.637.3839
John Skinner 831-637-6755

Los Altos:
Young Parkinson's Support Group
2^nd Saturday 10am - 12:00 noon
United Methodist Church of Los Altos
Live Oak Room
(Foothill Expressway at Magdalena Avenue)
Los Altos, CA 94024
Dean Prescott 408.738.2505 deanp53@yahoo.com

Los Altos Hills Midpeninsula Caregivers Group:
Last Wednesday 10:30 am - 12:00 noon
Robin 650.949.4207 Lotoftravel@aol.com (e-mail contact preferred)

Magnolia/ Peninsula/Millbrae:
2^nd Thursday 1:30-3:00 pm
The Magnolia of Millbrae
201 Chadbourne Avenue
Millbrae, CA 94030
Ernst Epstein, MD 650.344.4276

Marin County/Mill Valley:
4th Tuesday 1:00 - 3:00 pm
The Redwoods Auditorium
40 Camino Alto
Mill Valley CA 94941
Eric Stoelting 415.383.5145

Menlo Park Stanford PD Caregivers Only Support Group:
3rd Tuesday 12:00 Noon-2:00 pm
St Bede's Episcopal Church-Wyatt Hall meeting room (near church office)
2650 Sand Hill Rd (driveway is off Monte Rosa which intersects Sand Hill Rd)
Robin Riddle, APDA I&RC 650.724.6090 rriddle@stanford.edu
Natalie McKelvey, MSW 650.723.6249 nmckelvey@stanfordmed.org
Please call before coming as meeting details may occasionally change.

Merced:
3rd Thursday 10:00 am
Mission Gardens
1450 E. 27th Street
Merced, CA 95340
Amie Marchini 209.384.3300

Modesto:
3^rd Wednesday 1:30 - 3:00 PM
Centenary United Methodist Church
The Fireside Room
1911 Toyon Avenue
Modesto, CA 95350
David and JoAnn Ryan 209.529.5643 davejoann@sbc.global.net

Monterey:
3 ^rd Monday 2:30-4:00 pm
Hayes School
SHARE Room
200 Coe Avenue
Seaside, CA 93955
Kathy Warthan 831.372.7510
Helen Garrett 831.657.4241

Mt. Diablo Parkinson's Network General Meeting:
3^nd Saturday 10:00 - 12:00 noon
Grace Presbyterian Church
2100 Tice Valley Blvd
Walnut Creek, CA 94595
Ronalee Spear 925.284.2189
Allan Hansell 925.939.4210

Oakland:
1^st Thursday 1:30-3:30 pm
Easter Seals Bay Area
180 Grand Avenue, Suite 300, Oakland
Karen and Jim Eagan 510.763.4492

Palo Alto:
2^nd Wednesday 2:00 - 3:30 pm
Avenidas Senior Center
Dining Room
450 Bryant Street
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Robin Riddle APDA I&RC 650.724.6090 rriddle@stanford.edu
Katie Haskin/Avenidas-request to be added for mailing list or phone call reminder list-
650.289.5453 khaskin@avenidas.org

Palo Alto PD under 50
2^nd Tuesday 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Young Onset Parkinson's Disease
Lucille Packard Children's Hospital
Board Room
725 Welch Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Martha Gardner, RN, 408.257.5152 mgapda@gmail.com

Petaluma
Every Friday 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Novak Center (Petaluma Senior Center)
Lucchesi Park
211 Novak Drive
Petaluma, CA 94954
Occasionally, meetings are held in a private home or at a restaurant for lunch or an early dinner
Judy Geri 707.766.8521
Pearl Sorenson 707.795.4858

Piedmont Caregivers
2nd Thursday 11:45 - 1:30 PM
Guild Parlor of Piedmont Community Church
400 Highland Ave
Piedmont , CA, 94611
RoseMary Allan 510.451.7880 mailto:allenwr@earthlink.net

Pine Grove - Amador County
3rd Thursday 10:00 am - 12:00 noon
Living Well With Parkinsons...what's shaking?
Calvary Chapel Patio Building
18400 Ridge Road,
Pine Grove, CA 95665
Sarah Johnson, Director, proACTIVE Parkinsons project 209.296.2575
jani@volcano.net
www.proACTIVEpd.homestead.com

Pleasanton Tri-Valley:
2^nd Saturday 10:00 - 12:00 noon,
Senior Center
5353 Sunol Blvd
Pleasanton, CA 94566
Norman and Jackie Bardsley 925.831.9940 jnbard@pacbell.net

Redwood City
3rd Friday 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
(No meetings August, November, December)
Sequoia Health Wellness Center 749 Brewster Ave
Redwood City, CA 94063
Tom Constantino
Call 650.366.7166

Roseville Parkinson Support Group:
1st Tuesday 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Roseville Maidu Community Center
1550 Maidu Drive,
Roseville, CA 95661
Tara Mc Cain 916.862.3973

Sacramento Region
The Parkinson's Association of Northern California
Parkinson Sacramento Home page
916.489.0226 call between 10:00 am until 1:00 pm
Support Groups in Sacramento area
Sacramento Support Groups

San Andreas - Calaveras County
3 rd Tuesday 10:00 am - 12:00 noon
San Andreas Movers & Shakers ...it's not OUR fault!
Living well with Parkinsons...what's shakin ?
Senior Center San Andreas
956 Mountain Ranch Road
San Andreas, CA 95249
Sarah Johnson, Director, proACTIVE Parkinsons project 209.296.2575
jani@volcano.net
www.proACTIVEpd.homestead.com

San Francisco:
3rd Tuesdays 6:00 pm
Parkinson Patients and Caregivers
Veteran's Affairs Medical Center
Parkinson's Disease Center Conference Room
Building 203, first floor (one floor up from ground level), Room 1B-31
4150 Clement Street
San Francisco, CA 94121-1598
RSVP: 415.379.5539
Free Parking by the Flagpole
See poster SF Parkinson support gp - 9-15-08
Susan Heath, RN, MS, 415.221.4810 x2505 susan.heath@va.gov

San Francisco/Alma Via Support Group:
3rd Friday 10:30AM-11:30AM
Gathering Room Alma Via
One Thomas More Way (off of 19th Ave and Brotherhood Way)
Leonard Ke 415.587.1285

San Jose - Berryessa:
1^st Wednesday 1:00 pm -2:30 pm
Berryessa Community Center
3050 Berryessa Rd.
San Jose, CA 85132
Bob and Jane Pomeroy 408.263.8485

San Jose Caregivers:
4^th Wednesday 1:30 -3:30 pm
St. Francisco Episcopal Church
1205 Pine Ave,
San Jose, CA 95125
Charmaine Eng 408.723.8116

San Jose Willow Glen:
1^st Friday 10:00 am- 12:00 noon.
St. Francis Episcopal Church
1205 Pine Ave,
San Jose, CA 95125
Darrell McCleod 831.427.0966
Jane Fox 408.265.3991

San Jose - The Villages Parkinson General Meeting
3rd Tuesday 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
The Villages Golf and Country Club
San Jose
George Pratte 408.223.8033 access pass required

San Jose - The Villages Caregiver Group
1st Wednesday 11:15 am - 12:15 pm
The Villages Golf and Country Club
San Jose
George Pratte 408.223.8033 access pass required

San Leandro:
1^st Thursday 10:00 am - 11:30 am
San Lorenzo Community Church
945 Paseo Grande,
San Lorenzo, CA 94580
Lona White 510.276.3119

San Mateo Atypical Parkinsonism (PSP, LBD, MSA, CBD)
Bay Area caregivers :
(meets about every 6 weeks, please call)
Sundays, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Mimi's Cafe
2208 Bridgepointe Parkway,
San Mateo, CA 94404
Robin Riddle - 650.233.9277 rriddle@stanfordalumni.org
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Santa Cruz:
1^st Wednesday 12:30-2:30 pm
St. Stephen's Lutheran Church
2500 Soquel Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
David Donahoe 831.479.4485
Sally and Darrell McCleod 831.427.0966

Santa Rosa New Caregivers
2^nd Wednesday 2:00 - 4:00 pm
Sunrise Assisted and Independent Living
3250 Chanate Road
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
Amy Southwick 707.539.2646

Saratoga:
3^rd Tuesday 2:00-4:00 pm
Lois McPherson 408.867.1807

Sonoma County:
1^st Saturday 1:00-3:00 pm
(2nd Saturday in August and December)
(No meeting January, July, September)
Christchurch United Methodist Church
1717 Yulupa Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 94505
Patricia Staudacher 707.575.5331 patdot@sonic.net

Stockton:
Young-Onset Parkinson's Association
3^rd Saturday 1:00 pm
Old Spaghetti Factory
2702 West March Lane (at I5)
Stockton, CA 95204
Karen Frank 209.406.9317
Yahoo group YOPAS Group

Sunnyvale:
2^nd Wednesday 1:00-3:00 pm
First United Methodist Church
535 Old San Francisco Road,
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
408.733.5648

Turlock
New Support Group forming
Covenant Village
2125 N. Olive Avenue
Turlock, CA 95380
Marianne Johnson 209.634.3157

Vallejo Support Group
1st Saturday 10:30 am - 12:00 noon
Community Presbyterian Church room 2
2800 Georgia Street
Vallejo
Theresa Pate 707.642.2173

Vallejo Silent No More Caregivers Group
3rd Thursday 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Community Presbyterian Church room 2
2800 Georgia Street
Vallejo
Theresa Pate 707.642.2173

Visalia - Central Valley Parkinson's Support Group
1^st Friday 10:30am - 12:00 noon
Visalia United Methodist Church
5200 West Caldwell Avenue
Visalia, CA 93277
Donna DeVries 559.627.0798
www.cvpsg.org

Young Parkinsons Support Group
2^nd Saturday 10am - 12:00 noon
United Methodist Church of Los Altos
Live Oak Room
(Foothill Expressway at Magdalena Avenue)
Los Altos, CA 94024
Dean Prescott 408.738.2505
deanp53@yahoo.com
Click for group YPSG newsletter

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This page last update 5 February, 2010