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:
3rd 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
Irene Smythe 510.524.4847

Daly City:
1^st Tuesday 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Doelger Senior Center
101 Lake Merced Blvd.
Daly City, CA 94015
Leonard Ke 415.587.1285

Eureka:
2nd Friday 3:00 pm- 4:00 pm
Adorni Center
1011 Waterfront Drive
Eureka CA 95051-0581
707.442.5245

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
Max Robinson 559.226.2673 FresnoPDSupport@Comcast.net
Ellen Jabionski 559.298.4080 Ellen4curePD@att.net
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

Magnolia/ Peninsula/Millbrae:
2^nd Thursday 1:30-3:00 pm
The Magnolia of Millbrae
201 Chadbourne Avenue
Millbrae, CA 94030
Van Knight 415.678.8455

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

Merced:
4^th Thursday 10:00 am
(No meeting in December)
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
Helen Garrett 831.657.4241
Kathy Warthan 831.372.7510

Mt. Diablo Parkinson's Network General Meeting:
2^nd Saturday 10:00 - 12:00 noon
Grace Presbyterian Church
2100 Tice Valley Blvd
Walnut Creek, CA 94595
Nancy Walls 510.236.7065
Philip Wheeler 510.527.3588
Ronalee Spear 925.284.2189
Margy 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
Charles Biton 650 529.2394
Senior Center 650.326.5362 x23

Palo Alto
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, 866.250.2414

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

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:
3^rd 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 650.366.7166
David Shien 650.367.5998
tomconstantino@travelxamerican.com
tomconstantino@yahoo.com-at

Roseville Parkinson Support Group:
1st Tuesday 1:30 - 3:00 pm
Roseville Maidu Community Center
1550 Maidu Drive,
Roseville, CA 95661
John Springer 916.947.7235

Sacramento Region
The Parkinson's Association of Northern California
www.parkinsonsacramento.org
916.489.0226 call between 10:00 am til 1:00 pm

Salinas:
Quarterly meetings: 9-16-08, 11-18-08, 2-17-09, 5-19-09
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Sherwood Salinas Adult School
20 Sherwood Place
Salinas, CA 93906
Sherry Whitcomb 831.663.5926 or 831.796.6920

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 Jose - Berryessa:
1^st Wednesday 1:00 pm -2:30 pm
Barryessa 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 Golf & Country Club
3^rd Tuesday 2:00 pm
The Villages Golf and Country Club
San Jose
The Villages is a gated community and restrictions do apply.
George Pratte 408.223.8033

San Leandro:
1^st Thursday (except summer months) 10:00 am - 11:30 am
San Lorenzo Community Church
945 Paseo Grande,
San Lorenzo, CA 94580
Norma Zeff 510.663.6435
Harry Santi 510.351.3224

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

Santa Cruz:
1^st Wednesday 12:30-2:30 pm
St. Stephen's Lutheran Church
2500 Soquel Avenue
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
David Donahue 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
19449 Via Real
Saratoga, CA 95070
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
Ron & Colleen Trouse 707.526.4373
George Irizary irizary@juno.com

Stockton:
2^nd Wednesday 1:30 pm
O'Connor Woods Senior Living
3400 Wagner Heights Road
Stockton, CA 95209
Dr David Freis 209.465.9761

Stockton:
Young-Onset Parkinson's Association
3^rd Thursday 6:30 pm
Administration Building of Hospice of San Joaquin
3888 Pacific Avenue
Stockton, CA 95204
Karen Frank 209.406.9317
webpage YOPAS
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

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
Mary Dickerson 559.622.9044
www.cvpsg.org

Walnut Creek - Early Onset Support Group
3^rd Saturday 10:00 am - noon
Grace Church
2100 Tice Valley Blvd,
Walnut Creek, CA 94595
Ronalee Spear 925.284.2189

Young Onset Parkinson's Disease 50 and under
2^nd Tuesday 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Lucille Packard Children's Hospital
Board Room
725 Welch Road,
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Martha Gardner 866.250.2414

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
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This page last updated on September 22, 2008