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SUPPORT GROUPS

Provides information and sharing for individuals and families.

 

Also check the Kansas City Star, the Johnson County Sun,

and the Olathe Daily News weekly for additional listings.

 

Alcoholics Anonymous  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                816-471-7229

200 E. 18th Ave.

Kansas City, MO 64116

www.kc-aa.org

 

ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) Association  . . . . . . . . . . . . .          648-2062

Keith Worthington Chapter of the Midwest

6950 Squibb Road, Suite 210
Mission, KS 66202

www.alskwc.org

 

Alzheimer’s Association  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           831-3888

Heart of America Chapter

3846 W. 75th St.

Prairie Village, KS 66208

www.alz-heartofamerica.org

24-hour line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                800-272-3900

                                                                       

American Stroke Foundation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         649-1776

5960 Dearborn St., Suite 100

Mission, KS 66202

www.americanstroke.org

 

Arthritis Foundation of
Western Missouri and Greater Kansas City
 . . . . . . . . . . . . .                    262-2233
1900 West 75th Street, Suite 200                                                                   888-719-5670

Prairie Village, KS 66208
www.arthritis.org

 

Cancer Action, Inc.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    642-8885

10520 Barkley St., Suite 100

Overland Park, KS 66212

www.canceractionkc.org

 

Cancer Support Group  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         791-4312

Olathe Medical Center

20333 W. 151st St.

Olathe, KS 66061

www.ohsi.com

 

Caregivers Support Group  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         764-4575

College Church of the Nazarene

2020 E. Sheridan St.

Olathe, KS 66062

www.collegechurch.com

 

Center for Community Support & Research. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    (800) 445-0116

(Support groups by Kansas county)

www.ccsr.wichita.edu

 

Community Care Coalition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 649-2121

3756 W 95th

Leawood, KS 66206
(Programs for caregivers and those who deal with chronic illness.)

http://communitycarecoalition.org/

 

Family Caregiver Support Group  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          588-1203

Landon Center on Aging                                           

University of Kansas Medical Center            

3599 Rainbow Blvd.

Kansas City, KS 66160

http://www2.kumc.edu/coa  


Grief Support Network
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         381-6007

P.O. Box 2114

Shawnee Mission, KS 66202

www.griefsupportnetwork.org
(Grief support activities and resources

in the Kansas City area.)

 

Heartland Widowed Persons Service  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           648-1520

 

Jewish Family Services  …………………… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .             327-8250

5801 W. 115th St., Suite 103

Overland Park, KS 66211

www.jfskc.org

 

Myasthenia Gravis Association. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           816-256-4100

6700 Troost, Suite 502

Kansas City, MO 64131

www.mgakc.org

 

Parkinson Foundation of the Heartland  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          341-8828

8900 State Line Road Suite 320

Leawood, KS 66206

www.parkinsonheartland.org

 

R.A. Bloch Cancer Foundation  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                816-932-8453

4400 Main St.

Kansas City, MO 64111

www.blochcancer.org

 

Southview Adult Day Services  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          677-2273

1701 S. 45th St.

Kansas City, KS 66106

www.southviewhomecare.com

(Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, or any form of memory loss)

  
 

 

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