For people with MS, run by people with MS. Group members share common experiences and concerns, provide and receive emotional support, and obtain information on living and coping with MS. These MS Self-Help Groups are affiliated with the Greater New England Chapter, and meet in accessible locations.
Below are questions you may want to ask the group contact before attending a group meeting, to determine if the group meets your needs:
- Verify the date, time and location of the meeting.
- Ask for directions to the meeting facility and information about parking.
- Is the group mainly a social group or do members discuss issues related to MS?
- Does the group have speakers talk about issues related to MS?
- What is the age range of the group members?
- What is the level of disability of the group members?
- Is the group open to having family members, spouses, caregivers, friends, etc.?
Don’t see a group in your area? Find out more about starting a group.
Self-Help Group Leader Information listed below is meant for people with MS to seek support in their community. This list is not a tool for product or agency solicitation. If you or your agency are interested in potential speaking opportunities at a National MS Society affiliated group, please contact sarah.macisaac@nmss.org.
| Group Location | Meeting Date & Time | Leader Contact Info |
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Greater New England Chat Room Online: www.MSWorld.org |
Sunday nights from 7 to 9 pm, EST | We are excited to offer a new opportunity to “chat” with others who are living with MS. To access: log onto www.MSWorld.org and sign up for a username. Once registered, click on the Chat Room link and then enter the Greater New England Chat Room. |
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Amherst Area |
2nd Wednesday, 1:00pm- 3:00pm |
Mary Beth 413- 253-0894 |
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Attleboro (Women with MS) Attleboro Public Library, 74 N. Main St. |
3rd Wednesday, 11:30am-1:30pm |
Polly 508-761-6380 |
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Burlington Burlington Public Library |
3rd Thursday, |
Janine 781-281-2291 or Peggy 781-935-4221 |
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Cambridge Mt. Auburn Hospital, Dining Room 2 |
2nd Saturday 1:30 pm Not meeting in July & August |
Margo 617-492-6238 or Didier 781-290-1447 |
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Central Berkshire Adult Learning Center, 10 Lyman Street, Pittsfield |
3rd Tuesday 7:00-8:30 pm |
Phil 413-499-7243 or Marian 413-442-8874 |
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Dracut TW's Pub, 1794 Bridge St |
2nd Wednesday 10:00am |
Lori 978-441-0515 or Carolyn 978-459-7531 |
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East Boston East Boston Social Center, 2nd Floor Conference Room. |
2nd Wednesday 6:00 – 8:00 pm Not meeting in January & February. |
Annette 617-561-5850 |
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Framingham |
2nd Monday 6:30 – 8:00 pm |
Catherine 508-877-9439 |
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Greater Springfield Springfield College Social Work Building, Island Pond Road, opposite Rocky’s Hardware |
Last Monday 7:00 pm | Ben 413-599-1644 |
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Mansfield Newly Diagnosed Group St John’s Espiscopal Church, 47 High Street, Mansfield, MA. |
4th Monday 6:30-8:00pm Does not meet in July or August. |
Jeri 508-230-8873 Lee 508-828-8517 |
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Methuen (Merrimack Valley) Nevins Memorial Library, 305 Broadway St., Garden Room |
4th Monday 10am-12pm |
Martha or Joe 978-455-9596 |
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Milford Milford Regional Hospital, Conference Room A |
2nd Wednesday, 4:00 pm |
Jo-Lynn 508-928-2100 Kay 508-533-8726, Monika 508-234-3252 |
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New Bedford St. Luke's Hospital, White Home (adjacent to ER) |
3rd Wednesday 10:30am-12:30pm Does not meet June-August. |
Ann 774-328-8095 |
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Norfolk |
3rd Wednesday, 7:00-8:30 pm. |
Sharon 508-242-5328 |
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North Quabbin Athol Memorial Hospital, 2033 Main Street, Athol. |
2nd Wednesday 6:00 – 8:00 pm. Does not meet in August or October |
Diana 978-575-0737 |
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Orleans Rock Harbor Village, Main St |
1st Sunday 2:00-4:00pm |
Ron 508-255-5207 |
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Plymouth PartyLite @ 59 Armstrong Road, Martha’s Vineyard Conference Room |
3rd Thursday, 7 – 9 pm |
Susan 508-361-9421 |
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Sandwich Spaulding Rehab Hospital Cape Cod |
3rd Sunday 1:00 – 3:00 pm. Does not meet June-August. |
Paula 508-477-6048 |
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Saugus/North Shore Knights of Columbus, Summer St. |
3rd Wednesday 7:00-9:00pm |
Doreen 978-232-0115 or Kathy 781-599-5328 |
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South Berkshire County Hevreh of South Berkshire, 270 State Road, Great Barrington |
1st Tuesday, 1:30-3:00 Does not meet in January & February. |
Lori 413-229-3621 |
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Southbridge Harrington Hospital, 94 South Street (new building near Emergency Room), Conf. Room 4, Basement level |
3rd Wednesday, 1:30-3:00pm |
John, 774-230-0940 |
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Stoughton Stoughton Council on Aging, 110 Rockland Street. |
1st Thursday 1:00-3:00pm |
Paul 781-849-0813 |
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Taunton |
2nd Sunday, 1-3 pm |
Terry, 508-823-2769 |
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Wakefield Young Adults with MS For those in their 20’s & 30’s Beebe Library, 345 Main Street Lower Level Lecture Room |
2nd Thursday, 6:00-7:30 pm. | Adam, 781-548-9202 |
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Wareham Gleason Family YMCA, Community Meeting Room. |
2nd Saturday |
Martha (508) 759-0402 |
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Weymouth/South Shore Church of the Nazarene |
3rd Friday 7:00pm. Does not meet June-August |
Chris (781) 335-2145 |
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Worcester First Presbyterian Church, 125 Holden St. |
2nd Wednesday 12:00-1:30pm Not meeting in February 2012 |
Wayne (508) 835-3993 |
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Worcester Fallon Clinic, 630 Plantation Street |
3rd Thursday 6:30-8:00pm | Meryl 978-369-7804 |
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Worcester Newly Diagnosed Group YWCA of Central Mass, One Salem Square. |
4th Tuesday 6:00-7:30pm | Joan 508-335-8301 (cell) or 508-869-6264 (home) |