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Self Help Groups
Interested in starting an affiliated MS self-help group in your community? Great! Self-Help Group Leaders of affiliated MS self-help groups are valuable volunteers for the National MS Society. All new potential group leaders must complete a background check as part of the Chapter's application and screening process. Here are some things to consider and review prior to starting an affiliated MS self-help group:
- Best Practices for Managing and Leading Self-Help Groups: A Manual for National MS Society Self-Help Group Leaders, a handbook for leaders containing group management guidelines, strategies for maintaining group member engagement, managing difficult behaviors, and tools for measuring the groups effectiveness.
- Self-Help Group Leader Job Description
To find out more about becoming a group leader in your community, please fill out the Leader Application Form. Chapter staff will contact you to being the conversation. A hard copy of the Self-Help Group Leader manual will be mailed to you following your screening.
If you have any questions please contact Jackie Carrino at 904-332-6810 ext. 41122 or jackie.carrino@nmss.org.
Clay County
Looking Good*
2nd Saturday, 11am
Orange Park Library
*This support group is sponsored by the MS Foundation
St. Johns County
3rd Tuesday, 6pm
Anastasia Library
Susan: 904-808-1291
Jacksonville
Northside support group
Moving Forward:
1st Saturday, 2-4pm
Highlands Regional Library
Monique: 904-520-2791
Southside/Mandarin
2nd Saturday, 2pm
Jewish Community Center
Susan: 904-396-1082
Newly Diagnosed
3rd Tuesday, 6:30pm
Memorial Hospital
Walt: 904-221-6810
Westside
1st Saturday, 10am
Webb Library
Gary: 904-502-8894
UF and Shands Jacksonville MS Support Group
1st Thursday, 11am - 1pm
Shands Medical Center
Banquet Room, Tower 2, 10th Floor
Jacksonville Beach
1st Friday, 1:30pm
Beaches Library
Diana: 904-264-8841
Gainesville
MS Circle of Friends
4th Monday, 6pm
Trinity United Methodist
Sarah: 352-367-9660
Tallahassee
But You Look So Good
3rd Thursday, 6pm
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital
Sirvira: 850-668-3888
Living with MS
2nd Saturday, 2pm
Lafayette Community Center
Joanne: 850-385-5956
Pensacola
Moving Steadily
1st Saturday, 11am
Rehab Center of West Florida Hospital
Steve and Ann: 850-432-8949
Valdosta, GA
Group meets monthly, contact Dan Bennett 888-514-9088