For more information regarding any of the following Connections Programs, please contact Pat Thieringer, community outreach manager, at 215-271-1500, ext. 24128 or email pat.thieringer@nmss.org. You may also wish to contact the group directly at the email address listed below.
What kind of group are you looking for?
- Professionally-led support groups
- Philadelphia and surrounding areas (peer-led support groups)
- New Jersey Counties
- Lehigh Valley & Reading Area
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Social and networking groups (peer-led)
Professionally-led Support Groups
Registration is required for professionally-led support groups. Please contact contact Pat Thieringer at 215-271-1500, ext. 24128 or email pat.thieringer@nmss.org to register:
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Group Name |
Location |
Meeting Times |
Group Leader |
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Men’s Support Group/ |
Moss Rehab |
2nd and 4th Thursday of the month |
Lamar Freed, PsyD |
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Newly Diagnosed/ |
Fall Session Closed |
Evan Marcus |
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Telephone Support |
Free conference call from your home |
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Lamar Freed, PsyD |
PHILADELPHIA & SURROUNDING COUNTIES (peer-led)
No pre-registration is required for attendance at peer support groups, but you may wish to confirm the meeting before your first visit by contacting the chapter or the email listed below:
|
Group Name |
Meeting Location |
Meeting Day & Time |
Leader/Email |
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Bryn Mawr Rehab/ Let's Talk MS |
Bryn Mawr Rehab |
1st Thursday of the month 6:45 to 9 p.m. |
Janice Park mscrony@verizon.net |
| Chester |
Salvation Army |
2nd Tuesday of the month |
Anita Warner |
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Doylestown |
Doylestown Hospital |
2nd Thursday of the month |
Pat Thieringer |
| Inglis Progressive MS Group |
Inglis House Therapeutic Recreation 2600 Belmont Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19131 |
2nd Monday of the month 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. |
Jae Lee jae.lee@inglis.org |
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Magee Rehabilitation/ Center City |
Magee Rehabilitation |
2nd Wednesday of the month |
Katie Falzone
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Main Line |
Wynnewood House |
1st Monday of the month |
Ali Roberts
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Montgomery County Hope Club |
Mercy Suburban General |
January-March: 2nd Sunday of the month |
Betty Stewart
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Moss/Elkins Park |
Moss Rehab |
2nd or 4th Thursday of the month |
Barbara Cohen |
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Moss/Olney |
Moss Rehab |
1st Thursday of the month |
Pearl Miles Moore |
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Lansdale |
Lansdale Library |
3rd Thursday of the month |
Lisa Murray |
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Pottstown |
Grace Lutheran Church |
3rd Wednesday of the month |
Barry Lawhorne, Sr.
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| Riddle |
Riddle Hospital |
2nd Wednesday of the month 6 p.m. |
Anita Warner |
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Spring City/Royersford |
Chick-fil-A
Parkhouse |
April - September: 2nd Thursday of the month
October - March: 2nd Sunday of the month |
Rebecca Romain |
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Upper Bucks |
Grand View Hospital |
1st Monday of the month |
Shannon Scheffler |
| Lower Bucks |
Attleboro Village 290 East Winchester Ave. Langhorne, PA 19047 |
3rd Wednesday of the month 7 to 8:30 p.m. |
Katie Ferry Katie@danferry.com |
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West Chester/S'myelin |
West Chester ACAC |
1st Wednesday of the month |
Barbara Clarke |
| Young Couples Living with MS |
National MS Society Greater Delaware Valley Chapter 30 South 17th Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 |
3rd Tuesday of the month 6:30 p.m. or social events in Center City |
Michael Black-Smith |
NEW JERSEY COUNTIES (peer-led)
No pre-registration is required for attendance at peer support groups, but you may wish to confirm the meeting before your first visit by contacting the chapter or the email listed below:
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Group Name |
Meeting Location |
Meeting Day & Time |
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| Deptford |
Deptford Library 670 Ward Drive Deptford, N.J. 08096 |
4th Wednesday of the month 6:30 p.m. |
Shirley Spencer |
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Galloway |
Atlantic County Library |
1st Tuesday of the month |
Jackie Fable |
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Burlington/Veto MS |
Burlington County Library |
3rd or 4th Wednesday of the month |
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South Jersey Daytimers (formerly Sewell) |
St. Charles Borromeo Religious Ctr. |
3rd Monday of the month |
Denise Savarese |
LEHIGH VALLEY & READING AREA COUNTIES (peer-led)
No pre-registration is required for attendance at peer support groups, but you may wish to confirm the meeting before your first visit by contacting the chapter or the email listed below:
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Group Name |
Meeting Location |
Meeting Day & Time |
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Allentown |
Good Shepherd Health Tech Center |
4th Wednesday of the month |
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East Greenville MS Connection |
Good Shepherd Outpatient Center |
First Tuesday of the month |
Shannon Doup |
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Pottsville/Success With MS |
Schuylkill Rehabilitation Center |
Last Friday of the month |
Cindy Carmona |
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West End |
Chestnut Hill Community Center |
2nd Thursday of the month |
Karen Sanders |