For more information regarding any of the following Connections Programs, please contact Pat Thieringer, community outreach manager, at 215-271-1500, ext. 24180 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. 24180 or email pat.thieringer@nmss.org to register:
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Group Name |
Location |
Meeting Times |
Group Leader |
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Newly Diagnosed/Center City |
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Spring Session Closed |
Even Marcus |
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Men’s Support Group/ Moss Elkins Park |
Moss Rehab |
First Saturday of the month
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Lamar Freed, PsyD |
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Newly Diagnosed /Moss Elkins Park |
Moss Rehab |
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Lamar Freed, PsyD |
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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:
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Group Name |
Meeting Location |
Meeting Day & Time |
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Doylestown |
Doylestown Hospital |
2nd Thursday of the Month |
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Lansdale |
Lansdale Library |
3rd Thursday of the Month |
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Lower Bucks Soaring Spirits |
Lower Bucks Hospital |
1st and 3rd Saturday of the Month |
soaringspirits@greaterdelvalnmss.org
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Liberty Resources/Center City |
Liberty Resources |
TBD- Coming soon- |
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Magee Rehabilitation/ Center City |
Magee Rehabilitation |
2nd Wednesday, 12:00 – 1:00 PM |
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Main Line |
Wynnewood House |
1st Monday of the Month |
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Malvern/ Let's Talk MS |
Bryn Mawr Rehab |
1st Thursday of the Month |
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Montgomery County Hope Club |
Mercy Suburban General |
January-March: 2nd Sunday of each month, 3 p.m. |
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Moss/Elkins Park |
Moss Rehab |
2nd& 4thThursday |
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Moss/Olney |
Moss Rehab |
1stThursday |
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Pottstown |
Grace Lutheran Church |
3rd Wednesday of the Month |
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Spring City/Royersford |
Chick-fil-A
Parkhouse |
April - September: 2nd Thursday of the Month
October - March: 2nd Sundy of the Month |
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Upper Bucks |
Grand View Hospital |
1st Monday of the Month |
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West Chester/S'myelin |
Assunta Doran |
1st Wednesday of the Month |
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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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Galloway |
Atlantic County Library |
1st Tuesday |
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Hammonton |
Presbyterian Church of Hammonton |
3rd Thursday of the Month |
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Mount Laurel/Veto MS |
DeAnthony & DeAnthony Learning |
4th Thursday of the Month |
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South Jersey (formerly Sewell) |
St. Charles Borromeo Religious Ctr. |
3rd Monday of the Month |
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Voorhees/Marlton |
Marlton Rehab at Virtua Hospital |
3rd Thursday of the Month |
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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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Bethlehem/MS Empowerment |
Good Shepherd Health Tech Center |
4th Wednesday of the Month |
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Carbon County/Leighton |
Summit at Blue Ridge Medical Center |
2nd Wednesday of the Month |
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East Greenville MS Connection |
Good Shepherd Outpatient Center |
First Tuesday of the Month |
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Pottsville/Success With MS |
Schuylkill Rehabilitation Center |
Last Friday of the Month |
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West End |
Chestnut Hill Community Center |
2nd Thursday of the Month |
Peer-led Social & Networking Groups
These groups provide an opportunity to meet for social interaction in your community with other individuals who have MS. Meeting times and locations vary occurring to the group’s interest and the activities that are planned.
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Allentown Friends with MS |
Meeting times and places vary |
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Center City Friends with MS |
Meeting time and places vary-starting soon |
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Deptford Friends with MS |
Meeting times and places vary |
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