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    Virtual Support Groups

    Virtual Support Groups

    The following groups meet using Zoom. Participants may join online or by phone. To register and learn how to join the sessions, please call 800.272.3900 or visit alz.org/CRF. New to virtual meetings? Call us for a free one-on-one lesson at 716.626.0600 ext. 313.
     

    General Caregiver Support Groups via phone or Zoom:

    1st Wednesday of the month, 6-7pm (in partnership with Dent Neurologic)
     

    Specialty Groups

    Black/African American Care Partners
    3rd Thursday of the month, 5:30-7:30pm

    IDD/Down Syndrome with Alzheimer’s
    2nd Monday of the month, 7-8pm

    Daughters
    2nd Wednesday of the month, 5-6:30pm (virtual and in-person)
    4th Monday of the month, 6:30-7:30pm (virtual only)

    Frontotemporal Dementia Care Partners
    2nd Wednesday of the month, 6-7pm (virtual and in-person)

    Lewy Body Dementia Care Partners
    1st Tuesday of the month, 6-7pm

    LGBTQ+ Care Partners
    3rd Saturday of the month, 11am-12:30pm

    LGBTQ Caregiver Support Group
    3rd Tuesday of the month, 2-3:30pm

    LGBTQA+ Dementia Caregiver Meetup
    4th Thursday of the month, 1-2pm

    Loved One in a Memory Care Facility
    4th Thursday of the month, 6-7pm

    Men's
    1st and 3rd Monday of the month, 7-8pm

    Wives/Partners
    2nd Wednesday of the month (virtual and in-person)
    2-3pm - Early Stage
    3:30-4:30pm - Middle/Late Stage

    Younger-Onset Care Partners
    1st and 3rd Monday of the month, 6:30-7:30pm

    Grupo de Apoyo virtual en Español
    Cafe con Leche
    Primer sabado de cada mes, 10:30am-12pm
    Para registrarse por favor llamar al 800.272.3900.
     
    After the Long Goodbye: A Group for Recently Bereaved Care Partners
    This six-session group is offered twice per year in collaboration with the Wilson Support Center (an affiliate of Hospice Buffalo). Pre-screening and registration are required at bit.ly/AlzGrief. Space is limited. For more information, call 716.626.0600 ext. 313 or email program.wny@alz.org .
     

    Virtual Book Clubs

    Joyful Moments Book Club - Join us by phone or Zoom on the first Wednesday of the month from 1:30-3pm. To register, call 716.626.0600 ext. 313 or email Lynn.Oyer@alleganyco.gov.

    Evening Book Club - For new care partners and those seeking new solutions to the challenges of caring for a loved one with dementia , join us via Zoom every other Tuesday. New sessions begin at various times during the year. To register (or for more information), visit bit.ly/BookClubWNY.