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Support Groups

sponsored by Support for Families of Children with Disabilities

All support groups are free of charge. Childcare is provided, unless otherwise indicated, and must be reserved in advance. 

If you are interested in participating in any of these groups, call the Warmline at 415-920-5040 or e-mail us for more information.

Pre-registration is required.

Autism Group

Monthly support group for families of children with Autism.

  • Meets: 1st Wednesday of the month, 10:00-12:00pm.
  • NO CHILD CARE PROVIDED.

Evening Autism Group

  • Meets 1st Tuesday evening of the month, 6:30-8:30pm.
  • Facilitated by Dror Scheider

Asperger’s Group

For families who have children with Asperger's Syndrome.

  • Meets: 3rd Thursday of the month, 6:30-8:00pm.
  • Facilitated by Karen Haney-Owens

Behavior Discussion Group

A workshop series and discussion group for families concerned about their child's behavior.

  • Meets 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month 6:30-8:00p.m.
  • Facilitated by Kathy Winship
  • No meeting 12/15

Cantonese SFCD Group

For Chinese-speaking families of children with special needs.

  • Meets: every 2nd Saturday of the month, 2:00-4:00pm.
  • Facilitated by Mee Kit Yip-Li.

Chinatown Child Development Center

For Chinese-speaking families of children with special needs.

  • Meets: Every 3rd Monday of the month, 9:30-12:00pm.
  • Facilitated by Lisa Yee.

Down Syndrome Support Group

For parents and caregivers of children with down.

  • Meets the 2nd Tuesday evening of the month, 6:30-8:30pm.
  • Facilitated by Judy Silva and Wes Horner.

Foster Parents Support Group

For foster parents of children with speacial needs.
  • Meets the 1st Thursday of the month from 6:00-7:30pm
  • Facilitated by Dennis Lockett and Lorraine Hanks

Living with Loss:  Loss, Hope and Healing

A group for parents and caretakers of medically fragile children and children facing life threatening illness. Conatct Kathy Winship for more information.
  • Facilitated by Nancy Iverson, MD.

Mission Head Start Group

For Spanish-speaking families of children birth to five with special needs.

  • Meets 2nd Wednesday of the month from 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
  • Facilitated by Kathy Winship.

Parents Toddler Playgroup

A group for parents/caretakers and their children ages 18-42 months with disabilities or special health care needs.
  • 2012 series date TBD
  • Facilitated by Adriana Taranta and Kathy Winship

Parents of Transition Age Youth with Special Health Care Needs and Disabilities

Join us for information, resources and support for the issues we and our youth face as they reach adulthood.

  • Meets: 1st Tuesday of the month from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
  • Facilitated by Linda Tung.

Prader-Willi Group

For families of children with Prader-Willi Syndrome.
  • Meets quarterly on Saturdays from 10:00-1:30pm
  • Facilitated by Kathy Winship.

Spanish-Speaking Children on Autism Spectrum

For Spanish-speaking families of children on the autism spectrum.

  • Meets 2nd Wednesday of the month from 10:00-12:00p.m.
  • Facilitated by Gabriela Ramierz

Spanish -Speaking Prader-Willi Group

For Spainsh-speaking families of children with Prader-Willi Syndrome.

  • Meets twice a year on Saturday from 10:00am - 1:30pm
  • Facilitated bydKathy Winship.

Tuesday Night Group

A group for parents who have children with a disability or special health care needs.

  • Meets one Tuesday per month from 6:00-8:00pm.
  • Facilitated by Nina Boyle.

New Groups Beginning Winter 2011

Spanish Group

A group for Spanish-speaking parents who have children with disability and special health care needs.
  • Meets one Thursday per month, time TBD.
  • Facilitated by JoAnna Van Brusselen and Kathy Winship.

Please Contact Kathy Winship, Social Worker, at 920-5040 X132 for information about other support groups being offered or if you are interested in a group on a specific issue.  Kathy speaks Spanish and English.