Family Support Groups - Northern California
Local LLS Support Groups
North Bay
- Greenbrae
Marin Family Support Group
Second Tuesday of every month at 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Schedule is subject to change. Please contact the group’s facilitator.
Fran Haghighi, RN, (415) 925-7922
Dina Griffith
San Francisco
- UCSF Medical Center
San Francisco Family Support Group
Second Tuesday of every month at 3 pm - 4:30 pm Schedule is subject to change. Please contact the group’s facilitator.
Nina Balsamo, MSS, LCSW, (415) 353-2965
Isaura Figueroa, MSW
Palo Alto
- Stanford Family Support Group
Second Tuesday of every month, 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Lisa Orr LOrr@stanfordhealthcare.org
- Stanford Pediatric Cancer Caregivers Support Group - This support group meets virtually.
Login information will be provided to participants after registering.
Third Tuesday of every month, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Facilitators:
Merian Van Eijk, RN, MSN, CPHON, Caritas Coach
Sarah Simmons, RN, BSN
- MDS Group in Palo Alto - This support group is now meeting virtually. Login information will be provided to participants after registering.
First Wednesday of every month, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm (no meetings July or December)
Lenn Fechter, RN, (650) 725-0744
Andrea Linder, RN
Central Coast
Santa Cruz
- Santa Cruz Cancer Support Group - This group meets IN PERSON.
First Tuesday of every month at 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm - Schedule is subject to change. Please contact the group’s facilitator.
Katz Cancer Resource Center
3150 Mission Dr., 1st Floor
Santa Cruz 95065
(831) 462-7770
Allison Brookes, LCSW allison.brookes@dignityhealth.org
- Santa Cruz Cancer Support Group - This group meets VIRTUALLY.
Third Tuesday of every month at 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm - Schedule is subject to change. Please contact the group’s facilitator. Allison Brookes, LCSW allison.brookes@dignityhealth.org
- Santa Cruz Caregivers Support Group - This group meets IN PERSON.
Second Tuesday of every month at 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm - Schedule is subject to change. Please contact the group’s facilitator.
Katz Cancer Resource Center
3150 Mission Dr., 1st Floor
Santa Cruz 95065
(831) 462-7770
Rebecca Yanowsky, LCSW rebecca.yanowsky@dignityhealth.org
- Santa Cruz Caregivers Support Group - This group meets VIRTUALLY.
Fourth Tuesday of every month at 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm - Schedule is subject to change. Please contact the group’s facilitator. Rebecca Yanowsky, LCSW rebecca.yanowsky@dignityhealth.org
Children & Parents
- San Jose Spanish-Speaking Parents - This support group meets in person.
Fourth Monday of every month at 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
La Trinidad, United Methodist Church
370 S. King Road
San Jose, CA 95116
Rich Ramos, RN, (408) 314-8394
Jennifer Romero, RN, MSN, PH
To attend a group listed above, please register at the events calendar https://www.lls.org/nocal.
Local LLS & Cancer Support Community Partnership Support Group
- East Bay Adult Family Support Group - Third Thursday of every month, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm (PT) This group is hosted in partnership with Cancer Support Community Facilitator: Eve Bazo, LCSW ebazo@cancersupport.net
This support group meets VIRTUALLY
Registration is being hosted through the Cancer Support Community.
Online Calendar: https://csc-sf.gnosishosting.net/Events/Calendar
Other Local (Non-LLS) Support Groups
Myeloma patients and caregivers who share their experiences and knowledge about diagnosis, symptoms, markers, treatments, side effects, clinical trials, quality of life and many other topics of interest including guest specialists. These groups are for myeloma patients at all stages, from newly diagnosed to ten+ years out. To learn more, please visit the links below. East Bay, San Francisco & South Bay sfbayareamyelomasupport.org North Bay http://napavalley.support.myeloma.org/
Second and Fourth Thursday of every month at 12:30 pm Felicie Standley, MSW, (510) 428-3885 ext.4797 Alexina Cather, (510) 428-3885, ext. 4797