Description:Free programs, registration required at 1-800-227-2345
Support Groups
Wellness Group - Weekly support group for adults with a cancer diagnosis. Members meet weekly to share thoughts, feelings and experiences.
Family and Friends Group - Weekly support group for family and friends of those with a cancer diagnosis. Members meet weekly to share thoughts, feelings and experiences. This group is separate from the Wellness Group.
Recurrence - For anyone who has experienced a recurrence of their cancer. Join us and share laughter, tears, feelings, hopes, and fears with members walking in the same shoes.
Living with Loss Group - Weekly support group for adults who have lost a loved one or a friend to cancer.
Men to Men - A peer run support group for men living with prostate cancer that meets the third Wednesday of each month.
Take Life Back - Young Adult Group - Join us the second Monday of the month for a discussion designed for people ages 21-45 who have had cancer or are living with cancer. Group discussions are facilitated by Michael Grignon and Jay Hawkins and will cover challenges and opportunities of living life fully after a diagnosis. Registration required - 518-220-6964.
Networking Groups
Networking groups meet to discuss common issues. Open to all who have an interest.
Blood Cancer (Leukemia, Lymphoma and Myeloma) - Second Wednesday of each month 5-7pm in association with The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. For more information: 518-438-3583.
Breast Cancer- First Thursday of each month, 6-8pm.
Ovarian Cancer - Second Wednesday of each month in association with Caring Together. 6:30-8:30pm.
Young Adult Network - First Thursday of each month 6-8pm in association with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Registration Required - 518-438-3583
Bladder Cancer Awareness Group - Last Monday of each month. 6:30 - 8:30pm.
Hope in the Boat - A dragon boat in the Capital Region comprised of breast cancer survivors. Meetings are the 2nd Monday of the month. Oct-May at 6:30pm. For more information visit www.hopeintheboat.org.
Capital Region Ostomy Assoc. of NYS - Meets the second Thursday of the month. For more information call Maria Engler-Rodden at 518-785-0025
Thyroid Cancer Support Group – Last Thursday of the month from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. in association with ThyCa: Thyroid Cancer Survivors’ Association, Inc. For more information: Mary Grace Luibrand, Facilitator: 518.339.2743 or hudson-mohawk-ny@thyca.org.