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Community Group Database
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Group Name: |
Action for a Better Community |
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Group Services: |
Time-limited groups for hetero Black men/women, hetero Latino women/men to
reduce risk of HIV/AIDS infection through condom usage. Time-limited group
for HIV+ men & women to reduce risk of HIV transmission. Weekly group for
men & women abusing substances to reduce HIV transmission. Time-limited
twice weekly groups for 14-18 yr. olds to reduce spread of HIV/AIDS. Ten-wk
group for inmates in State Correctional Facilities to reduce spread of
HIV/AIDS infection. |
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Contact: |
Jerald Noble, Program Director |
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Phone Number: |
(585) 262-4330 |
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Address: |
33 Chestnut Street, Rochester, NY 14604 |
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Website: |
http://www.abcinfo.org/ |
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E-mail Address: |
JNoble@abcinfo.org |
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Group Name: |
Advocacy Center |
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Group Services: |
Offers parents workshops to help them gain knowledge and skills to advocate
for their children with disabilities. |
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Contact: |
Rochester, NY 14604 |
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Phone Number: |
(585) 546-1700 |
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Address: |
590 South Avenue, Rochester, NY 14620 |
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Website: |
www.advocacycenter.com |
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E-mail Address: |
info@advocacycenter.com shew@advocacycenter.com |
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Group Name: |
AIDS Rochester |
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Group Services: |
Monday night HIV + Gay Men’s group; Friday lunchtime nutritional meal and
education group; Wednesday Women’s Lunch Group; Thursday Psychosocial Group
Lunch time; Latina Reunion (monthly) social lunch meeting; Bath office -
biweekly client group (with lunch); Geneva office- monthly peer client
group; Tuesday lunchtime Rochester smoking group. |
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Contact: |
Steven Price, Director of Prevention |
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Phone Number: |
(585) 442-2220 ext. 3052 |
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Address: |
1350 University Avenue, Rochester, NY 14607 |
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Website: |
http://www.aidsrochester.org/ |
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E-mail Address: |
education@aidsrochester.org |
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Group Name: |
Al-Anon and Al-Ateen |
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Group Services: |
"Are You Troubled By Someone's Drinking?" or "Did You Grow Up With A Problem
Drinker?" If so, there is help and hope for friends and families of
alcoholics. Weekly meetings M-Sun
http://www.aisrochester.org/pdf/meetinglist.pdf |
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Phone Number: |
(585) 288-0540 |
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Address: |
805 Blossom Road, Rochester, NY 14610 |
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Website: |
http://www.aisrochester.org |
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Group Name: |
Alternatives for Battered Women |
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Group Services: |
Community Support Weekly "Drop-in" Groups are available. Closed weekly
groups include: Finding Balance; Helping Children Cope with Change; Dealing
with Anger About Abuse; Handling Fear and Anxiety. Transitional support
groups include 1. Knowledge Is Power groups which share information on
self-sufficiency and healthy relationships and include guest speakers from
area agencies and 2. Domestic Violence educational groups - interactive
groups with participation through discussion. New groups are forming on an
ongoing basis. |
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Contact: |
Call ABW HOTLINE (232-7353) and speak to a Counselor. Groups are facilitated
by various staff persons. |
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Phone Number: |
(585) 232-7353 |
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Website: |
http://www.abwrochester.org/ |
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E-mail Address: |
CathyM@abwrochester.org |
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Group Name: |
Alternatives for Battered Women |
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Group Services: |
Community Support Weekly "Drop-in" Groups are available. Closed weekly
groups include: Finding Balance; Helping Children Cope with Change; Dealing
with Anger About Abuse; Handling Fear and Anxiety. Transitional support
groups include 1. Knowledge Is Power groups which share information on
self-sufficiency and healthy relationships and include guest speakers from
area agencies and 2. Domestic Violence educational groups - interactive
groups with participation through discussion. New groups are forming on an
ongoing basis. |
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Contact: |
Call ABW HOTLINE (232-7353) and speak to a Counselor. Groups are facilitated
by various staff persons. |
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Phone Number: |
(585) 232-7353 |
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Website: |
http://www.abwrochester.org/ |
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E-mail Address: |
CathyM@abwrochester.org |
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Group Name: |
Alzheimer's Association |
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Group Services: |
Ongoing, most monthly groups of 1-2 hrs duration available in Monroe,
Chemung, Livingston, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne and Yates
Counties. Groups offer support for: Caregivers of People with Dementia,
People Coping with Losses, People with Dementia, Christians, Spouses and
Partners of People with Dementia, Caregivers of those with a developmental
disability plus dementia. Time-limited: 1. Caring for an Aging Loved One
Seminar/Support Group (six weekly sessions, each 3 hours) offered by Mercy
Resource Center with the Aging, 2. new weekly (six session, 1.5 hours each)
journaling group for caregivers and 3. Early Stage support group (six weekly
sessions, 1.5 hrs each) for both people with dementia and their care
partners. |
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Contact: |
Kelly Carson, Resource Specialist, at 760-5411 or Kelly.Carson@alz.org for
Caregiver groups. Dee Mascari, Resource Specialist, at 760-5403 or
deanna.mascari@alz.org for Persons with Dementia groups. Call for latest
information. |
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Phone Number: |
(585) 760-5411 |
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Address: |
435 East Henrietta Road, 3rd Floor, Rochester, NY 14620 |
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Website: |
http://www.alz-rochesterny.org/ |
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