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Parenting/Family Support Groups

Serving counties: Ontario

Mutual support groups whose members are individuals who have experiences relating to adoption, birth control, family planning, pregnancy, childbirth, foster care, kinship care, marriage, parenting, separation/divorce, single parenting, step families, blended families, grandparent rights or other family situations. The groups meet in-person, by telephone or via the Internet; and provide an opportunity for participants to share their experience, strengths and hopes, understand their relationships and work through related emotions.

Found 10 resources (displaying 10)

Marriage and Relationships Support Groups

Retrouvaille of Rochester Weekend Experience

Thru: Retrouvaille of Rochester

Eligibility:
Must be legally married. Due to Catholicity and peer-ministry nature of program, non-heterosexual couples cannot be served at this time. All faiths​/no faith welcome to participate. Must have completed the weekend and post-weekend (6 weeks) sessions to be in the support group.
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Retrouvaille of Rochester

PO Box 23951
Rochester, NY

Parent Support Groups

Advocacy and Case Management Services

Language Access

Thru: Empowering People's Independence

Eligibility:
Varies by program. Call for information.
Languages:
Spanish
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Empowering People's Independence - Endicott

31 Adams Avenue
Endicott, NY

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Empowering People's Independence - Rochester

1650 South Avenue
Rochester, NY

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Empowering People's Independence - Syracuse

6493 Ridings Road
Suite 112
Syracuse, NY

Earn While You Learn and Life Skills/Recovery/Anger Management

Thru: Care Net Pregnancy Center of Wayne County

Eligibility:
None.
Languages:
Spanish
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Care Net Pregnancy Center of Wayne County

1141 E Union Street
Newark, NY

Educational Programs and Residential Services

Thru: Mary Cariola Center

Eligibility:
Ages 3 to 21 years. Referrals from public school due to multiple, complex disabilities: ages 3-21 years. OPWDD eligibility for residential services. Call for information.
Languages:
Spanish. Sign language. Augmentative communication systems.
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Mary Cariola Center

1000 Elmwood Avenue
Suite 100
Rochester, NY

Hours:
Office/School M-F 8:00AM-4:30PM.

Parent to Parent of New York State

Cultural Competency Language Access

Thru: Parent to Parent of New York State

Eligibility:
Parent of family member of a child or adult with a developmental or physical disability.
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Parent to Parent of New York State

620 Westfall Road
c/o Finger Lakes DDSO
Rochester, NY

Support Group

Thru: Because I Love You

Eligibility:
None.

Because I Love You

Winnetka, CA

Hours:
Zoom meetings M, TU, W, TH evening. Email with first names and ages of your children for a reply with the sign in information.

Youth and Adult Peer Support

Language Access

Thru: AspireHopeNY, Inc.**

Eligibility:
Any family with a child who has emotional, behavioral, mental, and​/or developmental challenges.
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AspireHopeNY, Inc.

25 W Steuben Street
Bath, NY

Postabortion Support Groups

Care Net Pregnancy Center of Canandaigua

Thru: Care Net Pregnancy Center of Canandaigua

Eligibility:
Individuals who are pregnant, their partners, and new parents.
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Care Net Pregnancy Center of Canandaigua

120 North Main Street
Thompson Co-Op Building, Suite 28
Canandaigua, NY

Pregnancy/Childbirth Support Groups

Walking With Moms In Need

Thru: Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester

Eligibility:
Women who find themselves unexpectedly pregnant, or parenting in difficult circumstances and needs some encouragement, accompaniment and support. Resident of area served.
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Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Rochester

1150 Buffalo Road
Pastoral Center
Rochester, NY

Hours:
M-F 8:30AM-4:30PM.

Stepfamily/Blended Family Support Groups

Family and Individual Support Services

Thru: Stepfamily Matters

Eligibility:
Be step parents (or impending), child, grandparents or family member.
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Stepfamily Association of Rochester

121 Southwood Lane
Rochester, NY

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