Local Parent Support Groups

If your support group is not listed here, let us know the support group information for your community. If there is no support group listed for your community, let us know and we'll help you get one started. Please send us the following information:

1. Name of the group
2. Community name
3. Street address for meetings
4. Day and time of meetings
5. Name of contact person
6. E-mail address and phone number of contact
7. Availability of childcare during meetings
8. Fees, if any

Please send your group information to: info@fasworld.com

Abbottsford, British Columbia

Abbotsford FASD Parent Support Group meets on the first [ support nite] and third [ education nite] Wednesday of each month; 6:30 to 8:30 and the last Sunday of the month for family fun. We meet at the Child Dev. Centre 154 -32885 Ventura Ave. No childcare available, donations accepted to offset costs. Contact Lia Fuller at cmfuller@hotmail.com or 604 864 0280.

Ajax, Ontario (Durham Region)

Durham FASD Parent Support Group meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 7:15 PM to
9:15 PM at Resources for Exceptional Children, 865 Westney Road South, Ajax, ON. No childcare, no fee. Contacts: Eileen Deveaux,  edeveau@rfecdurham.com   Also http://www.refecdurham.com/

Barrie, ON

FASworld Barrie Support Group
The Barrie and Simcoe County Fetal Alcohol Support
Group was started in 2005 to discuss children's life
difficulties and offer help, information and support
to caregivers, foster and adoptive parents.

We meet the 2nd Wednesday of every month from 7 P.M. to
9 P.M. at 49 High Street, Suite 101A-2, Barrie,
Ontario L4N 5J4

There isn't any child care at this time and no fees
requested. For more information call Margaret Homewood (705)
735-9517 or Rose Ann Marchitto (705) 721-1454 or
email fasworldbarrie@yahoo.ca

Helping Hands for FASD: We meet the first Tuesday of every month from 0930-1130 and the third Tuesday evening from 6:30-8:30. We also have a youth group with our family support group on the evening group night same time, for children with FASD. If you have any questions: Marlene Boos at 705-728-5137,  boos.kur@rogers.com or Sharon Pereira at 705-726-0582, spereira825@rogers.com We will provide support, have a safe place for individuals to talk as well as share information. www.hh4fasd.com

Forest, Ontario

Kettle and Stoney Point Health Centre has an aboriginal parent support group. Please contact Marja George marjag@ksphs.on.ca  519-786-5647 or Laura Spero for info: 1-877-672-4079. Meetings are on the last Thursday of the month.

Grande Prairie, Alberta

FASS - Fetal alcohol Support Society sponsors a parent/caregiver support group on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month, 7:30 PM, at the ASLS Boardroom, Schubert Building (above Vito's), on 100 St. No fees or childcare but older children welcome. Contacts: Lorraine Carrier - 780-532-3726; Sharon/John - 780-539-5651; Thelma Vincent - 780-814-7624 or thelmant@telusplanet.net

Guelph, ON

Guelph FASD Support Group meets on the 4th Wednesday of the month (continue to meet through summer) at 7pm in Guelph, ON. Contact: Shiona Watson, shiona.watson@sympatico.ca  or 519-853-3265  for current location. Refreshments provided, no childcare.

Hamilton, Ontario

The FASD Parent/Caregiver Support Group is a safe space to gather to discuss concerns, difficulties, and network with others caring for an individual with FASD. Adult and youth individuals with FASD are also welcome. The FASD Education & Awareness office and resource center is dedicated to providing education and awareness (including printed materials and posters) to professionals, parents/caregivers, and anyone else interested in FASD. 

The FASD Parent/Caregiver Support Group meets on the last Saturday of every month from 10:00am - 12:00noon. For info: Martha Bradford, 905-578-9091 or Nancy Hall, 905-527-3823 Ext 267.

Kingston, ON

Kingston and Area FASD Learning and Sharing Group
For info: etate@kdacl.on.ca

London, Ontario

Parent Support Group meets at CAS London on the second Tuesday of each month from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM at 1680 Oxford St. E. (no fees, no childcare). Call Kathy Tomanec at 455-9000 (753) for information.

Niagara Region, ON

FAS Support Group Niagara
Meets first Monday of the month at the Salvation Army building, 400 Niagara Street, St. Catharines, ON.  For info: Dianne Labelle, indigomaman@aol.com

North Bay, Ontario

FASD Family Support Group meets at Christ Church Anglican (behind hospital area); 7:00 P.M to 9 P.M, Last Wednesday of each month. For more information, please call: Elaine C. (705) 472-2399 (Home), (705) 472-6515 ext. # 259 (Work)*FASD Support Group for Birth Mothers Only. (Available if moms are interested in supporting each other.)null

Newmarket, ON

FASD Support Group - April 9, May 7, June 11, Sept. 3, Oct. 8, Nov. 5 from 7 - 9 pm in the Small Seminar Room just inside the main entrance of the York Region Administration Building, 17250 Yonge St., Newmarket. Contact 1-877-464-9675, ext. 2015 for more information or email fasdsupportgroup@hotmail.com

Owen Sound, Ontario
Grey-Bruce FASD Support Group meets on the third Tuesday of every month at the Lutheran Church of Our Saviour, 1049 4th Ave. West, Owen Sound, Ontario.at 7.30 P.M. For info: Glenn McNabb gem126@sympatico.ca  or Margaret Sprenger, 519-371-8400.

Oxford County, ON

FASD Parent Support Group in Oxford County. First meeting Nov 29 @ 7.30 pm in the Ag building (OMAF) on Highway #59 just north of Woodstock contact info Gerda Pier (519) 425-8780. No child care, no refreshments.

Peterborough, Ontario

Peterborough  Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Committee hosts a support group meeting, 6:30 PM, second Wednesday of the month at the Five Counties Children's Centre, 872 Dutton Road. For info please call Deb Lloyd, FASD Project Supervisor  at 705-876-9245, ext. 251 or Sheryl Over, 705-748-2337 (359). There are no fees and childcare can be provided if you call in advance.

Port Colborne, Ontario

Niagara Parent Support Group for Alcohol Related Neurodevelopmental Disorders(FAE/FAS)Monthly Meeting: Wednesday -January 25, 2006, 1:00 until 3:00 PM100 McRae Avenue - 905-835-8941 Ext. 1-124 to RSVPOpen to all Parents, foster parents and caregivers!

Quesnel, British Columbia

FASD/E SUPPORT GROUP FOR ADULTS/ADOLESCENTS/CARE GIVERS: Every Thurs. at 319 North Fraser Dr., Quesnel. Tillicum Society, from 1p.m. to 2 p.m. Contact Charlene at 992-8347.

Regina, Saskatchewan
Respite: We are able to offer a new service, at no charge, for people and families with FASD. Thanks to a one-year grant from the Community Initiatives Fund The FASD Centre at The Regina Community Clinic is able to offer scheduled (non-emergency) respite service for children aged 11-18 years of age who are living with FASD (diagnosed or suspected). Intake will be starting April 14 2008 and there is limited space and times available. If interested, please email fasd@reginacommunityclinic.ca or call 543-7880 x268  for information.

St.. Catharines, ON

FAS Support Group Niagara
Meets first Monday of the month at the Salvation Army building, 400 Niagara Street, St. Catharines, ON.  For info: Dianne Labelle, indigomaman@aol.com

St. Thomas, ON

Elgin-St. Thomas FASD (Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder) Parent Support Group will begin meetings on Nov. 29/06, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Real Canadian Superstore in St. Thomas. There is no childcare offered at this time. For info please contact Diane 519 633-9244, or AnnMarie 519 637-0330.

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

FASD Parent and Caregiver Support Group meets at Family Support Centre, 315 Avenue M South, Thursdays, 6:30 PM to 8:30. Child care is available - please call  306-933-6830 to register.

Sault Ste Marie, Ontario

    Fetal Alcohol Information & Support Network  c/o B. Radke, Breton House, 91 Breton Road,
    Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 6W3. Theone Collins, Coordinator - 705-946-0638
    the1collins.fassm@sympatico.ca We provide: 
    - assistance, referrals and support in finding help
    - parent support and advocacy groups
    - information packages for parents and professionals
    - public awareness through educational presentations

The Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Caregiver Support Group: For more information 1-705-253-1700

Toronto, Ontario

FASworld Family FASD Support Group

Meet with this group on the third Saturday of the month from 1000 to noon. Child care is no longer available. Currently, the group is meeting at St.Michael's Hospital, Room 2-008, second floor, Cardinal Carter South Wing, Victoria & Queen Streets, Toronto. Please call 416 -264-8000 for directions. Please let us know if you are interested in joining this group and we will keep you up-to-date on meetings. There is no charge for the meeting. Contact: Bonnie, ogrady@axxent.ca For more information about FASworld Toronto, please go to http://fasworldto.homestead.com/ 

Townsend (Haldimand-Norfolk Counties), Ontario

FASD Caregiver Support Group is sponsored by H-N REACH and meets monthly on the 1st Tuesday of the month from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at 101 Nanticoke Creek Parkway in Townsend. There are no fees and childcare is not available. Please advise Tina Pinkett at tpinkett@hnreach.on.ca , 519-429-2875 or 1-866-463-2759 (231) if you plan to attend.

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Fetal alcohol Family Association of Manitoba is offering a Support Group for the Parents of Adolescents with FASD on Thursdays, 6-8 PM until May 8.

The Interagency FASD Program has a parent support program for caregivers of children with FASD from May 14 - June 10, '08 at Mount Carmel Clinic, 886 Main St., Winnipeg. For info please call Betty at 582-8658 (103)

Woodstock, ON

FASD Parent Support Group in Oxford County. First meeting Nov 29/07 @ 7.30 pm in the Ag building (OMAF) on Highway #59 just north of Woodstock; contact info Gerda Pier (519) 425-8780. No child care, no refreshments.

Anchorage, Alaska

FASD P.E.G. Group, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on third Monday of each month (except holidays) during the school year, ASD Step Center, 5530 E. Northern Lights, Suite 8. Bring lunch and join parents and caregivers of children with fetal alcohol syndrome to share information and support. No child care provided. Sponsored by Stone Soup Group. (561-3701; www.stonesoupgroup.org)

Atlanta, Georgia

The Atlanta Alliance on Developmental Disabilities (AADD), a non-profit agency, has served as a leading voice for improved understanding and community awareness for persons living with developmental disabilities for 50 years.   Through the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Education & Awareness Program, AADD is committed to reducing the number of children born with FASD.  The program offers educational services targeting individuals at risk for delivering an infant with FASD and provides training to local social service providers.  These services are offered at NO COST to the participants. 

Carthage, Texas

A new group is currently being formed - please contact Wendi Morton:  wendimorton@sbcglobal.net   http://www.myfamilyforever.com/   903-690-0517.

Cincinnati, Ohio -

FAS Family Support Group,
fassupportgroup@blogspot.com

We meet the third Tuesday of each month.  On even numbered months we meet in Greenhills Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati.  On odd numbered months we meet at our Kentucky facilitator's home in Covington.

We are not a large group but we have done an amazing amount of training over the years. We are adoptive parents, one birth parent who has FAS, and her son who has FAS.

Kentucky:	Mary Jo Theis  859-261-2802,  2119 Eastern Avenue,  Covington, KY 41014
Ohio	Bonnie Shuman  513-825-1269,  21 Hayden Drive,  Cincinnati, OH 45218  Marge Schaim   513-931-2116,  890 North Hill Lane,  Cincinnati, OH 45224 Nangracia@aol.com

Fraser, Michigan

Families Supporting Families Support Group
Meets 2nd monday of each month, September thru June; 6:30 p.m. at CARE, 31900 Utica Road, Fraser, MI  48026 . There are no fees and no child care.
Call Shelly Bania at 586-541-0033 (222) for more information or sbania@careofmacomb.com; http://www.careofmacomb.com/MCFARES.htm

Norwich, Connecticut

FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS (FASD) SUPPORT GROUP -- 6:30-8:30 p.m., third Wednesday of each month, New London County ARC, 125 Sachem St. If you are a caregiver of an individual with FASD, you are invited for an evening of information, sharing and support. Information: 942-4507 or e-mail nofasct@yahoo.com

Rochester, New York

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Support Group: for parents of children with FASD. Sponsored by the National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Dependence-Rochester Area. Meets at 7 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month at DePaul Addiction Services, 1 Mount Hope Ave. Free. (585) 423-9490.

Reston, Virginia

The Virginia affiliate of NOFAS(National Organization  on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome) is sponsoring support group meetings the second Tuesday of the month in Reston, VA.  We will be holding our meetings at the Reston Library on Bowman Towne Dr from 7-8:45pm. Please feel free to join us.  We are offering resources, snacks and some time to just let our hair down.  Our first meeting was small, but we all left feeling a little bit stronger than when we had arrived! I hope that any of you who are in this area, (Northern VA) can join us. If you need any further information, please contact Elise Geyer: anneliseg@verizon.net.

San Antonio, Texas

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Association of San Antonio meets on the 2nd Thursday of the month from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Methodist Healthcare System, 8109 Fredericksburg Road, Meeting in Conference Room A, Childcare in Conference Room B.  Childcare available with 48 hours advance reservation to MHS at 575-0355.  The FASD Association of San Antonio Parent Education Support Group Meeting is facilitated by a licensed clinical social worker and an adoptive parent. For information please call Mary Ann Struxness at 210-248-7712, or fasdparenteducate@sbcglobal.net. http://www.fasdaofsa.org/ 

Wigan, Wigan

A new group is being formed by FASawareUK and will hold a second meeting on June 29, 2006 from 7:00 to 9:00 PM at the Norley Hall Community Centre, Norley Hall Avenue, Wigan, WN5 9LP. For information please contact Gloria Armistead, 01942-223780; fasawareuk@blueyonder.co.uk or http://www.fasaware.co.uk/