Local Support Groups
Language: English and Spanish
- Every other Wednesday: 1:00 PM-2:00 PM
- phone: 413-549-0297 ext. 6566
- email: Anne.barnes@csoinc.org
- Tuesdays: 4:45 PM-5:45 PM
- phone: (978) 249-5070
- email: a.howard@valuingourchildren.org
- Third Thursday of the Month: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
- phone: 774-203-1516
- email: gmaina@oldcolonyymca.org
- Every other Tuesday: 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
- phone: 617-303-6953
- email: supportgroup@bshcinfo.org
Language: Cape Verdean Only
- First Saturday of the month: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
- phone: 857-220-2637
- email: Lbarros@familynurturing.org
Language: English and Spanish
- First and third Friday of every month: 10:00 AM
- phone: 617-303-6953
- email: supportgroup@bshcinfo.org
- Contact the center for more information:
- phone: 617-469-8501
- email: FRC@thehome.org
- Contact the facilitator for more information:
- phone: 508-759-0600 Ext 5227
- email: kphinney@bourne-ma.gov
- First Thursday of the month: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
- phone: 617-746-2056
- email: Anne.mazzola@csjboston.org
- Tuesdays: 6:00 PM-7:00 PM
- phone: 508-857-0272
- email: claudia.cunha@ccbrockton.org
- Contact facilitator for meeting dates/times:
- phone: 508-320-7973
- email: dbdubsky@aol.com
Language: Spanish and English
- First and Third Wednesday of the month: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
- phone: 617-437-8550
- email: HarborAreaFRC@thehome.org
- Second Tuesday of the month: 10:00 AM-11:00 AM
- phone: 413-534-3698 Ext 115
- email: apouliot@chicopeema.gov
- Second and fourth Wednesday of the month: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
- phone: 781-581-4750
- email: acronin@eliotchs.org
Language: English and Spanish
- English: first and third Tuesday: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
- Spanish: second and fourth Thursday: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
- phone: 508-567-1735
- email: lhuertas@frfsa.org
- Please contact facilitator for dates/times:
- phone: 508-771-4336
- email: beverly@capecoalition.com
Language: English (Spanish interpreter can be made available)
- First and third Tuesday of each month: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- phone: 918-516-5050
- email: kcole@mocinc.org
- Second and fourth Friday of every month: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
- phone: 508-469-3221
- email: dodi_hardsog@waysideyouth.org
- Second and fourth Thursday of every month: 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
- phone: 508-380-4913
- Every other monday: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
- phone: 978-730-1275
- email: catherine.phillips@csoinc.org
- Call the center for more information:
- phone: 413-528-0298
- email: Shasta.bona@csoinc.org
- First and third Friday of every month: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
- phone: 413-475-1555
- email: familycenter@communityaction.us
- Every Monday: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
- phone: 978-766-6146
- email: gerriecahill@nafi.com
Language: Spanish
- First and third Fridays of each month: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
- phone: 413-409-5063
- email: ruth@enlacedefamilias.org
- Third Tuesday of each month: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
- phone: 508-815-5100
- email: Kbickford81@comcast.net
- Second and fourth Tuesday of each month: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
- phone: 978-975-8800
- email: jperez@fsmv.org
- First Friday of each month: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- phone: 978-946-1445
- email: chession@agespan.org
- Mondays: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
- phone: 978-455-0701
- email: brennasullivan@nafi.com
- Fourth Wednesday of each month: 11:00 AM
- phone: 978-651-3034
- email: cpolizzotti@agespan.org
Language: English (Bi-Lingual support available)
- First and third Thursday of each month: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
- phone: (781) 586-6879 Ext 6500
- email: Mbest@lynnma.gov
- One Monday evening per month: 7:00 PM
- phone: 781-338-7559
- email: stephanie.ramy@tuftsmedicine.org
- Second Monday of each month: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
- phone: 508-519-3590 Option 1
- Second and fourth Tuesday of each month: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- phone: 508-221-0193
- email: gcostanzo@nantucketfamilyresourcecenter.org
- Second Wednesday of each month: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
- email: kathleenshaw@comcast.net
- Second and fourth Tuesday of each month: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
- phone: 508-994-4521
- email: FRDCreferral@unitedwayofgnb.org
- First and third Friday of each month: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- phone: 413-663-7588
- email: nkennedy@nbccoalition.org
Language: English (Spanish connections upon request)
- First Thursday of each month: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
- phone: 978-960-9390
- email: dvenuti@waystonehhs.org
- Second Wednesday of each month: 9:30 AM
- phone: 978-413-8989
- email: krockwood@worcester.edu
- First and Third Wednesday of each month: 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
- phone: 413-448-8281
- email: info@18degreesma.org
Language: English (Translation for Haitian Creole, Portuguese, French, and Spanish available upon request)
- Thursdays: 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
- phone: (508) 830-4230
- email: bhadfield@plymouth-ma.gov
- First and Third Tuesday of each month: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
- phone: 617-481-7227
- email: mvolcy@baystatecs.org
- First and third Thursday of each month: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
- phone: 978-296-8088
- email: jhelen@pw4c.org
- Second Friday of each month: 10:00 AM
- email: Giftedgrannies1@gmail.com
- Second Wednesday of each month:
- email: vperry@cfservices.org
- In person - first Monday of each month: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
- Virtually - fourth Tuesday of each month: 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
- phone: 508- 519-3590 Option 1
- Tuesdays: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
- phone: 774-527-7006
- email: marriedmainer@gmail.com
- Second and fourth Wednesday of each month: 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
- phone: 774-501-2633
- email: bfreitas@oldcolonyymca.org
- Fourth Thursday of each month: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
- phone: 508-822-5388 Ext 208
- email: ntilbe@triumphinc.org
Other Great Virtual Support Group Options
GRG Commission
Free, virtual support groups covering all of Massachusetts in English and Spanish.
For more information or to join a group,
email massgrg@mass.gov.
PPAL
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren with Mental Health Needs meets virtually the 2nd Thursday of the
month from 12:00PM-2:00PM and the 4th Thursday of the month from
6:30PM-8:30PM.
Email CantonParentSupport@ppal.net to sign up.
Eliot CHS
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren with Trauma meets virtually on alternating Wednesdays at 10:00AM.
Email jchannell@eliotchs.org, or call 781-999-5229.
SADOD
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Grief Group (for grandparents and kin who have lost a child to overdose). The group meets on the 1st Thursday and 3rd Monday of every month.
Email kbickford81@comcast.net to sign up.
Jeff’s Place Bereavement Center
Grandparent Grief Support Group for grandparents supporting a grieving grandchild. This free group runs twice monthly, on Zoom, on Mondays at 4pm.
Email info@jeffsplace.org or call 508-879-2800 to sign up.