Mental Health Association of Rochester/Monroe County, Inc. Main Office 320 N. Goodman St., Ste. 202 Rochester, NY 14607 585-325-3145 Self-Help Drop-In Support Services 539 South Ave. Rochester, NY 14620 585-454-3530 Life skills 344 N. Goodman St. Rochester, NY 14607 585-224-2005 Livingston County Zion Episcopal Church 10 Park Place/P.O. Box 206 Avon, NY 14414 585-226-3150 Ontario County 120 North Main St. Canandaigua, NY 14424 585-629-0386
Provides creative wellness opportunities, a seven-day-a-week Self-Help Drop-In Service, employment support, life skills workshops and other services that promote mental wellness.
Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) 1425 Jefferson Road 2nd Floor Rochester, NY 14623 585-424-6560 rochester@mdausa.org
MDA supports research into life-changing treatments for multiple neuromuscular diseases. Outside the US government, the nonprofit is the largest source of funding for such research.
National Kidney Foundation
1344 University Ave. Suite 270 Rochester, NY 14607 585-598-3963 infoupny@kidney.org Helpline, NKF Cares: 855-653-2273, or email nkfcares@kidney.org.
The National Kidney Foundation is dedicated to preventing kidney disease, raising awareness of the illness and supporting its treatment. NKF Cares, the nonprofit’s helpline, gives those suffering from kidney disease, their family members and their caregivers access to some of the support they need, along with information on kidney disease, organ donation and organ transplantation.
National Stroke Association 9707 E. Easter Lane Centennial, CO 80112
800-787-6537 info@stroke.org
Strives to reduce the incidence and impact of stroke, and to meet the needs of stroke survivors, their caregivers, and healthcare professionals who are in the nationwide stroke community. To those ends, the National Stroke Association offers programs on stroke prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation, supports for those impacted by stroke and other services.
Parkinson’s Foundation
1000 Elmwood Ave, Ste 1600 Rochester, NY 14620 585-234-5355 Helpline: 1-800-4PD-INFO (473-4636) greaterrochesterinfo@parkinson.org
The nonprofit Parkinson’s Foundation conducts research, education, and public advocacy related to Parkinson’s disease.
Rochester Area Community Foundation 500 East Ave. Rochester, NY 14607 585-271-4100 racf@racf.org
The Community Foundation partners with generous philanthropists and community organizations to improve the quality of life for people who live and work in the eight-county region it serves, which includes Monroe, Ontario and Livingston counties. As a leading grantmaker, the nonprofit focuses upon two main goals: creating an equitable community, and strengthening the region’s vitality.
Bereavement Support Groups Livingston County
St Timothy Lutheran Church 5015 Lakeville Rd Geneseo, NY 14454 585-243-4490 2nd and 4th Monday of the month, 6-7:30 p.m.
Wednesdays, 1:30-3:00 p.m. (Call to verify schedules)
American Red Cross Clara Barton/ Livingston Chapter House 57 Elizabeth St. Dansville, NY 14437 585-335-3500 1st, 3rd, and 5th Monday of the month: 6:00 PM-7:30 PM. (Call to verify schedules)
Bereavement Group-Westside Offers support and an educational component for those who have lost a loved
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Gates Presbyterian Church
1049 Wegman Road, Gates, NY Second and fourth Tuesdays, 5:30-7:00 PM 585-475-8800 www.lifetimecare.org
Open Drop-in Bereavement Group—Healing and Hope Offers support and an educational component for those who have lost a loved one from any type of relationship.
Center for Compassion and Healing 3111 Winton Road South Rochester, NY 14623 Thursdays, 5:30-7:00 p.m. 585-475-8800 www.lifetimecare.org
Open Drop-in Bereavement Group—Daytime/Westside Offers support and an educational component for those who have lost a loved one from any relationship.
John Knox Presbyterian Church
3233 W. Ridge Road, Greece, NY Second and fourth Fridays, 1 to 2:30 p.m. 585-475-8800 www.lifetimecare.org
Healing After Suicide Loss For people who’ve lost a loved one due to suicide.
Center for Compassion and Healing
3111 Winton Road South, Rochester, NY First and third Tuesdays, 6:30-8 p.m. 585-475-8800 www.lifetimecare.org
The Compassionate Friends Rochester Chapter Nonprofit, self-help support organization for families who have experienced the death from any cause of a child, grandchild or sibling of any age. There are require-
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