Find A Local Support Group In Virginia Join our CommunityWays To GiveVirginia Chapter EventsPast Virginia Educational ProgramsAPDA Virginia Educational Programs To join one of these active groups, or to have your group listed here, please contact Naomi McLeod at 757-408-8921 or nmcleod@apdaparkinson.org Eastern Shore Region Hampton Roads Region Northern Virgina Region Central Virginia Region Piedmont Region Valley Region Virginia Mountain Region Southwest Region STATEWIDE APDA Newly Diagnosed Support Group4th Thursday of the month5:30pm-6:30pmFacilitated by Charlie Voelme, Charlievoelmle@outlook.comClick Here to Register Virginia Parkinson’s Resource Group – VirtualEvery Wednesday Exercise from 10 -11am Group meeting from 11am – NoonFor weekly updates, email vapdresourcegroup@gmail.comClick Join here on Wednesdays Eastern Shore Region Riverside Shore Support Group3rd or 4th Thursday of every monthRiverside Shore Memorial Hospital Conference Room at 2:00 pm. Angela Mabalot, 757-302-2770, angela.mabalot@rivhs.com Hampton Roads Region HAMPTON Strong & Steadfast – Faith Based Support Group & The Gathering Care Partner Breakout GroupThe third Wednesday of the month at 5pm-6:30pmTemporary location: Mennowood Retirement Community13030 Warwick Blvd, Newport News, VA 23602carrielspencer3@gmail.comstrongnsteadfastpsg@gmail.com NEWPORT NEWS Riverside Parkinson’s Support GroupAt the Cancer Center on the RRMC campus, 1st floor12100 Warwick Blvd, Newport News, VA 23601First Tuesday of the month at 5:30pm-6:30pmjennifer.lupyon@rivhs.com WILLIAMSBURG Commonwealth Senior Living-Virtual CarePartners Group2nd Monday of month, 12pm-1pmTo register email, marketing@commonwealthsl.com Partners In Parkinson’s (Caregivers) ZOOM1st Wednesday 12-1 pm ** The January 2025 meeting will be January 8th Scott Brubaker; scott@apexptva.com, 757-969-5200*Affiliated with APDA Brookdale Chambrel Williamsburg Parkinson’s Support Group2nd Thursday; 3PM, in person and virtual option availableBrookdale Chambrel Williamsburg: 3800 Treyburn Dr., Williamsburg VA 23185Rachael Carter, (757)903-6667 or raccar@brookdale.com SMITHFIELD 4th Saturday of the MonthSmithfield Library, 255 James St, Smithfield, VA 2343010:30am-12:00pmConnie Kissam, 571-251-6404smithfieldshakers@yahoo.com VIRGINIA BEACH Young Onset Support Group-The Empowerment Neurofitness and Wellness Center4th Wednesday of the month5:00pm-6:00pm4402 Princess Anne Road #105, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462757-474-6300, info@enfwc.org*Affiliated with APDA APDA Virginia Beach Monthly Support Group4402 Princess Anne Road, Suite 103, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23456First Wednesday of the month at 11amFacilitated by Wendy Wilkerson MS.Ed., wendy@enfwc.orgClick Here to Register APDA Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay3rd Monday of the month 11am-12pm3100 Shore Dr, Virginia Beach, VA 23451nmcleod@apdaparkinson.org 757-408-8921*For Westminster Canterbury residents Parkinson’s Partners (For Care Partners) ZOOM1st Monday at 2:30 pmGloria Siegel, veggigi@gmail.com; 757-339-3833; ZOOM*Affiliated with APDA Northern Virginia Region Inova Parkinson’s & Movement Disorders Center (IPMDC)Parkinson Friends groups meet in-person in Fairfax, Manassas/Gainesville, Sterling and Woodbridge.Details at https://ipmdc.org/supportive/Sonia Gow at sonia.gow@inova.org ; 703.375.9987. Parkinson Social Network2nd Tuesday and 4th Tuesday: 10:00 am – 11:30 amNancy Fiedelman-571-286-5000www.parkinsonsocialnetwork.cominfo@parkinsonsocialnetwork.org YOPD Group in Northern Virginia.Please contact Anna Grill anna@yopnetwork.org Details at https://yopnetwork.org/ Central Virginia Region CHARLOTTESVILLE Essential Tremor group2nd Thursday; 4 p.m. The Center at Belvedere 540 Belvedere Boulevard, Charlottesville, VA 22901John Watterson; johnwatterson@comcast.net The PARC Parkinson’s Support Group3rd Tuesday of the month1885 Seminole Trail Suite 101, Charlottesville, VA 22901 In-person at The PARC, 4:45-5:45. OR on Zoom 6-7 pm. Email info@the-parc.org 3rd Friday at 12:30 pm; Positively Parkinson’s Church of Our Savior; 1165 Rio Rd E, Charlottesville, VA 22901 Denise Kilmer denise@photoworksgroup.com Care Partners:1st & 3rd Thursday;10:30 am; ZOOM; Nikki Edgecomb, volvo394@gmail.com 2nd and 4th Wednesday 10:30am-12pm In-PersonThe Center at Belvedere 540 Belvedere Boulevard, Charlottesville, VA 22901Liz Courain or Ellie Syverud; ellie7349@gmail.com DANVILLE Danville group no longer meeting now meeting in Eden, NC Parkinson’s Resource Group – UNC Rockingham1-3 p.m. Educational Discussion/Light Exercise as time permitsLocation: Layne’s Pharmacy 509 S Van Buren Rd. Eden, NC 27288 FREDRICKSBURG Fredericksburg Support GroupMeets the second Tuesday of each month at 3:15 Stafford Crossings Community Church, 1420 Forbes Street, Fredericksburg, VA. Contacts: Lisa Long: 540-840-8436 Peg York: 540-273-1590 NORTHERN NECK/MIDDLE NECK 1st Monday; 1:15 pm; Rappahannock Westminster Canterbury; Macey Augst maugst@rw-c.org; exercise M, W. F at 11 a.m.Care Partners: 1st Monday at 11am; LYNCHBURG 3rd Tuesday of the month2 pm; Calvary Chapel, 20722 Timberlake Road, Lynchburg, VA; Wendy Posey; 434-386-7002; wposey0001@yahoo.com. IPMDC now supports a Parkinson Friends Group in partnership with Jenifer Alty Massie, BrightStar Care of Lynchburg. Contact Jenifer at: jenifer.massie@brightstarcare.com(434) 300-3220Westminster Canterbury – Lynchburg, 501 V.E.S. Rd, Lynchburg, VA 24503 RICHMOND 1st Tuesday at 6:00 pm, (Discussion); Circle Center,4900 W. Marshall St., (behind Krispy Kreme on BroadSt.); Jay Burkhardt; 804-355~5717; in-person AND Zoomjburkhardt@circlecenterads.org 1st Monday at 1 pm ZOOM/WEBEXPADRECC, combined meeting with Philadelphia PADRECC – open to both veterans and non-veterans.804-675-5931 | parkinson.va.gov/patients/asp 2nd Wednesday of the month (September- May) 10:30am – 11:30 am Women’s Parkinson’s Support Group; 2nd floor conference room at the VCU Health Short Pump Pavilion11958 W. Broad Street, Henrico, VA 23233; Ginger Norris, 804-627-1398, virginia.norris@vcuhealth.org Early Onset Parkinson’s Disease Support Group for Veterans2nd Wednesday each month at 5:30pm ET via online/Microsoft Teams804-675-5931 | parkinson.va.gov/patients/asp 2nd Saturday of the month, 11am, APDA Power Over Parkinsons-Care Partner Support GroupNaomi McLeod, nmcleod@apdaparkinson.org, Margaret Preston, contact@poweroverpd.orgCircle Center Adult Day Services4900 West Marshall Street, Richmond, VA 23230, meeting in the Wellness Room. Each Tuesday, 3 pm; Parkinson’s Dance Group; Brandermill Woods Clubhouse; For information,call 804-521-8274; wlloyd@brandermillwoods.com Women and Parkinson’s Disease Support Group Circle Center Adult Day Services located at 4900 West Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23230Every second Wednesday 10am-11:30am Piedmont Region Louisa2nd Thursday at 1 pmBetty Queen Center, Louisa, VA; Maureen Deel; maureenkys@gmail.com CULPEPER 2nd Wednesday of each month at 11:30 a.m., Powell Wellness Center, 1005 Golf Drive, Culpeper, VA 22701.Ginny Stanley; 804-690-4505; vawstanley@gmail.com. LAKE OF THE WOODS/LOCUST GROVE Orange County Lake of the Woods Lake of the Woods ChurchSecond Thursday of the month at 4:00pmContact Lee Moore 540-972-0395, Leeatstm@aol.com WARRENTON Fourth Wednesday of every month, 12:15-2:00 pm Cornerstone Baptist Church 40 Rock Pointe Ln #202, Warrenton, VA 20186Kendal Blaser, PT 540-222-6000Exclusively for People with Parkinsons and their Care Partners.http://parkinsonspiedmontsupportgroup.org Valley Region HARRISONBURG Sentara RMH Medical Center2010 Health Campus Dr., Harrisonburg, VA 22801Facilitated by Sarah McCaddenPhone: 813-731-2991 3rd Saturday at 1:00 PM FRONT ROYAL 4th Monday (unless holiday); 4:30-6:00pm; Warren Memorial Hosp. Outpatient Ctr; DanaCrone, dcrone@valleyhealthlink.comNoah Jordan; njordan@valleyhealthlink.com; 540-635-0730 Virginia Mountain Region ROANOKE 3rd Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. In-person Caregivers: 2nd Friday at 10 a.m.All meetings are at Radiance Community Church-4165 Colonial Ave, Roanoke, VA 24018Please contact the support group (information below) for more informationroanokeparkinsonsgrp.org@gmail.com , http://roanokeparkinsonsgroup.org/ FRANKLIN 3rd Tuesday, 7 pm; Southampton MemorialHospital Auditorium; Doug Boyce; 757-562-4432;dboyce_124@gmail.com Southwest Region BLACKSBURG 1st Thursday 2:30-3:30 pm; Warm Hearth Village; Kenny Harrah; 540-443-3474; Judi McBride; kharrah@warmhearth.org; mcbridejudi@gmail.com HILLSVILLE PD & Essential Tremor; 2nd Wednesday at 1:00 pm; St. Joseph Church Hall in Woodlawn. Mary Ann Riccitiello; 276- 728-0130; mcox1753@gmail.com; Stephen Turner; 276-728-8221; turneredwards@embarqmail.com MARION The Southwest VA Parkinson’s Support GroupMeets every 3rd Monday of the monthEmory & Henry College’s Health Sciences campus [Lobby]565 Radio Hill Road Marion, Va. 2435Contact Person: Julia Castleberry DPTjcastleberry@emoryhenry.edu ROCKY MOUNT Please contact the facilitator (information below) for meeting dates and times.Facilitator: Letitia Furrow | 540-489-6368 |LKFurrow@carilionclinic.org WYTHEVILLE Please contact the facilitator (information below) for meeting dates and times.1st Tuesday; 6:30-7:30 pmHeartland Health & RehabContact Debbie or Caroline: 276-228-6200 Contact APDA Virginia Chapter with any changes to this list.
