Southern California Support Groups
Support Groups provide a forum to share feelings, concerns, information, as well as a place to offer peer support and encouragement. Solicitations or research projects are not conducted at support group meetings.
Support groups often feature speakers specializing in scleroderma or related topics. To find out information about upcoming speakers or meeting topics, please contact the support group leader or chapter office.
These schedules are subject to change. Before attending a group for the first time, please call to verify date and time. Groups are free of charge and open to everyone, including patients, caregivers, family and friends.
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Bakersfield/Kern
County | Camarillo/Ventura County | Central Coast | Crescenta Valley/Pasadena
Imperial County/El Centro | Inland Empire/San Bernardino | Los Angeles | Orange
County
Palm Desert | San Diego/Encinitas | San Diego/Mission Valley | San Fernando
Valley/Sherman Oaks
Santa Barbara | Whittier/San Gabriel | San Gabriel Valley
Support Group Announcements and Updates
Please visit our Facebook page for announcements, changes, alerts, etc. www.facebook.com/sclerodermasocal
Bakersfield
Kern County Support Group
Meetings are on Saturdays, 10:00am to 12:00pm, Every other Month
Location: The Office of Timothy M. Osborn at: 2200 Truxtun Ave, Bakersfield, CA
93301
Contact: Stephen Elrod
Phone: 661-201-1759
Email: stephenelrod168@yahoo.com
2020 Schedule:
Jan 18
Mar 21
May 2
Jul 18
Sep 5
Nov 14
Camarillo/Ventura County
Ventura County Support Group
Saturday, 10:00am to 12:00pm.
Location:Camarillo Health Care
3639 Las Posas Rd., Camarillo, CA (Bldg E Sierra Room)
Contact: Robin D'Angelo
Phone: 805-701-9467
Email: robind318@gmail.com
2020 Schedule:
Jan 11
Mar 14
May 9
Sept 12
Nov 14
Central Coast
Central Coast Support Group (Servicing Northern Santa Barbara and San Luis
Obispo County)
Saturday, 11 am to 1
pm -Every other Month-
Location: Saint John's Lutheran Church
959 Valley Rd, Arroyo Grande, CA
Contact: Jennifer Wood
Phone: 805-878-6261
Email: sclerodermawarrior2021@yahoo.com
or
Contact: Pat Muran ( Habla Español)
Phone: 805-459-2362
Email: pat.ccssg@gmail.com
2020 Schedule:
Jan 11
Mar 21
May 16
Aug 15
Oct 17
Dec TBD
Crescenta
Valley/Pasadena
Crescenta Valley Support Group
Saturday, 10 am to 12pm (see schedule below)
Location: USC Verdugo Hills Hospital, 1812 Verdugo
Blvd, Glendale, CA, 91208
Council Room C/D, 4th floor, behind the gift shop. The hospital is on a hill.
Drive up hill from traffic light entrance, past the Emergency, go up hill a
small way and turn right into public parking lot. Enter from parking level. You
will be on the 4 th floor. Go past reception. Room in corridor
on the right.
Contact: Alejandra Serrano
Phone: 213-245-7439
Email: sclerowarrior18@gmail.com
2020 Schedule:
Jan 11
Mar 14
May 9
Jul 11
Sep 12
Nov 14
Imperial County/El
Centro
Imperial County Support Group
Call for next meeting date and location
Contact: Debi Gray
Phone: 760-554-4942
Email: ivsclerogroup2017@yahoo.com.
Inland Empire/San
Bernardino
Riverside Support Group
10am to 12pm
Location: The Canyon Club
36189 Champion Drive, Beaumont, CA 92223
Contact: Lisa Parks
Phone: 951-288-0728
or
Contact: Christine Haddad
Phone: 909-754-5934
Email: iesclerogroup@gmail.com
2020 Schedule:
Jan 25th - Christine's house- (29848 Live Oak Canyon Rd, Redlands, CA,
92373)
Mar 21
May 16
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Support Group
10am – 12pm
Location: Scleroderma Foundation SoCal Office
8929 S Sepulveda Blvd Suite 412, Los Angeles, CA, 90045
***Please Note***There is parking available in our building parking lot,
located behind the office building. Enter from La Tijera blvd and Westchester
Parkway (1 block west of Sepulveda)(note there is no attendant on duty
Saturdays). Make sure you sign in and tell the security guard you are here for
the Scleroderma Support Group Meeting on the 4th floor, suite 412.
Contact: Valerie Goodman
Phone: 310-890-2616
Email: daleval@aol.com
or
Contact: Tina Burger
Phone: 310-699-7290
Email: tburger@scleroderma.org
2020 Schedule:
Feb
15
Apr 18
Jun 20
Aug 15
Oct 17
Orange County
The Orange County Scleroderma Support Group
Meetings are held on the SECOND Saturday of alternate
months, 11:30am to 2pm,
Location: Fountain Valley Regional Hospital, 17100 Euclid
Ave, Fountain Valley.
We're meeting in the Saltzer Room.
Park on the Euclid Avenue side and enter under the big canopy marked
“Emergency.” Ask the guard or receptionist for directions to the Saltzer Room.
Contact: Bonnie Copeland
Phone: 714-606- 6059
Email: bonmail@pacbell.net
or
Contact: Roberta Hines
Phone: 562-745-8075
Email: hines.roberta50@gmail.com
2020 Schedule:
Jan 11 Medical
Records Show and Tell! How are YOUR medical records
organized? Or...are they organized at all? Let’s learn from each other! Bring
your ideas, experiences, tips, records (if you have them) or just yourself for
an interactive discussion that’ll help us work better with our medical teams!
Mar 14
May 9
Jul 11
Sep 12
Nov 14
Palm
Desert
Desert Area Support Group
We are looking for a new support group leader. If you are interested in
leading a support group in this area, please contact Tina Burger tburger@scleroderma.org. No
experience needed; we will help train and get things started.
Contact: Tina Burger
Phone: 424-227-6475
Email: tburger@scleroderma.org
San
Diego/Encinitas
Encinitas Support Group
Saturday, 10:00am to 12:00pm, Every other month
Location: Encinitas Community Center, 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive, Encinitas,
92024
Contact: Kelly Clemeshaw
Phone: 760-855-3449
Email: kclemeshaw@gmail.com
2020 Schedule:
Feb 1
April 4
June 6
Aug 1
Oct 3
San Diego/Mission Valley
Mission Valley Support Group
Saturday, 10:00am to 12:00pm, Every other month
Location: Mission Valley Library, 2123 Fenton Parkway, San Diego, 92108
Contact: Susan Okuno
Phone: 619-246-9393
Email: sokuno1@yahoo.com
2020
Schedule:
Jan
4
Mar 7
May 2
July ?? Picnic
Sep 5
Nov 7
Dec - Holiday Party
San Fernando
Valley/Sherman Oaks
San Fernando Valley Support Group
Sunday, 11:00am to 1pm, Every other Month (2nd Sunday)
Location: Sherman Oaks Hospital, Doctors Conference Room
4929 Van Nuys Blvd, Sherman Oaks 91403
Map and directions
Contact: Kelly Ryan
Phone: 818-974-2428
Email: Kelly@kellycryan.com
2020 Schedule:
Jan 12
Mar 8
May 10 (Mother's Day)
Jul 12
Sep 13
Nov 8 (Thanksgiving
Celebration)
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara Support Group
Meetings are on Saturdays, 10:00am to 12pm
Location: Beneflex Insurance Office, 101 W. Anapamu St, Santa Barbara, 93101
(corner of Anapamu and Chapala)
Contact: Elizabeth Duprey
Phone: 408-829-2718
Email:dupreyeliz@yahoo.com
or
Contact: Cindy Cattaneo
Phone: (805)895-7384
Email: ccattaneo123@gmail.com
2020 Schedule:
Feb 1
Apr 4
Jun 6
Aug 1 - Tentative
Oct 3
Dec 5
Whittier/San Gabriel
Whittier/San Gabriel Support Group
10:00am to 12pm
Location: Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital
12401 Washington Blvd.
Whittier, CA 90602
Contact: Penni LaVoot
Phone: 714-313-8539
Email:plavoot@gmail.com
2020 Schedule:
Jan 11 - TOPIC: "SCLERODERMA
AND THE FAMILY” SPEAKER: ELAINE FURST, RN, BSN, MA
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how families are affected by Scleroderma
and to learn how to deal with the changes in the person with scleroderma and
the family members that love them!
Please bring your friends and family members so they can learn too!
Everyone is welcome to our group.
Bring a healthy snack if you are able. Water will be available. Bring
friends or family that are interested in supporting you and learning more about
this subject.
Apr 11
Aug 8
Oct 10
San Gabriel Valley
San Gabriel Valley Peer Support Group
10:00am to 12pm
Location: Please call for meeting
dates and location.
Contact: Catherine
Baca
Phone: 626-232-8449
Email: MyLivingSpecialist@gmail.com
2020 Schedule:
TBA
