Category: Support Groups
Florida Healthy Start – Central & North Central Florida Coalitions
Healthy Start is a statewide program providing education, screening, care coordination, and support services for pregnant individuals, parents, infants, and young children. Through local Healthy Start coalitions, the program offers referrals, home visiting, group education, and tobacco cessation resources for those enrolled to promote healthy pregnancies and early childhood development. Services vary by county and are delivered through community‑based partners. Healthy Start services are available in Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Marion, Putnam, Suwannee, and Union counties; local county health departments or Healthy Start coalitions can provide additional information and referrals.
(877) 678-9355
Woman’s Club of Palatka
This group provides mutual support and social interaction for women with breast cancer. Call for additional information. Meetings are held the 3rd Tuesday each month at 4:30 pm.
Bridget Dennis
386-937-3579
600 South 13th Street
Palatka, FL 32177
ACS CARES
www.cancer.org/support-programs-and-services/acs-cares
The ACS CARES mobile app provides people with cancer, their families, and caregivers an easy, free way to:
- Access personalized, quality cancer related information that updates as you age, as your situation changes, or as new information becomes available.
- Speak directly with American Cancer Society cancer information specialists when you have questions day or night, 365 days a year.
- Find reliable information on addressing important topics such as emotional health, finances, transportation, and dependent support.
- Connect virtually with trained community volunteers who share the same cancer experience and background including diagnosis, location, military status, race and ethnicity.
- Receive in-person support from clinic volunteers at pilot locations.
American Cancer Society
(800) 227-2345
2119 SW 16th Street
Gainesville, FL 32608
Look Good Feel Better
A free program offering in-person and live virtual workshops to help people in active cancer treatment understand and address ways to deal with the appearance-related side effects of treatment. This includes lessons on skin and nail care, cosmetics, wigs and turbans, accessories and styling. Thousands of beauty professionals volunteer to support LGFB.
Healing Touch Cancer Support Group
Meets the 3rd Thursday of each month at 5:00 p.m. in the prayer room at the Trinity United Methodist Church. All cancer patients, family and friends as well as cancer survivors are welcome. This group began in 1995 and continues today as an encouraging and loving place for those experiencing cancer in their lives. Every month has a focus and all meetings begin and end in prayer.
Marcey Corey
marcey.corey1@gmail.com
(352) 331-2960 (Church phone number: (352) 376-6615)
Trinity United Methodist Church
4000 NW 53rd Avenue
Gainesville, FL 32653
Haven Hospice – Bereavement and Grief Support Group
www.beyourhaven.org/bereavement
The Healing Hearts bereavement support program offers individual, family and group counseling to help anyone who is coping with loss, regardless of how it occurs. Throughout the year, Healing Hearts offers grief support and educational programs for those who may have lost a mate, parent, child or other family member. This program is available to children, teens, adults and families.
See website for specific grief support programs in your Florida area.
Bereavement Coordinator
1-844-544-4836
Various locations for in-person support are available on the website
After Breast Cancer Diagnosis (ABCD)
www.abcdbreastcancersupport.org
Free, personalized one-to-one mentoring to anyone impacted by breast cancer, ensuring no one faces it alone. Their service creates a unique match between participants and professionally trained mentors based on shared diagnosis, treatment plans, and similar life factors like age, career, and family dynamics. This virtual support is available internationally to patients, survivors, previvors, and caregivers, offering hope, compassion, and understanding when needed the most.
Gainesville, Florida Multiple Myeloma Support & Networking Group
Our mission is to support each other as Patients, Survivors, Caregivers, Family, and Friends in a friendly relaxed environment. We welcome all new members from any surrounding counties. We frequently have Oncology guest speakers, who keeps the group provided on new technology in the treatment of Multiple Myeloma. March is Multiple Myeloma Action Month and we now have an annual seminar in the month of march. Please come for a visit, and we hope you become an member.
UPDATE: Meetings are hosted via Zoom. Hope to have a combination of virtual and in-person in the near future.
Linda Stegall Henry
lshenry@embarqmail.com
352-529-7050
Meets 2nd Monday of the Month
5:30 - 7:30 pm
Cancer Center @ NFRMC Community Room
6420 NW Newberry Road
Gainesville, Florida 32605