All support groups are sponsored by the American Parkinson Disease Association Information and Referral Center of Minnesota at Abbott Northwestern. If you have questions or are interested in starting a group, call Paulette Olsen at 612-863-5850 (Twin Cities area) or 1-888-302-7762 (toll free).
If you have not attended a support group, please call the noted contact person to confirm the meeting time and place.
Bemidji, 1:30-3:00 p.m. third Tuesday of the month at Leuken's North Conference Room. Contact Chuck Austad at 218-444-9992.
Bloomington, 10:30-11:30 a.m. the first Friday of the month at Friendship Village Retirement community. Contact Chaplain Janelle Weum at 952-646-9027.
Burnsville, 1:00-2:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at Regents of Burnsville. Contact Laura O'Gara at 952-898-8728.
Chisago City, at the Margaret S. Parmley Residence. Contact Stacy Wheeler at 651-257-0575 for schedule.
Coon Rapids, 2-3:30 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at the Coon Rapids Civic Center. Contact Paulette Olsen at 612-863-5850.
Duluth, 6:30-8 p.m. the third Monday of the month at Primrose Assisted Living. Contact Doug & Avis Lindberg at 218-729-9749.
Eden Prairie, 1:30-3 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month Victory Lutheran Church. Contact Joanne Bartel at 952-949-3126.
Fridley, 10-11 a.m. the last Wednesday of the month at the Fridley Senior Center. Contact Rep. Char Samuelson at 651-636-5331.
Hastings, 2-3:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month at the Senior Center. Contact Laurie Thrush at 651-438-0750.
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International Falls, 2-3:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month at the River's Edge Villa. Contact Joanne Bokaboy at 218-283-2571, ext. 187.
Jackson, 4:00-5:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month at Jackson Medical Center. Contact Rep. Elaine Harder at 507-847-1339 or Sarah Thompson at 507-831-4225.
Litchfield, 1:30-2:30 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of the month at the Meeker County Hospital. Contact Lori Rice at 320-693-4573.
Minneapolis (DBS), meets quarterly at the Veteran's Administration Medical Center. Contact Julie Katseres at 612-467-2214 for schedule.
Minneapolis, 1-2:30 p.m. the third Thursday of the month at the Veteran's Administration Medical Center. Contact Ann Roehring at 612-467-1380.
Morris, 2-3:30 p.m. the second Monday of the month at Legacy Living. Contact Lisa Denzer at 320-589-0246.
New Ulm, 2:30-4 p.m. the second Monday of the month at St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Contact Julie Terrell at 507-354-5370.
Perham, 2-3 p.m. the second and fourth Thursday of the month Perham Memorial Hospital. Contact Margaret Robinson at 218-346-2697.
Rochester, 1:30-3 p.m. the third Thursday of the month at Realife Cooperative. Contact Lorraine Deedrick at 507-282-9001.
St. Paul - Bethesda, 10 a.m.-noon the second Tuesday of the month at Bethesda Rehabilitation Hospital. Contact Capistrant Parkinson Center at 651-232-2098.
St. Paul - Como, 2-3:30 p.m. the third Monday of the month at Black Bear Crossings at Como Lake Coffee Pavilion. Contact Sue Knight at 651-653-1045 (coffee shop phone number: 651-488-4920).
St. Paul - Highland Park, 1:30-3 p.m. every Tuesday at The Wellington. Contact Carol Wells at 651-699-2664.
Stillwater, 10-11:30 a.m. the third Tuesday of the month at Courage St. Croix. Contact Kathy Fisher at 651-436-6466.
Virginia, 7-8:30 p.m. the third Thursday of the month at Holy Spirit Parish Social Hall. Contact Lynda Klimek at 218-750-7453, Mary Beth Pelletier at 218-749-5430, or Mary Maki at 218-741-8069.
Wadena, 2-3:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month at the United Methodist Church. Contact Beverly Richard at 218-837-5572.
Woodbury, a young Parkinson's group, 7-9 p.m. the third Saturday of the month at Woodwinds Health Campus. Contact Jackie Christensen at 612-825-0372 or Maryanne Mortenson at 952-435-5325.