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Support groups available for mindfulness meditation, anxiety, smoking cessation, and overeating.

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Smoking Addiction Support Groups

Offers support groups for family members and friends providing care for an individual diagnosed with cancer.

Support groups available for mindfulness meditation, anxiety, smoking cessation, and overeating.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Smoking Addiction Support Groups
Support groups available for mindfulness meditation, anxiety, smoking cessation, and overeating.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Smoking Addiction Support Groups

Provides support groups that deal with end of life and terminal illness diagnosis.

Offers a free program that utilizes structure activities to help children ages 5-12 identify, communicate and cope with their feelings when someone close to them has been diagnosed with cancer.

Diabetes self-management education program.

Support groups related to diabetes.
Resource and support group for any individuals affected by Fragile X Syndrome and their family members, friends, educators, etc.

Offers support groups for individuals living with epilepsy and their families.

Support groups available for mindfulness meditation, anxiety, smoking cessation, and overeating.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Smoking Addiction Support Groups

Provides a virtual place to come together as individuals, age 18 and older, to share our unique, yet common, experience as people who have a common story of losing a friend or loved one to death by suicide. Facilitators are trained by American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, and attendance is ongoing for as long as is helpful.

Provides support groups for adults and significant others of adults who have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Depression, or Bipolar disorder. Also invites those who have symptoms of OCD but have not been formally diagnosed by a healthcare provider.

Offers a number of support groups covering a range of topics. Check website for specific support group information and upcoming meetings.

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General Bereavement and Grief Support Groups
Creates awareness, promotes research, and provides support for all persons touched by Turner Syndrome.

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Disease/Disability Information

- CAREGIVER AND SELF-CARE HUDDLES: These 30-minute retreats are a relaxing and rejuvenating pause for survivors and caregivers. Learn to find inner calm and a connection to others. Caregiver Huddle meets every Wednesday morning on Zoom, Self-Care Huddle meets early evening on Tuesdays on Zoom.

- COMPANION COUNSELING: Companion counseling services are a combination of generous listening and compassionate presence. Schedule a telephone, Zoom or in-person conversation during the week.

- SUPPORT GROUPS: Join others on the cancer journey by connecting in a support group. Meetings are facilitated by Carolyn Ettinger and are offered in a hybrid fashion (in person and on Zoom).

- MOVEMENT CLASSES: Held twice a month in person and on Zoom. Linda Robicheau, instructor.

- LEARNING CIRCLES: Through healing and discovery circles, Wings of Hope affirms that we all have our own healing powers. The circles provide a safe and supportive environment where anyone can explore and engage in their own healing.

- GUIDED IMAGERY: This evidence-based meditation technique promotes relaxation and healing. Streaming audios are available online.

- HEALING GARDEN PROGRAMMING: In addition to opportunities for individual healing in our indoor garden space, Wings collaborates with community experts to offer complementary medicine programs on a monthly basis.

- HOPE CHEST RENEWAL ROOM: Provides free wigs, hats and other practical care items.

- HEALING TOUCH: A certified Healing Touch Practitioner provides therapy that works with each person's energy field to support their natural ability to heal. Gentle Touch assists in balancing the individual's physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being.

- HOPE PROGRAM: The cost of treatment can be overwhelming. Wings of Hope provides vouchers to assist qualified patients with symptom management medications, nutritional supplements, transportation assistance and home medical equipment.

- WINGSOFHOPE.ORG: Register by phone or by email.

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Disease/Disability Information
Transportation Expense Assistance
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Counseling
Medical Expense Assistance

Provides help for a variety of life situations. Caregivers are encouraged to bring their loved ones with Alzheimer's/dementia to share in a separate music therapy session, led by WHC's board-certified music therapist. No musical background is needed.

Community-based Wellness Programs provide solutions to improve the quality of life for people living with chronic health issues.

LiveStrong at the Y helps cancer survivors increase strength and endurance, better their mental health, and build support with others that have also walked the difficult journey.

In Brain and Body, those with Parkinson's or other neurological conditions engage in physical and mental exercises that improve balance, memory, and more.

Y Weight Loss is designed for individuals looking to lose weight through education, personalized goal setting, and small, sustainable changes.

The Mills County YMCA only offers Y Weight Loss and the YMCA Healthy Living Center only offers Brain and Body.

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Fall Prevention Programs
Therapeutic Exercise
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Weight Management

Provides support groups that deal with end of life and terminal illness diagnosis.

Offers free support groups for those impacted by dementia.
Offers every service and program available to people who are deaf or hearing impaired. In contrast, some services are specific to the deaf community, such as securing TTYs, advocating for more interpreters, using the Video Relay Service (VRS), etc.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Assistive Technology Equipment

Alzheimer's Support Groups.

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Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Offers many types of health/disability support groups for adults and children. Call or visit the UnityPoint website to get more information about what support groups are being offered, where and when.

Programming is offered for preschool through transition aged. Users of American Sign Language, spoken English or both are served. Transition-to-work-or-college program has 85% of students continuing working 5 years after exit. Sign language classes for distance students, numerous free social activities and extended learning programming.

American Sign Language classes offered.

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Special Education
Sign Language Instruction

Information and support for individuals with Parkinson's Disease and their friends and family members.


Support groups are offered throughout the state.


Exercise classes and resources to support balance and mobility.


Fundraising for statewide services.

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Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Disease/Disability Information
Therapeutic Exercise
Provides information, peer support and educational materials for those affected by Marfan Syndrome Loeys-Dietz syndrome, Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (VEDS), and other genetic aortic and vascular conditions. The Foundation also supports research on these conditions all over the world through our research grant program and GenTAC, our research arm. Individuals and families can get connected and get the information they need through our Help & Resource Center, which can be reached through Marfan.org/ask.

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Disease/Disability Information