Please continue to visit the AAKP Web site for local support group listings. Patient support group information will be updated as it becomes available.

BRIARCLIFF MANOR

Name: Transplant Support Organization
Location: Congregation Sons of Israel
1666 Pleasantville Road
Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510
Time: Call for dates.
Contact: www.transplantsupport.org, 914-576-6617 
Additional Information: TSO is a nonprofit, participant-driven organization supporting all areas of transplantation. Participants include heart, kidney, liver, lung and pancreas recipients and candidates. We serve the New York counties of Westchester, Bronx, Putnam, Dutchess and Staten Island in addition to Southern Connecticut. TSO holds monthly support and educational meetings.

BROOKLYN

Name: The Brooklyn Kidney Club of Downstate
Location: SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Health Science Education Building
Classroom 1A
395 Lenox Road
Brooklyn, NY 11203
Time: Next meeting is Sunday, June 12, 2011; 2pm-3:45pm. Support group meets monthly, please call for meeting times and dates, 718-270-1548.
 

DANSVILLE

Name: Non-Denominational Renal Coalition of Americans (NDRCOA)
Location: 161 Main St.
Dansville, NY 14437
Time: Last Friday of each month, 2:00 p.m.
Contact: Carol Marie Pfuntner, 585-335-2279
Other Information: This group aims to help increase awareness of kidney disease and treatment options. Meetings are informal and allow attendees to share their experiences with one another.  

MIDDLETOWN

Name: Middletown Kidney Support Group
Location: Gander Mountain (The Lodge)
Rte 211 East
Middletown, NY 10940
Time: Last Monday of each month; 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm 
Contact: Jayme Weber, 845-342-4849

MINEOLA

Name: Living with Chronic Kidney Disease / Dialysis
Location: Winthrop University Hospital Dialysis
200 Old Country Road
Mineola, NY 11501
Time: Support group meets monthly, please call for meeting times and dates.
Contact: Mary Rzeszut, LMSW, 516-663-9026

NEW YORK

Name: Kidney Disease/Dialysis Support Group
Location: The Rogosin Institute
505 East 70th Street, HT 140
New York, NY 10021
Time: 3rd Tuesday of each month (reservations required)
Contact: Roberta Billman, RN, 212-746-1578

Name: Oxalosis & Hyperoxaluria Foundation
Location: 201 E. 19th Street
New York, NY 10003
Time: Call for dates
Contact: Kim Hollander, 800-643-8699, kimh@ohf.org, www.ohf.org