Help Teams for Aug. 1, 2022 | Journal-news

• Washington Sq. United Methodist Church, 538 Washington Sq., Hagerstown, hosts a month-to-month caregiver help group from 7-8 p.m. the final Tuesday of every month. For extra data, name Pastor Jerry Lowans at 301-739-9344.

• Circle of Hope grief help group is held 5:30-6:30 p.m. the third Friday of every month at 2337 Valor Drive, Winchester, Virginia. This grief help group is geared in direction of household and buddies who’ve skilled the lack of a beloved one on account of an act of violence. This can be a closed and personal group. If electronic mail Crystal Pruitt at pruittfamily4army@yahoo.com. Fb non-public group: Circle of Hope Grief Help Winchester.

• A specialty group for individuals residing with early-stage reminiscence loss and caregivers is held at 4:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of every month at Somerford Home, 10114 Sharpsburg Pike. For extra data, name Cathy Hanson at 301-696-0315.

For extra details about upcoming training and applications, name 301-696-0315, 800-272-3900 or go to alz.org/maryland.

• A Caregiver Help Group meets from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. the second Friday of every month at Berkeley Senior Companies. The group gives a chance for caregivers to work together with different caregivers, share methods and supply academic data.

For extra data, name Katherine Donovan at 304-263-8873, ext. 114.

• The Open Hearts Al-Anon Household Group meets at 6 p.m. each Sunday on-line by way of Zoom. The group welcomes newcomers who’ve been or are affected by somebody’s consuming or dependancy and those that attend different 12-step applications resembling Debtors Nameless, Overeaters Nameless and Alcoholics Nameless. The group retains the deal with our personal restoration and never on the alcoholic/addict.

For extra data, name Donna at 240-620-8872 or Susan at 240-344-6175.

• Hope For At the moment Al-Anon Household Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. each Thursday at Bedington United Methodist Church, 580 Bedington Highway, Martinsburg. The group welcomes newcomers, who’ve been or are affected by somebody’s consuming or dependancy. The group’s focus is on restoration and never on the alcoholic/addict.

For extra data, name Karen at 304-676-4378.

• Alcoholics Nameless In-Individual Conferences

118 Martin St., Martinsburg WV All the conferences under are at this location.

– Eye Opener Group will meet 7:30 a.m. every day

– The Early After Work Pals of Invoice W. will meet 5:30 p.m. every day

– Males’s Group will meet 7 p.m. Mondays

– eleventh Step Group will meet 11 a.m. Sundays and seven p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays

– Nooners Group will meet midday Fridays

– Behind the Star Group will meet midday Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Francis-Asbury United Methodist Church, 106 Wilkes St., Berkeley Springs [Behind The Star Theater (Wilkes and Congress St)]

– Bedington Assembly will meet at 6:30 p.m. each Thursday at Bedington United Methodist Church, 580 Bedington Highway, Martinsburg. The group welcomes newcomers, who’ve been or are affected by somebody’s consuming or dependancy. The group’s focus is on restoration and never on the alcoholic/addict. For extra data, name Karen at 304-676-4378.

– Good Orderly Path (GOD) Group will meet 7 p.m. Mondays at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1643 Pitzer’s Chapel Highway, Martinsburg.

– Marlowe Group will meet 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Concord United Methodist Church, 9455 Williamsport Pike, Marlowe.

– Berkeley Springs Group will meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 180 South Washington Road, Berkeley Springs.

– Out-Proper Psychological Defectives Group “OMD” will meet 9:30 p.m. Saturdays at Snyder’s Bible Church, 10980 Martinsburg Rd., Hedgesville.

– Scrabble Highway Group will meet 6:30 p.m. Sundays at Concord United Methodist Church, 9455 Williamsport Pike (Rt 11 North), Marlowe.

– Batt Group will meet 5 p.m. Sundays at Cacapon State Park- Rt.522, 818 Cacapon Lodge Rd., Berkeley Springs. Comply with the A.A. indicators to the placement.

– H.O.W. Group will meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at Hedgesville United Methodist Church, 201 S. Mary Road, Hedgesville.

– Inwood Group will meet 8 p.m. at St. Leo’s Church, 2109 Sulphur Springs Highway, Inwood.

• Alcoholics Nameless On-Line conferences

– Eye Opener Group assembly will likely be held 7:30 a.m. every day. To affix out of your pc, pill or smartphone go to https://www.gotomeet.me/eyeopenergroup Entry quantity: 604461373

– Early After Work Pals of Invoice W. Group will meet 5:30 p.m. every day. To affix go to five:30 EAWFOBW Zoom ID: 670 314 2769 Password: 118

– Doomsdayers Group will meet 7 p.m. every day by becoming a member of zoom assembly: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/942899066?pwd=cG12dFdSdlorYytlOThIeUNmOFpHdz09 Zoom Assembly ID: 942-899-066

– Girls On A Journey Group will meet 2 p.m. Sunday solely by becoming a member of Zoom ID: 274 008 239 Password: woaj

– Good Orderly Path Assembly (On-line) will meet 7 p.m. Mondays Zoom ID: 810-6302-0966 Password: assist

– Males’s Group will meet 7 p.m. Wednesdays, www.gotomeet.me/eyeopenergroup Entry quantity: 604461373

– Campfire Group will meet 8 p.m. Fridays by becoming a member of Zoom Assembly https://zoom.us/j/264155384 ID: 264 155 384 Password: 571122

– Care Bears will meet 7 p.m. day by day besides Monday and Wednesday. Zoom ID 942 899 066 Password 049396.

• Stroke help group will likely be held the final Wednesday of each month from 3-4 p.m. on the Dorothy McCormack Heart, Suite 2400, Martinsburg. For extra data, name Jessica R. Copenhaver, RN, at 304-264-1000 ext. 32545.

• Rainbow of Hope: Being pregnant After Loss, is a singular help group in that it will likely be a web-based, peer-to-peer help group for these contemplating getting pregnant once more after loss, making an attempt to conceive after loss, pregnant after loss and/or parenting after loss. The group will assist join households with related tales, hopes and fears. The group can even have a number of “meet up” actions locally all year long.

For extra data, go to www.paila-WCMD.com.

• NARCONON will help you’re taking steps to beat dependancy in your loved ones. During the last a number of years drug overdoses have continued to extend. At this level, the Surgeon Common has issued an announcement for all communities to extend Narcan availability since analysis exhibits when communities improve training and availability, the variety of overdose deaths lower. For extra data, go to www.narcononnewliferetreat.org/weblog/where-to-get-narcan.html

Without cost dependancy screenings or referrals, name 1-800-431-1754.

– Native Narcotics Nameless teams will meet on the following occasions:

– Not Excessive at Midday Group, Zoom Digital Assembly ID: 729 239 454 password 870767; phone- 1-312-626-6799: midday Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

– Give up to Win, Zoom Digital Assembly ID: 869 2440 7272; phone- 1-301-715-8592: 6 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday.

– By no means Alone, By no means Once more Group, Asbury United Methodist Church, 110 North St., Room 105, Charles City: 8 p.m. Monday.

– Dwelling the Program, Mt. Zion Methodist Church, 530 W. Martin St.: midday Tuesday. Newbie’s assembly the primary week of each month.

– New Hope Group, Zoom Digital Assembly ID: 767 214 451, password: 111111, phone- 1-312-626-6799: 7 p.m. Tuesday.

– Maintain it Easy Group, Calvary United Methodist Church, 220 W. Burke St.: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

– It’s a Model New Day Group, Charles City Baptist Church, 203 S. Mildred St., Charles City: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

– Only for At the moment, St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, 700 New York Ave.: 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

– Begin to Stay Group, Zoom Digital Assembly ID: 767 214 451, password: 111111, telephone — 1-312-626-6799: 8:15 p.m. Friday.

– Saturday Evening Stay Group, United Reform Church, 113 E. Burke St.: 7 p.m. Saturday.

– Foundations Group, Zoom Digital Assembly ID: 570 573 3573, password: Recovery20, phone- 1-312-626-6799: 5:30 p.m. Sunday.

– Free At Final, St. Marks Episcopal, 180 S. Washington St., Berkeley Springs: 6 p.m. Sunday.

– Miracles Do Occur, Zoom Digital Assembly ID: 184 272 929 password 987654: 6 p.m. Sunday.

– New Hope Group, Otterbein United Methodist Church, 549 N. Queen St.: 7 p.m. Tuesday.

For extra data, electronic mail ahana-pr@outlook.com or go to web site at: https://almostheavenareana.org

• Suicides amongst younger individuals proceed to be a major problem. Annually within the U.S., 1000’s of youngsters commit suicide. Suicide is the third main reason behind dying for 15-to-24 12 months olds, and the sixth main reason behind dying for 5-to-14 12 months olds.

Youngsters expertise sturdy emotions of stress, confusion, self-doubt, strain to succeed, monetary uncertainty and different fears whereas rising up. For some youngsters, divorce, the formation of a brand new household with step-parents and step-siblings, or transferring to a brand new neighborhood could be very unsettling and might intensify self-doubts. For some teenagers, suicide could seem like an answer to their issues and stress.

Melancholy and suicidal emotions are treatable psychological issues. The kid or adolescent must have his or her sickness acknowledged and recognized, and applicable remedy plans developed. When mother and father are unsure whether or not their youngster has a major problem, a psychiatric examination could be very useful.

Disaster Textual content Line gives free emotional help and data to teenagers in any sort of disaster, together with feeling suicidal. You’ll be able to textual content with a educated specialist 24 hours a day. Textual content “HOME” to 741741. Disaster Textual content Line http://www.crisistextline.org/

For extra data on teen suicide, name Nationwide Suicide Prevention Lifeline 800-273-8255.

• The Charles City Overeaters Nameless group meets at 7 p.m. each Friday at Asbury United Methodist Church, Charles City, room 102. Contributors are requested to enter by way of the workplace door within the rear. Group welcomes all meals associated points; chubby, anorexic and bulimic. For extra data, go to www.OA.org.

• The Inwood Chapter of “TOPS Membership Inc.,” (Take Off Kilos Sensibly) meets each Thursday morning at St. Leo’s Catholic Church, 2109 Sulpher Springs, Inwood. Personal weigh-ins are held from 10-10:15 a.m., with the help assembly beginning at 10:15. Guests are welcome to attend and the primary assembly is free. Annual membership for TOPS is $49 a 12 months and Chapter dues are $4 a month. TOPS gives teaching programs, help, and friendship. For extra data name Adrienne Kief 304-260-9081 or Faye Bender 304-267-2896.

• A Grief Share help group assembly could also be simply what you want should you’ve lately misplaced a beloved one or really feel you haven’t efficiently and totally handled grief from a previous loss. Conferences are held from 7-9 p.m. each Thursday at Charles City Baptist Church, on Samuel Road in Charles City. Attendees will obtain a useful workbook, watch data packed movies from fashionable Christian academics and counselors and take part in a caring small help group setting. All are welcome. The $20 materials price for the workbook could be waived upon request.

• “Selecting Me,” a therapeutic help group for victims and survivors of home violence, will meet at 5:30 p.m. the primary and third Wednesday at The Laurel Heart, Winchester, Virginia. Arrival begins at 5:15 p.m. The group gives a protected place to study abuse whereas contemplating its impact in your life. It really works to revive a extra hopeful outlook whereas empowering individuals with wholesome coping methods. Attendees will obtain social help and optimistic suggestions from different victims/survivors.

• Pals Weight Loss meets at 1 and seven p.m. each Monday at 1107 Winchester Ave., with weigh-ins at 12:30-1 p.m. and 6:30-7 p.m. A brand new members class is held at 6:30 p.m. each Thursday. For extra data, name 304-886-3124 or go to www.friendswl.com.

• RAPP (Relations As Mother and father Program) for Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan Counties will meet from 6-8 p.m. the second Friday of every month, November by April (besides December) at Calvary United Methodist Church. Refreshments and youngster care will likely be supplied. For extra data, name Vivian Jackson at 240-422-6444 or go to the web site https://www.rappeasternpanhandle.com.

• The 4 State Neighborhood Veterans Engagement Board in cooperation with Honor Alliance, will provoke weekly alternatives for Veterans and their households to debate challenges, frustrations or wants for help. The weekly conferences will likely be 4-6 p.m. each Tuesday on the HUB situated at 126 East Burke Road in Martinsburg. The group can even meet the ten:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the final Friday of the month on the Hospice of the Panhandle, situated at 330 Hospice Lane, Kearneysville. These conferences are designed to offer “impartial floor” to these looking for companies bettering the lives of Veterans and their households. There will likely be data supplied regarding psychological well being and basic points resembling transportation, job search help and advantages help for examples.

For additional data, name 304-240-0969 or go to the web site at fourstatecveb.org.

• The Dependancy Motion Committee, of Winchester, Virginia, has a web site, RoadtoRecovery.information, that features consciousness and training initiatives to tell the neighborhood concerning the illness of dependancy, promote prevention, and supply useful assets, domestically and past. The web site gives data for these battling dependancy, relations of people residing with dependancy, mother and father and neighborhood members. The web site gives data on the next methods the neighborhood can become involved:

– Acknowledge the indicators and signs of drug use, dependence and dependancy.

– Search assist to your family members residing with dependancy.

– Clear out your medication cupboard and take away undesirable or expired drugs. Take your undesirable drugs to a drug assortment unit just like the one in entrance of the Timbrook Public Security Heart at 231 East Piccadilly St., Winchester, Virginia.

– Lock up your prescription drugs at house.

– Report data on drug exercise in your neighborhood by contacting the Northwest VA Regional Drug Job Power at 540-535-0304 or electronic mail jay.perry@vsp.virginia.gov.

The web site consists of the quantity for Concern Hotline, 540-667-0145, the place callers can communicate to an individual 24 hours a day.

• Gamblers Nameless of Hagerstown, Maryland meets at 7 p.m. each Tuesday on the Valley Grace Brethren Church, 17310 Homosexual St. This assembly is open for help for the gambler. For different GA conferences on this space, go to www.gamblersanonymous.org.

For extra data, name Chris at 301-331-8790.

• A ‘Restoration Program’ will likely be held at 2 p.m. each Sunday at Grace Level Church, 889 Windfall Church Highway. Main this system will likely be Pastor Steve and Ashley Mohn of A Higher Life Ministries.

For extra data, name 304-754-4403. “Solid your burdens on the Lord and he’ll maintain you” Psalm 55:22.

• The 4 State Neighborhood Veterans Engagement Board in cooperation with Honor Alliance, will provoke weekly alternatives for Veterans and their households to debate challenges, frustrations or wants for help. The weekly occasion is held 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday’s on the HUB situated at 126 East Burke Road in Martinsburg.

It’s designed to offer “impartial floor” to these looking for companies bettering the lives of Veterans and their households. There will likely be data supplied regarding psychological well being and basic points resembling transportation, job search help, and advantages help for examples. Peer help teams obtainable from 4-6 p.m.

For additional data please name 304-240-0969 or go to the web site at fourstatecveb.org

• A Breastfeeding Help Group provided by Shenandoah Neighborhood Well being provides free help and encouragement to new moms. The group meets from 10-11:30 a.m. each Friday in classroom A2 of Shenandoah Neighborhood Well being at 99 Tavern Highway. This system is facilitated by an Worldwide Board Licensed Lactation Advisor and weekly subjects embrace data on making ready to breastfeed (pregnant moms welcome), encouragement, latch, mastitis, weaning, sleep, returning to work and downside fixing. Free child weight checks are additionally obtainable. No registration is required.

• The ACPA Persistent Ache Help Group will meet at 6 p.m. the primary and third Thursdays of every month on the United Methodist Church on Greenwood Highway in Winchester, Virginia. This group is free and open to anybody who has power ache or a power ache sickness, and their households.

For instructions or extra data, name Randy Woolf at 703-231-2685.

• Have fun Restoration will likely be held at 7 p.m. each Tuesday at New Future Ministry Heart, 437 Border Highway, Kearneysville. Group is open to anybody with the braveness to be trustworthy about life’s hurts, habits and hang-ups and is prepared to open their life to therapeutic and alter.

For extra data, name 304-596-3284.

• The Compassionate Pals will meet 6-7:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of every month at Pikeside United Methodist Church, 25 Paynes Ford Highway, Martinsburg. The group is to assist help mother and father, grownup siblings, and grandparents after the lack of a beloved one. In case you are a member (or a buddy) of a household that has suffered the dying of a kid, the Compassionate Pals ministry is right here that will help you and supply help for the household.

• The Delicate Mind Harm Restoration Group meets at 6:30 p.m. the third Thursday of every month at Winchester Medical Heart at Shenandoah College Well being Professions Constructing, 1775 North Sector Court docket, 1840 Amherst St., Winchester, Virginia. The group’s aim is to assist one another thrive after a traumatic mind harm; each for the survivor and the caregivers. For extra data, electronic mail Kathleen Mancini at TBI@mindspring.com or name Betty Friant at 540-550-1784.

• Mother and father of Addicted Cherished Ones present hope and help by dependancy training for folks coping with an addicted beloved one. PAL can even assist spouses who really feel they must mother or father a associate with dependancy points. PAL is particularly useful for folks and spouses; nevertheless, all different sober relations and buddies (18 or older) are welcome at their conferences. PAL weekly assembly will likely be held 7-8:30 p.m. each Monday, at Religion Bible Church, 9495 Hedgesville Highway, Hedgesville and by Zoom. For extra data go to www.palgroup.org or by calling Pastor Andrew Hamrick at 304-229-0967.

• The Martinsburg/Hedgesville Chapter of TOPS Membership Inc., (Take Off Kilos Sensibly) meets each Thursday at Mt. Zion Episcopal Church Useful resource Heart, 200 N. Mary Road, Hedgesville. Personal weigh-ins begin at 6 p.m., conferences start at 7 p.m. Guests are welcome to attend their first TOPS assembly freed from cost. Membership for the primary 12 months is $52.43 with renewal value of $39.59. Chapter dues is $4 per thirty days. TOPS gives help, friendship and academic applications.

For extra data, name Robin VanFleet at 304-692-6743 or electronic mail xtrouble@aol.com

• A Home Violence Help Group will meet from 5:30-6:30 p.m. each Wednesday at The Laurel Heart. This can be a help group to teach women and men on the problems of home violence, supply a protected place for sharing and rising with the aim of growing more healthy and extra hopeful lives.

For extra data or to RSVP, name Kelly at 540-667-6160.

• The Compassionate Pals, chapter 2559 of Martinsburg will meet the third Wednesday of each month from 6-7:30 p.m. at Pikeside United Methodist Church, 25 Paynes Ford Rd. Martinsburg. TCF is a help group for bereaved mother and father, grownup siblings and grandparents. A protected place to share their grief with individuals who actually perceive, be taught coping abilities, and develop friendships that may assist you alongside essentially the most tough journey of your life. You needn’t stroll alone. For extra data, name 304-616-6759 or electronic mail at MartinsburgTCF@gmail.com

• Serenity, a most cancers help group, will meet at 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month at Charles City Baptist Church, 203 East Congress St. The group will present emotional and non secular help to any particular person with any type of most cancers. This consists of these which have been lately recognized, these presently in remedy, most cancers survivors, in addition to their caregivers. Every assembly begins within the church’s fellowship corridor with a brief interval of greeting and registration. Then attendees will escape into small teams that meet within the school rooms. For extra data, name 304-725-5917.

• The Alzheimer’s Affiliation, Western Maryland Chapter, provides household and caregiver help group conferences in Washington County, Maryland, freed from cost.

• Alzheimer’s and Dementia Group will meet 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. each second Friday of the month at Berkeley Senior Companies, situated at 217 North Excessive Road, Martinsburg. Help teams are an excellent place to hunt recommendation and discover helpful assets. For extra data, name 304-263-8873, ext. 114.

• An Alzheimer’s Affiliation Household Caregiver Help Group is assembly just about 10-11 a.m. the fourth Friday of every month. This system is free and open to household and caregivers of these with Alzheimer’s illness or a associated dementia in Martinsburg in addition to neighboring communities.

For extra details about the caregiver help group assembly or different Affiliation applications and companies, electronic mail wvinfo@alz.org to register name 304-343-2717.

• The Alzheimer’s Affiliation, West Virginia Chapter will host a month-to-month help group starting at 10 a.m. the fourth Friday of every month on the Jefferson County Fee on Growing older, 103 West fifth Ave., Ranson.

This group is for people who’ve a beloved one with Alzheimer’s illness or dementia and caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s illness or dementia. For particular questions concerning the Ranson Help Group, name Chasidy Rosa Morales at 304-725-4095 or Germaine Gauthier-Schwarz at 304-728-4154.

For extra data relating to Alzheimer’s illness, or to connect with data and help by the free 24/7 Helpline, contact the Alzheimer’s Affiliation at 800-272-3900. A whole itemizing of all neighborhood workshops could be discovered at www.alz.org/wv.

• Homewood at Williamsport, 16505 Virginia Ave., hosts month-to-month Alzheimer’s help teams at midday the third Wednesday of every month. Anybody caring for an individual with reminiscence loss is inspired to attend and convey a bagged lunch. For extra data or to RSVP, name Shelby Vaughn at 301-582-1750.

• The Somerford Place-Reminiscence Care Assisted Dwelling group meets at 5:30 p.m. the primary Tuesday of each month. Somerford Place is situated at 10016 Sharpsburg Pike in Hagerstown, Maryland. Respite care is accessible with advance discover. For extra data, name Sheri Evans at 301-791-9221 or go to their web site at https://www.loc8nearme.com/maryland/hagerstown/somerford-house-and-place-hagerstown/5800548/