GROUP MEETINGS / SELF-HELP
A.A.--ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 208-726-4650(24 hours)
c/o The Sun Club 208-726-7710
571 Second Street East 12 Noon - 10 p.m.
P.O. Box 1982
Ketchum, Idaho 83340
AREA SERVED: Blaine County.
PURPOSE: To promote personal recovery and continued sobriety of alcoholics who turn to AA Fellowship for help.
SERVICES: Meetings for anyone who fees he/she has a drinking problem. Call The Sun Club for meeting times and locations.
FEES: None. Pass the hat at meetings.
ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLIC AND OTHER 208-726-4650(24 hours)
DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES 208-726-7710
c/o The Sun Club 12 Noon - 10 p.m.
571 Second Street East
P.O. Box 1982
Ketchum, Idaho 83340
AREA SERVED: Blaine County.
PURPOSE: To share and get support from others raised in alcoholic or other dysfunctional families.
SERVICES: Group meetings.
ELIGIBILITY: Open, share when participants wants.
FEES: None. Pass the hat at meetings.
AIDS SUPPORT GROUP 208-343-3688
YWCA
720 W. Washington
Boise, Idaho
PURPOSE: To provide support for AIDS victims and their families.
SERVICES: Support group meetings. Call for meeting dates and times.
FEES: None.
ALANON
c/o The Sun Club 208-726-7710
571 Second Street East
P.O. Box 1982
Ketchum, Idaho 83340
AREA SERVED: Blaine County.
PURPOSE: To assist families and friends of alcoholics whether the alcoholic is still practicing or not).
SERVICES: Group meetings. Call the Sun Club for dates and times.
FEES: None. Hat passed at meetings.
ALATEEN
c/o The Sun Club 208-726-7710
571 Second Street East
P.O. Box 1982
Ketchum, Idaho 83340
AREA SERVED: Blaine County.
PURPOSE: A support group for teenagers having problems with alcohol abuse in their families. These meetings are not for alcohol-abusing teens. For such meetings contact A.A. for times and locations of meetings.
ELIGIBILITY: Teenagers ages 13 to 19.
FEES: None.
BEREAVEMENT GROUP OF THE HOSPICE 208-726-8464
507 First Avenue North
P.O. Box 4320
Ketchum, Idaho 83340
(One block north of Perry's)
SERVICES: Bereavement Group meets in the evenings for eight to ten weeks. Groups formed several times per year.
ELIGIBILITY: Any person having suffered the death of a family member or significant friend. Also a wellness group giving education and support for people living with illness.
SOURCE OF FUNDS: Private donations.
BLAINE COUNTY SENIOR CENTER 208-788-3468
721 Third Avenue South
Hailey, Idaho 83333
AREA SERVED: Blaine County.
PURPOSE: Serve the elderly.
SERVICES: Meals at the center, home-delivered meals, transportation, health services, information and referral, outreach, exercise classes.
ELIGIBILITY: Over age 60.
FEES: Vary for the different services. Call office for further information.
HOW TO APPLY: Walk in or call.
SOURCE OF FUNDS: Federal funding, donations, fundraisers.
CODEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS
c/o The Sun Club 208-726-7710
571 Second Street East
P.O. Box 1982
Ketchum, Idaho 83340
PURPOSE: To share with and obtain support from others raised in dysfunctional families.
SERVICES: Group meetings. Contact the Sun Club for current meeting dates and times.
FEES: None.
FAMILIES ANONYMOUS 800-736-9805
P.O. Box 528 818-989-7841
Van Nuys, California 91408 9-4 Pacific Time
AREA SERVED: USA, Mexico, other foreign countries.
PURPOSE: Support group for friends/families of drug abusers--call to find out where nearest location is for support group.
SERVICES: Refers callers to nearest support group.
FEES: None.
GAY & LESBIAN SUPPORT GROUP 208-336-3870
Community Center
P.O. Box 1915 W. State Street
Boise, Idaho 83701
AREA SERVED: Boise, Treasure Valley.
PURPOSE: To provide support, information and referrals to gay men and women.
SERVICES: The Community Center is open at variable times and has a library. The Center publishes a monthly newspaper with free three-month trial subscription. The Nook, a coffeehouse in the Hyde Park area of Boise, provides an alternative to gay bars.
SUPPORT GROUP FOR PARENTS AND FAMILIES: l-800-4-Family.
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS 208-726-7710
c/o The Sun Club 12 Noon - 10 p.m.
571 Second Street East
P.O. Box 1982
Ketchum, Idaho 83340
AREA SERVED: Blaine County.
PURPOSE: To provide 12-Step meeting support for those addicted to drugs other than alcohol. Same premise as Alcoholics Anonymous.
SERVICES: Group meetings. Contact The Sun Club for meetings times, dates and locations.
ELIGIBILITY: Anyone who identifies him/herself as drug dependent.
FEES: None. Hat passed at meetings.
OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS 208-726-7710
c/o The Sun Club
571 Second Street East
P.O. Box 1982
Ketchum, Idaho 83340
AREA SERVED: Blaine County.
PURPOSE: A 12-Step support group to recover from eating compulsions and obsessions.. DEALS WITH EATING DISORDERS OF ALL TYPES (anorexia, bulemia, compulsive eating, etc.).
SERVICES: Contact The Sun Club for meeting dates, times and locations.
FEES: None. Hat passed at meetings.
PARENTS & FRIENDS OF LESBIANS & GAYS
CONTACT PERSONS:
Twin Falls - Greg Lindsey, First United Methodist Church, 734-2326
Boise - Ruth Garrison, 362-5316
Rupert - Margaret Schorzman, 436-3982
PURPOSE OF AGENCY: Support group for parents and friends of lesbians and gays.
SERVICES: Boise support group meets Friday evening, once a month. Contact Ruth Garrison for time and place. Willing to talk to anyone about lesbian/gay problems, relations, parents of, etc.
THE SUN CLUB 208-726-7710
571 Second Street East 12 Noon - 10 p.m.
P.O. Box 1982
Ketchum, Idaho 83340
PURPOSE: To provide facilities for meetings of 12-Step programs and other community organizations. 12-Step groups might include AA, CODA, Alanon, Alateen, ACOA, ISA, OA. Please see individual listings for further information.