Support Groups

AL-ANON FAMILY GROUP, Thursdays: 7 p.m., 3rd floor, Van Housen Hall, SUNY Potsdam and at 7:30 p.m., Sunrise Acres Apartments, 378 NYS Hwy. 37, Building 2, Akwesasne; Wednesdays: 8-9 p.m., Canton-Potsdam Hospital 2nd floor conference rm. A, and at 7:30 p.m., Emmanuel Congregational Church, West Orvis St., Massena.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, Canton-Potsdam Hospital Chemical Dependency Unit, 20 Cottage St., 10 a.m. Sunday, 8 p.m. Monday, 7:30 p.m. Saturday; Trinity Episcopal Church, Potsdam, 7 p.m. Sunday, noon Monday, noon Tuesday, noon Wednesday, noon Thursday, noon Friday, noon Saturday; also on Sundays at St. James Church basement at 5 Gordon St. in Gouverneur at 9 a.m., South Colton Community Center at 9 Sugarbush Lane at 10:30 a.m., and the Canton United Methodist Church, 41 Court St., 7 p.m.; Mondays at St. Patrick’s Church in Colton at 7:30 p.m., and Canton-Potsdam Hospital Chemical Dependency Unit, 7:30 p.m.; Tuesdays at Canton EJ Noble Building at 80 E. Main St. at 8 p.m., St. Phillip’s Episcopal Church in Norwood at 42 S. Main St. at 8 p.m., and Heuvelton United Methodist Church at 7:30 p.m.; on Wednesdays at Unitarian Universalist Church, Canton, 7:30 p.m., Canton KofC at 8 p.m., and Dobisky Community Center, 100 Riverside Drive, Ogdensburg, at noon; on Thursdays at the Madrid Public Library at 7:30 p.m., Canton Knights of Columbus at 8 p.m.; and on Fridays at the Presbyterian Community Center, 42 Elm St., and Canton Unitarian Universalist Church at 8 p.m., and Ogdensburg United Methodist Church, 7:30 p.m.; aa-stlawrenceny.org/.

ALZHEIMER’S CAREGIVERS SUPPORT GROUP, first Tuesdays: 6:30 p.m., United Helpers Maplewood, 205 State Street Rd., Canton; info: 1-800-272-3900, cny-programs@alz.org.

BREAST CANCER CARE GROUP, 4:30 p.m., second Wednesday of month, Canton-Potsdam Hospital second floor classroom, info: 315-261-5935.

BREAST-FEEDING SUPPORT GROUP, third Tuesdays: 10 a.m.-noon, St. Thomas More Newman Center, 39 Court St., Canton; children welcome; snacks available; info: Sherrie Revet, 315-379-9192.

CANTON-POTSDAM HOSPITAL FIBROMYALGIA SUPPORT GROUP, fourth Mondays, 5 p.m. November through February and at 6:30 p.m. March through October; Clarkson Hall, 2nd floor, Center for Health Sciences, 59 Main St., Potsdam.

CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP, meets the second Thursday of each month from 3-4 pm., at the Hospice and Palliative Care of St. Lawrence Valley office, 6805 US 11 Potsdam; open to all caregivers from St. Lawrence County; info: 315-265-3105.

CELEBRATE RECOVERY, for those addicted to alcohol, drugs, gambling, over-spending, etc.; Saturdays: 6:30 p.m., Grace Episcopal Church, 9 E. Main St., Canton, info: 315-386-3714; first and third Sundays: 3-5 p.m., 1952 St. Hwy. 11C, North Lawrence, info: 315-755-5880; and Monday: Norfolk Wesleyan Church, 33 W. Main St.; Mondays in fellowship hall, 6:30 p.m.

CELIAC SUPPORT GROUP, fourth Mondays, 6 p.m.; 2nd floor classroom, Canton-Potsdam Hospital, Leroy St., Potsdam; info: Beverly, 261-5975.

CODEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS, Mondays at 7 p.m., SUNY Potsdam Van Housen Hall Extension, third floor conference rm.; info: Reachout, 265-2422, www.coda.org.

DIABETES SUPPORT GROUP, Canton-Potsdam Hospital, 1st Thursday of month, 11 a.m., April-June and Sept.-Nov.; 315-261-5393.

GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS & GAM-ANON FAMILY GROUP, Tuesdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Newman Center, 33 Court St., Canton; info: 315-482-9445.

HEARTS OF HOPE, Norfolk Rescue Squad building, 7 Sedwick St.; Tuesdays, 6 p.m.; support group for family and friends of drug addicts.

MAN-TO-MAN PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP, first and third Tuesdays: 4-5:30 p.m.; 2nd-floor conference rm. A, Canton-Potsdam Hospital; info: 315-268-9314.

MENDING BROKEN HEARTS, 6805 U.S. Hww. 11, Potsdam; second Tuesdays: 6-7:30 p.m., for those grieving the death of a child.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS, Thursdays: 7:30 a.m., Canton-Potsdam Hospital rehab unit, 20 Cottage St., and at 7:30 p.m., St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Sycamore St., Massena; Fridays: Canton-Potsdam Hospital rehab unit, 20 Cottage St., 7:30 a.m.; Saturdays: Massena Memorial Hospital, community education room, 7 p.m., info: 315-769-9240; Sundays: 7 p.m., Canton-Potsdam Hospital rehab unit, 20 Cottage St., Potsdam, and at Canton-Potsdam Hospital rehab unit, 7:30 a.m.; Mondays: 7 p.m., Massena Memorial Hospital conference rm. A; Tuesdays: 7:30 a.m., Canton-Potsdam Hospital Rehab Unit, 20 Cottage St., Potsdam; Wednesdays: 7:30 p.m.; Rose Hill Rehab Center, Town Line Rd., Massena.

NAVIGATING HOPE SUPPORT GROUP, for those affected by cancer & their caregivers; first Saturdays: 1-3 p.m.; Hospice Center, 6805 U.S. Rt. 11, Potsdam; info: Kay DePerno 315-265-3105.

NEUROLOGICAL DISABILITIES SUPPORT GROUP, first Wednesdays: 6 p.m.; Canton-Potsdam Hospital’s Occupational Therapy Services, 49 Lawrence Ave., Potsdam; info: 315-261-5461.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS, Saturdays: 9 a.m., Potsdam, Trinity Church social hall (side door), Fall Island, info, Reachout, 315-265-2422, newcomers welcome; and Tuesdays: 6:30 p.m., E.J. Noble Medical Building, 80 E. Main St., Canton; entrance on lower level, behind building, info: 315-379-9948.

PARKINSON’S DISEASE SUPPORT GROUP, Clarkson Hall, 59 Main St., Potsdam; third Mondays at noon; info: martin@clarkson.edu or 315-268-1652.

PRENATAL CLASS, second Tuesday: 7-9 p.m. 2nd-floor conference rm. A, Canton-Potsdam Hospital; info: 315-261-5965.

RENEWAL HOUSE FOR VICTIMS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE, 3 Chapel St., Canton, 315-379-9845, www.slvrenewalhouse.org.

Family Services

CATHOLIC CHARITIES, Wadhams Hall, 6866 State Hgwy. 37 Ogdensburg, 315-393-2255, www.cathcharities.org. Non-denominational programs, adoption assistance, counseling to unmarried parents, health services, individual and family counseling, emergency financial assistance.

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/Departments/SocialServices, 315-379-2111.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (CDP), Programs & services for low-income families to assist toward self-sufficiency; 1 Commerce Lane, Canton, slccdp.org/the-st-lawrence-country-community-development-program, 315-386-1102, info@slccdp.org.

ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY OFFICE FOR THE AGING, 80 NYS Hwy. 310, Canton, 315-386-4730, www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/Departments/OfficefortheAging.

ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP), 6 Judson St., Canton, 315-379-2155, 1-800-649-7565, www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/Departments/SocialServices/AssistancePrograms/SNAP.

CHURCH & COMMUNITY PROGRAM, PO Box 55, 7 Main St., Canton,, a food pantry, thrift shop, school supplies, holiday gift and meal program, and support for home gardening in partnership with GardenShare, 315-386-3534, www.ccpcanton.org.

POTSDAM NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER, 2 Park St., (basement of Civic Center,) 315-265-3920, www.potsdam.ny.us/neighborhoodcenter/

PLANNED PARENTHOOD OF THE NORTH COUNTRY, 9 Miner St., Canton, 315-386-8821; 419 Ford St., Ogdensburg, 315-393-6544; www.plannedparenthood.org/north-country.

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER (Well Child Clinic), free physical and child developmental screening and family services to children one month to five years old, immunizations, lab work, hearing and vision testing, 4 Commerce Ave., Canton; 315-386-8100, http://www.chcnorthcountry.org/.

ST. LAWRENCE CHILD CARE COUNCIL, 314 Ford St., Ogdensburg, www.stlawrencechildcare.org/, 315-393-6474, geninfo@stlawrencechildcare.org.

Emergency Assistance

AMERICAN RED CROSS OF ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY, 315-268-0102, www.redcross.org/ny/watertown.

CANTON CHURCH & COMMUNITY PROGRAM, 7 Main St., Canton, 315-386-3534.

HELPING HANDS OF POTSDAM, 5868 NYS Hwy. 56, Hannawa Falls, serving Potsdam and surround area, open Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; 315-268-0633 or www.facebook.com/helpinghandsofpotsdam.