Alabama Young Onset Parkinson's Disease Support Group of Alabama CONTACT: Sharon Parker 4307 Indian Hills RD. SE Decatur, Al 35603 256-350-8712 ypdalabama@gmail.com MEETS: The first Saturday of each month Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM Lakeshore Foundation 4000 Ridgeway Drive, Birmingham, AL   Arizona Young Onset Family Support Group—Phoenix CONTACT:          Kris Watts                            (602) 406 4921                            K2watts@chw.edu   MEETS:               500 west Thomas Rd #720 Phoenix AZ                            2nd Tues Monthly 7:00-9:00pm                              California   Young Onset Support Group-Claremont   CONTACT:      Todd Bischoff                           Todd@PDTalks.com                           909-996-6997   MEETS:         Claremont Club                        1777 Monte Vista Ave.                        Claremont, CA 91711                         3rd Saturday of each month.                       No meetings in July/August.                       10:00 AM - 12:00 PM                       Call or email for more details.   Young Onset Support Group—Palo Alto   CONTACT:        Dean Prescott                         Rich Brongel                         (650) 952 3849   MEETS:            First Methodist Church                         10:am on Saturday call for more info                         Newsletter   Connecticut   Northeast Parkinson's and Caregivers, Inc CONTACT:  860-316-5688     Florida   Young Onset Group--Ft. Lauderdale   CONTACT:         Carol Eickhorn                         (954) 202 1274                         carol.eickhorn@tenethealth.com   MEETS:            Reservations required by calling 1 800 879 8796;                         PLACE decided at each meeting next meeting Feb.22 at 6:00 pm;                         This is a support group for people in their 40's and 50's(firm)                         Just started and usually meets every 2 months   Georgia Early Onset Support Group—Atlanta   CONTACT:        Helen Frederick co-coordinator                         (404) 633 4506 ext 225                         lliggett@bellsouth.net                         Laura Liggett (770) 956 9461                         Donna Naylor (770) 908 2657   MEETS:            Dunwoody Medical Center 4575 N. Shallowford Road Atlanta, GA 30338 Monthly at 7:30 PM on the 3rd Tuesday Illinois   Young Onset Support Group—Peoria, IL   CONTACT:        Joan Snyder                         (309) 579-3026                         http://calipso-pd.org   MEETS:            Currently just meeting online at  http://calipso-pd.org Indiana Young Parkinson’s of Indiana   CONTACT:        Paula Tomlin                         P.O. Box 20385                                 Indianapolis, IN 46220                         (317) 455-2199                         ptomlin3@comcast.net   MEETS:            Allison Christian Church,                         7701 Allisonville Rd.                         Indianapolis                         4th Thursday-each month; 6:30-8:00 pm   PFORCE! (Parkinson's Foundation of Out-Reach, Care & Encouragement) CONTACT:    Cheryl A. Giordano                         219-512-9221 or 773-598-8778                         cheryl@pforce.us or wecare@pforce.org MEETS:          Lake County Public Library                        1919 West 81st Avenue                         Merrillville, Indiana                         The first meeting will be April 25th from 6:30 - 8:00 pm

Louisiana Parkinson's A.M. CONTACT:        Stephen Casamento 504-885-234   MEETS:            Atonement Lutheran School 6500 Riverside Drive Metairie, LA 70123 Meets every other month www.parkinsonsla.org   Massachusetts   Young Parkinson's Support Group of Greater Boston CONTACT:        Joel Brown 978-887-8544 ypsg@msn.com   MEETS:            Newton-Wellesley Hospital 2014 Washington Street Newton, MA 02462 Meets at 1:00 PM, 3rd Saturday, Monthly   Maryland   Young Parkinson's Chapter of MD   CONTACT:        Sandra Pollack 410-315-9953 bbsb1911@erols.com   MEETS:            John Hopkins Hosp., Out Patient Center, 2nd Floor 601 N. Carolina St. Baltimore, MD 21287 Meets at 10:00 AM, 2nd Saturday 4 x per Year Call for next meeting month Michigan Michigan YOPD   CONTACT:        Christopher Goulart 248-470-2232 MiYOPD-support@comcast.ent   MEETS:            William Beaumont Hospital 3601 W. 13 Mile Rd. Royal Oak, MI 48073 Meets at 7:00 PM, 2nd Monday, Monthly   Grand Rapids Young Onset Group   CONTACT:        Diane Ecklund 616-954-8077 pepwmi@iserv.net Call Or E-Mail For Meeting Information   Minnesota Struthers Young Parkinson's Group   CONTACT:        Sandy Varpness 612-993-6598 varpns@parknicollet.com MEETS:            Struther's Parkinson's Center 6701 Country Club Drive Golden Valley, MN 55427 Meets at 9:30AM, 2nd Saturday, Monthly     Missouri Parkinson's Clinic of the Ozarks CONTACT:         Janice McCauley                          417-269-3617                          janice.mccauley@coxhealth.com . MEETS:             4th Thursday of the month                          7:00 p.m.                          Cox Walnut Lawn Hospital (call for room)                          1000 E Walnut Lawn

New Jersey Young Onset Support Group CONTACT:         John Wherry                          609-716-9757                          jrwherry@comcast.net   MEETS:             Princeton Area- Call For Meeting Info New York Young Onset Support Group of Upstate New York CONTACT:         Amy Chesire, Denise Kidney, Kori LaDonna                          585-341-7500 or 585-275-0862                          kidney5@juno.net MEETS:            818 Westfall Road, Bldg C Rochester, NY 14618 Meets at 6:00 PM, 1st Tuesday, Monthly Young Onset Support Group   CONTACT:        Debbie Zalak 631-862-3560 julie.garofalo@chsli.org   MEETS:            St. Catherine Medical Center Smithtown, NY 11787                         Meets at 7:30 PM, 2nd Tuesday, Monthly   Young Onset Parkinson's Support Group   CONTACT:        Bill Thorson 914-238-1857 thor356@aol.com   MEETS:            YWCA, 515 North Street White Plains, NY 10605 Meets at 2:30PM, Monday & Thursday, Weekly   YOPA Support Group   CONTACT:        Norma Messer or George Jensen                         914-667-3952                           Sheree Loftus Fader, NP                         914-747-4149   MEETS:            White Plains Hospital Center                         Meets 4th Wednesday of the month 6-8pm     UPSTATE NEW YORK   CONTACT:        Amy M. Chesire, LCSW-R, MSG 585-341-7519 Fax 5853417510   MEETS:            HDSA Center of Excellence University of Rochester 919 Westfall Road, Bldg. C, Suite 220 Rochester, NY  14618   Ohio   El Dopas Young Onset Support Group   CONTACT:        Kathy Hakes 614-444-6517   MEETS:            Columbus, OH Meets at 7:00 PM, 2nd Monday, Monthly Oregon Support group for Young-Onset PD (under 45).   CONTACT:        Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon                         800-426-6806   MEETS:            Group meets the Second Sunday of the Month. 3-5                         Child Care Provided by prior arrangement.                          Patient and family support member’s welcome. Meetings held in NW Portland.   Rhode Island Statewide YOPD CONTACT:        Bruce & Ealine Belvin 401-738-5722 MEETS:            Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island                          Pawtucket RI                         Meets at 10:00 AM, 3rd Saturday, Monthly

Tennessee Northeast Tennessee Young Onset Support Group-www.tennesseepd.net Serving Northeast Tennessee ,Southwest Virginia and Western North Carolina See calendar for monthly Changes and special events !     CONTACT:   Judy Hensley, President                         bjchensley@comcast.net                         (423)773-2244                          Mike Johnston , Event Coordinator                        tennmike1957@yahoo.com                        (423)360-3790   Meets:          Third Saturday of each month                       11am- 12pm                       MSHA Health Resource Annex meeting room, lower level of                       The Mall in Johnson City                       Johnson City Tennessee Texas   Alamo Area Parkinson's Young Onset Support Group   CONTACT:        Cayce Kovacs                         10223 Vernlyn Dr., San Antonio, TX 78230                         (210) 366 2468/ cell (210) 771 3976                         cddkovacs@satx.rr.com                         Diane Johnson, RN, Information & Referral Center 210-567-6688/                         Fred Dyas, Pres., 210-344-8828   MEETS:            Thornton Elementary School Library                         2nd Sat. each month 10am-noon   Young Onset Parkinson's Association of the Heart of Texas [YOPA-HOT] (group just forming)   CONTACT:        Kees Paap                         254-848-9652; cell: 254-644-4492                         cpaap@hot.rr.com   MEETS:            1st MEETING TENTATIVE                         Thurs, April 14, 6:30-8:30 pm                         Providence Hospital                         Call for details                         www.yopa-hot.citymax.com     HOUSTON AREA PARKINSON’S SOCIETY-Young Onset Support CONTACT:        Kathleen Crist 713-626-7114 cristhaps@aol.com Gary Boyd 281-858-8828 gbirdboy@sbcglobal.net   MEETS:            Meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 7:00 PM at: Methodist Hospital at Willowbrook 1820 Tomball Pkwy (Hwy 249), 1st floor, Conference Room "C" Houston TX 77070 AND   Meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 7:00PM at: Memorial Hermann Hospital at Memorial City, 6th floor in the conference room just outside the elevators (facing I-10) 3043 Gessner Road, just on south side of Katy Frwy (I-10 West) Houston, TX 77080  Website: www.hapsonline.org     Washington   YOPD Group in Everett Washington.    CONTACT:        Karen Painter                         425-327-9401                         kpainter62@aol.com   MEETS:            Providence General Medical center Colby Campus in the Olympic room the 3rd Saturday of every month at 2:00.     Young Onset Parkinson’s Eastside Network CONTACT:        Anne Guthrie 206-543-5369 Mitch Levy res06h12@gte.net   MEETS:            Evergreen Medical Center Kirkland WA Meets at 7:00 PM, 3rd Wednesday, Monthly Young Onset- Seattle   CONTACT:        Suzanne Cameron 206-286-8149   MEETS:            Meets in members homes, call for info Seattle WA Meets at 7:00 PM, 2nd Tuesday, Monthly South Sound Young Onset- Tacoma   CONTACT:        Robert & Kathy Swanson 253-848-5484   MEETS:            Group Health Specialty Center Tacoma, WA Meets at 7:00 PM, 2nd Wednesday, Monthly Washington, DC Young Parkinson's Group Greater Washington   CONTACT:       Perry D Cohen                         3914 Harrison St. NW,                         Washington Dc 20015                         (202) 686-9430                         perry.cohen@sloan.mit.edu   MEETS:            Carlton Condominium  4550 N Park Ave.  Chevy Chase, MD  3rd Thurs monthly 7:30 pm