As peer groups are added they will be added to this list. Call the peer leader to double check the date and time of the meeting (sometimes special programs are at a different date) and to let him/her know you will be at the meeting.
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South Georgia Area
Visually Impaired Foundation of Georgia (VIFGA)
Contact Wendy Mons 877-778-4342
Albany Limb Support Meeting District 4 Police Precinct (Conference Room)
1721 E. Oglethorpe Blvd.
Albany, GA 31705
Contact Debbie McDonald 229-888-2789 or deborahk63@aol.com
Meets 2nd Thursday every other month 6PM to 8PM EST
Albany Low Vision Peer Support Group
1721 E. Oglethorpe Blvd.
Albany, GA 31705
Contact Debbie McDonald 229-888-2789 or deborahk63@aol.com
Meets 1st Thursday of the month from 3PM to 4PM EST
Coffee County Low Vision and Blind Support Group
First Baptist Church
124 Gaskin Ave North
Douglas, GA 31533
Contact Roger Allen 912-384-7490
Contact Dr. Fitzgerald 912-393-0005 to RSVP
Meets Last Thursday of the month 12:30PM to 2:30PM EST
Middle GA Regional Commission Building
175 Emery Hwy, Ste. C
Macon, GA 31201
Contact Jacqueline Glover 478-318–9875
Bainbridge Memorial Hospital
Kirbo Community Room
1500 E. Shotwell St.
Bainbridge, GA 39819
Call Stancil Tootle 229-254-6630 or email Jeanette Sickel at jsickel@windstream.net to RSVP
Meets 3rd Thursday of the month from 1PM to 3PM EST
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Savannah Area
Savannah Center for Blind and Low Vision Peer Support Group
1141 Cornell Ave.
Savannah, GA 31406
Contact Anika Futch 912-236-4473 or langhamdk@gmail.com
Meets 2nd Thursday (sometimes varies) from 10:30AM to 12:30PM EST
Eye2i Support Group
3830 S. Cobb Drive
Smyrna, GA
Contact 770-432-7280
Meets 1st Monday of the month from 12PM to 2PM EST
Oakview Rehabilitation Center
960 Highland Avenue
Summerville, GA
Contact Marsha Farrow at 706-859-2624
Meet 2nd Thursday of month 2:30PM to 4PM EST -
Athens Area
VISTAS – Visually Impaired Specialized Training and Advocacy Services
801 Riverhill Dr. Athens, GA
Contact Margaret Tribble 706-995-2216
Meets 2nd Thursday 2PM to 4PM EST
Living Life Team, Inc.
Morgan County Library
1131 E. Avenue
Madison, GA
Contact Rita Harris 706-474-0404 or info@livinglifeteam.net
Meets 2nd Thursday from 10AM to 1130AM
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Augusta Area
Looking Forward Support Group
Augusta-Richmond County Main Library
823 Telfair St.
Augusta, GA 30901
Contact Kathy Pelletier 706-724-6262
Meets every 2nd Saturday from 1PM to 3PM EST
West Georgia Eye Care Center
2616 Warm Springs Rd.
Columbus GA 31904
Contact Robin 706-323-3491
Meets once a month on a Saturday morning
Veterans Support Group
(must be Veteran to attend this meeting)
CBOC clinic
1310 13th Avenue
Contact Joe McNeil 706-570-1210
Meets last Thursday of the month 10AM to 12PM EST
GA Council of the Blind
Contact: Greg McDuffie 706-330-7195
Meets 1st Saturday morning of each month
National Federation of the Blind of Georgia
Disability Service Center
215 10th St.
Contact Josette Massey 706-330-8451 or masmor@gmail.com
Meets 2nd Saturday of the month from 1PM to 3PM EST
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Fayetteville
Eye’m Not Alone
Azalea Estates Senior Living Center
Contact Audrey Demmitt 678-386-5119
Meets 3rd Wednesday of each month from 3:30PM to 430PM EST
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Milledgeville
VIP Support Group
The First Presbyterian Church
201 South Wayne Street
Milledgeville GA 31061
Contact Ann Weathers 478-452-7231 or Harry Beck 478-453-8141 or 478-452-9394
Every 3rd Wednesday of the month 10:30AM to 11:30AM EST -
Peachtree City
Envision Support Group
Arbor Terrace Senior Living Center
2nd Floor Multi-Purpose Room
201 Crosstown Dr.
Peachtree City, Ga. 30269
Contact Audrey Demmitt 678-386-5119 or amdemmitt@gmail.com
Meets 1st Tuesday of the month 6:30PM to 8PM EST -
Statewide
GCB – Georgia Council of the Blind
President, Alice Ritchhart 912-996-4213 or alice.ritchhart@comcast.net
www.georgiacounciloftheblind.org
NFBGA – National Federation of the Blind of Georgia
President, Dorothy Griffin 404-371-1000 or dgriffin@nfbga.org or theblind@nfbga.org
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Phone Groups
Georgia Libraries Statewide Peer Support by Phone
Contact Vanessa Meadows 404-657-1452 or vmeadows@georgialibraries.org
DeafBlind Worldwide Peer Support Group
Instructions: Only for people who are deafblind. Log into your Facebook account.
Access “DeafBlind Thoughts”. Spell it exactly as indicated.
Contact Anne McQuade 770-825-1139 or Anne.mcquade@rocketmail.com or VP number 404-857-0678
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1660942050850497/
International Low Vision Support Group
Instructions: ILVSG Tele-Support is a year-round program of monthly group support sessions held over the telephone.
It is designed for low vision seniors in the United States who have no access to the internet or cannot attend a live support group.
A session typically includes a brief update on recent research and developments, followed by listening to and discussing the current month’s recorded ILVSG presentation.
http://www.mdsupport.org/support/international-low-vision-support-group/
Senior Center Without Walls
881 Turk St., San Francisco, CA 94102
Contact 877-797-7299 or scww@jtm-esc.org
www.seniorcenterwithoutwalls.org
National Federation of the Blind Crafters Division
Our division functions as a support/ teaching/ learning opportunity for blind individuals who enjoy crafts.
The division has a weekly Monday Night chat at 8:30 PM Eastern.
The conference call-in number is 605-475-4000. The access code is 966659.
All are welcome. Our topics range from crafting topics to technology and the use of BARD. The division has a website, www.krafterskorner.org.
For those who may be using JAWS, Krafters and Korner are both spelled with the letter K, as a tribute to Joyce Kane our founder and president.
If you have any questions, I would be happy to help.
Email Jill Rossiter at jill.rossiter@rehab.alabama.gov
Lions Club Sponsored Chat Lines
Meet over the phone for: VIP Lions Club every Thursday evening 6PM Central
Book club Every Tuesday evening at 6PM Central Standard Time
Contact 712 432-6430 Follow Prompts for Live Chat Room 6 at 6PM Central Time