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SECTION 29 SUPPORT GROUPS
Learning Disabilities Association
of Harford County (LDAHAC)
2409 Creswell Road
Bel Air, MD 21015
410.836.1415
A parent support group that provides professional
information and offers individualized referrals
to other professional organizations. Provides
speakers on learning disabilities, disability
law, and education of the disabled.
MATT/ASAP Program
Family Support Group
1361A Brass Mill Road
Belcamp, MD 21017
410.273.9700
Family Support Group: Tuesday evenings, 6:30 p.m.
Moms Connect
at Mountain Christian Church
1824 Mountain Road
Joppa, MD 21085
410.877.1824, ext. 131
Moms connect provides practical parenting
resources and support for moms with
children ages birth to preschool, including
expectant moms. Meetings include great
speakers, fun and food. Register online.
Mountain Christian Church
1824 Mountain Road
Joppa, MD 21085
410.877.1824
The church ministers to children with special
needs via Sunday school, special events, fellowship
events, and Vacation Bible School in the evenings.
They also minister to families with special needs
via worship services, total communication classes
(sign language), and parent support groups.
National Multiple Sclerosis
Society Maryland Chapter
2219 York Road, Suite 30
Timonium, MD 21093
443.641.1200
443.641.1201 | Fax
Provides education about MS, information and
referrals, counseling services, support groups,
advocacy, short-term respite, recreational
programs, and assistance with durable medical
equipment to individuals with MS and their
families. Educational programs and information
about MS available to the community.
Overeaters Anonymous
First Presbyterian Church
224 N. Main Street
Bel Air, MD 21014
410.937.7500 | Michelle
Twelve-step program for compulsive overeaters.
Parents, Families, and Friends
of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
Provides support and education to families
and friends of gays and lesbians. Provides
comfort and assistance to lesbians, gays,
bisexuals, and transgendered individuals.
Scot Whitesell & Associates
900A S. Main Street, Suite 105
Bel Air, MD 21014
410.914.4012
Family and adolescent services.
Seasons Hospice and
Palliative Care
253 Lewis Lane, Suite 303
Havre de Grace, MD 21078
443.502.9100
800.898.4862
888.523.6000
Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care is a specialized
program of care provided for patients who are
facing a terminal illness in their families. The
Seasons Hospice team provides expertise on pain
and symptom management as well as spiritual and
emotional support. We are a community-based
organization with an ongoing mission to find creative
solutions which add quality to life. Services provided
are visits by registered nurses, home health aides,
spiritual support, trained volunteers, bereavement
counseling and support for family members,
consultation and emergency care 24 hours a
day, 365 days a year, coordination of medical
equipment, physical therapy, occupational therapy,
speech therapy, music therapy, support groups, and
other therapies as indicated in the plan of care.
Stroke Network
An on-line stroke support group and information
group designed to help everyone in the stroke
family. Our purpose is to provide on-line support
for stroke survivors and caregivers of adult
stroke survivors. Stroke survivors, caregivers,
and health professional are welcome.
Survivors of Incest Anonymous
P.O. Box 190
Benson, MD 21018
410.893.3322
Twelve-step, self-help recovery program,
modeled after Alcoholics Anonymous,
for survivors of child sexual abuse.
Turning Corners, Inc.
• BEL AIR
260 Gateway Drive, Suite 18-A
Bel Air, MD 21014
410.893.3896
• BALTIMORE
8831 Satyr Hill Road
Parkville, MD 21234
410.485.8876
Turning Corners is an outpatient alcohol and drug
abuse treatment facility that is approved by the
Department of Motor Vehicles and is certified by
the State of Maryland Department of Health and
Mental Hygiene. A wide range of services includes
DWI education, alcohol and drug education and
treatment, relapse prevention, family and individual
counseling, group therapy, and continuing care
services as well as urinalysis and alco-sensor
screening. Turning Corners delivers a combination
of resources to deal with the client’s specific needs
in order to assure quality outpatient services.
UM Upper Chesapeake HealthLink
Community Outreach
800.515.0044
800.515.0044
HealthLink is the community outreach department
of UM Upper Chesapeake Health. They offer
health screenings; health education programs;
children’s programs; a HealthLink van; flu
vaccination clinics; a community resource library;
Dining with Docs (a dinner and lecture followed
by a question and answer session with a UM
Upper Chesapeake physician on a selected health
topic); and a free primary health clinic for county
residents. Call for dates, times, and locations.
Wilson Ministry Center
1024 Main Street
Darlington, MD 21034
410.836.3555
Wilson Ministry provides a variety of educational,
support, and outreach programs to the residents
of Darlington and the surrounding areas. Offers
before and after school care, summer camp
programs, senior and teen activities. The Getting
There Rideshare program provides seniors a ride to
appointments and events. The Deer Creek Coffee
House is a musical program provided once a month
from September to June. Check website for details.