Affiliate Support Groups
NAMI Black Hawk County (Cedar Falls/Waterloo area)
Allen Hospital, 212 W. Dale, Waterloo, IA 50703
Leslie Cohn
(319) 235-5263
Judy Meyers
(319) 277-2387
Sharing & Caring education and support group meets at 6 p.m. second and fourth Tuesdays at Hawkeye Community College, Metro Campus, 844 W. Fourth St., Room 228, Waterloo
NAMI Education/Support Group meets at 2 p.m. second and fourth Thursdays at Waterloo Center for the Arts, 225 Commercial St., 2nd floor, Waterloo
Educational Program offered at 7 p.m. first Tuesday of the month March. April, June, September, October, November and December 2009 in the basement parlor of First Congregational Church, 608 W 4th St., Waterloo
NAMI Central Iowa (Story County)
130 Sheldon Ave. #306
Ames 50014-7287
(515) 292-9400
Website: www.namiofci.org
Deb Niehof (515) 292-9400
Fred Borgen (515) 232-5014
President as of July 1, 2009 Wendie Cooper (515) 233-1554
Meeting on 3rd Tuesday of the month
Support Group from 6-7 PM Educational Program at 7:00 PM at
Collegiate Presbyterian Church, Ames
Board Meeting at 6:30 PM on the1st Tuesday of the month at Ames City Hall.
NAMI Connection: meets every Thursday from 2-3:30 PM at Collegiate United Methodist Church, 2622 W. Lincoln Way, Room 44
New NAMI Connection group has started on Monday evenings from 6:00 - 7:00 PM at Collegiate United Methodist Church, 2622 W. Lincoln Way, The Pine Room.
NAMI Dubuque
PO Box 3398 Dubuque 52004
Todd Lange (563) 564-2933
Dee Mosiman (563) 557-7092
Caring and Share at 7:00-8:00 PM on 1st Tuesday of the month
Educational / Speakers at 7:00-8:00 PM on 3rd Tuesday of the month
Hillcrest Wellness Center, 225 West 6th Street, Dubuque
NAMI Greater Des Moines
Box 12174
Des Moines, Iowa 50312
www.nami.org/sites/NAMIGreaterDesMoines
(515) 277-0672
Teresa Bomhoff (515) 274-6876
Glenn Hobin (515) 965-9799
Education/Speakers at 2 to 4 PM on 1st Sunday of the month
Iowa Lutheran Hospital, Level B Conference Room
700 E. University Avenue, Des Moines
Business Meeting at 5:00 PM on 2nd Thursday of the month
NAMI IA office, 5911 Meredith Drive, Suite E, Des Moines
2-Family Support Groups Caring and Sharing
* Third Sunday of the month, Eyerly-Ball Community Mental Health Center, 1301 Center St., Des Moines - 2:30 to 4:00 PM -- and
* First Thursday of the month, First United Methodist Church, 307 W. Ashland, Indianola - 6:30 to 8 PM.
3-Parents and Caregivers of Children & Adolescents with Severe
Emotional Disorder - Support Group Sessions
* First Monday of the month, Child Serve, 5406 Merle Hay Rd., Johnston - 6:30 to 8 PM
* Fourth Monday of the month, Capitol Hill Lutheran Church, 511 Des Moines St., Des Moines - 5:30 to 7 PM -- and
* Second Tuesday of the month, Adventure Life Reformed Church, 1700 8th St. SW, Altoona - call 558-6247 for more information.
NAMI Connections Support Group for Persons in Recovery
Every Monday night at NAMI Iowa Office, 5911 Meredith Drive, Suite E, Des Moines - 7 - 8:30 PM. Contact Dawn Olson at dawnao@iowatelecom.net or 641-842-3859. Dawn Olson & Kyle Damman are facilitators.
NAMI Hardin County
Ruth Norem (641) 648-9610
Kathy Boekhoff (641) 373-3567
Potluck Meeting at Noon on 1st Wednesday of the month
Clubhouse in McFarland Clinic-basement, Iowa Falls
NAMI Henry County
Theresa Himes (319) 931-3609
Consumer Support Group at 6:00 PM on 3rd Thursday of the month
Regular Meeting at 7:00 PM
First United Methodist Church Room 109
309 N Main Street, Mount Pleasant
NAMI Jasper County
Kathy Trotter (641) 792-2431
Meeting at 6:30 PM on 4th Monday of the month
Congregational Church, Newton
NAMI Johnson County
PO Box 3087 Iowa City 52244-3087
(319) 337-5400
Website: www.namijc.org
Nyle Jessen (319) 351-3447
Helen Dailey (319) 338-2253
Meeting at 7:30-8:30 PM on 3rd Wednesday of the month
Mercy Hospital, 1st Floor Conference Room, 500 E. Market St., Iowa City
Caring & Sharing Support Group Meeting at 5:30-6:30 PM on 3rd Wednesday of the month (same location)
Family Support Group(for people who have a family member with a serious mental illness)
at 5:00 - 6:30 PM on 2nd Sunday of the month
St. Mark's United Methodist Church, 2675 E. Washington St, Iowa City
NAMI Linn County
PO Box 945 Cedar Rapids 52406-0945
nami-lc@hotmail.com
Website: www.nami.org/sites/linncounty
Contact Person: Wendy Stokesbary (319) 221-1184
CEDAR RAPIDS SUPPORT GROUPS:
(held at First Lutheran Church, 1000-3rd Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids
--Family & Friends Support Group
6-7:00 PM on 3rd Thursday of the month Room 308
Contact: (319) 221-1184
--Peer support group: Caring & Sharing
6-7:00 PM on 3rd Thursday of the month Room 307
Contact/Facilitator: John at brobsterpoet@gmail.com
--Parents of Children with Mental Health Issues Support Group
5:30-7:00 PM on 3rd Thursday of the month, Room 308
Contact: NAMI Resource Line at 319-221-1184 or nami-lc@hotmail.com
CEDAR RAPIDS SUPPORT GROUPS
(held in D.R.E.A.M.S. Building - 1420 1st Avenue NE, Cedar Rapids)
--Connection Consumer Support Group
5-6:30 PM every Monday
Contact: (319) 221-1184
MARION SUPPORT GROUPS
(held at Linn County Co-Op, Lower Level, 325 35th St., Marion
--Family & Friends Support Group
7-8:30 PM on 1st Thursday of the month
Contact/Facilitator: Becky at OurGroupMarion@gmail.com
NAMI North Iowa
PO Box 85 Mason City 50401
Joan Sunde (641) 357-0060
Board Meeting at 6:00 - 7:00 PM (at the S ramp entrance) on 4th Tuesday of the month
Combined Family to Family and Visions for Tomorrow support group
7:00 - 8:00 PM (at the S ramp entrance) on 4th Tuesday of the month
9:00 - 10:00 am on the 2nd Saturday of the month
All meetings at:
St John's Episcopal Church, 120 First NE, Mason City
NAMI Northwest Iowa
1211 11th Avenue SE
Spencer 51301-6014
Kim Wilson (712) 262-8611
Meeting at 7:00 PM the third Monday of each month
Seasons Center at 201 E. 11th St., Spencer
NAMI Scott County (Davenport)
Caroline Vernon - Coordinator
1706 Brady St, Suite 200
Davenport, IA 52803
(563) 322-8870
Email: nami.scottcounty@gmail.com
Website: www.namiscottcounty.org
Max Ewalt @ maxewalt@hotmail.com
Family Support Group at 7:00 PM on 4th Monday of the month
NAMI Scott County office: 1706 Brady St., Suite 200, Davenport
Rebecca DeJaegher 309-792-8489
Education Program at 7:00 PM on 3rd Monday of the month
Bettendorf Public Library 2950 Learning Campus Dr, Bettendorf
NAMI Connection (Consumer Support Group) at 2:00-3:30 PM every Friday and Sunday
Vera French Manor, 215 E 37th, Davenport
Anna Goodwin agoodwin@nami.org
NAMI Siouxland
c/o Friendship House, 1101 Court St., Sioux City 51105
Kathy Roberts, Secretary & Manager of Friendship House
(712)255-4209 fhkathy@siouxlan.net
Meeting at 6:30-7:30 PM on 2nd Tuesday of the month
Friendship House 1101 Court St., Sioux City (712) 255-4209.
Affiliated Campus Groups
Central College
Catlin Sharp-Johnson (319) 310-1984
Kirkwood College
Meeting at 11:00AM on 2nd Tuesday of the month
IC Campus, Room 348
University of Iowa
University of Northern Iowa
Leslie Cohn
NAMI Support Group Bremer/Butler Counties
Nancy Edwards (319) 352-3845
Meeting at 7:00 PM on 2nd Tuesday of the month
Redeemer Lutheran Church 2001 W Bremer, Waverly
NAMI Support Group Council Bluffs
Michelle Zuerlin (712) 242-0049
Laura Koch (712) 242-0050
Meeting at 7:00 PM on 1st Thursday of the month (not Oct or Nov)
St. John's Lutheran Church
633 Willow Ave., Council Bluffs
NAMI Support Group Creston area
Bev Post (641) 202-2491
Diane Brown (641) 322-4914
Meeting at 7:00 PM on 1st Monday of the month
Trinity Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall
800 N Sumner Avenue, Creston
NAMI Family-to-Family Support Group Floyd County
Mickey Pugsley (641) 228-0057
Meeting at 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM on 1st Monday of the month
Grace Episcopal Church, Hwy 18 East, Charles City
NAMI Support Group Greater Ottumwa
Elayne Campbell (641) 661-4541
Meeting at 6:30 PM on 1st Thursday of the month
Ottumwa Regional Health Center
NAMI Sioux County Support Group
Shirley Matheis (712) 722-4462
First Tuesday of the month
7:00 PM Central Reformed Church
The Fireside Room
113 North Main Avenue, Sioux Center
updated 6/17/2009 mk