Support Group Leaders
Support Groups
Support Groups are critical to service delivery in the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America, Inc. (MGFA). These groups provide support, education, and mutual aid. Please see below to find a support groups in your area.
Is there not a Support Group in your area? Click here to learn more about how you can start the journey on creating your own MGFA Support Group
Myasthenia Advocacy for Young Adults (MAYA)
Get to know other young adults living with MG!
ARKANSAS
Arkansas MG Support Group
When: TBA
Where: The Old Bank Sports Bar and Grill 218 W. Main St Russellville, AR 72801
Speaker: Susan Newton, Pharm D. will discuss medications, side effects and safety
RSVP: Contact Vickie Henderson
P: 479-970-3775 E: kvhen@hotmail.com
ARIZONA
TUCSON
Tucson MG Support Group
Meets: Third Saturday in February, March, April, September, October, November
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Martha Cooper Library
1337 North Catalina Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85712
Contact: Gene Casagrande at MGTucsonSupport@aol.com or 520-594-5315
CALIFORNIA
LOS ANGELES
Los Angeles MG Support Group
When: TBA
Where: Culver City Senior Center, 4095 Overland Avenue, Culver City, CA 90232, Los Angeles, CA
PALO ALTO
Palo Alto MG Support Group
Location: Stanford Hospital, Neuroscience Center
1st Floor, Wellness Room
213 Quarry Road, Palo Alto, California.
COLORADO
DENVER
This SG is forming, for more information please contact Kristina Voskes at kvoskes@gmail.com.
CONNECTICUT
West Hartford/Bloomfield
Connecticut MG Support Group
Time: 11am – 2:30pm
Location: Curtis House, 506 Main Street, Woodbury CT.
DELAWARE
DOVER
When: TBA
Where: Bayhealth Hospital
640 S State Street
Room PDR 3 (Private Dining Room) by cafeteria
Dover, DE 19904
Contact: Donnalee Whitaker & Kevin Hakes, MyastheniaGravisofDe@gmail.com or 302-363-0336.
FLORIDA
ST. PETERSBURG
St. Petersburg MG Support Group
Meets: 1st Thursday of each month
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: St. Anthony’s Hospital
1200 Seventh Avenue North
Auditorium, (located on the ground floor)
St. Petersburg, Florida
MIAMI
Miami MG Support Group
Time: 6:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Location: University of Miami
Clinical Research Building, Room 1381
1120 NW 14th Street
Miami, FL 33136
Contact: Mary Ingram-Schatz & Keara Martinez, miamimggroup@gmail.com or mischatz@me.com or 646-573-3354
ORLANDO
Orlando MG Support Group
Supporting: Orange, Osceola, Seminole and Lake Counties
Meets: 2nd Saturday of even months.
Time: 10 a.m. to NOON
Location: Orlando Regional Medical Center
North Tower (new building)
Classroom NT1 & NT3 (classrooms are on 1st floor behind Subway restaurant)
Free Parking in Garage on Underwood across from the Cancer Center.
BOYTON BEACH
Boynton Beach MG Support Group
Meets: 3rd Saturday of each month January – May and September – June
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Bethesda Memorial Hospital
2815 Seacrest Boulevard South
Sand Dollar Room
Boynton Beach, Florida
Contact: Bob Averack, 203-980-3558
Ft. LAUDERDALE
This SG is forming, for more information please contact the MG home office at MGFA@Myasthenia.org.
JACKSONVILLE
Jacksonville MG Support Group
Meets: 1st Saturday of even months
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: The Towers (Across the Street from Shands Hospital)
Blue Room – First Floor
580 West 8th Street
Jacksonville, Florida
MELBOURNE
Melbourne MG Support Group
Meets: 2nd Saturday of odd months
Time: 10:00 a.m. – NOON
Location: Wuesthoff Medical Center
Classroom Room #1
250 N. Wickham Rd. Melbourne FL 32935
TALLAHASSEE
Location: Ashford Club at Betton Hills, Common Room – 2055 Thomasville Road Tallahassee, FL
*Meeting takes place in the Common Room (located next the swimming pool)
Meetings: 1st Tuesday of the month
Time: 7PM
Please contact Ted Monica for additional information at P: 850-274-4492 E: billsbeliever@comcast.net
OCALA
Location: Blitchton Station Apartments, The Community Center – 1741 NW. 7th Street Ocala, Fl. 34475
Em: mg.snowflakesofocala@gmail.com
PORT RICHEY
New MG Support Group Forming
Contact: Rosemarie Mcnamara-Roberts at writerchick.rose@gmail.com
TAMPA
GEORGIA
ATLANTA
Atlanta Area MG Support Group
Meets: 1st Monday of every month (except July and September)
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Chamblee United Methodist Church
4147 Chamblee Dunwoody Road
Atlanta, GA 30341
ILLINOIS
IOWA
DAVENPORT & BETTERNDORF
Iowa Virtual MG Support Group via Facebook
KENTUCKY
LOUISVILLE
Louisville MG Support Group
Meets: 1st Saturday of every month except in May and July
Time: 12 NOON
Location: Norton Suburban Hospital*
1st Floor, Room 1A
4001 Dutchmans Lane Louisville, KY 40207
*Please enter through the east parking garage (across the street from Hooter’s)
SOMERSET
Meets: 3rd Thursday of every month; first meeting 10-18-2018
Time: 6 – 8 PM
Location: TBA
Contact: Frankie Bray, 941-276-7882.
LOUISIANA
BATON ROUGE
This SG is forming, for more information please contact the MG home office at MGFA@Myasthenia.org.
BEAUMONT
Southeast Texas MG Support Group (also servicing Southwest Louisiana)
When: 2nd Thurs of every month from 6:30 -7:30PM beginning in February (1st Thursday in the month of May)
Where Howell’s Furniture Community Room, 6095 Folsom Drive Beaumont, TX 77706
RSVP: Tracey Young and Sarah Ricks
NEW ORLEANS
MARYLAND
OCEAN CITY
When: TBD
Where: Worcester County Library, Ocean City Branch
10003 Coastal Highway
Ocean City, MD 21842
Contact: Brian Cosgrove, oc.easternshoremg1955@gmail.com P: 410.202.6224
MICHIGAN
While not affiliated with the MGFA, the MG Foundation of Michigan has many support groups throughout Michigan. For a list of their 2018 meetings and locations, please click here.
NEW ENGLAND
Email: info@mgane.org Phone: 508-435-3808
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Join the Facebook group! MG Granite Haven
Contact: Deb Correia at (603) 312-6294 or deblcorreia@yahoo.com
NEW JERSEY
JERSEY CITY
Meets: Every second Thursday in 2018 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Location: Christ Hospital, Staff Room A&B, 176 Palisade Avenue Jersey City, NJ 07306
Dates: May 10, June 14, September 13, October 11, November 8, December 13.
Parking: Enter the parking garage at 142 Palisade Avenue Jersey City, NJ.
**Parking will be validated
RSVP to Janice Greenberg at E: morjan1027@gmail.com or P: 732.690.5987
NEW MEXICO
ALBUQUERQUE
New Mexico MG Support Group
Meets: 10am – 3rd Saturday of the month
Time: Varies
NORTHERN NEW MEXICO
New Support Group Forming
When: TBA
Where: TBA
NEW YORK
LATHAM
Upstate New York MG Support Group
Meets: 2nd Saturday of every month
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Latham Fire House
226 Old Louden Road
Latham, NY 12110
Contact: Barry Levine (518) 439-5377
MANHATTAN
Manhattan MG Support Group
Dates: Jan 8, 2019
Feb 12, 2019
March 12, 2019
April 9, 2019
May 14, 2019
June 11, 2019
Sept 10, 2019
Oct 8, 2019
Nov 12, 2019
Dec 10, 2019
Time: 6:00 P.M – 8:00pm
Mount Sinai Downtown Beth Israel Medical Center
Phillips Ambulatory Care Center
10 Union Square East –between E 14th and E 15th Streets
Conference Center – Second Floor
Conference Room One
Parking Garage entrance on E 15th St, with direct
elevator access to building
Union Square 14th Street Subway Station for the
4,5,6,L,N,Q,R trains – handicap accessible
For information, please contact the support group facilitator and MGFA board member
Or the MGFA office 800-541-5454
Kingston – MG Association of Western PA
When: Second Saturday of the month
11am – 12:30pm
NORTH CAROLINA
CHARLOTTE
Charlotte MG Support Group
Meets: Saturday, August 26
Time: 2PM
Where: Ronald McDonald House
1613 E. Morehead St
Charlotte, NC 28207
Facilitator: Rachel Pegram adamrach@gmail.com
RALEIGH
Central North Carolina MG Support Group
Meets: 2nd Saturday of each month
Time: 12 NOON
3551 GRENELLE STREET
RALEIGH, NC 276030000
OHIO
CLEVELAND
Greater Cleveland Area Support Group
West Side
Meets: TBA
Time: 1-3 p.m.
Location: Metro Health Middleburg Heights Campus
1st Floor in the November Room
7800 Pearl Road Middleburg Hts., OH 44130
East Side
Meets: TBD
Time: 12:30-2:30 p.m.
Location: Mayfield Library (Large Meeting Room)
500 SOM Center Road
Mayfield Village, Ohio 44143
Contact: Rebecca Molitoris at clevelandmggroup@gmail.com or 440-732-2181
COLUMBUS
Central Ohio MG Support Group
When: TBD
Time: 12:00-1:30 PM
Where: The Dempsey Family Education and Resource Center at the OhioHealth Neuroscience Center at Riverside Methodist Hospital
Address: 3535 Olentangy River Road, Columbus, Ohio 43214
OREGON
MEDFORD
Medford MG Support Group
When: TBD
Where: The Smullin Center Room 106
2825 East Barnett Road
Meddford, OR 97504
Contact: David Ball, dlball63@yahoo.com
PORTLAND
Portland Area MG Support Group
Location: Beaverton Library
12575 SW Fifth Street
Beaverton, OR
PENNSYLVANIA
BEAVER MG Association of Western PA
Where: Heritage Valley Health System – Beaver Campus, ADM -B 2 Conference room
When: 1000 Dutch Ridge RD
Beaver, PA 15009
DANVILLE
Danville MG Support Group
When: New Dates TBA
Location: Geisinger Woodbine Lane Community Room 115 Woodbine Lane Danville, PA 17821
Contact: Jennifer Yucha, RN P: 570-214-1146
HERSHEY
Hershey MG Support Group
When: New Dates TBA
Location: Hershey Medical Center-Penn State Room 2005 building B (second floor) 30 Hope drive, Hershey PA 17033
Contact: Jennifer Yucha, RN P: 570-214-1146
PHILADELPHIA
Philadelphia MG Support Group
Meets: Future dates TBA
Location: Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Wright Saunders Building
Medical Conference Room
51 N. 39th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Contact: For meeting times, please contact Christine Hosay at 610-564-2772.
PITTSBURGH – MG Association of Western PA
MGA of WPA Support Group Meetings
When: 1pm – 2:30pm – third Saturday of the month
Where: Allegheny General Hospital – Singer Library
320 East North Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
SCRANTON
Scranton MG Support Group
Meets: 1st Saturday, every other month
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: Allied Services
Charles Luger Outpatient Center – Community Room
475 Morgan Highway
Scranton, PA 18508
SOUTH CAROLINA
MOUNT PLEASANT
Low Country MG Support Group
Meets: 3rd Saturday of every month
Time: 10:30am
2000 Hospital Drive
Mount Pleasant, SC
MYRTLE BEACH
Myrtle Beach MG Support Group
Meets: 2nd Saturday of each month
Time: 1:00 pm – 3:00 p.m.
Location: Lakeside Crossing Development Community Room
140 Lakeside Crossing Dr. Conway, SC 29526
Contact: Beverly Watrous E: beverly-w@live.com P: 843-504-8063 and for directions contact Poutre P: 843-855-0076
TENNESSEE
Knoxville
When: Last Tuesday of the month, 5 – 7 PM
Where: St. Paul United Methodist Church
4014 Garden Drive, Knoxville TN 37918
Contact: Sharon Ford, 865-256-9035, mgknoxville@yahoo.com
Facebook: Knoxville MG Support Group
Nashville
TEXAS
Austin
Myasthenia Gravis Support Group of Central Texas
When: 2nd Wed of every month from 7 -8PM
Where Spicewood Springs Library, 8637 Spicewood Springs Rd. Austin, TX 78759
RSVP: Linda Ann Joslin, Facilitator
Beaumont
Southeast Texas MG Support Group (also servicing Southwest Louisiana)
When: Saturday, July 21, 10 – 11am
Where: 1605 Dowlen Road, Beaumont, TX 77706
RSVP: Sarah Ricks
Houston
Myasthenia Gravis Support Group of Greater Houston
When: 2nd Saturday of every month from 11-12AM
Where: Trini Mendenhall Community Center 1414 Wirt Rd Houston, TX 77055
RSVP: Meena Outlaw or Jenny Estala
Rio Grande Valley
MG RGV Support Group
When: First Saturday of each month at 10AM
Where: Knapp Medical Center Conference Building Room #1
1401 E 8th Street
Weslaco, TX
Contact: Karen Mau at maubillkaren@live.com or P: 956-254-3510 or Ruben Cuellar at rubencuellar@sbcglobal.net or P: 956-501-4211.
San Angelo
San Antonio
Alamo Support Group of South Texas
When: 2nd Saturday of every month (Except July and August) from 11-12:30AM
Where: Baptist Health System – Health Link Fitness Center
Contact: Elroy and Gail Tschirhart
UTAH
SALT LAKE CITY
Utah MG Support Group
VIRGINIA
MANASSAS
Manassas MG Support Group
Dates: TBA
When: 10:30am – 12:30pm
ROANOKE AREA
Roanoke MG Support Group
When: Afternoon: 1 – 2:30 pm 2944 Orange Ave. NE, Roanoke, VA 24012.
Evening: 7 – 8:30 pm Rehabilitation Auditorium at Carilion Clinic Outpatient Therapy – South Jefferson. The Auditorium is a round building on the NW corner of the Rehab Center Block. The address of the Rehab Center Block is 2017 S. Jefferson Street. The best entrace is off Crystal Spring Avenue.
Winchester MG Support Group
When: Next date TBA
Where: Bowman Library
871 Tasker Road
Stephens City, VA, 22655
VIRTUAL SUPPORT GROUP
WASHINGTON
SEATTLE AREA
Seattle Area MG Support Groups
Location: Fairwood Library
17009 140th Ave SE
Renton, WA
Location: Mercer Island Library
4400 88th Ave SE
Mercer Island, WA
SPOKANE
Spokane Area MG Support Group
Meets: 2nd Thursday of each month
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: Holy Family Hospital
OLYMPIA & TACOMA AREAS
South Sound MG Support Group
Meets: Quarterly meetings
Location: Alternates between Olympia and Tacoma, WA locations.
KITSAP AREA
Kitsap Area MG Support Group
Meets: Quarterly
Time: 1:00 3:00 pm
Location: Poulsbo Library,
700 Lincoln Road, Poulsbo, WA .
WISCONSIN
MENASHA
Northeast WI MG Support Group
Dates: Dec. 12 ($ 5 gift exchange)
Jan. 9, 2019
Feb. 13, 2019
March 13, 2019
April 10, 2019
May 4, 2019 – 5 pm MG Walk at Green Isle Park, Green Bay
May 8, 2019
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: The Office Sports Bar & Grill / Starlite Club
W2091 County Road JJ
Kaukauna, WI 54130
MILWAUKEE
Milwaukee MG Support Group
Meets: Feb. 13, 2019
March 13, 2019
April 10, 2019
May 4, 2019 – MG Walk!
June 12, 2019 – Georgie Porgies MG Awareness Night
Time: 6:30 – 8 PM
First Floor, Center for Neurological Disorders
3237 S. 16th Street, Milwaukee WI 53215
Please use the entrance off of 18th and Oho Street. Free parking available in the surface lot directly in front of the building.
JANESVILLE
Janesville MG Support Group
More info TBA