Group Meetings | Self-Help
- A.A.–ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS
- c/o The Sun Club
- 571 Second Street East
- P.O. Box 1982 Ketchum, Idaho 83340
- 208-726-7710 ( 12 Noon – 10 p.m.)
- 208-726-4650 (24 hours)
- AREA SERVED: Blaine County.
- PURPOSE: To promote personal recovery and continued sobriety of alcoholics who turn to AA Fellowship for help.
- SERVICES: Meetings for anyone who feels he/she has a drinking problem. Call The Sun Club for meeting times and locations.
- FEES: None. Pass the hat at meetings.
- c/o The Sun Club
- ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLIC AND OTHER DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILIES
- c/o The Sun Club
- 571 Second Street East
- P.O. Box 1982 Ketchum, Idaho 83340
- 208-726-4650 (24 hours)
- 208-726-7710 (12 Noon – 10 p.m.)
- AREA SERVED: Blaine County.
- PURPOSE: To share and get support from others raised in an alcoholic or other dysfunctional families.
- SERVICES: Group meetings.
- ELIGIBILITY: Open, and share when participants want.
- FEES: None. Pass the hat at meetings.
- c/o The Sun Club
- AIDS SUPPORT GROUP
- YWCA
- 720 W. Washington Boise, Idaho
- 208-343-3688
- PURPOSE: To provide support for AIDS victims and their families.
- SERVICES: Support group meetings. Call for meeting dates and times.
- FEES: None.
- ALANON
- c/o The Sun Club
- 571 Second Street
- P.O. Box 1982 East Ketchum, Idaho 83340
- 208-726-7710
- AREA SERVED: Blaine County.
- PURPOSE: To assist families and friends of alcoholics whether the alcoholic is still practicing or not).
- SERVICES: Group meetings. Call the Sun Club for dates and times.
- FEES: None. Hat passed at meetings.
- ALATEEN
- c/o The Sun Club
- 571 Second Street East
- P.O. Box 1982 Ketchum, Idaho 83340
- 208-726-7710
- AREA SERVED: Blaine County.
- PURPOSE: A support group for teenagers having problems with alcohol abuse in their families. These meetings are not for alcohol-abusing teens. For such meetings contact A.A. for times and locations of meetings.
- ELIGIBILITY: Teenagers ages 13 to 19.
- FEES: None.
- BEREAVEMENT GROUP OF THE HOSPICE
- 507 First Avenue North
- P.O. Box 4320 Ketchum, Idaho 83340 (One block north of Perry’s)
- 208-726-8464
- SERVICES: Bereavement Group meets in the evenings for eight to ten weeks. Groups are formed several times per year.
- ELIGIBILITY: Any person having suffered the death of a family member or significant friend. Also, a wellness group gives education and support to people living with illness.
- SOURCE OF FUNDS: Private donations.
- BLAINE COUNTY SENIOR CENTER
- 721 Third Avenue South Hailey, Idaho 83333
- 208-788-3468
- AREA SERVED: Blaine County.
- PURPOSE: Serve the elderly.
- SERVICES: Meals at the center, home-delivered meals, transportation, health services, information and referral, outreach, exercise classes.
- ELIGIBILITY: Over age 60.
- FEES: Vary for the different services. Call the office for further information.
- HOW TO APPLY: Walk in or call.
- SOURCE OF FUNDS: Federal funding, donations, fundraisers.
- 721 Third Avenue South Hailey, Idaho 83333
- CO-DEPENDENTS ANONYMOUS
- c/o The Sun Club
- 571 Second Street East
- P.O. Box 1982 Ketchum, Idaho 83340
- 208-726-7710
- PURPOSE: To share with and obtain support from others raised in dysfunctional families.
- SERVICES: Group meetings. Contact the Sun Club for current meeting dates and times.
- FEES: None.
- FAMILIES ANONYMOUS
- P.O. Box 528 Van Nuys, California 91408
- 800-736-9805
- 818-989-7841
- 9-4 Pacific Time
- AREA SERVED: USA, Mexico, and other foreign countries.
- PURPOSE: Support group for friends/families of drug abusers–call to find out where the nearest location is for a support group.
- SERVICES: Refers callers to the nearest support group.
- FEES: None.
- P.O. Box 528 Van Nuys, California 91408
- GAY & LESBIAN SUPPORT GROUP
- Community Center W. State Street Boise, Idaho 83701
- P.O. Box 1915
- 208-336-3870
- AREA SERVED: Boise, Treasure Valley.
- PURPOSE: To provide support, information, and referrals to gay men and women.
- SERVICES: The Community Center is open at variable times and has a library. The Center publishes a monthly newspaper with a free three-month trial subscription. The Nook, a coffeehouse in the Hyde Park area of Boise, provides an alternative to gay bars.
- SUPPORT GROUP FOR PARENTS AND FAMILIES:
- l-800-4-Family.
- NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS
- c/o The Sun Club
- 571 Second Street East
- P.O. Box 1982 Ketchum, Idaho 83340
- 208-726-7710 (12 Noon – 10 p.m.)
- AREA SERVED: Blaine County.
- PURPOSE: To provide 12-Step meeting support for those addicted to drugs other than alcohol. Same premise as Alcoholics Anonymous.
- SERVICES: Group meetings. Contact The Sun Club for meetings times, dates, and locations.
- ELIGIBILITY: Anyone who identifies him/herself as drug dependent.
- FEES: None. Hat passed at meetings.
- OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS
- c/o The Sun Club
- 571 Second Street East
- P.O. Box 1982 Ketchum, Idaho 83340
- 208-726-7710
- AREA SERVED: Blaine County.
- PURPOSE: A 12-Step support group to recover from eating compulsions and obsessions… DEALS WITH EATING DISORDERS OF ALL TYPES (anorexia, bulimia, compulsive eating, etc.).
- SERVICES: Contact The Sun Club for meeting dates, times, and locations.
- FEES: None. Hat passed at meetings.
- PARENTS & FRIENDS OF LESBIANS & GAYS
- CONTACT PERSONS:
- Twin Falls – Greg Lindsey, First United Methodist Church,
- 208-734-2326
- Boise – Ruth Garrison,
- 208-362-5316
- Rupert – Margaret Schorzman,
- 208-436-3982
- Twin Falls – Greg Lindsey, First United Methodist Church,
- PURPOSE OF AGENCY: Support group for parents and friends of lesbians and gays.
- SERVICES: Boise support group meets Friday evenings, once a month. Contact Ruth Garrison for the time and place. Willing to talk to anyone about lesbian/gay problems, relations, parents of, etc.
- CONTACT PERSONS:
- THE SUN CLUB
- 571 Second Street East
- P.O. Box 1982 Ketchum, Idaho 83340
- 208-726-7710 (12 Noon – 10 p.m.)
- PURPOSE: To provide facilities for meetings of 12-Step programs and other community organizations. 12-Step groups might include AA, CODA, Alanon, Alateen, ACOA, ISA, OA. Please see individual listings for further information.