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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
    • 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.
  • 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.

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