To join one of these active groups, or to have your group listed here, please contact Naomi McLeod at 757-408-8921 or nmcleod@apdaparkinson.org
STATEWIDE
APDA Newly Diagnosed Support Group
4th Thursday of the month
5:30pm-6:30pm
Facilitated by Charlie Voelme, Charlievoelme@outlook.com
Click Here to Register
Virginia Parkinson’s Resource Group – Virtual
Every Wednesday
Exercise from 10 -11am
Group meeting from 11am – Noon
For weekly updates, email vapdresourcegroup@gmail.com
Click Join here on Wednesdays
Eastern Shore Region
Riverside Shore Support Group
3rd or 4th Thursday of every month
Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital Conference Room at 2:00 pm.
Angela Mabalot, 757-302-2770, angela.mabalot@rivhs.com
Hampton Roads Region
HAMPTON
Strong & Steadfast – Faith Based Support Group & The Gathering Care Partner Breakout Group
The third Wednesday of the month at 5pm-6:30pm
Hyatt Hampton Coliseum, 1905 Coliseum Dr, Hampton, VA, 23666
strongnsteadfastpsg@gmail.com
NEWPORT NEWS
Riverside Parkinson’s Support Group
At the Cancer Center on the RRMC campus, 1st floor
12100 Warwick Blvd, Newport News, VA 23601
First Tuesday of the month at 5:30pm-6:30pm
jennifer.lupyon@rivhs.com
VIRGINIA BEACH
APDA Virginia Beach Monthly Support Group
4402 Princess Anne Road, Suite 103, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23456
First Wednesday of the month at 11am
Facilitated by Wendy Wilkerson MS.Ed., wendy@enfwc.org
Click Here to Register
WILLIAMSBURG
Commonwealth Senior Living-Virtual CarePartners Group
2nd Monday of month, 12pm-1pm
To register email, marketing@commonwealthsl.com
Partners In Parkinson’s (Caregivers) ZOOM
1st Wednesday 12-1 pm ** The January 2025 meeting will be January 8th
Scott Brubaker; scott@apexptva.com, 757-969-5200
*Affiliated with APDA
Brookdale Chambrel Williamsburg Parkinson’s Support Group
2nd Thursday; 3PM, in person and virtual option available
Brookdale Chambrel Williamsburg: 3800 Treyburn Dr., Williamsburg VA 23185
Rachael Carter, (757)903-6667 or raccar@brookdale.com
SMITHFIELD
4th Saturday of the Month
Smithfield Library, 255 James St, Smithfield, VA 23430
Connie Kissam, 571-251-6404
smithfieldshakers@yahoo.com
VIRGINIA BEACH
Young Onset Support Group-The Empowerment Neurofitness and Wellness Center
4th Wednesday of the month
5:00pm-6:00pm
4402 Princess Anne Road #105, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462
757-474-6300, info@enfwc.org
*Affiliated with APDA
APDA Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay
3rd Monday of the month 11am-12pm
3100 Shore Dr, Virginia Beach, VA 23451
nmcleod@apdaparkinson.org 757-408-8921
*For Westminster Canterbury residents
Parkinson’s Partners (For Care Partners) ZOOM
1st Monday at 2:30 pm
Gloria Siegel, veggigi@gmail.com;
757-339-3833; ZOOM
*Affiliated with APDA
Northern Virginia Region
Inova Parkinson’s & Movement Disorders Center (IPMDC)
Parkinson Friends groups meet in-person in Fairfax, Manassas/Gainesville, Sterling and Woodbridge.
Details at https://ipmdc.org/supportive/
Sonia Gow at sonia.gow@inova.org ; 703.375.9987.
Parkinson Social Network
2nd Tuesday and 4th Tuesday: 10:00 am – 11:30 am
Nancy Fiedelman-571-286-5000
www.parkinsonsocialnetwork.com
info@parkinsonsocialnetwork.org
YOPD Group in Northern Virginia.
Please contact Anna Grill anna@yopnetwork.org
Details at https://yopnetwork.org/
Central Virginia Region
CHARLOTTESVILLE
Essential Tremor group
2nd Thursday; 4 p.m. The Center
John Watterson; johnwatterson@comcast.net
The PARC Parkinson’s Support Group
3rd Tuesday of the month
1885 Seminole Trail Suite 101, Charlottesville, VA 22901
In-person at The PARC, 4:45-5:45. OR on Zoom 6-7 pm.
Email info@the-parc.org
3rd Friday at 12:30 pm; Positively Parkinson’s Church of Our Savior; 1165 Rio Rd. East; Susan Dietrich, 434-243-5422; sjd3c@virginia.edu
Care Partners:
1st & 3rd Thursday;
10:30 am; ZOOM;
Joanne McNergney; joanne.mcnergney@gmail.com
2nd and 4th Wednesday 10:30 am In-Person
The Center – 540 Belvedere Blvd
In-person: 2nd and 4th Wednesday10:30 am
Ellie Syverud; ellie7349@gmail.com
DANVILLE
2nd Tuesday 2:00 pm
Trinity Methodist Church (Have joined with Eden, NC, group, do not meet every month in Danville)
FREDRICKSBURG
Fredericksburg Support Group
Meets the second Tuesday of each month at 3:15
Stafford Crossings Community Church, 1420 Forbes Street, Fredericksburg, VA.
Contacts: Lisa Long: 540-840-8436 Peg York: 540-273-1590
NORTHERN NECK/MIDDLE NECK
1st Monday; 1:15 pm; Rappahannock Westminster Canterbury; Sarah Wilkins; 804-438-4341;
SWilkins@rw-c.org; exercise M, W. F at 11 a.m.
Care Partners: 1st Monday at 11am; Sarah Wilkins
LYNCHBURG
3rd Tuesday of the month
2 pm; Calvary Chapel, 20722 Timberlake Road, Lynchburg, VA;
Wendy Posey; 434-386-7002; wposey0001@yahoo.com.
IPMDC now supports a Parkinson Friends Group in partnership with Jenifer Alty Massie, BrightStar Care of Lynchburg.
Contact Jenifer at: jenifer.massie@brightstarcare.com
(434) 300-3220
Westminster Canterbury – Lynchburg, 501 V.E.S. Rd, Lynchburg, VA 24503
RICHMOND
1st Tuesday at 6:00 pm, (Discussion); Circle Center,
4900 W. Marshall St., (behind Krispy Kreme on Broad
St.); Jay Burkhardt; 804-355~5717; in-person AND Zoom
jburkhardt@circlecenterads.org
1st Monday at 1 pm ZOOM/WEBEX
PADRECC, combined meeting with Philadelphia PADRECC – open to both veterans and non-veterans.
804-675-5931 | parkinson.va.gov/patients/asp
2nd Wednesday of the month (September- May) 10:30am – 11:30 am
Women’s Parkinson’s Support Group;
2nd floor conference room at the VCU Health Short Pump Pavilion
11958 W. Broad Street, Henrico, VA 23233;
Ginger Norris, 804-627-1398, virginia.norris@vcuhealth.org
Early Onset Parkinson’s Disease Support Group for Veterans
2nd Wednesday each month at 5:30pm ET via online/Microsoft Teams
804-675-5931 | parkinson.va.gov/patients/asp
2nd Saturday of the month, 11am, APDA Power Over Parkinsons-Care Partner Support Group
Naomi McLeod, nmcleod@apdaparkinson.org, Margaret Preston, contact@poweroverpd.org
Circle Center Adult Day Services
4900 West Marshall Street, Richmond, VA 23230, meeting in the Wellness Room.
Each Tuesday, 3 pm; Parkinson’s Dance Group; Brandermill Woods Clubhouse;
For information,call 804-521-8274; wlloyd@brandermillwoods.com
Women and Parkinson’s Disease Support Group
Circle Center Adult Day Services located at 4900 West Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia 23230
Every second Wednesday 10am-11:30am
Piedmont Region
Louisa
2nd Thursday at 1 pm
Betty Queen Center, Louisa, VA;
Maureen Deel; maureenkys@gmail.com
CULPEPER
2nd Wednesday of each month at 11:30 a.m.,
Powell Wellness Center, 1005 Golf Drive, Culpeper, VA 22701.
Ginny Stanley; 804-690-4505; vawstanley@gmail.com.
LAKE OF THE WOODS/LOCUST GROVE
Orange County Lake of the Woods Lake of the Woods Church
Second Thursday of the month at 4:30pm
Contact Lee Moore 540-972-0395, Leeatstm@aol.com
WARRENTON
Fourth Wednesday of every month, 12:15-2:00 pm
Cornerstone Baptist Church 40 Rock Pointe Ln #202, Warrenton, VA 20186
Kendal Blaser, PT 540-222-6000
Exclusively for People with Parkinsons and their Care Partners.
http://parkinsonspiedmontsupportgroup.org
Valley Region
HARRISONBURG
Sentara RMH Medical Center
2010 Health Campus Dr., Harrisonburg, VA 22801
Facilitated by Sarah McCadden
Phone: 813-731-2991
3rd Saturday at 1:00 PM
FRONT ROYAL
4th Monday (unless holiday); 4:30-6:00
pm; Warren Memorial Hosp. Outpatient Ctr; Dana
Crone, dcrone@valleyhealthlink.com
Noah Jordan; njordan@valleyhealthlink.com; 540-635-0730
Virginia Mountain Region
ROANOKE
3rd Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. In-person Caregivers: 2nd Friday at 10 a.m.
All meetings are at Colonial Avenue Baptist Church
Please contact the support group (information below) for more information
roanokeparkinsonsgrp.org@gmail.com , http://roanokeparkinsonsgroup.org/
FRANKLIN
3rd Tuesday, 7 pm; Southampton Memorial
Hospital Auditorium; Doug Boyce; 757-562-4432;
dboyce_124@gmail.com
Southwest Region
ABINGDON
1st Wednesday, 11am-1:30pm
PARKINSON’S BREAKOUT
Meets at Uptown Properties LLC
125 Charwood Dr, Abingdon, VA 24210
Contact Person: Beth McCoy, 276-739-8625
BLACKSBURG
1st Thursday 2:30-3:30 pm; Warm Hearth Village;
Kenny Harrah; 540-443-3474; Judi McBride; kharrah@warmhearth.org; mcbridejudi@gmail.com
HILLSVILLE
PD & Essential Tremor; 2nd Wednesday at 1:00 pm; St. Joseph Church Hall in Woodlawn.
Mary Ann Riccitiello; 276- 728-0130; mcox1753@gmail.com; Stephen Turner; 276-728-8221; turneredwards@embarqmail.com
MARION
The Southwest VA Parkinson’s Support Group
Meets every 3rd Monday of the month
Emory & Henry College’s Health Sciences campus [Lobby]
565 Radio Hill Road Marion, Va. 2435
Contact Person: Julia Castleberry DPT
jcastleberry@emoryhenry.edu
ROCKY MOUNT
Please contact the facilitator (information below) for meeting dates and times.
Facilitator: Letitia Furrow | 540-489-6368 |LKFurrow@carilionclinic.org
WYTHEVILLE
Please contact the facilitator (information below) for meeting dates and times.
1st Tuesday; 6:30-7:30 pm
Heartland Health & Rehab
Contact Debbie or Caroline: 276-228-6200
Contact APDA Virginia Chapter with any changes to this list.