Support Resources for Families
Support Resources in the Lehigh Valley
Information on the issues below can be accessed through the organizations listed below. Please know that this is not a complete list of resources, nor should this information be used as an alternative to medical or professional intervention in a crisis or serious situation. Although these resources may be helpful in giving you information, if you, or a loved one is experiencing a serious concern, I strongly recommend that you seek out a professional to assist you in addressing those needs immediately.
Abuse Survivors: 610-435-9651
Adoptions from the Heart, 610-432-2384
Adult Incest Survivors, 610-437-6610
Adult Rape Survivors, 610-437-6610
AIDS Outreach, 112 N. Fifth St., Allentown, 610-435-8424
Alcoholics Anonymous in the Lehigh Valley, 24-hour hotline 610-882-0558, www.aalv.org
Altogether Angels, 610-395-8898 (Donna Zwick) (breast cancer)
Alzheimer's Association, 617 A Main St., Hellertown, 610-838-2552, www.alz-delawarevalley.org
American Cancer Society Lehigh Valley Unit, 2121 City Line Rd., Bethlehem, 610-921-2328, www.cancer.org. Referrals.
American Diabetes Assn., 610-227-5445
American Liver Foundation, Lehigh Valley Faith UCC Church, 25th and Livingston Sts., Allentown, 610-432-2481 or 610-776-5470
American Lung Assn. of the Lehigh Valley (patients with chronic lung disease or children with asthma and their families), 610-867-4100, www.lungusa.org
Arthritis Foundation of the Lehigh Valley, 610-776-6632, www.arthritis.org
Asthma and Allergy Assn., 610-261-2944
Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 610-433-6018
August Survivor's Center (sexual abuse and assualt), 610-253-6501
Autism Society of America/Lehigh Valley Chapter, 610-778-9212
Bereavement Group (family survivors of homicide), 610-437-6610
Bereavement Group-LV Hospice, 610-402-7400
Brain Tumor Support Group, 610-776-2566
Camelot for Children Support Groups, 610-791-5683
Center for Cancer Care, 610-776-5470. Educational and peer support groups.
C.H.A.D.D. of Lehigh Valley (children and adults with attention deficit disorder), 610-433-9595
Children's Support Group (sexually abused/assaulted), 610-437-6610
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Assn. of the Lehigh Valley, 610-868-8745, 610-262-9009, or 610-837-2927
Coalition for a Smoke-Free Valley, P.O. Box 7017, Allentown, 610-402-4855, (FAX) 610-402-4856, csfv@lvh.com, www.smokefreevalley.org
Compassionate Friends (death of a child), 610-391-9972. Group for parents of all ages.
Confront/Treatment Trends Inc., 610-433-0148
Crime Victims Council, 610-437-6611
Crohn's & Ulcerative Colitis Support Group, 610-435-3375
Cystic Fibrosis Family Support Group, 610-683-5906
Diabetes Support Group, 610-776-5484.
Down Syndrome Parents Network, 610-432-3776
Easton Hospital Support Groups, 610-250-4636
Emotions Anonymous, St. John's Lutheran Church, 5th & Chestnut Sts., 610-797-7110
Encore /YMCA & YMCA of Allentown (post-mastectomy), 610-434-9333
Epilepsy Foundation of SE PA, 800-887-7165
FACE (Fathers And Children's' Equality), 610-688-4748
Fibromyalgia Support Group of Sacred Heart Hospital, 610-776-5992
Good Shepherd Support Groups, 610-776-3299
Hepatitis C Support Group of the Lehigh Valley, 610-776-5470, www.hepclv.org
Homicide Survivor's Group, 610-437-6610
Huntington Disease Support Information, Joanne M. Luz, Chapter Social Worker :Huntington's Disease Society of America
Lehigh/Northampton Counseling Service for the Deaf, (TTY) 610-8860940; (voice) 610-432-9118
Lehigh Valley Chapter of the American Society of Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD)/Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), 610-776-5992
Lehigh Valley Head Trauma Support Group, 501 Saint John St., 3rd Floor, Allentown, 610-432-1619, www.enter.net/~bip
Lehigh Valley Hospital Support Groups, 610-402-2273
Lehigh Valley Parents Group for Hard of Hearing Children, 610-865-4868
Lehigh Valley Polio Survivors Group, 610-866-8092
Lehigh Valley RSD/CRPS Friends of Hope, 610-776-5992. For RSD and post-traumatic fibromyalgia clients.
Lehigh Valley Renaissance, P.O. Box 157, Trexlertown, 610-814-0530 or 610-814-0531, www.ren.org. Support for crossdressers and transsexuals.
Lehigh Valley Sickle Cell Anemia Support Group, 610-706-0636
Lehigh Valley Transplant Support Group, 610-402-CARE
Loving, Caring, Sharing Drop-In Center for Mental Health Consumers, 610-437-7919
Lyme Disease Support Group, 215-529-9456
MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Drivers), 1-800-438-6233
'Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Resources' http://www.morningsiderecovery.com/educational-resources/mental-health-and-suicide-prevention-resources/
Muscular Dystrophy Association, 610-391-1977
NAMI PA Lehigh Valley Support Groups – National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, 802 West Broad St., Bethlehem, 610-882-2102; (FAX) 610-882-0440, info@namipalehighvalley.org; www.namipalehighvalley.org
Narcotics Anonymous ABE Area, 610-439-1998
National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 800-344-4867
New Choices/New Options, 610-861-5350
Overeaters Anonymous, 610-435-2736
Parents Network Group, 610-974-9067, An informal networking group for parents of any child with a special need- regardless of their circumstances.
Parents Without Partners, 610-398-3875
Parkinson's of the Lehigh Valley, 610-435-1852
Pediatric Oncology Support Group, 610-791-5683
Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors, 800-888-2876
Post-Polio Support Group of the Lehigh Valley, 610-398-3958 or 610-435-7639, Assist adults with the late effects of post-polio syndrome.
Program for Women and Families, 610-433-6556
Recovery Inc.(nervousness, fears and depression), 610-282-3908
R.I.S.K.(Relationship Improvement Skills), 610-770-8800
Scoliosis Assn. of Lehigh Valley, 610-866-6196
Sexual Abuse/Assault Support Groups, August Survivors Center, 610-253-6501
SHARE of the Lehigh Valley, (for parents suffering loss through miscarriage, early infant death or stillbirth) 610-285-4252
Sleep Disorders Group, 610-776-5336. Sponsored by the Sacred Heart Hospital Sleep Disorders Center.
SPARK(Supportive Parental Assistance Raising Kids), 610-559-1004
St. Luke's Hospital Support Groups, 610-770-8300
Stress Management, 610-435-9651
Sugar Free Kids (diabetic children), 610-402-0143
Support of Lehigh Valley (parents/grandparents), 610-559-1004
Take off Pounds Sensibly, 610-434-3689
Teen Grief and Bereavement, 610-776-7266
Turning Point of the Lehigh Valley, 24-hour Domestic Violence Hotline, 610-437-3369; Lehigh County, 610-868-5454; Northampton County, 610-867-6477
Visual Impairment and Blindness Services of Northampton County, 610-866-8049