Meetings

What: Rochester Chapter Monthly Meetings

Date: Second Thursday of every month from September to June (We do break for the summer with a July)

2023

September 14

October 12

November 9

December 14

2024

January 11

February 8

March 14

April 11

May 9

June 13

Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Who: People who stutter, family, friends, students, SLPs

Location: Nazareth University, 4245 East Avenue, Rochester, NY - Smyth Hall Room 160  (click here for a map) . Occasionally, we may meet off Nazareth's campus to grab dinner. Please request to join our mailing list for up-to-date information on where we're meeting in a given month. 

For more information see our Facebook page National Stuttering Association - Rochester Chapter

Chapter meetings are an excellent place to take risks, try new communication behaviors, share feelings, and be open about our speech.  If you stutter, have a friend or family member who stutters, study speech pathology, or provide speech therapy, you are welcome at our meetings.  No reservations required...just show up!

Meetings typically begin with a general round of introductions.   Since saying our names is one of the most difficult things we do, we use this time to challenge ourselves.  We also use this time to talk about challenges we're facing, successes we've had, and insights we've gained.  After the introductions and announcements, the main program begins.

The program is led by a volunteer facilitator who selects an activity or topic for discussion.  Past subjects have included job interviewing, stuttering's affect on personal relationships, therapy overviews, family involvement, and a host of other interesting topics relating to the challenges we all face as people who stutter.

All participation is voluntary. We encourage each other to move at our own pace and meet individual goals:  stuttering more openly, working on fluency-enhancing techniques, or trying out new speaking behaviors, such as eliminating word avoidance.  But at all times, just being there is enough.

If you stutter, you are not alone at chapter meetings.  We are here to help.