Vision Loss Support Groups in Massachusetts
MAB Community Services:
Groups meet monthly, 10 times per year, including the Senior Connection) in the following communities. To make a referral, call MAB Community Services, 617-926-4232 or 800-852-3029 (toll-free in MA only)
Boston
Braintree
Brockton
Brookline
Cambridge-Somerville
Concord
Dorchester
Duxbury
Fall River
Framingham
Gloucester
Greenfield
Haverhill
Hingham
Holyoke/South Hadley
Marlborough
Medford
Montachusett
Natick
Needham
New Bedford
Newburyport
Newton
Northampton
Northborough
Peabody
Quincy
Reading
Sharon
Springfield
Taunton
Watertown
Winthrop
Worcester
Other groups in Massachusetts:
Bedford: No See’ums low vision support group, Carleton Willard Assisted Living, Bedford. Contact Cynthia Oberman, 781-276-1906.
Boston: Greater Boston Guild for the Blind support group meets at Martin Luther King Jr. Towers, Roxbury, once a month. Call GBGB for more information, (617) 323-5111.
Cambridge: Low vision support group, Manning Elder Housing, 237 Franklin Street, Cambridge, MA. Contact Nan Donovan 617-576-6755; not meeting currently.
Canton: Del Pond low vision group, Orchard Cove Assisted Living, Del Pond Rd., Canton, MA. Contact Mindy Godovsky-Gilmore 781-821-3268.
Chelsea: Low vision support group, Chelsea Soldiers’ Home, 91 Crest Avenue, Chelsea, MA 02150. Contact Julie Solem, 617-884-5660 x440.
Concord: Low vision support group, Newbury Court Retirement Home, 100 Newbury Court, Concord, MA. Contact Louisa Browne, 978-369-7098.
Danvers: Low vision support group, Danvers Senior Center, 25 Stone St., Danvers, MA 01923. Contact Gerry Morenski, 978-762-0208.
Foxboro: Low vision support group, Foxboro Senior Center, 75 Central Street, Foxboro, MA. Contact Noreen Sherys 508-543-1252.
Great Barrington: Low vision support group, Great Barrington COA, 909 Main Street, Great Barrington, MA. Contact Rosemary Platt, 413-258-4800.
Holden: Holden Senior Center, 1130 Main Street, Holden, MA. Contact Naomi Sohlman 508-829-0270. Once a year seminar only.
Hingham: Low vision support group, Linden Pond Assisted Living, 300 Linden Ponds Way, Hingham, MA. Contact Meredith Scott 781-534-7274.
Lexington: Low vision support group, Youville Place Assisted Living Residence, 10 Pelham Rd, Lexington. Contact Roz Hanlon 781-863-2394.
Lynnfield: Vision-impaired group, Lynnfield Senior Center, 525 Salem Street, Lynnfield, MA Contact Deborah Terffletti, 781-598-1078.
Marblehead: Insight Club, Jewish Community Center, 4 Community Road, Marblehead, MA. Contact Hannah Squire, 781-631-4944. Meets weekly.
Medfield: Low vision support group, Pfaff Community Center, North Street, Medfield. Contact Joy Colt 508-359-6013.
Middleboro: Low vision support group, Middleboro Council on Aging, 558 Plymouth Street, Middleboro, MA. Contact Diana Ambrose, 508-946-2490.
Middleton: Peer support group, Middleton Council on Aging, 38 Maple Street, Middleton, MA. Contact Susan Gannon, 978-777-4067; cell: 978-885-1638.
Millis: Low Vision Support Group, Millis Senior Center, 900 Main Street, Millis. Contact Patty Quinlan, 508-376-7051.
Milton: Low vision support group, Milton Council on Aging, 10 Walnut Street, Milton. Contact Nancy Stuart, 617-898-4893.
Monson: Low vision support group, Monson Senior Center, 106 Main Street, Monson. Contact Sheila Carroll, 413-543-9135. May resume in spring 2007.
Newbury: Low vision support group, Newbury COA, 63 Hanover Street, Newbury, MA 01951. Contact Betsy Kiernan, 978-462-8114.
Peabody: Low vision support group, Brooksby Village, 100 Brooksby Village Dr., Peabody, MA 01960. Contact Elyse Bernstein, 978-536-7835.
Reading: Low vision support group, Longwood Place, 75 Pearl Street, Reading. Contact Carol Lundgren, 781-944-9200. For residents of Longwood Place only.
Springfield: Low vision resource group, Reeds Landing Life Care Community, 807 Wilbraham Road, Springfield, MA 01109. Contact Charlie Johnson 413-782-7161.
Wakefield: Low vision support group, Wakefield COA, 26 Crescent St., Wakefield, MA 01880. Contact Beverly Bowers, 781-245-3312.
Walpole: New Pond Village, 170-180 Main Street, Walpole, Contact Joanne Sullivan, 508-660-1558.
Sight Loss Services of Cape Cod and the Islands support groups:
Barnstable
Brewster
Chatham-Harwich
Dennis-Yarmouth #l
Dennis-Yarmouth #2
Eastham
Falmouth-Bourne #1
Falmouth-Bourne #2
Orleans
Sandwich-Mashpee
Wellfleet/Truro/
Provincetown
For more information, contact:
Sight Loss Services
P.O. Box 414, 87 School St.
West Dennis, MA 02670
(508) 394-3904 (800) 427-6842 (In MA only)
email:
Updated November 2006 by MAB Community Services.
MAB Community Services
313 Pleasant Street
Watertown MA 02472
(617) 926-4232 or (800) 852-3029 (in MA only)