If you have a health problem, have lost someone you love or are just concerned about your health, it helps to share and learn with others who have or are experiencing similar situations. Look to these pages for a support group that applies to you.

AIDS Support Group
Second and Fourth Wednesdays
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
The Mission, 180 E. Central Avenue
Winter Haven
Call (863) 299-2348

Alzheimers

Alterra Sterling House
Last Wednesday at 6:00 PM
6110 Cypress Gardens Boulevard, SE
Winter Haven
(863) 318-8416
Free Daycare Provided

Life Care Center
First and Third Saturday, 9:30 AM
1510 Cypress Gardens Boulevard
Winter Haven
(863) 318-8646

The Meadows at Garden Grove
Third Friday, 10:00 AM
5890 Cypress Gardens Boulevard, SE
Winter Haven
(863) 324-7300
Free Daycare Provided

 

St. Joseph Catholic Church
Fourth Saturday, 10:00 AM
Family Life Center, Doorway #2 (across from school)
532 Avenue M, NW
Winter Haven
(863) 294-5513

Amputee Support Group
Last Wednesday of each month, 6:00 PM
Gill Jones Outpatient Rehab Conference Room
3425 Lake Alfred Road
Winter Haven
Call (863) 292-4060 Ext. 4922

Aphasia Support Group
First Thursday, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Winter Haven Hospital Education Classrooms
Call (863) 293-1121, Ext. 1676
For more information. Please call in advance for possible schedule changes.

Bariatric Surgery & Gastric By- Pass Support Group
Second Thursday
7:00PM – 9:00 PM
Winter Haven Hospital Education Classroom
Call (863) 291-6705

Brain Injury Support Group
Fourth Tuesday, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Grace Lutheran Church
327 Avenue C, SE
Winter Haven
Call (863) 292-4061, Ext. 4941

Cancer Support Group
Second and Fourth Wednesday
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Winter Haven Hospital
Street 4 Dayroom
Call (863) 293-1121, Ext. 3363

Caregivers Support Group
First Monday, 1:00 PM
Winter Haven Hospital Center for Psychiatry Conference Room
Call (863) 291-6060

Diabetes Information and Support Group
Second Tuesday
4:00 PM- 5:00 PM
Winter Haven Hospital Education Classrooms
Call (863) 297-1706

Domestic Violence Support Group
Every Tuesday, 4:00 PM
Polk Works One Stop
500 E. Lake Howard Dr
Winter Haven
Call (863) 294-5318 for more information.
and
Shoulder To Lean On
Every Tuesday, 12:00 Noon - 1:00 PM
Polk Works One Stop
Call (863) 294-5318

Epilepsy Support Group
Second Tuesday, 2:00 PM
Winter Haven Hospital, Classroom C
Call (863) 686-5880

Esteem Graduate Support Group
First Monday, 12:00 Noon
Stevie B’s Restaurant
Winter Haven
(Lunch is optional)
Call (863) 292-4061, Ext. 4939

First Months Club for Parents
(Birth to 12 months)
Every Wednesday, 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Regency Medical Center
Winter Haven
Call (863) 294-7020

First Steps Club for Parents
(Babies 12-24 months)
Every Monday, 10:30 AM - 12:00 Noon
Regency Medical Center
Winter Haven
Call (863) 294-7020

Grief Support Group
First & Third Tuesday, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Regency Medical Center
Winter Haven
Call (863) 293-1121, Ext. 6087

Grief Support - A Place for Grace Project
For families suffering the loss of an infant or child.
Third Monday of each month
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Lakeland Highlands Church of Nazarene Fireside Room
Call (863) 294-8845

Grief Center of Good Shepherd Hospice
Basic 6 week Grief Support Group
Adults. For more information about these groups call:

• Polk County, (863) 297-1800
• Highlands County, (863) 402-1066
• Children & Teens
  Call (863) 802-0456

Heart to Heart Cardiac Support Group
For those with heart disease and those who have loved ones with heart disease.
Second Wednesday, 3:00 PM
Call (863) 293-1121, Ext. 1227 for location.

Insulin Pump Support Group
Third Thursday of each month
6:30 PM, Winter Haven Hospital Education Classrooms
Call (863) 297-1706

Leukemia & Lymphoma Support Group
Second Monday, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Christ Lutheran Church
Lakeland Hills Blvd.
Lakeland
Call (863) 293-1121, Ext. 3363

Lifelink Donor Awareness and Support Group
Second Monday, 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
Winter Haven Hospital
Call (863) 439-5347

Lupus Information & Support Group
Lupus Foundation/ Polk County Branch
Call (863) 956-3904 for more information.

NAMI
(National Alliance for the Mentally Ill)
Support group for those with mentally ill relatives.

• Third Thursday, alternating daytimes
  (4:00 PM) and evenings (7:00 PM)
  Grace Lutheran Church
  327 Ave C, SE
  Winter Haven
  Call 293-6589 or 324-770
• And Second & Fourth Wednesdays
  10:00 AM – 12 Noon
  Lakeland Volunteer In Medicine Building, Second floor
  1021 Lakeland Hills Blvd.
  Lakeland
  (863) 616 9642

Ostomy Club
Second Tuesday
January through April, 10:00 AM
Winter Haven Hospital Education Classrooms
Call (863) 293-1121, Ext. 1511

Prostate Cancer Support Group
Second and Fourth Tuesday
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Winter Haven Hospital Street 4 Dayroom
Call (863) 292-1121, Ext. 3363

Woman to Woman
(Breast Cancer Support Group)
Second and Fourth Monday’s
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Regency Medical Center
Winter Haven
Call (863) 291-6705

W. O. W. - Winners on Wheels
(Spinal Cord Injury Support Group)
First Monday
7:00 PM
Hawthorne Inn, 625 Overlook Dr.
Winter Haven
Call (863) 292-4060
(Weekdays 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM)