{"id":461,"date":"2014-10-09T20:24:15","date_gmt":"2014-10-09T20:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fenwaytranshelp.org\/?page_id=461"},"modified":"2021-04-29T13:01:38","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T13:01:38","slug":"ma-support-groups","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/transcaresite.org\/?page_id=461","title":{"rendered":"MA Support Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Support Groups in the MA Area:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trans*Partners Support Group <\/strong><br \/>\nA drop-in support group for non-trans* partners of trans*individuals undergoing social or medical transition. <em>Registration Required<\/em><br \/>\n10\/7\/15, 6-7:30 PM<br \/>\n1340 Boylston St. 7th Floor<br \/>\nContact: Sarah Eley, LICSW 857.313.6551 | SEley@fenwayhealth.org<br \/>\nAge Range: 18+<br \/>\n<em>Free and confidential. Topics rotate monthly<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Drop-In Group for Parents and\/or Guardians of Trans and Genderqueer Youth<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Sidney Borum Jr. Health Center<br \/>\nFirst Thursday of each month, from 7:00-8:30p<br \/>\nFree<br \/>\nContact: Rachel at rkahn@fenwayhealth.org<\/p>\n<p><strong>All Gender Process and Support Group<\/strong><br \/>\nAge inclusive support group for individuals of all genders.<br \/>\nThe Meeting Point (Jamaica Plain): 2nd and 4th Monday 6:30-8<br \/>\nContact: LeLaina Romero, Ph.D. | LeLainaRomeroTMP@gmail.com<br \/>\nAge Range: 18+<br \/>\n<em>Sliding Scale $25-35<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Support Group for Transgender Adolescents &amp; Teens Dealing with Gender Identity<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Meeting Point (Jamaica Plain) &#8211; Wednesday Nights &#8211; First Cycle Starts October 22,2014<br \/>\nContact: Adam Glick, LICSW | admglick@gmail.com | 617-970-8580 <em>or<\/em><br \/>\nMelissa MacNish, LMHC | melissamacnishlmhc@gmail.com | 857-719-4237<br \/>\nAge Range: 14-18<\/p>\n<p><strong>LGBTQ Teens Social Group<\/strong><br \/>\n1120 Hancock St, 1st Floor. Quincy, MA 02169<br \/>\nFor more info contact Candice Kunigenas 617-481-7227 X 193 | ckunigenas@baystatecs.org<br \/>\nAge: 13-18<br \/>\nMeets: Mondays 6-7:30 PM; Drop in Group. Caregiver must accompany teen inside for first visit<\/p>\n<p><strong>Caregivers of LGBTQ Teens Support Group<\/strong><br \/>\n1120 Hancock St, 1st Floor. Quincy, MA 02169<br \/>\nFor more info contact Kathryn kmyers@baystatecs.org | 617-481-7227 x 193<br \/>\nMeets: Mondays 6-7:30 PM; Drop in Group<\/p>\n<p><strong>BATS &#8211; Boston Area Trans Support<\/strong><br \/>\nPeer-run support group for transgender young adults (teen, college-age, twenty-something) in and around Boston. We are inclusive of both female-to-male (FTM) spectrum and male-to-female (MTF) spectrum individual, of genderqueer persons, of intersexed folks, and of those questioning their gender identity.<br \/>\nCambridge, MA<br \/>\nContact: https:\/\/groups.yahoo.com\/neo\/groups\/boston-area-trans-support\/info<br \/>\nAge Range: 18-30<\/p>\n<p><strong>COMPASS<\/strong><br \/>\nA New England area female-to-male (FTM) trans support, information, and social group for people assigned female at birth who feel that is not an accurate or complete description of their gender.<br \/>\nFirst Thursday of the Month<br \/>\nContact: compassftm@gmail.com | http:\/\/www.compassftm.org<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tiffany Club of New England<\/strong><br \/>\nA social and support organization for the transgender community.Newcomers are encouraged to drop in any Tuesday evening, 7:00 \u2013 9:00 pm, or the first and third Saturday evening of the month. They also have an event calendar on their webpage.<br \/>\nWaltham, Ma<br \/>\nContact: TCNE.ORG | 781-891-9325 | info@tcne.org<\/p>\n<p><strong> Gender Identity Group at GLASS<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jri.org\/services\/health-hiv-lgbtq-services\/health-and-prevention-services\/boston-glass\">http:\/\/www.jri.org\/services\/health-hiv-lgbtq-services\/health-and-prevention-services\/boston-glass<\/a><br \/>\n25 West St, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA. | (617) 266-3349<br \/>\n1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month. The new times is 4-6:30 with the freedom to just drop in when you can (most people just keep coming at 5:30)<br \/>\nContact: Damian Lima 617-266-3349 |dlima@jri.org<br \/>\nAge Range: Under 26<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trans &amp; Questioning Support Group &amp; NCTA\u2014North Central Transgender Alliance<\/strong><br \/>\nMeets 2nd Thursday of every month in the Leominster\/Fitchburg area. Closed support group, not a therapy group.<br \/>\nAge Range: 16+<br \/>\nContact: Bo Azora-Minda 978-466-8330 | nctransalliance@yahoo.com<\/p>\n<p><strong>Transgender AA Group<\/strong><br \/>\nMeets Friday Nights 7-8 PM at The Addiction Referral Center | 33 Main Street, Marlborough, MA 01752<br \/>\nContact Info: Drew &#8211; UnityMeeting@aol.com | TheAddictionReferralCenter.com<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trans4mations<\/strong><br \/>\n85 Green St. Worcester, MA | 508-755-3773<br \/>\nAn educational drop-in group for transgender, gender variant, and questioning individuals. This group is limited to individuals<br \/>\nAge Range: 18-35.<br \/>\nMeets: Mondays from 6:00-8:00 pm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Horizons<\/strong><br \/>\n85 Green St. Worcester, MA | 508-755-3773<br \/>\nAn educational drop-in group for transgender, gender variant, and questioning individuals.<br \/>\nAge Range: 35+<br \/>\nMeets: Tuesdays from 6:00-8:00 pm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>HIV Peer Support Groups at the Justice Resource Institute<\/strong><br \/>\nJRI has a number of peer support groups for people living with HIV &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jri.org\/services\/health-hiv-lgbtq-services\/health-and-prevention-services\/peer-support-services\">http:\/\/www.jri.org\/services\/health-hiv-lgbtq-services\/health-and-prevention-services\/peer-support-services<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>TCORE in Brockton<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bamsi.org\/program\/tcore\/\">https:\/\/www.bamsi.org\/program\/tcore\/<\/a><br \/>\nTrans Community Outreach, Resources and Empowerment, TCORE, is a program designed to nurture and advance the well-being of trans, gender-expansive, and questioning community members through individualized support and connection to resources. TCORE offers individual-, community-, and systems-level support in the Brockton area.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/groups\/transgender\/ma\/brockton\/98000?sid=5c9928dd28f62&amp;ref=1&amp;tr=ResultsRow\">Adolescent LGBTQ Skills Group<\/a> at Northeast Health Services 20 Winter Street. Pembroke, MA 02359. 781-241-4207 x1809.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BrAGLY<br \/>\n<a href=\"healthimperatives.org\/lgbtq-support-bragly\/\">B<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"healthimperatives.org\/lgbtq-support-bragly\/\">rAGLY<\/a> is a weekly youth group open to LGBTQ and allied youth ages 14-18. BrAGLY meets every Thursday from 6-8pm at 111 Torrey Street in Brockton. This location is accessible by BAT 3, 9, and 13.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PFLAG Support Groups<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ANDOVER\/MMV\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0*Trans\/GNC Caregivers\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"mailto:merrimackvalleypflagT@gbpflag.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">merrimackvalleypflagT@<wbr \/>gbpflag.org<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02nd Tuesday, 7:00pm<\/li>\n<li>CONCORD\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"mailto:kheideman@ametsoc.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kheideman@ametsoc.org<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a03rd Sunday, 7:00pm<\/li>\n<li>EASTON\u00a0 *Trans\/GNC Caregivers\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"mailto:eastontranschapter@gbpflag.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eastontranschapter@gbpflag.<wbr \/>org<\/a>\u00a0 1st Monday, 7:30pm<\/li>\n<li>ESSEX\/CAPE ANN\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:weeartie@yahoo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">weeartie@yahoo.com<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 1st Tuesday, 7:00pm<\/li>\n<li>FRAMINGHAM\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 A meeting for youth in Middle School is also offered.\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"mailto:framingham@gbpflag.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">framingham@gbpflag.org<\/a>\u00a0 2nd Wednesday, 6:30pm<\/li>\n<li>LEXINGTON\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"mailto:lexingtonsupport@gbpflag.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lexingtonsupport@gbpflag.org<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 2nd Thursday, 7:00pm<\/li>\n<li>LOWELL\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:lowellsupport@gbpflag.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lowellsupport@gbpflag.org<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01st Saturday, 10:00am<\/li>\n<li>NANTUCKET\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"mailto:nantucketpflag@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">nantucketpflag@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 1st Wednesday, 6:30pm<\/li>\n<li>NEWTON\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:newtonsupport@gbpflag.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">newtonsupport@gbpflag.org<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a04th Wednesday, 6:30pm<\/li>\n<li>READING A meeting for youth in Middle\/High School is also offered.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:pflagreading@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pflagreading@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0 2nd Thursday, 7:00pm<\/li>\n<li>METROWEST\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0A meeting for youth in High School is also offered.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"mailto:metrowestpflag@gbpflag.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">metrowestpflag@gbpflag.org<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 4th Monday, 7:00pm<\/li>\n<li>WALTHAM *Trans\/GNC Caregivers\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"mailto:walthamchapterT@gbpflag.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">walthamchapterT@gbpflag.org<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01st &amp; 3rd Saturdays, 9:00am<\/li>\n<li>WALTHAM *Transfeminine Caregivers\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"mailto:walthammtf@gbpflag.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">walthammtf@gbpflag.org<\/a>\u00a0 2nd Saturday, 9:00am<\/li>\n<li>Mom&#8217;s Coffee Hour\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0*Trans\/GNC Caregivers\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"mailto:momscoffee@gbpflag.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">momscoffee@gbpflag.org<\/a>\u00a0 4th Saturday, 9:00am<\/li>\n<li>12 &amp; Under\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 *Trans\/GNC Caregivers of kids 12yrs or younger\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:12andunder@gbpflag.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">12andunder@gbpflag.org<\/a>\u00a0 4th Saturday, 9:00am<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Support Groups in the MA Area: Trans*Partners Support Group A drop-in support group for non-trans* partners of trans*individuals undergoing social or medical transition. Registration Required 10\/7\/15, 6-7:30 PM 1340 Boylston St. 7th Floor Contact: Sarah Eley, LICSW 857.313.6551 | SEley@fenwayhealth.org Age Range: 18+ Free and confidential. Topics rotate monthly Drop-In Group for Parents and\/or Guardians &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/transcaresite.org\/?page_id=461\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">MA Support Groups<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":393,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-461","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/transcaresite.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/transcaresite.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/transcaresite.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/transcaresite.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/transcaresite.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=461"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"http:\/\/transcaresite.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2598,"href":"http:\/\/transcaresite.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/461\/revisions\/2598"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/transcaresite.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/transcaresite.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}