New Jersey
Low Vision Support Groups
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Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark
Program for the Visually Impaired
Web Site
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505 South Avenue East
Cranford, NJ 07016
908.497.3950
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2201 Bergenline Avenue
Union City, NJ 07087
201.325.4811
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Absecon
VIP Flyers
John D Young Lions Blind Center
100 Crestview Avenue
Absecon, NJ 08201
609.677.1199 (Call Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM)
Meets 4th Tuesday 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Bring a lunch
Mutual support for individuals who are blind, visually impaired or in jeopardy of losing their sight. Families welcome. Rap sessions, guest speakers, literature, phone help, buddy system and speakers' bureau.
Atlantic City
VIP Heartsight
Inlet Tower, Community Room
220 North New Hampshire Avenue
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
609.344.3828
Meets monthly 1:00 M to 3:00 PM
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Bloomfield
Senior Community Independent Living Services
For more information, call Lauri Matera at 201.656.6001 X=152 or Cheryl Dayton at 201.795.1317
Bloomfield Civic Center
84 Broad Street
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
973.743.9074 (Bloomfield Civic Center)
Meets 3rd Monday 1:30 PM to 2:45 PM
Burlington
Choices Support Group
For more information, call Joe Zesski at 609.747.7745
Resources for Independent Living
351 High Street, Suite 103
Burlington, NJ 028016
TTY: 609.747.1875
Meets 4th Tuesday 10 AM to 12:00 PM
Mutual support for blind and visually impaired persons, their families and friends. Rap sessions, phone help, guest speakers, literature, buddy system and speakers' bureau.
Cherry Hill
VIP Visionaries, Inc
For more information, call Rita at 856.931.1625
Katz Community Center
1301 Springdale Road
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
856.751.8404 (Katz Community Center)
Meets Fridays 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Dues are $1.00/week
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Denville
Morris County Visually Impaired Peer Support Group (VIP)
For more information, call Mary Ann Speenburgh at 973.884.0039
New Jersey Foundation for the Blind's Diamond Spring Lodge
230 Diamond Spring Road
Denville, NJ 07834
973.627.0055
Meets 2nd Wednesday 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM (except July and August)
East Orange
Veterans Administration (VA) VIST Program
VIST Coordinator: Email Roger Gully or call 973.676.1000 X=1394
VA New Jersey Health Care System
East Orange Campus
385 Tremont Avenue
East Orange, NJ 07018
Web Site
The Visual Impairment Services Team (VIST) offers Vision Support Groups at Veterans Administration (VA) Medical Centers. Services are for Veterans only.
Edison
Eye Openers of Central New Jersey
Adjustment to Vision Loss Support Group
For more information, please call Bernard Zuckerman at 732.494.0753
Edison, NJ 08837
732.494.0753
Meets 1st Thursday 7:15 PM to 9:15 PM at various restaurants
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Englewood
Shining Lights
Adjustment to Vision Loss Support Group
Bergen Family Center
44 Armory Street
Englewood, NJ 07631
201.568.0817
Meets 1st Wednesday 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Ewing
Adjustment to Vision Loss Support Group
Mercer County Association of the Blind
Email Ottilie Lucas or call 609.882.2446
Trinity United Methodist Church
1985 Pennington Road
Ewing, NJ 08638
Meets 3rd Thursday 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM (except July and August)
Dues $10/year. Mutual support for persons dealing with vision loss to exchange helpful information, offer and obtain emotional support while learning practical solutions for dealing with vision loss.
Fair Lawn
Focus On Eyes Peer Support Group
For more information, Email Marion Slacke or call 201.797.6937
call Helen Markowitz at 201.797.8839
Fair Lawn Municipal Building
8-01 Fair Lawn Drive
Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
201.796.1700 (Fair Lawn Municipal Building)
Meets 1st Tuesday (except July and August) from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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Flemington
Hunterdon Eye Openers
Senior Services, Building #3
4 Gauntt Place
Flemington, NJ 08833
908.788.1361
Meets 1st Thursday 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Visually Impaired Peer Support Group
For more information, call Mrs. Applegate at 908.995.4542
Independence Manor
188 State Route 31
Flemington, NJ 08822
908.788.4893 (Independence Manor)
Hackensack
Sunrise Low Vision Peer Support Group
Facilitated by the Bergen County Center for Independence (CIL)
131 Main Street, Suite 120
Hackensack, NJ 07601
201.996.100 (Bergen County CIL)
Fax: 201.996.9422
TDD: 201.996.9424
Meets 2nd Monday (except July/August) 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Email
Web Site
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Holmdel
Vassar Eye Center Support Group
727 North Beers Street
Holmdel, NJ 07733
732.888.5268
Meets Wednesdays 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Web Site
Jersey City
SCILS (Senior Community Independent Living Services)
Write: SCILS
Visiting Homemaker Service
586 Newark Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306
Call 201.656.6001 (Monday - Friday 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM)
201.795.1317 (SCILS)
Support for interpersonal sharing support and personal growth for blind and visually impaired person age 55+. Several samll informal groups meet in various locations. Spanish-speaking group available.
Lakewood
About Vision Peer Support Group
Leisure Village East Clubhouse
1 Dunbarton Drive
Lakewood, NJ 08701
732.920.1522
Meets 2nd Tuesday 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
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Leonardo
Middletown Area Visually Challenged Group
For more information, call Charles Blood at 732.671.9371
New Jersey Blind Citizens Association
18 Burlington Avenue
Leonardo, NJ 07737
Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesday 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
New Jersey Blind Citizen's Association Inc
For more information, call James J. Hudson at 732.291.0878 (8:30 AM to 4:00 PM)
Camp Happiness
18 Burlington Avenue
Leonardo, NJ 07737
Meets Tuesday-Friday 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM, October-May (July/August day camp)
Metuchen
Shining Eyes Peer Support Group
Adjustment to Vision Loss Support Group
For more information, call Phyllis Boeddinghaus at 732.548.1391
Metuchen Public Library
480 Middlesex Avenue
Metuchen, NJ 08840
732.632.8526 (Metuchen Public Library)
Meets 4th Thursday 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (except January, February, July, August)
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Monroe Township
Monroe Senior Center Low Vision Support Group
Adjustment to Vision Loss Support Group
Friends Of The Senior Center
1 Municipal Plaza
Monroe Township, NJ 08831-1900
732.521.2101
Meets 3rd Thursday 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Monroe Village Peer Support Group
Adjustment to Vision Loss Support Group
1 David Brainerd Drive
Monroe Township, NJ 08831
732.521.6400 (Monroe Village)
Meets 3rd Tuesday of every other month 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Morristown
North Jersey Retinitis Pigmentosa Support Group
Before attending, call Lean & Don Perlman at 973.584.6471, Susan Strechay at 973.267.2419 (evening) or Glorie Isakower at 609.409.7985 (Usher's syndrome)
Meetings vary 1:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Morristown Memorial Hospital
95 Madison Avenue
Morristown, NJ 07960
Mutual support for persons with retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration, Usher's syndrome or related disorders and their families. Provides education, referrals, phone help and guest speakers.
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Mullica Hill
SHADES, INC
For more information and before attending, call Kathryn at 856.589-5438
Gloucester County Library (Mullica Hill Branch)
389 Wolfert Station Road
Mullica Hill, NJ 08062
856.223.6000 (Mullica Hill Branch Library)
Meets 4th Thursday 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Neptune
Visually Impaired Persons Support Group (VIP)
Neptune Senior Center
1825 Corlies Avenue
Neptune, NJ 07753
732.988.8855
Meets last Wednesday 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM for Neptune residents only
Old Bridge
Reformed Church Low Vision Peer Support Group
1990 Route 18 North
Old Bridge, NJ 08857-3771
732.607.9230
Meets 1st & 3rd Tuesday 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM
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Orange
Sight Beyond Sight
For more information, call Marcus at 973.280.6290
Orange Public Library
438 Main Street
Orange, NJ 07050
973.673.0153 (Orange Public Library)
Meets 1st Thursday 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Park Ridge
Mill Pond Low Vision Peer Support Group
Adjustment to Vision Loss Support Group
124 Noyes Drive
Park Ridge, NJ 07656
201.782.0440
Fax: 201.782.0899
Meets 2nd Tuesday 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Perth Amboy
Raritan Bay Low Vision Support Group
Adjustment to Vision Loss Support Group
For more information, call Kelly Leary at 732.388.1322
Grace Lutheran Church
600 New Brunswick Avenue
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
732.826.3391 (Grace Lutheran Church)
Meets 2nd Wednesday 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Dues $10/year
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Point Pleasant
Eye Openers of Point Pleasant/Brick
For more information, call George at 732.892.5117
Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church
Education Annex
Bay & Forman Avenues
Point Pleasant, NJ 08742
Meets 2nd and 4th Tuesday 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Southampton
VIP Leisuretown Low Vision Support Group
Touch House, Leisuretown
202 North Plymouth Court
Southampton, NJ 08088-1351
609.859.2980
Meets the 2nd Tuesday 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Summit
Macular Degeneration Support group
Janet Rowley-Cebula
Overlook Hospital
99 Beauvoir Avenue, Conference Room 2
Summit, NJ
973.972.2097 (day)
Meets 2nd Saturday 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
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Toms River
Eye Openers of Toms River
For more information, call Jim Fox at 732.244.7057 (day)
Toms River Library
Washington Street
Toms River, NJ
Meets 3rd Tuesday 12:00 PM to 2:30 PM
Ocean County Vision Advisory Committee Inc Peer Support Group
Ocean County Library, Green Room
101 Washington Street
Toms River, NJ
732.349.6200
Meets 2nd Saturday 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Dues $5.00 a year
Visionaires of Toms River Peer Support Group
For more information, call Doris Frederick at 732.244.1689
Holiday City South Clubhouse
San Diego Avenue & Mule Road
Toms River, NJ 08757
Meets 3rd Thursday 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
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Union
Union Self-Help Group for the Visually Impaired
For more information, call Agnes at 908.790.9336 (evening)
Senior Citizen Center
Bonnel Court
Union, NJ
Meets 1st Thursday 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM (except July and August)
Wall Township
Monmouth County Association for the Blind
For more information, call Liz Walzer at 732.280.8387
Monmouth County Association for the Blind Home
3401 Belmar Boulevard
Wall Township, NJ 07719
West Orange
ECHO (Eyes Closed Hearts Open)
For more information, call Jane at 973.736.5785
Eagle Rock Diner
410 Eagle Avenue
West Orange, NJ
973.325.9057 (Eagle Rock Diner)
Meets 3rd Wednesday 12:00 PM to 2:30 PM
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Whiting
Whiting VIPs
For more information, call Geraldine Vunk at 732.350.8595
Stephen's Episcopal Church
180 Route 539
Whiting, NJ 08759
732.350.2121 (Stephen's Episcopal Church)
Meets 12:00 PM
AMD Peer Support Group of Cedar Glen Lakes
For more information, call Carmelleta Balas at 732.350.9522
Cedar Glen Lakes Clubhouse West
Michigan Avenue
Whiting, NJ 08759
Meets the last Wednesday 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM (except June, July and August)
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The Adjustment to Vision Loss Project (AVL) is administered by Heightened Independence and Progress (HIP) and funded by the New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CBVI). Mutual support for persons dealing with vision loss to exchange helpful information, offer and obtain emotional support while learning practical solutions for dealing with vision loss. For more information or to participate in a peer support group, Email Susan Vanino, AVL Peer Support Coordinator, or call 201.996.9100 X=26 (day).
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Clifton Low Vision Peer Support Group
Meets 3rd Monday 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
(except January, February, July & August)
Clifton, NJ
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Daughters of Miriam 2 Low Vision Peer Support Group
Meets 4th Tuesday 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Clifton, NJ
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Cranford Senior Housing Blind and Visually Impaired Peer Support Group
Meets 2nd Wednesday every other month
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Cranford, NJ
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VIP - Visually Impaired Program
Meets every Thursday
7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Cranford, NJ
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Crestwood Village Blind/Visually Impaired Peer Support Group
Whiting, NJ
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Group 1
For more information, call Jeane Brownlie at 732.350.6129
Harmony Hall
County Route 530
Meets 2nd Tuesday
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
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Group 2
For more information, call George Felton at 732.350.6362
Light House Community Health Complex
63 Lacey Road
Meets 2nd Wednesday
1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
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Group 3
For more information, call Charles Mueller at 732.350.2946
Hilltop Clubhouse Activities Room
325 Schoolhouse Road
Meets 3rd Monday 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
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Sunrise Low Vision Peer Support Group
Meets 2nd Monday 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
(except July & August)
Cresskill, NJ
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Franciscan Oaks Peer Support Group
Meets 2nd Thursday
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Denville, NJ
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Beyond the Eyes Peer Support Group
Meets Last Friday 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
(except July & August)
Edison, NJ
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Computer Talk of Central New Jersey
Meets 4th Wed. 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
(except January, February, July & August)
Edison, NJ
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Visions Peer Support Group for the Visually Impaired
Meets 3rd Tuesday 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
(except April, July, & August)
Fort Lee, NJ
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Low Vision Peer Support Group
Meets 1st & 3rd Tuesday
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Irvington, NJ
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Adjustment to Vision Loss Support Group
Saint Barnabas Ambulatory Care Center
200 South Orange Avenue
Livingston, NJ 07039
Meets 3rd Wednesday
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
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Manahawkin Hawkeyes Peer Support
Southern Ocean County Hospital (SOCH)
Family Resource Ctr's Ocean Club, 3rd Fl
700 Route 9 South
Mayetta, NJ 08092
609.978.8900
Meets 1st Wed. 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM
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Middlesex County Assoc. of the Blind
Meets 1st Tuesday 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
(except January, February, July, August)
Milltown, NJ 08850
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Blind Women's Society of Essex County
Meets 1st Saturday 10:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Newark, NJ
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Eyes on Paterson
Meets 2nd Wednesday
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
(except January, February, July & August)
Paterson, NJ
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Adjustment to Vision Loss Peer Support Group
Cedar Crest Village
1 Cedar Crest Village Drive
Pompton Plains, NJ 07444
Meets 3rd Wednes. 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM
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Union County Low Vision Peer Support
Meets 3rd Tuesday 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
(except July & August)
Roselle, NJ
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The Eyes Have It
Meets 2nd Thurs. 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
(except July & August)
Secaucus, NJ
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VIABLE (Visually Impaired and Blind Living Education Peer Support Group)
Meets 3rd Tuesday 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Sparta, NJ
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Seabrook Village Low Vision Peer Support Group
3000 Essex Road
Tinton Falls, N J07753
Meets 2nd Tuesday 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM
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Union County Association for the Blind
Peer Support Group
Various locations within Union County
Meets 3rd Tuesday 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
(except July & August)
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Pascack Valley Low Vision Peer Support
Meets 4th Monday 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
(except July & August)
Washington Township, NJ
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Crane's Mill Low Vision Peer Support
Email Aurora Econom
Meets 1st Tuesday 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
West Caldwell, NJ
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Passaic County Visually Impaired
Peer Support Group (VIPS)
Meets 4th Tursday 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
(except January, February, July & August)
Wayne, NJ
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Keswick Pines Low Vision Peer Support
Pines At Whiting
509 Route 530
Whiting, NJ 08759
732.849.0400
Meets 1st Wed. 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM
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Northeast
Email Dan Facchini or call 201.906.8655
39 Monona Avenue
Rutherford, NJ 07070-1009
Meets 2nd Saturday 10:00 AM
Northern
Email Rick Fox or call 973.743.6107
Special Services Room, 3rd Floor
Newark Free Public Library
5 Washington Street
Newark, NJ
973.926.7000
Meets 3rd Saturday 10:00 AM
Central
Email Jerilyn Higgins
Grace Lutheran Church
600 New Brunswick Avenue
Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
973.239.8874
Meets 2nd Saturday of the month except holiday weekends 10 AM to 12:00 PM
Capitol
Email Mary Joe Partyka or call 609.888.5459 (evening)
Mercer County Library in Lawrenceville
2751 Brunswick Pike
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Meets 3rd Saturday 10 AM to 12:00 PM
Ocean
Email Mary Dockery or call 732.349.2456
Ocean County Public Library
Toms River, NJ
Meets 2nd Saturday 10 AM to 12:00 PM
Garden State
Email Linda Deberardinis or call 856.764.7014 or
Email Edward Godfrey or call 856.906.4516
Kennedy Memorial Hospital, 5th Floor Conference Room A
2201 Chapel Avenue West
Cherry Hill, NJ
Meets 3rd Saturday 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM (except July)
Cumberland/Salem
Email Anne Jordan
Tri-County Independent Living Center
Millville, NJ
856.696.3905
Meets 3nd Monday 10:30 AM
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