The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey provides this information as a public service, and does not monitor the activities of groups that are not affiliated with our agency.
Bergen County
Englewood Hospital
350 Engle Street, Englewood, NJ 07631 – Berrie Education Room
Contact: Jane & Joe Concato, 201-666-2015
Meets the 3rd Monday of each month at 6:30pm
Camden County
Katz Jewish Community Center
Stroke Support Group
1301 Springdale Road, Suite 100, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
Contact: Sharon Singer, 856-424-4444, ext. 228
Meets every Monday morning from 10:30-11:30am. Attendees must be a member of the Katz Jewish Community Center, but scholarships are available and members can be of any faith.
Essex County
Opportunity Project
60 East Willow Street, Millburn, NJ 07041 (Essex County)
Contact: Bob Marlin, 973-887-0818
Meetings are held one evening a month, from 6:30-8:30pm. The date of the meeting varies from month to month; please call the contact for specific meeting dates.
NOTE: This is a young men’s brain injury support group, ages ranging from 19-49.
Gloucester County
Southern NJ - Apostles’ Lutheran Church
4401 Black Horse Pike (Route 42), Turnervsville, NJ 08012
Contact: Theresa May, 856-629-8487
Directions: 856-629-4228
Meetings: Every Wednesday night
NOTE: This is a “clubhouse” model group for recreation/networking.
Hunterdon County
Hunterdon Medical Center
2100 Wescott Drive, Flemington, NJ 08822
Contact: Gwen Bartlett-Palmer, 908 391-5503
Meetings: 2nd Thursday of every month at 7pm
Mercer County
Capital Health System - Stroke Support Group
Mercer Campus, 446 Bellevue Avenue, Conference Room A, Trenton, NJ
Contact: LouAnn McGinty, RN, MSN Neuroscience Nurse Coordinator (609) 394-6000 or Reverend Berlinda Love, Coordinator (609) 882-1378 for information or to register.
Meetings: Second Saturday of every month at 10am
NOTE: These meetings are for stroke patients, caretaker/family member involved in their care
Middlesex County
Central NJ Brain Tumor Support & Resource Center
St. Luke’s Roman Catholic Church, 300 Clinton Ave., North Plainfield, NJ 07060
website: njbt.org
Contact: Patty Anthony, 732-321-7000, ext. 68998 or Virginia/Stan Shrodo, 908-685-0917
Meetings: 1st Thursday of every month from 7-8:30pm
Middlesex County Brain Aneurysm and AVM Support Group
NJ Neuroscience Institute, Conference Room, 65 James Street, Edison, NJ 08818
Contact: Nancy DePinto, 732 321-7000, ext. 68973
Meetings: Last Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
Monmouth and Ocean County Brain Tumor Support Group
Wall Township Branch of Monmouth County Library
2700 Allaire Road, Wall, NJ 07719
Contact: Ilene and David Lewis, 732-615-9220
Meets the first Saturday of the month 3:00 – 4:45 p.m., except in summer. During summer, (July and August), meets second Thursday of month, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Union County Stroke Club
RW Johnson University Hospital Rahway
865 Stone Street, Rahway, NJ 07065
Contact: Rehabilitation Department, 732-499-6012
Meets the 2nd Thursday of each month from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. Registration required.
Out of State - Pennsylvania
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
34th Street & Civic Center Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19104-4399
Support Group for Parents & Caregivers of Children with Brain Injury
Contact: Maureen Sullivan, MSW, 215-590-7645
Meets the 2nd Wednesday of every month from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Please call to RSVP.
Support Group for Teens & Young Adults with Brain Injury (Ages 13-21)
Contact: Dr. Gayle Chesley, 267-426-7388
Meets the 2nd Wednesday of every month from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. Please call to RSVP.
Unaffiliated Support Groups updated November 28, 2007
Support group information is subject to change. Please call the support group contact before you attend a meeting for the first time, or if you have not attended recently.