{"id":4318,"date":"2012-04-09T20:02:32","date_gmt":"2012-04-10T00:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/childrenofhoarders.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=4318"},"modified":"2013-02-27T16:31:37","modified_gmt":"2013-02-27T21:31:37","slug":"want-to-start-a-coh-group-in-your-area","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/legacy.childrenofhoarders.com\/?page_id=4318","title":{"rendered":"In-Person Support Groups for COH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Are you interested in attending or starting an<br \/>\nin-person support group for COH in your area? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(There are no formal protocols, procedures, or literature<br \/>\nfor setting up  a support group for COH\u2026yet.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/i77.photobucket.com\/albums\/j58\/COHDonna\/New%20Sub%20Album\/support2-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" \/>Group Leaders:<br \/>\nThank you for your willingness to help and reach out to other COH!<br \/>\nGroup Attendees:<br \/>\nCongratulations to you for reaching out for support!<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Below you will find the areas where in-person groups are established and would like your company, and\/or where people are looking for a group to get started&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Alabama<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Alaska<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Arizona<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/az-children-of-hoarders\/\"><strong> <\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/az-children-of-hoarders\/\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i77.photobucket.com\/albums\/j58\/COHDonna\/New%20Sub%20Album\/support2-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"143\" height=\"107\" \/><\/strong><strong>Tempe, AZ <\/strong><\/a> (by daughter, Char)<a href=\" http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/az-children-of-hoarders\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.meetup.com\/az-children-of-hoarders\/<\/a><em><br \/>\nnote:\u00a0 not sure if this group is still active. 9\/12-COH Inc.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Arkansas<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>California<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Colorado<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Connecticut<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Delaware<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Florida<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.intelegia.com\/en\/files\/2011\/10\/seeking_index.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"81\" height=\"81\" \/><strong>CENTRAL FLORIDA<\/strong>Kittyspaz:<em>I  would like to start\/attend a COH group in Central Florida&#8211;does anyone  have any information on current status? Thanks!<\/em>\n<p>Daisy:<\/p>\n<p><em>Please let me know about the central florida group if it is formed.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>CONTACT INFO.:* reply to their posts <a href=\"http:\/\/childrenofhoarders.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=4318#comment-821\">here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Georgia<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Hawaii <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Idaho<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Illinois<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Indiana<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Iowa<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Kansas<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.intelegia.com\/en\/files\/2011\/10\/seeking_index.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"81\" height=\"81\" \/><strong>KANSAS CITY<\/strong>justinlillich (son of a hoarder)<br \/>\n&#8220;I   would like to start a group in the Kansas City area. My parents are   hoarders and it has been something that my wife and I have had to deal   with for the entirity of our marriage. The affects of something like   this aren&#8217;t simply those of our children having never been in their   house, it&#8217;s also their mental state and their perspective on life. At   this time, it is only myself and possibly my wife. Please let me know   through reply to this message.&#8221;<br \/>\nCONTACT via posting a comment to him <a href=\"http:\/\/childrenofhoarders.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=4318#comment-821\">here<\/a> or via his blog, Surviving the Hoard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Kentucky<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Louisiana<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.intelegia.com\/en\/files\/2011\/10\/seeking_index.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"81\" height=\"81\" \/><strong>BATON ROUGE, LA<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mhoff1<br \/>\nI&#8217;d like to find out if there are any support groups in the Baton Rouge, LA area.<br \/>\nCONTACT: Reply to post located <a href=\"http:\/\/childrenofhoarders.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=4318#comment-821\">here <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/childrenofhoarders.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=4318#comment-821\"> <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/childrenofhoarders.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=4318#comment-821\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/childrenofhoarders.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=4318#comment-821\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/childrenofhoarders.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=4318#comment-821\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/childrenofhoarders.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=4318#comment-821\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Maine<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Maryland<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Massachusetts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Michigan<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/az-children-of-hoarders\/\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i77.photobucket.com\/albums\/j58\/COHDonna\/New%20Sub%20Album\/support2-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"143\" height=\"107\" \/><\/strong><\/a><strong>Ann Arbor:<\/strong><br \/>\n1st Friday of every month, 7:00 p.m.<br \/>\nTrinity Lutheran Church<br \/>\n1400 W. Stadium Bvd.<br \/>\nContact: Elizabeth 734-997-9688<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Minnesota<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/az-children-of-hoarders\/\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i77.photobucket.com\/albums\/j58\/COHDonna\/New%20Sub%20Album\/support2-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"143\" height=\"107\" \/><\/strong><\/a>The Hoarding Project that has  in-person groups  for family members in<strong> St. Paul, MN<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/thehoardingproject.org\/groups\">http:\/\/thehoardingproject.org\/groups<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Mississippi<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Missouri<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Montana<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Nebraska<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Nevada<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>New Hampshire<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>New Jersey<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>New Mexico<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>New York<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.intelegia.com\/en\/files\/2011\/10\/seeking_index.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"81\" height=\"81\" \/><strong>NEW YORK CITY<\/strong>joan ferrin<br \/>\nare there any support groups in new york city<br \/>\nContact Info.: Reply to post <a href=\"http:\/\/childrenofhoarders.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=4318#comment-821\">here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>North Carolina<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Site visitor comment:<br \/>\n<em>Srhodes1980:\u00a0 I&#8217;d love to attend\/maybe help establish one on the Wilmington, NC or Myrtle Beach, SC area, if there is not one!<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>North Dakota<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Ohio<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Oklahoma<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Oregon<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Pennsylvania<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em>-No  established groups we know of yet, but lots of interest has been  expressed for a group in various parts of PA on message boards. Will  yours be the first? -COH Inc.<\/em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Rhode Island<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>South Carolina<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Site visitor comment:<br \/>\nSrhodes1980:\u00a0<em> I&#8217;d love to attend\/maybe help establish one on the Wilmington, NC or Myrtle Beach, SC area, if there is not one!<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><strong>South Dakota<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Tennessee <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Texas<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Utah<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Vermont<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Virginia<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Washington<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/achspokane.wordpress.com\/\"><strong> <\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/az-children-of-hoarders\/\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i77.photobucket.com\/albums\/j58\/COHDonna\/New%20Sub%20Album\/support2-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"143\" height=\"107\" \/><\/strong><\/a><strong>Seattle, WA<\/strong> &#8211; This is a new COH group for the Seattle area.\u00a0 Please contact <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:marinl.coh@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\">marinl.coh@gmail.com<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/az-children-of-hoarders\/\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i77.photobucket.com\/albums\/j58\/COHDonna\/New%20Sub%20Album\/support2-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"143\" height=\"107\" \/><\/strong><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/achspokane.wordpress.com\/\"><strong>Spokane, WA <\/strong> <\/a>(by daughter, CeCi Garrett)<br \/>\nACOH-Spokane, upcoming dates: TUESDAY, September 11th and September 25th, TUESDAY, October 9th and 23rd. <a href=\"http:\/\/achspokane.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">More details<\/a>.<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetup.com\/az-children-of-hoarders\/\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i77.photobucket.com\/albums\/j58\/COHDonna\/New%20Sub%20Album\/support2-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"143\" height=\"107\" \/><\/strong><\/a><strong>Tacoma, WA<\/strong> (The Hoarding Project) in-person groups  for family members in <strong>Tacoma, WA<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/thehoardingproject.org\/groups\">http:\/\/thehoardingproject.org\/groups<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong> <\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>West Virginia<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Wisconsin<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.intelegia.com\/en\/files\/2011\/10\/seeking_index.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"81\" height=\"81\" \/><strong>MILWAUKEE,<\/strong> WIDiane Bettancourt<br \/>\ni  would like to start an in person support group in Milwaukee, WI. have a  great space for meetings. if interested send email to:  dianebettancourt@gmail.com. if anyone would like to participate  in a  COH art event, contact me as well. the art here is riveting, stunning,  raw  &amp; beautiful. I am a Curator &amp; would love to help any way i  can.<br \/>\nCONTACT INFO: <a href=\"http:\/\/us.mg4.mail.yahoo.com\/neo\/dianebettancourt@gmail.com\">dianebettancourt@gmail.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Wyoming<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Canada<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.intelegia.com\/en\/files\/2011\/10\/seeking_index.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"81\" height=\"81\" \/>&#8220;I&#8217;d  be interested in having something in the giant area of south-<strong>central  Ontario\/southern Ontario\/<\/strong>perhaps the Buffalo-ish area.&#8221; Member of COH  Yahoo Group<br \/>\n-Please email info@childrenofhoarders.com for contact information.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>United Kingdom<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>There is a small group of COH who meet once in a while &#8230;please check back here for details when the next one will be held!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you interested in attending or starting an in-person support group for COH in your area? (There are no formal protocols, procedures, or literature for setting up a support group for COH\u2026yet.) Group Leaders: Thank you for your willingness to help and reach out to other COH! 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