Support Groups provide an opportunity for those living with ALS, family members, caregivers, and friends to come together to share stories, and hear the experiences of others living with the disease. While support groups are regional, anyone can attend any group that works for their schedule.<\/p>\n
Contacts:<\/strong> Charisse Viscomi-Santos, LPN, (201) 926-5374, csantos@als-ny.org<\/p>","excerpt":"","slug":"patients-caregivers-support-group-2","image":{"url":"https:\/\/als-ny.blackbaudwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/support-group.jpeg","id":1924,"extension":"jpeg","width":1200,"height":800,"filesize":56210,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"width":150,"height":150,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":7177,"url":"https:\/\/als-ny.blackbaudwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/support-group-150x150.jpeg"},"medium_large":{"width":768,"height":512,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":40664,"url":"https:\/\/als-ny.blackbaudwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/support-group-768x512.jpeg"},"video-ratio":{"width":760,"height":425,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":39011,"url":"https:\/\/als-ny.blackbaudwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/support-group-760x425.jpeg"},"big-square":{"width":760,"height":760,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":65624,"url":"https:\/\/als-ny.blackbaudwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/support-group-760x760.jpeg"},"trp-custom-language-flag":{"width":18,"height":12,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":1965,"url":"https:\/\/als-ny.blackbaudwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/support-group-18x12.jpeg"}}},"all_day":false,"start_date":"2026-09-15 13:00:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"09","day":"15","hour":"13","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2026-09-15 14:00:00","end_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"09","day":"15","hour":"14","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_start_date":"2026-09-15 17:00:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"09","day":"15","hour":"17","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2026-09-15 18:00:00","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"09","day":"15","hour":"18","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"timezone":"America\/New_York","timezone_abbr":"EDT","cost":"","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"$","currency_code":"USD","currency_position":"prefix","values":[]},"website":"","show_map":false,"show_map_link":false,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[{"name":"Support Group","slug":"support-group","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":45,"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","description":"","parent":0,"count":125,"filter":"raw","id":45,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/als-ny.blackbaudwp.com\/es\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories\/45","collection":"https:\/\/als-ny.blackbaudwp.com\/es\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories"}}],"tags":[],"venue":{"id":1926,"author":"47","status":"publish","date":"2022-09-30 10:16:42","date_utc":"2022-09-30 14:16:42","modified":"2023-01-11 14:13:38","modified_utc":"2023-01-11 19:13:38","url":"https:\/\/als-ny.blackbaudwp.com\/es\/lugar\/virtual\/","venue":"Virtual","slug":"virtual","address":"Contact Organizer for Information","json_ld":{"@type":"Place","name":"Virtual","description":"","url":"https:\/\/als-ny.blackbaudwp.com\/es\/lugar\/virtual\/","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"Contact Organizer for Information"},"telephone":"","sameAs":""},"show_map":false,"show_map_link":false,"global_id":"als-ny.blackbaudwp.com\/es?id=1926","global_id_lineage":["als-ny.blackbaudwp.com\/es?id=1926"]},"organizer":[{"id":3223,"author":"49","status":"publish","date":"2023-01-04 14:55:41","date_utc":"2023-01-04 19:55:41","modified":"2026-02-17 12:02:31","modified_utc":"2026-02-17 17:02:31","url":"https:\/\/als-ny.blackbaudwp.com\/es\/organizador\/charisse-viscomi-santos-lpn\/","organizer":"Charisse Viscomi-Santos, LPN","slug":"charisse-viscomi-santos-lpn","phone":"917-581-1295","json_ld":{"@type":"Person","name":"Charisse Viscomi-Santos, LPN","description":"","url":"","telephone":"917-581-1295","email":"","sameAs":""},"global_id":"als-ny.blackbaudwp.com\/es?id=3223","global_id_lineage":["als-ny.blackbaudwp.com\/es?id=3223"]}],"custom_fields":[],"json_ld":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Event","name":"Patients & Caregivers Support Group","description":"<p>Support Groups provide an opportunity for those living with ALS, family members, caregivers, and friends to come together to share stories, and hear the experiences of others living with the…<\/p>\\n","image":"https:\/\/als-ny.blackbaudwp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/support-group.jpeg","url":"https:\/\/als-ny.blackbaudwp.com\/es\/event\/patients-caregivers-support-group-2\/2026-09-15\/","eventAttendanceMode":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OfflineEventAttendanceMode","eventStatus":"https:\/\/schema.org\/EventScheduled","startDate":"2026-09-15T13:00:00-04:00","endDate":"2026-09-15T14:00:00-04:00","location":{"@type":"Place","name":"Virtual","description":"","url":"https:\/\/als-ny.blackbaudwp.com\/es\/lugar\/virtual\/","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"Contact Organizer for Information"},"telephone":"","sameAs":""},"organizer":{"@type":"Person","name":"Charisse Viscomi-Santos, LPN","description":"","url":"","telephone":"917-581-1295","email":"","sameAs":""},"performer":"Organization"},"is_virtual":false,"virtual_url":null,"virtual_video_source":""}