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HAND of the Peninsula
P.O. Box 3693
Redwood City, CA 94064
(650) 367-6993
info@HANDsupport.org

Support meetings are informal gatherings where parents can receive and give support by sharing common experiences as we work through and resolve our loss. We cordially invite you to attend. Meetings may start out with a topic of discussion, but everyone is free to bring up any questions or aspects of their loss which may concern them.

General Support Meetings

Attending your first meeting does take courage, but parents who attend find a comforting network of support, encouragement, friendship and understanding. Nothing is required of you. There are no dues or fees. You need not speak one word. Even if you no longer need the meetings for yourself, come and share your experiences with someone who has recently suffered a loss.

Dates:	First and third Wednesday of every month
Time:	7:30 - 9:30 pm
Location:	Mills Health Center Palm Room 100 So. San Mateo Drive San Mateo, CA 94401 To find the Palm meeting room: Enter the Health Center at the front entrance, Enter the main lobby, Take the hallway on the left just past the reception desk, Go through the door on the left at the end of the hall under the Palm Room sign. For information, call (650) 367-6993 or e-mail info@HANDsupport.org
Map/Directions:	Click here!

Pregnancy Support Meetings

Parents who are pregnant again after a loss have special emotional and psychological needs. Pregnancy Support Group meetings address the concerns of bereaved parents who have started or are thinking about starting another pregnancy. Fathers are especially encouraged to attend.

Dates:	Second Wednesday of the month
Time:	7:30 - 9:30 pm
Location:	Mills Health Center Palm Room 100 So. San Mateo Drive San Mateo, CA 94401 To find the Palm meeting room: Enter the Health Center at the front entrance, Enter the main lobby, Take the hallway on the left just past the reception desk, Go through the door on the left at the end of the hall under the Palm Room sign. For information, call (650) 367-6993 or e-mail info@HANDsupport.org
Map/Directions:	Click here!

Other HAND Organizations

Information about the general and pregnancy support meetings for our sister HAND organizations may be found below. Contact information for each of these chapters may be found here.

HAND of Santa Cruz County
General Support Meetings
Dates:	Third Wednesday of every month
Time:	7:30 - 9:30 pm
Contact:	Kristie Shulman (831) 438-4513
Location:	Congregational Church of Soquel 4951 Soquel Dr., Soquel
Information:	Click here!

HAND of Santa Cruz County
Pregnancy Support Meetings
Dates:	First Wednesday of every month
Time:	7:30 - 9:30 pm
Contact:	Kristie Shulman (831) 438-4513
Location:	Congregational Church of Soquel 4951 Soquel Dr., Soquel
Information:	Click here!

HAND of San Francisco
General Support Meetings
Dates:	First and third Wednesday of every month
Time:	6:30 - 8:30 pm
Contact:	Chris Lehr, LCSW (415) 282-7330
Location:	Davies Campus of California Pacific Medical Center Support Services Conference Room, Level B Castro and Duboce Streets (6 blocks north of Market) San Francisco
Information:	Click here!

**HAND (Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa Counties and Central Valley)**
Information:	(888) 908-HAND

Last updated: October 21, 2011

Joseph Twicken / webmaster@HANDsupport.org