Support Groups

• Special Interest Support Groups
  A list of groups dedicated to a special topic. These groups all meet virtually, instead of in-person.
  
  
• Local Support Groups
  This page lists all the groups, and has links to each group’s web page with contact and meeting details. Groups meet in communities around the United States, and in other countries, plus support by telephone and email.
  
  • Why Attend a Local Support Group?
    
    
• ThyCa-Inspire Online Support Community
  12 discussion groups, plus personal profile pages and journals
   
• Email Support Groups
  7 email groups for different thyroid cancer types and situations
   
• The Person-to-Person Network
  One-to-one support, matched by diagnosis

Local Support Groups

ThyCa remains cautious due to the evolving COVID-19 (coronavirus) situation. We do expect some support group meeting sites to begin opening for in-person meetings. We realize not all locations will open for the foreseeable future. As such, ThyCa will continue to hold virtual meetings. We encourage all support group members to be careful and stay safe.

Check your local group’s web pages for details. Groups holding virtual meetings are listed below with a picture of a telephone (). You're welcome to participate in any virtual group meeting, even if you don't live near where that group meets.

Click here for a printable list of all groups that hold virtual meetings sorted by when they meet. Note that sometimes groups change their schedules for a given month because of holidays, etc. Therefore, you should check the group's web page each month to confirm a given meeting.

Please take care of yourself. We suggest that you follow the precautions recommended by your local health agencies and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/

ThyCa support groups are free and open to any and all survivors and their families, students, etc. You may contact the facilitator identified on each page by email or telephone, or you can simply show up on the identified day! Friends and family are always welcome.

If you are interested in starting a support group in your area, please contact the ThyCa Support Group Coordinator at support-coord@thyca.org. Or you can do either of the following:

• Download a Facilitator Application in Word format, complete it,
  and Email it to support-coord@thyca.org.
   
• Print a PDF version and fill it out by hand. Contact support-coord@thyca.org for a postal address for mailing the form.

View our interactive Google^® maps showing all ThyCa support groups:

• Groups in the 48 Contiguous United States
• Other groups around the world

Please note: Our web site and free support services are for education and support. They are not for commercial use. You are welcome to contact ThyCa to learn more about thyroid cancer and to participate in our support groups and events. Please do not use ThyCa's email address links to send solicitations or marketing messages for businesses or fundraisers.

ThyCa Support Groups - State Contacts List

Note: Some groups do not hold regular meetings, but provide phone and/or email support. Their web pages also list other nearby groups, if any.

State/Nation	City or Region
Alabama	Columbus, GA -- phone/email support Mobile -- phone/email support Opelika -- phone/email support
Arizona	Chandler (ThyCa East Valley -- phone/email support) Phoenix -- phone/email support  Tucson (ThyCa Southern Arizona)
California	Benicia (ThyCa Solano County -- phone/email support)  Foster City (ThyCa Silicon Valley)  Fresno  Los Angeles (ThyCa N. LA County)  Mountain View (ThyCa South Silicon Valley)  Newport Beach (ThyCa Orange County)  Redondo Beach (ThyCa South Bay) Sacramento (ThyCa Sacramento Valley) San Bernardino -- phone/email support San Diego -- phone/email support  Santa Cruz
Colorado	Colorado Springs  Denver Glenwood Springs (ThyCa Western Slopes -- phone/email support)
Connecticut	Stratford (ThyCa Southern Connecticut -- phone/email support) Waterbury
Dist. of Columbia	Washington (ThyCa Silver Spring, MD)
Florida	Fort Myers (ThyCa Suncoast -- phone/email support) Hollywood (ThyCa S. Broward County -- phone/email support)  Jacksonville Melbourne (ThyCa Space Coast South -- phone/email support) Miami (Spanish and English -- phone/email support) Orlando -- phone/email support  Sarasota-Manatee  Tampa  South Florida (ThyCa Tri-counties)
Georgia	Atlanta Columbus -- phone/email support Opelika, AL -- phone/email support
Idaho	Hayden (Northern Idaho & Spokane-- phone/email support)
Illinois	Chicago
Indiana	Evansville -- phone/email support Lawrenceburg (ThyCa Eastern Indiana -- phone/email support)
Iowa	Cedar Rapids Corridor -- phone/email support
Ireland	Dublin (ThyCa Ireland -- phone/email support)
Kansas	Coffeyville -- (ThyCa Southeast Kansas -- phone/email support) Kansas City, MO (ThyCa KANMO) North Kansas City, MO
Kentucky	Latonia (ThyCa Northern Kentucky -- phone/email support) Lexington -- phone/email support Louisville -- phone/email support Pikeville -- phone/email support
Maine	Falmouth -- phone/email support Scarborough -- phone/email/Skype support
Maryland	Baltimore  Silver Spring (Washington, DC)
Massachusetts	Boston
Michigan	Ann Arbor (ThyCa SE Michigan -- phone/email support)  Troy
Minnesota	St. Paul (ThyCa Twin Cities)
Mississippi	Tupelo
Missouri	Kansas City (ThyCa KANMO) North Kansas City  St. Louis
Nebraska	Lincoln
New Jersey	Neptune (ThyCa Jersey Shore University Medical Center) Trenton (ThyCa Central Jersey -- phone/email support) Vineland (ThyCa Southern Jersey)  Wood-Ridge (ThyCa Bergen County)
New York	Bronx -- email support only Buffalo (ThyCa Western New York) Latham (ThyCa Hudson-Mohawk -- phone/email support) Liverpool (ThyCa Syracuse)  Manhasset (ThyCa Long Island)  Manhattan  Rochester Troy (ThyCa Otsego County -- phone/email support)
North Carolina	Concord -- phone/email support Greensboro (ThyCa Piedmont -- email support)  Raleigh Wilmington -- phone/email support
Ohio	Canton -- phone/email support Cincinnati -- phone/email support  Strongsville (ThyCa Cleveland) Columbus  Toledo
Oklahoma	Oklahoma City Tulsa -- phone/email support
Oregon	Bend Portland -- phone/email support Tri-Cities, WA -- phone/e-mail support
Pennsylvania	Bethlehem (ThyCa Greater Lehigh Valley)  Hershey  NW Philadelphia (ThyCa NW Philly) Pittsburgh -- phone/email support  Southampton (ThyCa Bucks County)
South Carolina	Myrtle Beach -- phone/email support
Tennessee	Memphis -- email support only Nashville -- phone/email support
Texas	Amarillo -- phone/email support  Dallas
Utah	Salt Lake City -- phone/email support
Vermont	Northern Vermont -- phone/email support
Virginia	Arlington (ThyCa Northern Virginia -- phone/email support) Williamsburg -- phone/email support
Washington	Hayden, ID (Northern Idaho & Spokane -- phone/email support)  Seattle  Vancouver
Wisconsin	Fox Cities -- phone/email support  Madison Manitowoc -- email support

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This page was updated on November 2, 2021.

Send updates to the webmasters and local group coordinator.