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Texas Support Groups

Support Groups within Texas

Austin - Every 3rd Wed @ 6:30 PM
Hyde Park United Methodist Church • 4001 Speedway • Austin, TX 78751
Facilitator: Jerry Martinez (512) 750-8547
jerry2009@att.net

Bryan – College Station - 1st Wed @ 6:30 PM
St. Joseph Hospital Education Annex • 3030 E. 29th St. • Suite 100, Bryan, TX 7780
Facilitator: Sharon Sheffield (979) 694-2475

Clear Lake - 3rd Thurs @ 7:00 PM
St. John West Conference Room • 2035 Space Park Dr. • Houston, TX 77058
(2 story, white building that faces Christus St. John Hospital)
Facilitator: Carol Walker (281) 334-7132 or (713) 828-3299
carowalk@aol.com

Conroe/Woodlands - 2nd Mon @ 7:00 PM
Conroe Regional Medical Center • 504 Medical Center Blvd. • Conroe, TX 77304
Facilitator: Carol Schansema (936) 441-5106
hcvcarol@yahoo.com

Corpus Christi - 1st and 3rd Tues @ 7:00 PM
First Christian Church of Santa Fe • 3401 Santa Fe St., Room 603 • Corpus Christi, TX 78411
Facilitator: Billy Fuls (361) 993-9266 or (361) 215-9950
apogon2@grandecom.net

Dallas - 2nd Thurs @ 6:30 PM
Presbyterian Medical Center • Fogelson Bldg. • Room B, Flr G • 8200 Walnut Hill Ln. • Dallas, TX 75231
Hip Hop Support Group
Facilitator: Laura Strohmeyer (214) 345-2662
laurastrohmeyer@texashealth.org

El Paso - Last Thurs @ 6:30 PM
Church of St. Clement • 810 N. Campbell St. • El Paso, TX 79902
Facilitator: Trish Owen (915) 751-5600
zoositter@aol.com
Galveston - 1st Thurs @ 6:30 PM
Moody Memorial First United •2803 53rd St. • Galveston, TX 77551
Facilitator: Sam Critz (281) 534-0819
scritz@comcast.net

Houston – Baylor Clinic - 4th Tues @ 6:30 PM
Baylor Clinic Building • 6620 Main St., 11th Floor • Houston, TX 77030
Facilitator: Paula Westergren (713) 798-9010
Currently on treatment

Houston – Central - 1st Tues @ 7:00 PM
St. Martin’s Episcopal Church • 717 Sage Road • Houston, TX 77056
Payne Education Building, Second Floor, Room 203
Facilitator: John Bickers (713) 783-9334 / ( 281) 435-1703
johnbickers@hotmail.com

Houston - VA Hospital - First Fri from 1:30-2:30 PM
2002 Holcombe Blvd . • NASA Clinic, Room 1A -442• Houston, TX 77030
NOTE: For VA Hepatitis C pts and family members only
Facilitator: V Clinic Staff - Stacey Pelton, LMSW (713) 791-1414 x6867
Stacey.Pelton@va.gov

Houston - North of Downtown - Every 2nd & 4th Tues from 11-12 noon
HIV/HCV Co infection Support Group
Thomas Street Health Center • 2015 Thomas Street • Houston, TX 77009
Third (3rd) Floor Large Conference Room
Facilitator: Harold Henderson (713) 873-4069
ellis_henderson@hchd.tmc.edu

Houston – Northwest - 2nd Tues of the month @ 7:00 PM
Methodist Willowbrook Hospital • 18220 Tomball Parkway • Houston TX 77070
(4th Floor Ste. 490 Maple Room)
Facilitator: Bob Knaze (281) 820-6168
rbkna5@aol.com

Houston - St. Luke’s Hospital - Every 6 weeks @ 5:30 PM (except December – No Meeting)
Adult Liver Transplant (for pre-transplant patients)
6720 Bertner St. • Cooley Bldg., Level B1 • Green Elevators, Conf. Room A, C068
Facilitator: Ann Holder, LMSW (832) 355-3026
zayh01@sleh.com

Livingston - (Phone group only)
Robert Will (936) 563-4339
McAllen - Last Fri of the month @ 6:00 PM
Mission Regional Medical Center • 900 S. Bryan Road • Mission, TX 78572
Facilitator: Hector Romeu, Jr. (956) 683-7528
Hepatitisc8@aol.com

Temple - 2nd Wed @ 6:00 PM
Scott & White Memorial Hospital • Conf Center, Rm 212B
2401 S. 31st St. • Temple, TX 76508
Facilitator: Richard McBride
(254) 724-2388
rmcbride@swmail.sw.org

The Woodlands - Every Tues @ 8:00 PM @ The Woodlands Church
One Fellowship Drive
The Woodlands, TX 77384
Room C214, 2nd floor
Facilitator: Barry Harde
NOTE: HIV / HCV Group
(281) 292 3668
redsaleen97@yahoo.com

Community Liaison’s Community helped Phone / Email
Robin Bennet African Americans 281-546-1327
Sophia Ngo Vietnamese 281-772-3499

Page updated: October 4th, 2011

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