NEBRASKA COMMUNITY

OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO CHECK OUT:

SUPPORT GROUPS ACROSS NEBRASKA (AUTISM SPECIFIC):

CHADRON:

PETALS (Parents Establishing Ties for Autism Life Success)
Meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month. Headstart Building at 324 Spruce Street (downstairs room). Meeting starts at 5:30 but you are welcome to come at anytime during meeting time. Contact Chrissy Bannan at chadronpetals@yahoo.com or (308)430-5569

FREMONT:

Fremont Auitsm Support Group
Contact Theresa Muhle at theresa.muhle@fpsmail.org or (402)727-3173

GRAND ISLAND:

Grand Island Parent Groups
Support Group meets the 2nd Sunday of the month at Third City Christian Church from 2pm - 4pm. Respite available the 3rd Saturday of the month from 8:30am - 11:00am. Contact Roxanne Vipond at rvipond@gips.org for more information.

KEARNEY:

Autism Support Group of Kearney (ASK)
Meets the 1st Thursday of the month from 6:00 to 7:30pm at the Kearney Public Library – 2nd floor meeting room. Childcare is available at Kidzone, Kearney Area Children’s Museum. You must contact the Arc of Buffalo County in advance. Please contact Cynthia Archwamety at arcofbuffalocounty@frontiernet.net for more information.

LINCOLN:

Autism Family Network
Contact: Melinda Scheich at afnlincoln@aol.com

Lincoln Area Autism Support Group
THIS GROUP IS LOOKING FOR A MODERATOR to facilitate the meetings. Please contact the Autism Society you are interested in helping serve your community in this way.

NORFOLK:

Autism Support Group of Norfolk
Meets the 1st Monday of each month 7:00-8:00pm at Christ the Servant Lutheran Church located at 1100 East Benjamin Avenue in Norfolk, NE. For more information please contact Meg Westby, 402 379-4842, mdwestby70@yahoo.com

OMAHA:

CLICK HERE FOR OMAHA RESOURCE LISTING (compiled by parents in the Omaha Autism Family Support Group)

SUPPORT GROUPS:

Omaha Autism Family Support Group
Meets the first Monday of every month from 6-8 pm at Pump It Up located at 960 S 72nd Street. Please contact Shawn at saneff@cox.net or (402)861-1947 for more info. For more information about Omaha events visit our support group web site at www.autismnebraska.org/omaha

Asperger’s Syndrome Parent Support Group
Meets the last Friday of each month from 12:00 - 1:30pm at the Millard Public Library located at 13214 Westwood Lane. Please contact Allison Arntz at 896-6584 or Celeste Montoya at 891-6166 for more information.