AREA SUPPORT GROUPS

Appleseed Support Groups

For Grief & Loss

Grievers of Suicide Support Group

This group is for those aged 18 or older who have had someone they love die by suicide. The peer-to-peer group is led by a trained mental health professional.
Time: Meetings are the second Wednesday of each month 6:15p-8:00p.
Location: Brethren Care Village Wellness and Community Center, 2000 Center St. Ashland, OH 44805. Zoom options available.
Visit Support Groups – Appleseed Mental Health or call (419)281-3716 for more information.
Suicide Grievers Support Packet

For Alcohol & Drug Abuse

Finding Hope: Addiction Education & Relapse Prevention Group

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify, challenge, and replace addictive thinking and to change behavior patterns and sustain long-term recovery from substance use disorders. The peer-to-peer group is led by a trained mental health professional.
Time: Tuesday’s 6p-7:30pm & Wednesday’s 10:30am-12p
Location: Appleseed Community Mental Health Center 2233 Rocky Lane, Ashland, OH 44805. Zoom options available.
Visit Support Groups – Appleseed Mental Health or call (419)-281-3716 for more information

MISC SUPPORT GROUPS AT APPLESEED

Celebrate Your Mind: Peer Support Group

The group offers peer support for those who experience voice hearing, visions, and other unusual or extreme experiences. The group is open and takes place in a nonclinical setting where members can speak freely about their experiences without judgment or stigmatization. The peer-to-peer group is led by a trained mental health professional and affiliated Hearing Voices Network-USA member.
Time: Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 11:00am
Location: Contact Stacey Roberts at 567-215-5021 or 8staceyroberts@gmail.com for location information
Visit Support Groups – Appleseed Mental Health for more information

Self-Improvement & Change Group

SSIC Group addresses mental health and substance use relapse and recidivism using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to develop coping and self-control skills, psychoeducation of substances, and identify prosocial thinking and supports.
Time: Thursdays from 6:00p-7:30p
Location: Appleseed Community Mental Health Center, 2233 Rocky Lane, Ashland, OH 44805 – Zoom option available
Visit Support Groups – Appleseed Mental Health or call (419)-281-3716 for more information

OTHER SUPPORT GROUPS FOR ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS

For a full list of meetings in the area, click HERE.

Find AA meetings with this App by just typing in your zip code. Link to App information HERE.

AL ANON SUPPORT GROUP

This group is dedicated to those coping with someone else’s drinking.

Time: Every Monday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m.

Location: Trinity Lutheran Church, 508 Center St,. Ashland, OH

For more information, call: (419)-289-2126

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS

For a full list of meetings in the area, click HERE.

Find NA meetings by searching for your city and state at narcotics.com

TRIPLE P DISCUSSION GROUP

Get positive strategies to manage challenging behaviors
For parents/caregivers or children aged 0-12. Kinship caregivers, adoptive parents & single moms especially welcome! No childcare is provided.

Topics of discussion include:

Dealing with Disobedience
Manager Fighting & Aggression
Developing Good Bedtime Routines
Hassle-Free Shopping with Children

For more information or to register, please call Barbara of Catholic Charities at 419-512-9104

Finding ways to be involved in your community is a great way to meet new people, find support, connect with others and have good times.

SUPPORT GROUPS FOR RELATIONSHIPS

Domestic Violence Support Group

This group participates in discussions on relevant topics like parenting, safety, and abuse. The peer-to-peer group is led by a trained advocate.
Location: Please call (419)-282-6097 for location information
Visit Support Groups – Safe Haven of Ashland for more information.
To find out more about Safe Haven events, please visit their Calendar & Event’s Page HERE

Divorce Care Support Group

Divorce Care is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences. Don’t go through separation or divorce alone.

LEARN MORE

SUPPORT GROUPS FOR YOUTH

Al-A-Teen Support Group

This group is dedicated to teens coping with someone else’s drinking.

Time: Every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
Location: Trinity Lutheran Church
508 Center St., Ashland, OH

For more information, please call: (419)-289-2126

FIND A MEETING IN OHIO

Pathways Peer Support

What: Pathways. A Peer-Support Program for Anyone 18 and older

Where: 34 West 2nd Street – Ashland, Ohio 44805

When: Monthly Schedule – Multiple Opportunities to Participate

FOR MORE INFORMATION

CIVIC, SERVICE AND SOCIAL & SOCIAL CLUBS

FINE ARTS

Adonai Fine Arts Center — 491 US Hwy 250 E.; 330-309-8540

Ashland Symphony Orchestra — 401 College Ave, 419-289-5115; ashlandsymphony.org

Big Bands and All That Jazz Society — Meets at Ashland High School Little Theater

Hayesville Opera House Board– 512 E. Main St, Hayesville; 567-203-3231

Loudonville Ohio Theatre — 156 N. Water St., Loudonville; 419-994-3750

Old Uniontown Quilt Guild — Meets at Christ United Methodist Church, 1140 Claremont Ave., Ashland 419-651-1966

Opus Dance Studio — 130 E. Main St., Ashland; 419-289-3581; opusdancestudio.com

GARDENING

Flower Gardeners of Ashland Ohio — Meets in various locations; 419-529-5299

Art of Gardening Club — Meets at Peach Lutheran Church 419-281-1469

SERVICE CLUBS

Ashland Emblem Club — Meets at Elks Lodge

Ashland Evening Lions Club — 419-281-0973

Ashland Kiwanis Club — Meets at Ashland Public Library 419-545-4507

Ashland Noon Lions — Meets at noon at Ashland University Heritage Room 419-651-3224

Hayesville Lions Club — Meets at Hayesville United Methodist

Jeromesville Lions Club — Meets at Hillsdale Middle School

Loudonville Lions Club — Meets at the Lions Building, 419-994-5466

Mifflin Lions Club — Meets at 55 Maine St.

Perrysville Lions Club — Meets the second Sunday, except in Dec., 7 p.m., at the Perrysville Community Center; 419-938-6156

Polk Lions Club — Meets at Polk United Methodist Church

Rotary Club of Ashland — Meets at noon, at Ashland University

Rotary Club of Loudonville — Meets at Jac-Lin Manor, 695 S. Mount Vernon Ave., Loudonville

Rowsburg Lions Club — Meets at Rowsburg Lions Community Center

Savannah Lions Club — Meets the first and third Thursday of every month, 7 p.m. at Savannah Town Hall

VETERANS

American Legion Post 257 — Meets at the post, 131 S. Water St., Loudonville; 419-994-3625

American Legion Post 749 — Meets at the post, 30 N. Huron St., Jeromesville, 419-368-3892

American Legion Harry Higgins Post 88 — Meets at the post, 1338 Claremont Ave., Ashland; 419-289-3633

AMVETS Post 96 — Meets at the post, 233 Union St., Ashland; 419-281-0055

Disabled American Veterans — Meets at American Legion Harry Higgins, Post 88 419-685-8780

Hayesville AMVETS — Meets at the post; 419-368-3163

Perrysville VFW Post 8586 — Meets at the post; 419-938-5831

Polk AMVETS Post 149 — Meets at Post 149, 414 Township Road 1150, Polk; 419-869-7582

Savannah VFW Post 5692 — Meets at Cattlemans Restaurant, 1 N. Main St. 419-962-4769.

Sons of American Legion Post 749 — Meets at the post 419-368-6892

Sons of AMVETS Post 96 — Meets at the post, 419-281-0055

Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 1067 — Meets at the post, 125 E. Main St., Ashland; 419-281-2501

Veterans of Vietnam War — 419-281-0010

FRATERNAL

Ashland Masonic Lodge 151 — Meets at Masonic Temple; 419-595-0780

Eagles Club 2178 — Meets at the club, 400 Eastlake Drive, Ashland; 419-281-6001

Elks Lodge — Meets at the lodge, 402 Center St., Ashland; 419-289-3553

Moose Lodge 1383 — Meets at the lodge, 1112 Cleveland Ave., Ashland, 419-281-0012

Order of the Eastern Star-Ashland Chapter 92

Order of the Eastern Star-Garfield Chapter 324 — Meets at West Salem Masonic Temple

Royal and Select Masons-Ashland Council 128 — Meets at the Masonic Temple 31 W. 11th St.

Sullivan Masonic Lodge 313 — Meets on the corner of SR 224 and 58 in Sullivan

Women of the Moose 1901– 1112 Cleveland Ave., Ashland; 419-281-0012

BUSINESS

Ashland Business and Professional Women – meets at various locations. 419-281-9636

Young Men’s Business Club – Meets at Ashland University. 419-289-4142

RETIREES

Ashland County Retired Teachers

Adult Basic and Literacy Education — Meets at Ashland Kroc Center 419-281-8001

Ashland Toastmasters Club — Meets at Student Center at AU

Ashland County Democratic Women — ashlandcountydemocrats.com

Ashland County Park District — 419-289-3524

Ashland County Pilot’s Association — Meets at Ashland County Airport 419-289-0000

Ashland County Republican Party — ashlandcountyrepublicans.com

Ashland County Republican Women — same as above

Ashland High School Athletic Booster Club — Meets at the high school library. 419-289-7968

Friends of Ashland Public Library — Meets at the library 419-289-8188

Gold Wing Road Riders Association-Chapter V — 419-368-3464

Greater Mohican Audubon Society — gmasohio.com

Mohican Historical Society — Meets at the historical building 419-994-4050

Mothers of Preschoolers — Meets at Grace Brethren Church 419-289-8334

Ohio Genealogical Society-Ashland County Chapter — 419-289-3111

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) 736 — Meets at Peace Lutheran Church, 1360 Smith Road, Ashland419-281-1469

MISC.