Social Services and Support Groups Directory

Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) provides an easy-access link to 2-1-1 online systems as part of our commitment to the community. The 2-1-1 link will assist you in locating social services and community resources including medical services, financial assistance, care for aging parents, family services, legal and many other forms of support.

Local Bay Area 2-1-1 Systems

Dial 2-1-1 in your local area to get help or visit your county's Web site to search for resources. Links to county sites are below (currently, there is no site for patients in Santa Cruz County. Phone numbers are toll free numbers for those calling out of the area.

Alameda County
888-886-9660

Contra Costa county
800-830-5380

Santa Clara County
866-896-3587

San Mateo County
800-273-6222

PAMF Support Group Directory

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Community Support Groups

Cancer Support Community

San Francisco based, offers groups in English, Spanish, Cantonese. Call 415-648-9400 for information

Cancer Support Groups: American Cancer Society

Check website or call for information National: 1-800-227-2345 Santa Clara: 408-879-1032 San Mateo: 650-578-9902 San Mateo: 650-578-9902 TDD: 1-866-228-4327 (hearing impaired)
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Cancer Support Groups: CANCERCARE

Telephone and online support. Call 1-800-813-4673
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Cancer Support Groups: Center for Living with Dying (Bill Wilson Center)

Check web site or call 408-553-6950 for information
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Cancer Support Groups: Children's Hospice International

Check web site or call for information. 800-242-4453
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Cancer Support Groups: El Camino Hospital

Check website or call 1-800-216-5556 for information
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Cancer Support Groups: KARA

Check website or call 650-321-5272 for information
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Cancer Support Groups: National Asian Women's Health Organization (NAWHO) -

Check web site or call 415-989-9747 for information
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Cancer Support Groups: National Cancer Institute

Check website or call 1-800-422-6237 for information
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Cancer Support Groups: PAMF - Healing Imagery for Cancer Patients Support Group

Call Jeanne Fournier, 650-279-8772 for more information or visit the Web page.
http://www.pamf.org/classes/support/healing_imagery_cancer.cfm

Cancer Support Groups: Stanford Hospital and Clinics Cancer Center

Check web site or call for information. 650-723-4268
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Cancer Support Groups: Washington Hospital, Fremont

Check web site or call 1-800-963-7070
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Cancer Support: Chinese, Donaldina Cameron House, San Francisco

Check web site or call for information.
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Cancer, Bladder: Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN)

Check web site or call 888-901-2226 or 301-215-9099.
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Local support group

Cancer, Breast: Breast Cancer Connections

Formerly Breast Health Project. Check web site or call 650-326-6686
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Cancer, Breast: El Camino Hospital

Check web site or call for information. 800-216-5556
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Cancer, Breast: Stanford Cancer Center

Check web site or call 650-725-9456
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Cancer, Breast: Support Group, Mills Peninsula Health Care System

Check website or call 1-800-654-9966
http://www.mills-peninsula.org/events/CalEvents.cfm?EventPage=EventDetailResult.cfm&event_id=253

Cancer, Colorectal: Stanford Cancer Center

Check web site or call 650-725-9456
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Cancer, Gynecologic: National Ovarian Cancer Coalition

Check website or call 1-888-682-7426
http://www.ovarian.org/default.aspx

Cancer, Gynecological Cancer: Stanford Cancer Center

Check web site or call 650-725-9456
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Cancer, Head and Neck: Stanford Cancer Center

Check web site or call 650-725-4765
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Cancer, Head and Neck: Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer (SPOHNC)

Check website or call 1-800-377-0928
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Cancer, Kidney: Kidney Cancer Association

Provides online resources. Check web site or call 1-800-850-9132
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Cancer, Leukemia & Lymphoma: Lymphoma Research Foundation

Check website or call 1-800-500-9976
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Cancer, Leukemia & Lymphoma: Stanford Cancer Center

Check web site or call 650-725-2041
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Cancer, Leukemia and Lymphoma: Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

Check website or call 1-800 955-4572 SF/Peninsula 415-625-1100 South Bay 408-271-2873
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Cancer, Lung: Stanford Cancer Center

Call Emily Wong at 650-353-0620 or Holly Gautier at 650-725-9481 for information.

Cancer, Multiple Myeloma: Stanford Cancer Center

Check web site or call 650-723-4268
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Cancer, Myeloma: Bay Area Multiple Myeloma Support Group

See web site for local listings
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Cancer, Pancreatic: National Pancreas Foundation

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Cancer, Pancreatic: The Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Research

Offers information and referrals. Check web site of call (866) 789-1000
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Cancer, Prostate: Avenidas, Informed Decisions

Round table format in cooperation with local medical provider. Check website or call 650-326-5362; TDD 650-323-0473
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Cancer, Prostate: El Camino Hospital

Check web site or call 1-800-216-5556
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Cancer, Prostate: Mills Peninsula Health Care System

Check website or call 1-800-654-9966 or 650-696-4582
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Cancer, Prostate: Prostate Cancer Education & Support Group, Alameda County - Cancer, Prostate

This program is designed to provide support and education for people living with prostate cancer. ~ Location: Kaiser Hayward Medical Center Conference room M3 ~ Dates/Times: Second Tuesdays of every month; 6:30-8:30pm ~ Fee: No charge ~ Registration: Dro

Cancer, Prostate: Stanford Cancer Center

Held in Santa Cruz. Check web site or call 831-476-6550
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Cancer, Thyroid: Thyroid Cancer Survivors' Association, Inc.

Check website, or call 1-877-588-7904
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Cancer: Husbands of Women with Cancer, Stanford Cancer Center

Check web site or call 650-723-4268
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East Bay Cancer Support Group

This community-based organization serves individuals and families. Groups are available for patients and caregivers. They also offer bereavement groups for adults and adolescents. Ongoing, every Thursday evening, call for times.
http://www.ebcancersupport.org

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Stanford Hospital and Clinics - Cancer, Leukemia and Lymphoma

Check website or call 650-725-2041
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Stanford Website

Vida con Esperanza

Latina women coping with breast cancer. Meets Thursdays, 5-7 pm, Centro de Servicios, 525 H St., Union City. Mujeres de Latina que hacen frente al cáncer de los breats. Reuniones jueves, 5-7 P.M., Centro de Servicios, St. de 525 H, Union City.

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