Northern Virginia
Northern Virginia Chapter & Support Groups
(Check out their website at www.nvbia.org)
Falls Church
Meet 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m.
Falls Church High School.
Call (703) 569-1855.

Fredericksburg Chapter & Support Group
Meet 3rd Thursday of each month
There are two meetings:
one at 3:30 p.m.. and one at 7:00 p.m.
Westwood Clubhouse, 507 Westwood Office Park
Call Dave Cramer at (540) 785-8717 after 7:00 p.m. or
Jerry Craft at (540) 899-2925.

Central Virginia
Central Va. Chapter & Support Group
Meet 1st Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Heritage United Methodist Church
582 Leesville Rd. Room 206
Lynchburg
Call Betty Zaring
(804) 947-4646.

Greater Shenandoah Valley Support Group
Meets the third Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
Room 221 of Rockingham Memorial Hospital
Call Pat Wilkins (daytime) at (540) 879-2833.

Richmond Chapter and Support Group
Meets 1st and 3rd Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m.
Auditorium of Children’s Hospital
2924 Brook Rd.
Call Charles Carter
(804) 649-1235 or
BIAV at (804) 355-5748.

Staunton-Augusta Co. Area Support Group
Meet the 2nd Monday of each month at the William A. Cashatt Chapel
Woodrow Wilson Rehab Center campus
Fishersville
Contact Helen Cloud at (540) 886-5420
email hcloud35@msn.com.

Southern Virginia
Danville – Southside Support Group
Meets 2nd Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Mount Hermon Baptist Church
Call Sue Jones (434) 724-7070.

Western Virginia
Roanoke Chapter & Support Group
Meets 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month October thru May
and the 1st Thursday of each month June thru September
All meetings are held at 7:00 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church
Jefferson Street @ McClanahan in Roanoke
Call Barbara Iddings (540) 985-0069 for details.
The adaptive golf clinic meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month, April thru October.
Call the chapter office at (540) 342-9531 for more info.
The chapter also has a website at http://www.roanokebrain.com.

Abingdon Support Group
Meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m.
Appalachian Independence Center
230 Charwood Dr., Abingdon.
Contact the center at (276) 628-2979 or
Brad Ratliff at (276) 498-7333.

Eastern Virginia
Eastern Shore Support Group
Meets each Wednesday at 3:30 for Tai Chi, Body Fit Gym.
Call Margaret Young (757) 787-3131.

Middle Peninsula Support Group
Meets the second Tuesday of each month from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Walter Reed Hospital in Gloucester.
Call Teresa Ashberry at (804) 725-2829.

Northern Neck Support Group
Meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
The Orchard
20 Delrae Street in Warsaw.
Call Lorraine Justice at (804) 986-8073.

Tidewater Chapter & Support Group
Meets on the 2nd Monday of each month at SEEK in Virginia Beach.
Contact Joann Mancuso at (757) 493-8000 or
Marylin Copeland at (757) 816-1859.

Unaffiliated with BIAUSA

Northern Virginia
Winchester Support Group
(includes Flint Hill, Front Royal, Winchester, and surrounding areas).
Meets the 3rd Thursday of each month at 3:00 p.m.
2nd floor of the Winchester Rehab Center.
Call Dena Kent at the Winchester Rehabilitation Center
(540) 536-5182 or
(800) 382-0772.

Central Virginia
Richmond Supportive Survivors
(This has the same name as the Richmond Chapter, but is a different group).
Meets every Tuesday at 7:00 pm
Willow Lawn Mall.
Call Ted Taylor at (804) 852-6644.

Southside Support Group
(Farmville and Crewe areas)
Call Rev. Clyde Shelton (434) 767-2259.

Southern Virginia
New River Valley Support Group
Meets the 4th Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
Radford University, Waldron College, Room 227.
Call Brain Injury Services of SWVA at (540) 344-1200.
A separate group for child & adolescents survivors meets at the same time.

Western Virginia
Bluefield & Princeton
West Virginia Support Group
For information, call Health South Southern Hills Rehabilitation Hospital
(304) 487-8000.
Hospital is located at 120 12th Street, Princeton, WV 24740.

Far South Western Virginia
Tri-Cities (Tennessee) Support Group
Meets the 2nd Thursday of the month (except Dec. & Jan.)
6:30 p.m.
James H. & Cecile C. Quillen Rehabilitation Hospital
2511 Wesley Street, Johnson City, TN.
Call Bette Lucas at (423) 952-1751.

Eastern Virginia
Riverside Rehabilitation Institute Support Group
Meets every Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.
4th floor chapel
Riverside Rehabilitation Institute in Newport News.
Contact Woody Rea (757) 928-8327 or
(800) 262-3019.

Riverside Rehab Institute
Shoreview Cognitive-Communication Group
Meets the last Wednesday of the month, 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Shore View Medical Center in the outpatient building.
Survivors and caregivers welcome.
Contact Julie Scott at (757) 828-8050.

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