Al-Anon Meetings
Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings
Alcoholics Anonymous Meetings - Spanish
Community Service Council Meetings
DivorceCare Seminar/Support Groups (FREE)
Drug Addiction/Recovery Help
Family Time Summer Class (FREE)
FREE MEALS For Children During Summer Months
LifeSkills Drug and Violence Prevention Training (FREE)
Parenting Classes (FREE)
Resource Family Support Groups
St. Catherine Hospice Grief Workshops & Support Group
Salvation Army Youth Activity Center (SAYAC)
Seeds of Hope Jail Ministry, Inc.
Drug Addiction/Recovery Help
Drug addiction is a chronic, progressive disease of the body and psyche. It is characterized by intense cravings, compulsive drug use, risky behaviors, negative consequences, and poor interpersonal relationships. Relapse is common among drug addicts without proper addiciton treatment, which includes relapse prevention education and aftercare planning.
For help with drug addiction/recovery, look at the website, www.recoveryconnection.org/drug-addiction or call 1-800-993-3869.
It's Never Too Late Get Help Today!
FREE MEALS For Children During Summer Months
Summer Food Service Program: When the final school bell rings and summer vacation begins, USD #457 Nutrition Services will still provide meals. Meals are FREE for ALL children ages 1-18 at specific sites. To see the schedule of sites, click here.
Family Time Summer Class (FREE)
Fun and Interactive Family Time SUMMER CLASS
Location: Center for Families and Children
310 E. Walnut Suite 202
Dates: SUMMER CLASS (Call for more information - 620-260-9988)
Time: Wednesdays 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Cost: FREE
In a partnership with the Center for Children and Families, the Finney County Comunity Health Coalition and FHSU there is a FREE, fun summer activity for families and students to share. It is a program to help your children ignite their inner strengths and make better choices for life. This program is available in Spanish also. For a flyer with more information on the program and registering, click here.
Seeds of Hope Jail Ministry, Inc.
Catholic Social Services
603 N. Eighth Street, Garden City, KS
Meeting - 4th Mondays of each month, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Phone (620) 290-7916
Contact: Becky Upshaw
Mission: Seeds of Hope reflects God's love by helping inmates and ex-inmates grow in character, intellectually, and spiritually so that they can successfully transition out of the corrections system and become valuable, productive members of their communities.
Upcoming Events:
We enjoy weekly fellowship and a formal meeting on the fourth Monday of each month from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. During the meetings, volunteers and ex-inmates share information about our work, our needs, and future plans. We also discuss inspirational materials and new ideas for the ministry. Although our roots are Christian, this is a non-denominational organization. We hope for and welcome participation from all faiths. To view a brochure about Seeds of Hope, click here. For Spanish version click here.For more information, contact Becky Upshaw at (620) 290-7916.
The Salvation Army Youth Activity Center After School Program, 201 N. 8th Street, Garden City, KS 3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Monday - Friday. Supervised activities include: snacks, tutoring, movies, computer lab, video games, pool tables, foosball, arts and crafts. If you have questions or need more information, please call the Salvation Army at 620-276-4027.
FREE LifeSkills Drug & Violence Prevention Training
The Southwest Kansas Regional Prevention Center offers FREE presenter trainings for the top evidence-based drug and violence prevention program in the country for children in grades three through ten. This training is valued at $195 on the LifeSkills Training website. The Regional Prevention Center offers this training at NO CHARGE because we believe it can make a significant positive difference in the lives of children. Attendees can get 1/2 hour of college credit from Friends University for a fee of $40. Training materials and a certificate of attendance for seven hours are provided at no charge. Becky Upshaw a certified trainer hosts LifeSkills Training Facilitator Workshops at times on the Garden City Community College campus.
Please contact Becky Upshaw at 620-272-5089 if you have questions, or would like to schedule a LifeSkills training. For more information about the LifeSkills Program, contact Becky or see their web site at http://www.lifeskillstraining.com.
Kansas Children's Service League will be offering FREE Incredible Years Parent Workshops for parents of children ages 3 to 6, beging September 30, 2011. Sessions will be from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Friday mornings at Head Start Center, 2620 N. 8th Street, Garden City, KS.
For the flyer that lists more information and how to enroll, please click here.
If you know of families who would be interested, please refer them to this class. FREE child care will be provided during the workshop.
An Incredible Years Program has been started through Kansas Children's Service League. This is a new evidence based program funded through the LAUNCH project to build the strengths of families and insure children thrive and develop into productive adults. Parents will learn about the power of playing with their children, encouraging good behavior with praise and rewards, setting effective limits for kids, handling misbehavior in ways that are helpful to both them and their child, and teaching kids to make good decisions.
For more information or if you have questions, please contact:
Lois Limes, Incredible Years Coordinator
Kansas Children's Service League
1517 Fulton Terrace
Garden City, KS 67846
620-805-6454 ext 1136
Fax: 620-805-6925
E-mail: llimes@kcsl.org
A FREE PARENTING CLASS for parents of children age 5 to 12 years old. This 6 week parenting class will teach new parenting skills, help you to meet other parents and have FUN!!!
This FREE parenting class is sponsored by The Center for Children and Families and CASA Spirit of the Plains, and Finney County United Way.
Classes are held in the Medical Building of St. Catherine Hospital in the Center for Children and Families, 310 E. Walnut, Suite 202. Classes begin Wednesday, November 10, 2010 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. To register contact Kelly Houser, with CASA Spirit of the Plains at 620-271-6197.
ABC Pregnancy Center
509 N. Sixth Street
Garden City, KS 67846
For more information call (620) 275-1777
Finney County Youth Services
907 Zerr Road
Garden City, KS 67846
(620) 271-6620 - contact Robert Gonzales
CASA Spirit of the Plains
603 North Eighth Street
Garden City, KS 67846
(620) 271-6197
FREE DivorceCare Seminar/Support Group
DivorceCare is a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life's most difficult experiences. It is a place where you can be around people who understand what you are feeling. It is a place where you can hear valuable information about ways to heal from the hurt. Don't go through separation or divorce alone.
DivorceCare meets every Tuesday night from 7-9 p.m. at Garden City Church of the Nazarene, 2720 N. Campus Drive, Garden City, Kansas. NEW SESSION BEGINNING JANUARY 24TH, 2012.
Call 620-430-7653 for more information.
Babysitter for ages through 10 years with advance reservation.
PLEASE NOTE: You are welcome to begin attending the DivorceCare group at any time. Each session is "self-contained" and you can continue through the next session to view any of the topics you have not seen. Seminar Topics Include: What's Happening to Me?, The Road to Healing/Finding Help, Facing Your Anger, Facing Your Depression, Facing Your Loneliness, What Does the Owner's Manual Say?,
New Relationships, Financial Survival, Kidcare, Single Sexuality, Forgiveness, Reconciliation, Moving On, Growing Closer to God.
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St. Catherine Hospice Offers Grief Recovery Workshops and Support Group
St. Catherine Hospice Program is sponsoring a FREE Education Grief Workshop at St. Catherine Hospice, 602 N. 6th, Garden City, KS, Tuesday Evenings 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Group topics:
Session One: What is Normal Grief?
Session Two: Myths of Grief/Feeling of Loss and Cliches of Grief
Session Three: Handling Holidays and Other Special Occasions
Session Four: The Six Needs of Mourning
Session Five: Helping Ourselves Heal
The group is taught by Dr. Kenne Whitson, CHPCA, CT and is FREE of charge. The group is open to any adult who has experienced a significant death in their lives.
To register or for additional information, please contact: Gina Cash 1-800-281-4077 or 620-272-2519.
FREE of Charge: meets First Tuesday evening of every month 7:00-8:30 p.m. and First Thursday afternoon of every month 2:00-3:30 p.m. at the Finney County Senior Center 907 N. 10th Street, Garden City, KS.
For more information or to register for one of the workshops call: Gina Cash 800-281-4077 or 620-272-2519.
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Resource Family Support Groups
The Kansas Children's Service League is offering support groups designed to help adoptive parents or foster parents who are also adopting. The groups are FREE and will give adoptive parents an opportunity to meet and discuss parenting issues with other adoptive parents as well as parent leadership opportunities.
Fourth Thursday of the Month
7:00pm-8:00pm
106 West Fulton
Garden City, KS
Contact: PJ Sanders @ 620-640-8807 for more information
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Community
Service Council Meetings
Representatives
of various Finney County agencies report events and activities that benefit
southwest Kansas communities on the fourth Tuesday of every month, except
for November, which is on the 3rd Tuesday and December meetings which are on the second Tuesday.
Meeting Time: 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
January 24, 2012
Southwest Area Agency on Aging
Community Congregational Church - Fellowship Hall
710 N. Third Street
Garden City, KS
February 28, 2012
Finney County Extension Office
501 South Ninth Street - Fairgrounds
Garden City, KS
March 27, 2012
Finney County United Way
1511 East Fulton Terrace
Garden City, KS
April 24, 2012
Unicare
216 North Ninth Street
Garden City, KS
May 22, 2012
High Plains Public Radio - HPPR
210 North Seventh Street
Garden City, KS
June 26, 2012
FCCHC
St. Catherine Hospital - Classroom 1
401 East Spruce Street
Garden City, KS
July 24, 2012
Russell Child Development Center - RCDC
Conference Room
714 Ballinger Street
Garden City, KS
August 28, 2012
Mosaic
2708 North Eleventh Street
Garden City, KS
September 25, 2012
Catholic Social Services
St. Dominic Parish Center
617 JC Street
Garden City, KS
October 23, 2012
The Salvation Army
216 North Ninth Street
Garden City, KS
November 20, 2012 - NOTE: MEET THIRD TUESDAY OF MONTH
K-State Research & Extension Area Office
Large Conference Room
4500 East Mary Street
Garden City, KS
December 11, 2012 - NOTE: MEET SECOND TUESDAY OF MONTH
Fort Hays State Higher Education Center
311 North Campus Drive
Garden City, KS
Alcoholics
Anonymous Garden City
AA 12 Step Group
116 Chestnut
Garden City, KS
Phone (620) 272-5623
ALL MEETINGS ARE NON-SMOKING
Meetings:
Sunday: 11:00 a.m.
Monday: 6:30 a.m., Noon, 5:30 p.m., 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday: Noon, 5:30 p.m.- Women Only
Wednesday: 6:30 a.m., Noon, 5:30 p.m., 8:00 p.m.
Thursday: Noon, 5:30 p.m.
Friday: 6:30 a.m., Noon, 5:30 p.m., 8:00 p.m.
Saturday: Noon, 8:00 p.m.
Newcomers Meeting - Second Saturday, Speaker Meeting - Last Saturday
Birthday Night 8 p.m. Potluck starting at 6:30 p.m.
Garden City Group
1501 E. Mary Street (Bible Christian Church)
Garden City, KS
Meetings:
Sunday: 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 8:00 p.m.
Thursday: 8:00 p.m.
ALL MEETINGS ARE NON SMOKING
Elkhart Fellowship Group
Catholic Parish Hall
723 S. Baca
Elkhart, KS 67950
Meetings:
Tuesday: 8:00 p.m.
Elkhart Serenity Group
547 Stillman (and Stevens on corner)
Elkhart, KS 67950
Meetings:
Wednesday: 8:00 p.m.
Hugoton New Beginning Group
1404 Cemetery Road
Hugoton, KS 67951
Phone (620) 544-8633
Meetings:
Monday: 8:00 p.m. - Closed
Thursday: 9:00 p.m. - Closed
Saturday: 8:00 p.m.
Lakin AA Group
104 Prairie Street
Lakin, KS 67860
Phone (620) 640-8865/521-0587
Meetings:
Sunday: 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 8:00 p.m.
Thursday: 8:00 p.m.
Liberal Group
Club 1, 109 E. Second
Liberal, KS 67901
Phone (620) 624-1151
Meetings:
Sunday: 8:00 p.m. - New Life Tradition Group
Tuesday: 8:00 p.m.
Thursday: 8:00 p.m - New Outlooks Group.
Saturday: 8:00 p.m. - New Life Tradition Group
ALL MEETINGS ARE NON SMOKING
Sublette AA Group
301 S. Derby
Sublette, KS 67877
Phone (620) 675-8100/649-2255
Meetings:
Monday: 8:00 p.m. - Closed
Friday: 8:00 p.m. - Closed
Ulysses Group
118 E. Nebraska
Ulysses, KS 67880
Phone (620) 356-3003
Meetings:
Sunday: 2:00 p.m. - Spanish, 8:00 p.m .- Discussion
Monday: 8:00 p.m. - Closed - Big Book Study
Tuesday: 8:00 p.m. - Spanish
Wednesday: 8:00 p.m. - Closed - Discussion
Thursday: 8:00 p.m. - Closed - Traditions Study
Friday: 8:00 p.m. - Step Study
Ulysses Big Book Study Group
Shelton Mem. Christian Church
316 N. Main
Ulysses, KS 67880
Meetings:
Tuesday: 8:00 p.m.
ALL MEETINGS ARE NON SMOKING
Spanish
Alcoholics Anonymous
12 Step Meetings
140 N. Stevens Avenue
Garden
City, KS 67846
Phone (620) 260-7253
Tuesdays, Thursdays & Saturdays at 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Sunday at 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Al-Anon
Meetings
3 N 1 Al-Anon
Meetings
United Methodist Church, Hearthstone Room
1106 N. Main St.
Garden City, KS 67846
Phone
(620) 275-0578
Sundays at 7:00 p.m. (non-smoking) Enter at east door
Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m. 710 N. Main Street St. Thomas Episcopal Church
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12
& 12 Al-Anon Meetings
301 N. Main Room 204
Warren Building
Garden City, KS 67846
Phone (620) 275-5148
Mondays at 8:00 p.m. (non-smoking) Phone (620) 275-5148
Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m. (non-smoking) Phone (620) 276-8387
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