Breast Cancer Support Groups
support groups
To participate in one of the listed support groups please call our Hotline at 800.877.8077 or email breastcancerhotline@adelphi.edu to pre-register. All groups are free but registration is required. All groups are facilitated by a licensed social worker.
Our (4) week creative arts workshops empower participants to express themselves using art. This therapeutic program offers a safe place to communicate your thoughts, feelings, concerns, problems, hopes and dreams. Our professional staff guides you through different exercises and discussions helping you to find ways to gain personal insight and develop new coping skills.
Workshops are facilitated by Angela M. Papalia, LMSW, Assistant Director for the Adelphi Breast Cancer Program along with Kimberly Newman, BFA, Communications and Marketing Coordinator for the Adelphi Breast Cancer Program.
All groups are free but registration is required.
For more information on our Creative Arts Workshops, please call
Angela M. Papalia, LMSW at (516) 877-4329 or email apapalia@adelphi.edu.
**UPCOMING WORKSHOP**
Click here for more information and to register for our Healing The Inner Voice online creative arts workshop. The workshop will be held on (4) consecutive Thursdays from 10:00 am – 11:30 am (EST) March 6, March 13, March 20 and March 27, 2025.
♦ Drop-In Support Group – Virtual♦
Young Women’s Drop-In Support Group – Under 45 years of age *Virtual
This group will address the unique needs of young women with breast cancer and will meet via zoom on Tuesdays from 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. on the following dates:
12/10/24, 12/17/24, 1/7/25, 1/21/25, 2/4/25 and 2/18/25.
To register & to receive the zoom link, please contact Nina Foley LCSW at: 516.877.4315 or nfoley@adelphi.edu.
This group is for women who are newly diagnosed with breast cancer and will meet via zoom on Fridays from 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. on the following dates:
To register & to receive the zoom link, please contact Angela Papalia LMSW at: 516.877.4329 or apapalia@adelphi.edu.
Ongoing, bi-weekly support group will meet in-person from 6 – 7 pm starting on January 6th. This support group is for breast cancer patients and survivors who are currently on hormone therapy (as adjuvant therapy).
♦ Ongoing Support Group – Virtual♦
Stage 4 Breast Cancer Support Group – *Virtual*
Men and women with Stage 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer are welcome to join an ongoing twice-monthly group via zoom to share information, feelings, hopes and coping strategies.
For more information and to register, call Lois Goetz, LMSW, ACSW (516) 877-4347 or goetz@adelphi.edu.
Cafecito – *Virtual*
A Spanish-language Support Group for breast cancer patients who have completed treatment.This group meets twice monthly via zoom.
Cafecito es un grupo de apoyo en español para sobrevivientes de cáncer del seno que han terminado su tratamiento de quimioterapia o radiación.
Call Angela M. Papalia, LMSW (516) 877-4329.
Llame a Angela M. Papalia, LMSW (516) 877-4329.
QUESTIONS? Call the Hotline at 800.877.8077 or email breastcancerhotline@adelphi.edu.
If you are interested in a support group or service that is not listed above,
please contact Nina Foley LCSW: nfoley@adelphi.edu.
All groups are facilitated by a licensed social worker of the Adelphi Breast Cancer Program. These programs are supported by grants from the Alpern Family Foundation, Kat’s Ribbon of Hope, Marilyn Lichtman Foundation, New York State, Northwell Health Cancer Institute and Pink Aid.
For further information, please contact:
Breast Cancer Hotline and Support Program
p – 516.877.4320
e – breastcancerhotline@adelphi.edu
Support Hotline: 800.877.8077