Health Resources
Support Groups
6 p.m. on the second Monday of each month in the Special Procedures conference
room near the West Street entrance to IVCH. Open to anyone who has any
type of cancer. For more information, call the IVCH Community Outreach
Department at 815.780.4618.
3rd Monday of each month at 6:00pm at the Peru Library Lower Level 1409
11th St., Peru, IL 61354
For families who have lost a child through death Fourth Thursday of each
month at 6:30 p.m. IVCH 6th Street Building (just east of the emergency
entrance) Contact: Rita Studzinski, 815.223.7663
Second Thursday of every month at 6 p.m. Illinois Valley YMCA in Peru Contact:
Erika Fleck, 815.414.8655
efleck@efncil.org
Second and Fourth Wednesdays of each month at 6:30 p.m. Conference Room
C Contact: Ray Fischer, Chaplain,
raymond.fischer@ivch.org, 815.780.3426 (Pastoral Care)
Second Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. Sixth Street Conference Room Contact:
Gene Vogelgesang, 815.780.3521
(No meetings in December, January and February. Next meeting is March 11, 2019)
Possibilities DBSA of IL Valley
Depression & Bipolar Support Alliance
First and Third Mondays of each month at 6:30 p.m. Conference Room C Contact:
Gene Vogelgesang, 815.780.3521
First Thursday of each month at 1 p.m. Conference Room C Contact: Pat Inda,
815.223.7878
A peer-led self-help group Sponsored by North Central Behavioral Health
Systems Every other Friday from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Conference Room 2R #2
Contact: Sarah Vollmer, 815.481.0237
Fourth Wednesday of every month from 5:30pm - 7:00pm At First Congregational
Church in Peru, 1431 4th Street, Peru, IL 61354 Contact: Karen at 815.220.0342 or
815pinkribbonclub@gmail.com
Parkinson’s Support Group
3rd Monday of each month at 3:00 p.m. at Liberty Village, 1101 31st St., Peru, IL. Contact: (815)224-2200