Ongoing Groups
for Families
The following groups are offered by our network of CRAFT-based providers. These groups and events are held on an ongoing basis — some meet weekly, some every other week — but all of them are available for you to join anytime (unless stated otherwise). Please contact the facilitators individually for more information or questions about their group.
This page includes groups that are online as well as those that are in-person.
For In-Person Groups, click here. (As of Dec 28, 2024 there are in-person groups listed in Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, West Virginia, & Wisconsin, USA)
Groups, trainings, or other events that have a start date and an end date are listed on the Events for Families page… be sure to check these out as well!!
Online Groups
Online Groups are organized by the day of the week that they occur. Jump to a specific day of the week here:
Mondays | Tuesdays | Wednesdays | Thursdays | Fridays | Saturdays | Sundays
Group times are listed in Eastern and Pacific Time Zones. To figure out the group time in your timezone use a timezone converter such as this one from Time and Date. Please keep US Daylight Savings Time in mind when applicable, noting that if you are outside the US your time change may occur on a different day (if at all).
Mondays
REST: Resources, Education, Support, Together
Laurie MacDougall at RICARES
Every Monday 7:00 pm Eastern | 4:00 pm Pacific • 90 minutes
Online • FREE
The REST program is designed for those who care for and love someone living with a substance use disorder and want to have a positive impacts.
Helps heal and renew relationships by providing resources, education, support, and connection through compassion, understanding, and love
Meets family members and friends where they are at, so they can do the same for their loved ones.
Provides a framework to cultivate new skills, strategies, and technique that change the narrative and redefine the role of families and friends.
Empowers families and friends to be a force that encourages a loved one to initiate and sustain a pathway of recovery while taking care of their well-being.
Offers a supportive community of people with common struggles, and a commitment to learning new ways to connect with their loved one.
Thrive: CRAFT with a Faith Component
Thrive Family Recovery Resources
Every Monday 7:30 pm EST | 6:30 pm CST | 4:30 pm PST • 90 minutes
Online • Free.
Note: Registration required every group. Group materials will be uploaded by the day before the group each week. Please wait to register until the day before to ensure you will have access to the materials.
(Info updated July 23, 2024)
Thrive: ITC for Parents of Adolescents
Thrive Family Recovery Resources
Every Monday 8:00 pm Eastern | | 5:00 pm Pacific • 90 minutes
FREE • Online
This Invitation to Change group is specifically for parents that have children under the age of 22, as we feel that there are special needs in the family when someone is so young.
Pre-registration is required for each week's session. We encourage the purchase of The Beyond Addiction Workbook for Family and Friends: Evidence-Based Skills to Help a Loved One Make Positive Change, however it is not necessary. This group will be led by two ITC certified facilitators with young adults in recovery.
(Info updated Oct 29, 2024)
Invitation to Change Family Skills and Support Group
Lucinda Rowley, LMFT, SUDP
Every 2nd and 4th Monday 8:00 pm Eastern | 5:00 pm Pacific • 75 minutes
Online • Free
The Invitation to Change Family Skills and Support Group is for family members and friends who have a loved one who is struggling with substance use. In this ongoing group, you'll learn practical skills and gain support from others affected by a family member's substance use. The group is facilitated by a licensed family therapist and substance use disorder counselor.
This is an open, ongoing group that you are welcome to join any time.
Free Virtual CRAFT Group for Colorado-connected folks
Michelle Kuecker, LCSW, LAC, Certified CRAFT Trainer
Every Monday starting December 2nd through February 17th 2025
8:00 pm Eastern | 6:00 pm Mountain | 5:00 pm Pacific • 60 minutes
Online • Free to anyone with a connection to Colorado
This group is for individuals wanting to support their loved one into treatment. We will go through the 10 week CRAFT series in a small group (space is limited) focusing on 1 skill per week. We will work through communication skills, how to give rewards, how to take rewards away, allowing for natural consequences, inviting your loved one into treatment, and taking care of yourself.
This is a free group for anyone with connection to Colorado (resident of CO or your loved one lives in CO). Join at any time.
SMART Recovery Family & Friends
Dr. Julia Rosengren
Every Monday 10:00 pm Eastern | 7:00 pm Pacific • 90 minutes
FREE • Online
The SMART Recovery Family & Friends program offers support and tools based on evidence-based practices like CBT and CRAFT to help individuals affected by a loved one’s addictive behavior. It focuses on improving communication, fostering self-care, and encouraging positive change in relationships.
Click the gray button below to join the Zoom at the time of the meeting or call +1 669 900 6833 and use Meeting ID: 948 171 152.
Tuesdays
Thrive: CRAFT with a Faith Component
Thrive Family Recovery Resources
Every Tuesday 1:00 pm EST |12:00 pm CST |10:00 am PST • 90 minutes
Online. Free.
Note: Registration required every group. Group materials will be uploaded by the day before the group each week. Please wait to register until the day before to ensure you will have access to the materials.
Loved Ones: A Support Group for Family Members
Happier Life Project: Deanna French, La Donna Robinson, Anna Roccaforte
Every Tuesday 3:00 pm Eastern | 12:00 pm Pacific • 60 minutes
Online (Zoom) • Free
This support group is meant for the loved ones, family members, and/or friends of individuals experiencing substance use issues. The facilitators are trained in CRAFT and will offer support using the CRAFT approach and concepts relevant to participant shares. This group is open and runs weekly for ongoing or drop-in support for individuals who seek support for loved ones who are using substances.
(Group added Mar 23, 2024)
Invitation to Change for Family & Friends
Oasis Community Center: Tina Thomas
Every Tuesday 5:15 pm Eastern | 2:15 pm Pacific • 75 minutes
Online and In-person • Free / Donations Accepted
This group explores and practices the ITC wheel topics and meets hybrid, both in-person and on Zoom.
(Group info updated Dec 11, 2024)
Dads Drop-in ITC Coaching Group
Recovery Works: Julie Merberg
Every Tuesday 6:00 pm Eastern | 3:00 pm Pacific • 60 minutes
Online • $50 USD per session
Come join this small coaching/support group where we will:
introduce you to CRAFT (Community Reinforcement and Family Training)-based practices that have proven to be successful
share a range of aligned approaches (Invitation to Change, Smart Recovery, Conscious Parenting, positive psychology) that relate to substance use and behavior change
help you to understand why your child uses, and how together you can find healthier solutions
share communication strategies to help rebuild and strengthen your connection with your child
discuss boundaries and self-care strategies that protect your well-being
If you are interested, use the button below to email Julie.
(Group added Mar 23, 2024)
REST: Resources, Education, Support, Together
Laurie MacDougall at RICARES
Every Tuesday 6:30 pm Eastern | 3:30 pm Pacific • 90 minutes
Online • FREE
The REST program is designed for those who care for and love someone living with a substance use disorder and want to have a positive impacts.
Helps heal and renew relationships by providing resources, education, support, and connection through compassion, understanding, and love
Meets family members and friends where they are at, so they can do the same for their loved ones.
Provides a framework to cultivate new skills, strategies, and technique that change the narrative and redefine the role of families and friends.
Empowers families and friends to be a force that encourages a loved one to initiate and sustain a pathway of recovery while taking care of their well-being.
Offers a supportive community of people with common struggles, and a commitment to learning new ways to connect with their loved one.
Thrive: Invitation to Change
Thrive Family Recovery Resources
Every Tuesday 7:30 pm EST | 6:30 pm CST | 4:30 pm PST • 90 minutes
Online. Free.
Note: Registration required every group. Group materials will be uploaded by the day before the group each week. Please wait to register until the day before to ensure you will have access to the materials.
Addiction Support Group for Parents and Partners
Sobriety Family Training, LLC: Nancy Hamilton
Every Tuesday 7:30 pm Eastern | 4:30 pm Pacific • 60 minutes
Free • Online
Loved One Struggling with Addiction? Free online sobriety group for parents & partners will cycle through a 10-week course. The truth is the family has more power than they know. Let’s unleash that with the #1 statistically proven strategy to engage the substance user into treatment and into working their sobriety.
Families United Overcoming Addiction
Sheree Stilwell
Tuesdays, 8:00 pm EDT | 7:00 pm CDT | 5:00 pm PDT • 90 minutes
Hybrid (In-person in Illinois & Zoom) • Free
Families United Overcoming Addiction is an education and support group for those who love someone with a substance use disorder (SUD). This group is a Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) and Invitation to Change (ITC) based educational/support group.
CRAFT is founded on evidence-based strategies and skills. We are on a similar journey trying to navigate the struggles and rejoice in the triumphs. We strive to educate, provide resources, support, and restore families impacted by the disease of addiction - substance use disorder. Our mess has become our message and our pain has led to a passion for helping others.
For more information or questions contact Sheree Stilwell.
Free Virtual CRAFT Group for Colorado-connected folks
Michelle Kuecker, LCSW, LAC, Certified CRAFT Trainer
Every Tuesday
9:00 pm Eastern | 7:00 pm Mountain | 6:00 pm Pacific • 60 minutes
Online • Free to anyone with a connection to Colorado
This group is for individuals wanting to support their loved one into treatment. We will go through the 10 week CRAFT series in a small group (space is limited) focusing on 1 skill per week. We will work through communication skills, how to give rewards, how to take rewards away, allowing for natural consequences, inviting your loved one into treatment, and taking care of yourself.
This is a free group for anyone with connection to Colorado (resident of CO or your loved one lives in CO). Join at any time.
Invitation To Change for Family & Friends
Meggan McEvoy, LCSW
Every Tuesday, 9:45 pm Eastern | 6:45 pm Pacific • 90 minutes
Online • $15 to $30 suggested non-deductible donation
Invitation to Change (ITC) is strongly grounded in Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT), an evidence-based treatment for families who are struggling with a loved one’s use of alcohol and/or drugs.
You can join at any time, participate when it’s convenient, and for as long as you wish. We aim to start on time — and please feel free to join us if you are running late.
Email Meggan for additional information and/or questions.
Wednesdays
Virtual CRAFT Group for Maine Residents - Starts February 19th
Kennebec Behavioral Health - Robert Rogers
(view Provider Network Directory Profile)
Every Wednesday 11:00 am Eastern • 1 hour, starting February 19th, 2025
Online • Free
Join our educational support group and learn how to promote choices that don’t include the use of alcohol or drugs and improve how you and your loved one talk with each other.
This open group for adults ages 18 and older meets on Wednesdays from 11:00am-12:00pm on Zoom. We will take referrals by phone and, at that time, screen for appropriateness. A zoom link will be emailed to you after screening is done. CRAFT is a model of treatment that has been proven effective and is considered best practice.
Topics will include looking at current functioning in the relationship, positive communication skills, giving and withdrawing rewards, natural consequences, self rewards, and inviting the loved one to treatment.
(Group information added January 28, 2025)
ITC Siblings Group
Thrive! Family Recovery Resources
Every Wednesday1:00 pm Eastern | 10:00 am Pacific • 60 minutes
Online • Free
• Do you feel “done” with your sibling’s substance use issues?
• Are you compelled to understand why they are using?
• Do you long to stay in a relationship with your sibling but aren’t sure how to do that?
• Do you want to help but don’t know how?
Join this online support group for siblings of those struggling with a substance use disorder. View the group’s pdf flyer for more information.
(Group information added Apr 22, 2024)
Moms Drop-in ITC Coaching Group
Recovery Works: Julie Merberg
Every Wednesday 5:30 pm Eastern | 3:30 pm Pacific • 90 minutes
Online • $50 USD per session
Come join this small coaching/support group where we will:
introduce you to CRAFT (Community Reinforcement and Family Training)-based practices that have proven to be successful
share a range of aligned approaches (Invitation to Change, Smart Recovery, Conscious Parenting, positive psychology) that relate to substance use and behavior change
help you to understand why your child uses, and how together you can find healthier solutions
share communication strategies to help rebuild and strengthen your connection with your child
discuss boundaries and self-care strategies that protect your well-being
strategize ways to support your young adult in reaching their goals.
If you are interested, use the button below to email Julie.
(Group information added Mar 23, 2024)
REST: Resources, Education, Support, Together
Laurie MacDougall at RICARES
Every Wednesday 6:00 pm Eastern | 3:00 pm Pacific • 90 minutes
Online • FREE
The REST program is designed for those who care for and love someone living with a substance use disorder and want to have a positive impacts.
Helps heal and renew relationships by providing resources, education, support, and connection through compassion, understanding, and love
Meets family members and friends where they are at, so they can do the same for their loved ones.
Provides a framework to cultivate new skills, strategies, and technique that change the narrative and redefine the role of families and friends.
Empowers families and friends to be a force that encourages a loved one to initiate and sustain a pathway of recovery while taking care of their well-being.
Offers a supportive community of people with common struggles, and a commitment to learning new ways to connect with their loved one.
Parent Inner Circle CRAFT Family Skills Group
RecoveryClubAmerica.com: Gail Embt, Certified CRAFT Clinician
Every Wednesday 6:00 pm Eastern | 3:00 pm Pacific • 60 minutes
Online • $437 for 12 weeks
Transform your journey with your child when you join the Parent Inner Circle. Connect with the skills, expertise, support and services you need to support a child with mental health or substance use issues. Parents often find reduced anxiety, increased confidence, and improved family relationships when using the CRAFT approach with their loved one. Ongoing 12 week CRAFT skills program shares all the skills and approaches needed to increase motivation and action toward change, and includes includes lessons, homework review and feedback, and access to coaching office hours.
Join parents sharing common challenges in a group led by a parent coach for lecture, discussion and practice to help you master new approaches that bring about new changes. Connect with help and hope through our online program.
Rolling admission. New participants are accepted monthly.
FAVOR Upstate Family Group
FAVOR Upstate: Debi O’Connor, CAI, Family Recovery Coach
Every Wednesday - January 8th through March 26th
6:30 pm Eastern | 3:30 pm Pacific • 90 minutes
Online • FREE
A community that welcomes the family and friends of those suffering with substance use disorder. Learn how to encourage and support yourself and your loved one, in a place of openness and compassion. We will explore the ITC wheel and all that encompasses.
FAVOR Upstate exists so that everyone affected by substance use disorders in the Upstate region of SC has a fighting chance at recovery.
Group runs Wednesday, January 8th through March 26th. Join at any time!
(Group info entered Dec 11, 2024)
Allies: CRAFT Support Group
AlliesInRecovery.net
Every Wednesday 6:30 pm Eastern | 3:30 Pacific • 60 minutes
Online. Included with AlliesInRecovery Membership.
This popular weekly drop-in online support group features Kayla Solomon, LICSW. Kayla facilitates the group using CRAFT principles. Membership in the alliesinrecovery.net site is required.
Note: Membership in alliesinrecovery.net required ($159 for 6 months) (free to residents of Massachusetts, Mississippi, Rhode Island, New Mexico, Palm Beach Cty, FL, and Tlingit & Haida Tribes of AK)
CRAFT Family Coaching Group
Sisu Healing Partners: Taralynn Rayburn, Nicole Miller
Every Wednesday 7:00 pm Eastern | 4:00 pm Pacific
Online (Zoom) • $250 USD per month
Community Reinforcement and Family Training is an evidence-based practice, which teaches family members skills to cope with and support their loved one with a substance use disorder.
This group will help you: understand your loved one’s behavior; improve communication skills; manage your emotions; reinforce positive behaviors; and implement collaborative problem solving.
Thrive: Men’s Only - CRAFT with a Faith Component
Thrive! Family Recovery Resources
Every Wednesday 7:30 pm EST | 6:30 pm CST | 4:30 pm PST • 90 minutes
Online • Free
Note: Registration required every group. Group materials will be uploaded by the day before the group each week. Please wait to register until the day before to ensure you will have access to the materials.
Addiction Support Group for Parents and Partners
Sobriety Family Training, LLC: Nancy Hamilton
Every Wednesday 7:30 pm Eastern | 4:30 pm Pacific • 60 minutes
Free • Online
Loved One Struggling with Addiction? Free online sobriety group for parents & partners will cycle through a 10-week course. The truth is the family has more power than they know. Let’s unleash that with the #1 statistically proven strategy to engage the substance user into treatment and into working their sobriety.
Comunidad de Apoyo en Linea
Partnership to End Addiction
Cada otro miércoles 8:00 pm Eastern | 5:00 pm Pacific • 1 hora
En linea • Gratis
Únete a nuestra Reuniones de Apoyo en Linea gratuitas para padres y personas a cargo de hijas e hijos adolescentes o adultos que esten experimentando o lidiando con el uso de sustancias. Organizadas por especialistas capacitados que trabajan en nuestra linea de ayuda. Somos orientados a soluciones y discutimos problemas de la vida real, aplicando habilidades y técnicas basadas en evidencia para ayudar a abordarlos.
Thrive: CRAFT with a Faith Component
Thrive! Family Recovery Resources
Every Wednesday 8:30 pm EST | 7:30 pm CST | 5:30 pm PST • 90 minutes
Online • FREE
Note: Registration required every group. Group materials will be uploaded by the day before the group each week. Please wait to register until the day before to ensure you will have access to the materials.
Portland, Oregon Metro/Tri-County Only:
4D Youth Center ITC Parent Support Group
4D Youth Center: Meggan McEvoy, LCSW, ITC Level 1 Certified
Every 2nd Wednesday (in person) | 6:30 pm • 90 minutes
And 4th Wednesday (online) | 6:30 pm • 90 minutes
Alternating Online & In-person • FREE
An open, drop-in support group for parents of adolescents (14-17) in the Portland metro area who struggle with substance use. We bring evidence-based ideas together with kindness so you can support your child in a way that is genuinely helpful and aligned with your values. We also help you bring self-compassion and care to yourself, which are necessary to sustain you through difficult times.
For residents of the Portland, Oregon Metro/Tri-County area only please, due to grant funding specifications.
Please contact Meggan McEvoy, LCSW before attending your first meeting.
(Group information added Jan 23, 2024)
Thursdays
SMART Recovery Family & Friends Lunch & Learn
Oasis Community Center: Tina Thomas, SMART Facilitator, ITC Level 1, CFRS
Every Thursday 12:00 pm Eastern | 9:00 am Pacific • 60 minutes
Online & In-person • Free/Donation
Our meeting — available both in-person and online — provide concerned significant others the evidence-based tools they need to effectively support their loved one, without supporting the addictive behavior. These self-empowering tools also help Family & Friends better cope with their loved one’s situation and regain clarity of mind.
SMART Recovery Family & Friends
Annmarie Shafer
Every Thursday 6:00 pm Eastern | 3:00 pm Pacific • 60 minutes
Online • FREE
SMART Recovery Family & Friends is a support meeting for people affected by the addictive behavior of a loved one. We work on solutions, helping to gain better control of our lives and relationships.
Addiction Support Group for Parents and Partners
Sobriety Family Training, LLC: Nancy Hamilton
Every Thursday 7:30 pm Eastern | 4:30 pm Pacific • 60 minutes
Online • FREE
Loved One Struggling with Addiction? Free online sobriety group for parents & partners will cycle through a 10-week course. The truth is the family has more power than they know. Let’s unleash that with the #1 statistically proven strategy to engage the substance user into treatment and into working their sobriety.
Thrive: Partner Group - CRAFT with a Faith Component
Thrive Family Recovery Resources
Every Thursday 7:30 pm Eastern | 6:30 pm Central | 4:30 pm Pacific • 90 minutes
Online • FREE
Thursday night group for Partners struggling with the substance use of their significant other.
Note: Registration required every group. Group materials will be uploaded by the day before the group each week. Please wait to register until the day before to ensure you will have access to the materials.
Addiction Recovery for Family & Friends with a Faith Component
Church of the Open Door: Jill DiLoreto & Sheree Stilwell
Every Thursday 8:00 pm EDT | 7:00 pm CDT | 5:00 pm PDT • 90 minutes
Online • Free (purchase workbook from a bookseller)
This ongoing weekly recovery support group uses “The Beyond Addiction Workbook for Family & Friends: Evidence-Based Skills to Help a Loved One Make Positive Change” by Jeffrey Foote, et.al (Click here to be taken to a new window with more information about the book).
Together, we will learn how we can use kindness, positive reinforcement, and motivational and behavioral strategies to invite change in ourselves and others. We will also receive support, tools, hope, and a way of being that invites growth and spiritual formation in all our relationships.
This is your time, your group, and your journey. Everyone is welcome, wherever you are on your faith and recovery journey.
C.R.A.F.T. (Español)
The Happier Life Project: Carolina Ayala
Cada jueves 9:00 pm Este |6:00pm Pacífico • Una hora
En línea • Gratis
CRAFT se enfoca en el miembro de familia preocupado por el uso de substancias dañinas de un ser querido. Únase a nosotros en 12 reuniones, una vez por semana, para aprender nuevas estrategias de comunicación positiva y ser miembro de una comunidad de apoyo que comprende sus dificultades.
Este grupo de apoyo es para las familias afectadas por seres queridos con trastorno de uso. No es entrenamiento para profesionales.
Únase en cualquier momento después de que comience.
Si está interesado en unirse pero prefiere un día u horario diferente, envíe un correo electrónico a Carolina a carolina@happierlifeproject.org.
Loved Ones: CRAFT-based Support Group
Happier Life Project: Deanna French, Anna Roccaforte
Directory Link
Every Thursday 10:00 pm Eastern | 7:00 pm Pacific • 60 minutes
Online (Zoom) • Free
This support group is meant for the loved ones, family members, and/or friends of individuals experiencing substance use issues. The facilitators are trained in CRAFT and will offer support using the CRAFT approach and concepts relevant to participant shares. This group is open and runs weekly for ongoing or drop-in support for individuals who seek support for loved ones who are using substances.
(Group added Jun 25, 2024)
Fridays
Saturdays
SMART Recovery Family & Friends: NYC
SMART Recovery Family & Friends: Anne DeMarzo, ITC certified, SMART Recovery trained facilitator
Every Saturday 10:30 am EST | 7:30 am PST • 90 minutes
Online. Free. Drop in.
Our discussion and CRAFT skills practice meetings are open to all. We focus on your wellbeing while you acquire healthier ways of responding to your unique circumstances.
You are not alone.
Please contact Anne with any questions: smartstatenisland@gmail.com
Thrive: Invitation to Change
Thrive Family Recovery Resources
Every Saturday 11:00 am EST | 10:00 am CST | 8:00 am PST • 90 minutes
Online. Free.
Note: Registration required every group. Group materials will be uploaded by the day before the group each week. Please wait to register until the day before to ensure you will have access to the materials.
Grupo de CRAFT-gratis
Raul Suarez, CAS con Michelle Kuecker
Cada Sábado a las 1:00 pm Este |11:00 am Montaña | 10:00 am Pacífico • 1 hora
En línea • Gratis.
El grupo de CRAFT es un recurso gratuito que apoya a familiares y amigos de personas que luchan contra la adicción.
Reunimos cada sábado en línea para aprender estrategias para tener interacciones más positivas, resolver problemas y cuidar de si mismo.
Sundays
Help and Hope Support Meeting
RecoveryClubAmerica.com: Gail Embt, Certified CRAFT Clinician
Every Sunday 6:30 pm Eastern | 3:30 pm Pacific • 60 minutes
Online • Free
Transform your journey with your child by joining our Help and Hope meetings. Each week we explore a new skill, problem-solve current challenges, and connect with experienced coaches and parents sharing similar challenges with children struggling with substance use or mental illness. These groups build on CRAFT skills by exploring real world issues and how we can apply our knowledge to address our individual journey with our child. Led by parent coaches who combine evidence-based training with real world parenting experience.
We are looking to add groups so please connect with Gail even if Sunday does not currently work for your schedule.
In-Person Groups
In-person groups are organized by their location, listed alphabetically by country, state/province, and city.
Jump to your country and state or province:
USA: Colorado | Illinois | Minnesota | Oregon | Pennsylvania | South Carolina | West Virginia | Wisconsin
Groups, trainings, or other events that have a start date and an end date are listed on the Events for Families page… be sure to check these out as well!!
Colorado, USA
Thrive: Invitation To Change Groups
Thrive Family Recovery Resources
FREE • In-person • Drop in
Thrive is offering in-person groups In the following Colorado cities:
• Greeley: Faith-based group
Please check out Thrive’s Support Group webpage for up-to-date information on days, times, locations, and contacts!
(Group information updated Jun 25, 2024)
Illinois, USA
Plainfield, IL
Families United Overcoming Addiction
Sheree Stilwell
Tuesdays, 8:00 pm EDT | 7:00 pm CDT | 5:00 pm PDT • 90 minutes
Hybrid (In-person & Zoom) • Free
Families United Overcoming Addiction is an education and support group for those who love someone with a substance use disorder (SUD). This group is a Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) and Invitation to Change (ITC) based educational/support group.
CRAFT is founded on evidence-based strategies and skills. We are on a similar journey trying to navigate the struggles and rejoice in the triumphs. We strive to educate, provide resources, support, and restore families impacted by the disease of addiction - substance use disorder. Our mess has become our message and our pain has led to a passion for helping others.
Community Christian Church
24035 W. Riverwalk Ct., Plainfield, IL
For more information or questions contact Sheree Stilwell.
Minnesota, USA
Thrive: Invitation To Change Groups
Thrive Family Recovery Resources
FREE • In-person • Drop in
Thrive is offering in-person groups In the following Minnesota cities:
• Chaska
• Buffalo
• Duluth
• Hastings
• Lakeville
• NEW: Minneapolis - Begins January 16th, 2025!
• Pine City
• St. Paul
Please check out Thrive’s Support Group webpage for up-to-date information on days, times, locations, and contacts!
(Group information updated Dec 11, 2024)
Oregon, USA
Portland, Oregon Metro/Tri-County
4D Youth Center ITC Parent Support Group
4D Youth Center: Meggan McEvoy, LCSW, ITC Level 1 Certified
Every 2nd Wednesday (in person) | 6:30 pm • 90 minutes
And 4th Wednesday (online) | 6:30 pm • 90 minutes
Alternating Online & In-person • FREE
An open, drop-in support group for parents of adolescents (14-17) in the Portland metro area who struggle with substance use. We bring evidence-based ideas together with kindness so you can support your child in a way that is genuinely helpful and aligned with your values. We also help you bring self-compassion and care to yourself, which are necessary to sustain you through difficult times.
For residents of the Portland Metro/Tri-county area only please, due to grant funding specifications.
Please contact Meggan McEvoy, LCSW before attending your first meeting.
(Group information added Jan 23, 2024)
Pennsylvania, USA
Bethlehem, PA
Invitation to Change for Family & Friends
Oasis Community Center: Tina Thomas
Every Tuesday 5:15 pm Eastern | 2:15 pm Pacific • 75 minutes
Online and In-person • Free / Donations Accepted
This group explores and practices the ITC wheel topics and meets hybrid, both in-person and on Zoom.
Meeting address: 3410 Bath Pike, Bethlehem, PA 18017
(Group info updated Dec 11, 2024)
Bethlehem, PA
SMART Recovery Family & Friends Lunch & Learn
Oasis Community Center: Tina Thomas, SMART Facilitator, ITC Level 1, CFRS
Every Thursday 12:00 pm EDT | 9:00 am PDT • 60 minutes
Online & In-person • Free/Donation
Our meeting — available both in-person and online — provide concerned significant others the evidence-based tools they need to effectively support their loved one, without supporting the addictive behavior. These self-empowering tools also help Family & Friends better cope with their loved one’s situation and regain clarity of mind.
Meeting address: 3410 Bath Pike, Bethlehem, PA 18017
Greensburg, PA
CRAFT Family Support Group
Westmoreland Community Action: Jamie Leventry
Every Tuesday 6:00 pm Eastern • 90 minutes
In person • Free
Evidenced-based program/support group that helps families and friends to develop effective strategies for helping their loved one who is living with substance use disorder. The group provides support and teaches participants to take care of themselves, while also learning different ways to interact with their loved one in a way that increases the likelihood of making a real change.
New Kensington, PA - Starting July 11th
CRAFT Family Support Group
Westmoreland Community Action: Jamie Leventry
Every Thursday 5:00 pm Eastern • 90 minutes
In person • Free
Evidenced-based program/support group that helps families and friends to develop effective strategies for helping their loved one who is living with substance use disorder. The group provides support and teaches participants to take care of themselves, while also learning different ways to interact with their loved one in a way that increases the likelihood of making a real change.
(Group information added Jun 25, 2024)
South Carolina, USA
Thrive: Invitation To Change Groups
Thrive Family Recovery Resources
(Directory Link)
FREE • In-person • Drop in
Thrive is offering in-person groups In the following South Carolina city:
McCormick - Faith based group
Please check out Thrive’s Support Group webpage for up-to-date information on days, times, locations, and contacts!
(Group information updated Jan 28, 2025)
Spartanburg, SC
Family Group
FAVOR Upstate: Debi O’Connor, CAI, Family Recovery Coach; Matt File, CPSS
Every Tuesday 6:00 pm • 90 minutes
In Person • FREE
Substance use disorder affects the whole family. Often the best chance for an affected person to get better is for his or her family to get better. This weekly group meeting provides both the information and guidance that family members need to deal with the immediate crises of substance use disorder, but also the on-going support need to make changes to help the entire family. Using the Invitation to Change Approach to CRAFT principles. Free and open to all.
FAVOR Upstate Spartanburg Center
1 Real Estate Way, Suite B1,
Spartanburg SC 29302
(Group info entered Jan 23, 2024)
Spartanburg, SC
Significant Other Support Group
FAVOR Upstate: Debi O’Connor, CAI, Family Recovery Coach Specialist
Every 2nd and 4th Thursday 6:00 pm • 60 minutes
In Person • FREE
Family support group for spouses, and significant others to find help for how their loved one’s substance use disorder is affecting them. Using Invitation to Change Approach to CRAFT principles. Free and open to all.
FAVOR Upstate Spartanburg Center
1 Real Estate Way, Suite B1,
Spartanburg SC 29302
(Group info entered Jan 23, 2024)
Spartanburg, SC
Open Family Group - for Family & Loved Ones
FAVOR Upstate: Debi O’Connor, CAI, Family Recovery Coach Specialist
Every Thursday 12:00 pm • 60 minutes
In Person • FREE
Family support where our loved ones are also invited. Focusing on reuniting families and understanding the other persons point of view. Using Invitation to Change Approach to CRAFT principles. Free and open to all.
FAVOR Upstate Spartanburg Center
1 Real Estate Way, Suite B1,
Spartanburg SC 29302
(Group info entered Jan 23, 2024)
Spartanburg, SC
Adult Children Support Group (ACS)
FAVOR Upstate: Debi O’Connor, CAI, Family Recovery Coach Specialist
Every 1st and 3rd Thursday 6:00 pm • 60 minutes
In Person • FREE
This meeting is open to any person who grew up in a home or multi-homes where someone you depended on to protect you, care for you, and love you suffered with any SUD. Group agenda grounded in facilitator’s training in CRAFT, Motivational Interviewing and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs).
FAVOR Upstate Spartanburg Center
1 Real Estate Way, Suite B1,
Spartanburg SC 29302
(Group info entered Jan 23, 2024)
West Virginia, USA
Thrive: Invitation To Change Groups
Thrive Family Recovery Resources
(Directory Link)
FREE • In-person • Drop in
Thrive is offering in-person groups In the following West Virginia city:
• NEW Falling Waters - Begins January 14th, 2025!
Please check out Thrive’s Support Group webpage for up-to-date information on days, times, locations, and contacts!
(Group information updated Dec 11, 2024)
Wisconsin, USA
Thrive: Invitation To Change Groups
Thrive Family Recovery Resources
(Directory Link)
FREE • In-person • Drop in
Thrive is offering in-person groups In the following Wisconsin cities:
• Middleton
• Sauk City
Please check out Thrive’s Support Group webpage for up-to-date information on days, times, locations, and contacts!
(Group information updated Jun 25, 2024)