To attend a group, please contact the facilitator listed or contact the Patient Access staff at LLS.

Telephone Support

Our Patti Robinson Kaufmann First Connection Program is one-on-one support from a volunteer survivor or caregiver. To request a match, please contact Jennifer Shah, MS or call (415) 625-1121.

East Bay

• Berkeley/Oakland
  First Monday of every month at 7:30 p.m.
  Gail Splaver, LCSW, (510) 527-3871

• Walnut Creek
  First Thursday of every month at 7 p.m.
  Alan Brast, Ph.D., (925) 277-7524
  Sarah Leonard, R.N., B.S.N., O.C.N., (510) 301-1296

North Bay

• Greenbrae
  Second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m.
  Fran Haghighi, R.N., (415) 925-7922
  Judith Sheridan, O.C.N., (415) 750-2202
  Fred Silverman, L.C.S.W., (415) 990-2704

Peninsula

• Los Gatos
  Second Wednesday of every month at 6 p.m.

  Barbara Balc, RN
  Faustine Comstock, LCSW
  (408) 358-8468

• Palo Alto
  Second Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m.
  Paula Zenti, LCSW, (650) 387-8719 (pager)

• MDS Group in Palo Alto
  First Friday of every other month from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
  Lenn Fechter, R.N., (650) 725-0744
  Andrea Linder, R.N.

San Francisco

• UCSF Medical Center
  Second Tuesday of every month at 3 p.m.
  Julie Paster-Kinnicutt, M.S.W., (415) 353-2423
  Nina Balsamo, M.S.S., A.S.W., (415) 353-2965

Central Coast

• Santa Cruz
  First and Third Tuesday of every month at 5:30 p.m.
  Anne Lindberg, R.N., (831) 462-7770
  Allison Brookes, M.S.W.    

• Santa Cruz Caregivers
  Second Tuesday of every month at 5:30 p.m.
  Anne Lindberg, R.N., (831) 462-7770
  Allison Brookes, M.S.W.

Children & Parents

• Children's Hospital Oakland In-Patient: English
  Second and Fourth Thursday of every month at 12:30 pm
  Felicie Standley, M.S.W., (510) 428-3885 x4797
  Alexina Cather, (510) 428-3885, ext. 4797

• Children's Hospital Oakland - Spanish
  Second and Fourth Monday of every month at 12:30 pm
  Patty Mundera, L.C.S.W., (510) 428-3995 x 2664

• San Jose Spanish-Speaking Parents
  Fourth Monday of every month at 6 p.m.
  Rich Ramos, R.N., (408) 314-8394

• Walnut Creek
  First Monday of every month at 6 p.m.
  Susan Bucker, L.C.S.W.
  Nancy Morgan, R.N., (925) 947-5272