POCHA of Will County is not a professional or medical organization. It is a group of parents sharing information and supporting each other. The discussions, meeting minutes, handouts, speakers, agendas, and other products of this group do not constitute medical and/or legal advice and should not be relied upon as such. Always discuss individual health/medical concerns with a qualified personal physician.
 

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Area Support Groups

POCHA of Will County (Parents of Children Having Allergies)
Eleanor Garrow-Majka, Founder
Dr. Jonette Belicena, Co-Founder
Meet at Silver Cross Hospital (1200 Maple Road, Joliet, IL 60432) in the Rialto Room, Lower Level in the back of the Cafeteria off Maple Street. Park in open parking lots off of Maple Street and enter through Maple Street Entrance.
From 6pm-8pm on the second Mondays in February, April, June, August, October, and December.

MOCHA (Mothers of Children having Allergies)
MOCHA North Highland Park
Denise Bunning, Co-founder, or Anne Thompson, Co-founder
Meet at Highland Park Hospital (718 Glenview Highland Park, IL 60035)
from 7-9pm on the second Mondays
in January, March, May, September and November in meeting room 2

MOCHA Chicago
Lorraine Bachand
Meet at Children's Memorial Outpatient Clinic (2515 Clark Chicago, 60614)
From 6:30-8:pm on the third Tuesdays
in February, April, June, August, October and December
in the 7th floor Deming conference room (follow signs from lobby)

MOCHA Northwest
Dana Trawczynski
Meet at Arlington Heights Library (500 North Dunton Ave AH 60002)
in the Hendrickson Room

POCHA Northwest
Leslie Hackman, Co-Founder
Jennifer Johns, Co-Founder
Nancy Wood, Co-Founder
Meet at Good Shepherd Hospital (450 W. Hwy 22, Barrington, IL). Lakeside Room (right off the front lobby of the hospital). Contact Leslie Hackman for next meeting date/time.

POCA of DuPage (Parents of Children with Allergies)
Kellee Konieczny, Co-Founder
Kristin Miller, Co-Founder
Meet at Good Samaritan Hospital Health and Wellness Center
(3551 Highland Ave Downers Grove, IL) in room A upper level

POCHA of Oak Park (Parents of Children Having Allergies)
Diane Zimmer Fascione
Meet at Oak Park Library (Dole Branch, 255 W. Augusta, 7:00 p.m. of September, January, March and May)

POCHA of South and Southwest Cook County
Shelly DeRousse, Leader
Diane Carpenter, Co-Leader
Meet at Trinity Lutheran Church 9701 Brandt Ave Oak Lawn, IL 60453
Meet from 7p-9p on the second Wednesday of every other month, but instead of our September meeting, we are having a Back to School Meeting on August 13th, then will not meet again until November. Our regular schedule is Jan, March, May, July, September, & November.

Fox Valley Food Allergy Support Group
(Aurora, Yorkville, Batavia, Geneva, St. Charles, Algonquin, Antioch areas)
This new support group is just in the beginning stages of forming. Please email Mary Lenahan for more information.
Mary Lenahan, Founder
Location of Meetings to be determined, but will most likely be at Delnor Hospital in Geneva.

Central Illinois Food Allergy Network (CIFAN)
Sarah Wilds
Savoy, IL (Central IL, by Champaign, IL)
Meets 4th Tuesday of the month at Urbana Free Library, basement conference room

Peoria Food Allergy Parents
Stephanie Kroodsma, Founder, email Stephanie Kroodsma for upcoming meetings and events

Out of State Support Groups (Adobe PDF)