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 Meeting Room 1804, Lower Level beneath the Emergency Department Entrance located off of Walnut and Eagle Streets. Park in open parking lots off of Eagle Street and enter through Emergency Department 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

POCA of DuPage (Parents of Children with Allergies)
Kellee Konieczny, 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, Linda Sordilla
Meet at Oak Park Library (Dole Branch, 255 W. Augusta, 7:00 p.m., the 2nd Tuesday of each month.)

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)