Danna Korn founded R.O.C.K. in 1991 after her son, Tyler, was diagnosed with celiac disease. It has grown to international proportions, helping families all over the world deal with the unique challenges of raising a child on a gluten-free diet. When children are diagnosed with celiac disease at an early age, they usually have a severe intolerance to gluten, and are often extremely sick when ultimately diagnosed. Most parents share horror stories of visiting several doctors before finally arriving at a diagnosis, and are frustrated, exasperated, and angry, yet relieved to finally have a direction in which to turn. Sometimes it helps to talk about it, and it always helps to have some guidance when initially diving into the gluten-free diet.

Raising Our Celiac Kids is a support group for parents, families and friends of kids with celiac disease or gluten intolerance. We welcome families of autistic kids involved in a gluten-free/casein-free dietary intervention program. We concentrate on dealing with the unique challenges that we have, including:

• Finding "fun" gluten-free treats for kids
• Menu ideas for school lunches, quick dinners, and sports snacks
• Helping the kids to take responsibility for reading labels, cooking and planning/preparing food
• How to prepare for unexpected birthday parties and food-oriented activities at school, church, and elsewhere
• Halloween, Easter, and other special days - how do we include our kids safely?
• Educating day-care providers and teachers - without burdening them
• Dealing with grandparents, babysitters, and "helpful" friends who offer gluten-containing foods to our kids
• Ensuring our kids won't cheat, and what to do WHEN they do
• Sending kids away to camp, friends' houses, and other times when we're not around to help
• The psychological impact of growing up with celiac disease (peer pressure, teenage years, and more)

Visit their site at: https://www.raisingourceliackids.org/

R.O.C.K. Chapters in the United States

Alabama

Support Group - Mobile
Contact: Marilyn Taylor
ROCK’n Mobile, Alabama
Tel: (251) 633-3528
E-mail: Taylor6211@bellsouth.net

Slocomb - Support Group
Contact: Nichole Alexander
E-mail: mamma_hen3@hotmail.com
Tel: (334) 886-7150

Alaska

Chugiak - Support Group
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - ROCK'n Alaska 
Contact: Debbie Saddler 
Chugiak, AK 99567 
Tel: (907) 688-6879 
E-mail: alaskadebbie@gmail.com

Arizona

Gilbert - Support Group
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Gilbert Chapter 
Contact: Deanna Frazee
Gilbert, AZ
Tel: (480) 641-8821
E-mail: deannafrazee@hotmail.com

Phoenix - Support Group
Greater Phoenix R.O.C.K.
Contact: Lisa Potts
Email: phoenixceliackids@gmail.com
FB Page:  facebook.com/PHX.ROCK
Phone: (858) 442-5956
E-mail: lisa.potts4911@gmail.com
Internet: www.phoenixrock.org

Tucson - Support Group
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Tucson Chapter
Contact: Liz Attanasio
Tel: (520) 877-9181

Tucson - ROCK'n Tucson
Contact: Shelli Hanks 
Tucson, AZ 85750 
Email: TucsonROCK@comcast.net
Tel: (520) 577-0774

Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR 
Melanie Faught 
Fayetteville, AR 72704 
Tel: (479) 582-9232 
E-mail: melaniefaught@cox.net

California

Conejo Valley - Support Group
ROCK'n Conejo Valley
Contact: Melissa Riches
Westlake Village, CA 91361
Tel: (818) 706-0197
E-mail: melissa.riches@sbcglobal.net

Danville - Support Group
Contact: Ann Reigelman 
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Danville Chapter
Danville, CA
E-mail: areigelman@yahoo.com

Lake Balboa - Support Group
Contact: Melissa Gray
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Lake Balboa Chapter
Tel: (818) 510-0534
E-mail: Melissagray808@gmail.com

Los Angeles - Support Group
Contact 1: Amy Harley
Tel: (818) 249-2432
E-mail: harleyhome@earthlink.net 
Contact 2: Cheryl Cohen
Tel: (818) 784-4516
E-mail: cohencheryl@yahoo.com

Moreno Valley - Support Group
Contact: Kellee Shearer
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Moreno Valley Chapter 
10034 Snipe Circle 
Moreno Valley, CA 92557 
Tel: (951) 242-8448
E-mail: Treshearer@aol.com

Orange County - Support Group
Contacts: Randi Leinen
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Orange County Chapter
E-mail: RMLeinen@aol.com

ROCK’n Orange County, CA
Contact: Drew Grant
Tel: (949) 257-6349
E-mail: orangecountyrock@gmail.com 

Palo Alto - Support Group
Contact: Kelly Velez or Debbie Duncan
Bay Area ROCK
E-mail: kellyvelez@comcast.net
Tel: (650) 303-8409
E-mail: debbie@debbieduncan.com 
Tel: (650) 494-6959

San Diego - Support Group
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - San Diego Chapter
Contact: Brenda McDowell
E-mail: sdrockchapter@gmail.com

San Francisco - Support Group
Contact: Lisa Palme
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - San Francisco Chapter
E-mail: palmer@smccd.net

Sebastopol - Support Group
ROCK North Bay Chapter
Contact: Jennifer Iscol
Sebastopol, CA 95472
Tel: (707) 824-5830
E-mail: iscol@aol.com

Visalia (Central) - Support Group
Contact: Shannon Williams
Tel: (559) 741-1671
Visalia, CA

Colorado

Peyton - Support Group
ROCK’n Peyton, CO
Crystal Brauer
Tel: (719) 494-8590 
E-mail: Brauer.family@yahoo.com

Connecticut

Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K) Fairfield County CT
Contact: Karen Loscalzo/ Monika Lazaro/ Carolyn Caney
E-mail: rockfairfieldcounty@gmail.com 
Internet: www.ROCKFairfieldCounty.com  

Simsbury - Support Group
Raising Our Celiac Kids - R.O.C.K. - Simsbury Chapter 
Contact: Mark & Tracy Saperstein 
Tel: (860) 651-4857
E-mail: mtbahs@comcast.net

Waterford - Support Group
Raising Our Celiac Kids - R.O.C.K. - Waterford Chapter 
Contact: Donna Kensel
Waterford, CT
E-mail: CtCeliacKids@aol.com

Florida

Apopka - Support Group
Contact: Deborah Pfeifle
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Apopka Chapter 
Apopka, FL 32712
Tel: (407) 880-6104
E-mail: dpfeifle@earthlink.net

Coral Springs/Palm Beach - Support Group
Contacts: Janna Faulhaber and Stacey Galper
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Coral Springs/Palm Beach Chapter
Tel: (954) 255-7855 
E-mail: Staceynagel@paxson.com

Odessa (Tampa) - Support Group
Contact: Terri Willingham
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Odessa Chapter

Orlando - ROCK'n Celebration - Support Group
Contact: Rose Parvaz
Celebration, FL 34747
E-mail: rose.parvaz@celebration.fl.us

Palm Beach gardens - Support Group 
ROCK'n Palm Beach Gardens
Contact: Kimberly Wade
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33418
E-mail: tkcrw@comcast.net
Tel: (561) 625-9005

Tampa - Support Group
Contact: Melissa Ransdell
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Tampa Chapter
14521 Nettle Creek Rd.
Tampa, FL 33624
Tel: (813) 265-8105

Georgia

Atlanta - Support Group
Contact: Jeff Lewis, M.D. 
Children's Center for Digestive Health Care 
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Atlanta Chapter
E-mail: jlewis@ccdhc.org

Illinois

Chicago - Support Group
ROCK'n Chicago
Contact: Alexandra Vavouliotis
Tel: (847)-962-7244
E-mail: alexvav24@mac.com

Dekalb - Support Group
Contact: Audrey O'Sullivan
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Stillman Valley Chapter
Dekalb, IL
Tel: (815) 756-2606
E-mail: Audrey08@aol.com

ROCKn DuPage & Cook County
Aleksandra de Leon -DuPage County
E-mail: aleksandra.deleon@gmail.com 
Tel: 630-745-7429
Ilene Harris- Cook County
E-mail: isf27@yahoo.com 
Tel: 847-222-9950

Moline - Support Group
Contact: Lesley Lamphier
ROCK'n Illinois (Moline) 
Moline, IL 61265
Tel: (309) 736-1507
E-mail: celiackids@mchsi.com

Springfield - Support Group
Land of Lincoln Celiac Support Group
Contact: Joyce Hall
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Springfield Chapter
Springfield, IL

Washington - Support Group
Heart of Illinois Celiac Kids 
Contact: Samantha Young
E-mail: info@hoiceliackids.com

Indiana

Henryville - Support Group
Contact: Kristie Williams
ROCK'n Indiana (Henryville) 
Henryville, IN 47126
Tel: (812) 294-1179
E-mail: kristiewilliamsrn@hotmail.com

Indianapolis - Support Group
Contact: Kelly Kurzhal
ROCK’n Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN  46217
Tel: (317) 697-4933
E-mail: kellykurzhal@hotmail.com

Mooresville - Support Group
Contact: Cindy Holder
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Mooresville Chapter
375 E. Countyline Rd.
Mooresville, IN 46158
Tel: (317) 831-9871
E-mail: Holders2@comcast.net

Iowa

Des Moines - Support Group
Contact: Lindsay Amadeo
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Des Moines Chapter
Des Moines, IA 
E-mail: llamadeo@yahoo.com

Maryland

ROCK'n Maryland
Contact: Steffani Mykins
Tel: (410) 626-1958
E-mail: stfine@comcast.net

ROCK’n Maryland
Contact: Lindsay Moe
Mt. Airy, MD 21771
(443) 799-3432
E-mail: lindsaymoe@ymail.com 

Massachusetts

Longmeadow - Support Group
ROCK'n MA
Contact: Christie Freda
Longmeadow, MA 01106
E-mail: cfreda126@comcast.net
Tel: (413) 567-5748

Somerset - Support Group
Contact: Stacey Nasrallah
ROCK'n Somerset (MA)
Somerset, MA 02726
Tel: (508) 674-6211
E-mail: info@somersetrock.org 
Internet: http://www.somersetrock.org

Michigan

Ann Arbor - Support Group
Contact: Anne MacDougald
ROCK’n Michigan
E-mail: anniemacdougald@gmail.com

Macomb Township - ROCK'n MI Support Group 
Contact: Kimberly Fanelli
Macomb Township, MI 48044
Tel: (586) 226-8480
E-mail: kfanelli@mac.com

West Bloomfield - Support Group
Contact: Gail Smoler
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - West Bloomfield Chapter
4358 Strathdale Court
West Bloomfield, MI 48323
Tel: (248) 851-9451 
E-mail: GailS63@aol.com

Minnesota

Minneapolis/St. Paul Support Group
Contact: Lynda Benkofske
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - ROCK-Minneapolis/St. Paul Chapter
E-mail: twincitiesrock@gmail.com

Mississippi

Columbia - Support Group
Contact: Beth Broom
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - South Mississippi Chapter
50 Wilks Road
Columbia, MS 39429 
E-mail: sbroom@dixie-net.com

Missouri

O'Fallon - Support Group
Contact: Beth Anne Miller
7264 Sweetcider Lane
O'Fallon, MO 63366 
Tel: (636) 294-2037
E-mail: Frankbethm@aol.com

Montana

Billings - ROCK'n Montana Support Group
Billings, MT 59102
Contact: Perrin Grubbs
E-mail: perrin@bresnan.net
Tel: (406) 655-7897

Nevada

Reno - Support Group
Contact: Carrie Owen
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Reno Chapter 
Tel: (775) 857-2708
E-mail: Renorockgroup@yahoo.com

New Hampshire

Manchester - Support Group
Contact: Michelle Ouellette
ROCK'n New Hampshire
Manchester, NH 03102
Tel: (603) 627-1831
E-mail: rocknh2006@gmail.com

New Jersey

Blairstown - Support Group
Contact: Marla Benson
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Blairstown Chapter
Blairstown, NJ
MBenson890@aol.com
(808) 362-7752

Freehold - Support Group
Contact: Elissa Carlin
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Freehold Chapter
Marlboro, NJ 07746
Tel: (732) 252-8309
E-mail: ElissaC75@aol.com

Morristown - Support Group
ROCK'n New Jersey
Contact: Andrea Kitzis Smith
Morristown, NJ 07960
Tel: (201) 965-7309
E-mail: akitsm@att.net

Short Hills - Support Group
Contact: Ellie Fried
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - North Jersey Chapter
Tel: (973) 912-0253

New Mexico

Albuquerque - Support Group
Contact: Traci Shrader 
Tel: (505) 450-1156
E-mail: tashrader@msn.com

New York

Auburn - Support Group
R.O.C.K.'n Auburn
Contact: Nicki Hai
Tel: (315) 252-2764
E-mail: jnhai@roadrunner.com

Glens Falls Region - Support Group 
Contact: Lisa Fox
Lake George, NY 12845
Tel: (518) 668-5838
E-mail: fox_lisa@hotmail.com

ROCK’n Hudson Valley, NY
Contact: Terresa Bazelow
Thompson Ridge, NY
Tel: (845) 609-7432
E-mail: HVNYROCK@aol.com

Nassau County- Support Group
Contact: Angela Silverstein
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Lynbrook
Tel: (516) 593-2904
E-mail: venusangmm1@optonline.net

Nassau/Suffolk - Support Group
Contact: Randi Albertelli
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Long Island Chapter
E-mail: rsquared31@optonline.net
Contact 2: Jill Schneider
Tel: (516) 551-4564
E-mail: jahms@verizon.net

Rockland, NY - Bergen, NJ
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Rockland, NY - Bergen, NJ Chapter
Contact: Gabrielle Simon
Telephone: (646) 342-6960
Email: nynjrockmom@yahoo.com

Rome - Support Group
Mohawk Valley R.O.C.K. (upstate New York)
Contact: Rebecca Madeira
Rome, NY
Tel: (315) 337-7671

Upstate - Support Group
ROCK'n Upstate New York
Contact: Karen Dorazio
Jamesville, NY 13078
Tel: (315) 469-8154
E-mail: kdorazio@twcny.rr.com

Vestal, NY
ROCK’n Vestal, NY
Contact: Razi Lissy
E-mail: raziher@gmail.com 

Western New York - Support Group
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Western New York Chapter
Buffalo / Niagara Falls NY 
Contact: Jeanette Yuhnke
Tel: (716) 625-8390
Internet: http://www.glutenfreeinwny.com/WNYCeliacKids.php

Westchester, NY
ROCK’n Westchester, NY
Contact: Erica Peltz
E-mail: Eps2104@gmail.com
Tel: (917) 612-4676
 

North Carolina

Charlotte, Support Group
Contact: Nikki Everett
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Charlotte Chapter 
Huntersville, NC  28078
Tel: (704)  804-4090
E-mail: haircolorexpertise@hotmail.com

Harrisburg - Support Group
Contact: Linda Witherspoon
5018 Wynford Ct.
Harrisburg, NC 28075
Tel: (704) 957-6100 
E-mail: Linda.witherspoon@aol.com

Stantonsburg - Support Group
ROCK’n North Carolina
Contact: Carrie Forbes
Stantonsburg, NC 27883
Tel: (252) 238-3132
E-mail: gingerlemongirl@gmail.com

North Dakota

Fargo - Support Group
Contact: Stacey Juhnke
Tel: (701) 237-4854
E-mail: DSJuhnke@yahoo.com

Ohio

Akron - Support Group
Contact: Sue Krznaric
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Akron Chapter
Akron, OH
Tel: (330) 253-1509
E-mail: skrznaric@cs.com

Akron - Support Group
Contact: Therese Semonin
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Akron Chapter
CSA Chapter 111, S.O.S. Save Our Stomachs

Cincinnati - Support Group
Contact: Beth Koenig
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Cincinnati Chapter 
Cincinnati, OH
E-mail: BethKoenig@cinci.rr.com
Tel: (513) 923-4435

Cleveland - Support Group
ROCK’n Cleveland
Contact: Tracey Lavine
Solon, OH 44139
Tel: (216) 533-1285
E-mail: Tracey95@aol.com

Toledo - ROCK'n Toledo Support Group 
Contact: Amy Kinkaid
Toledo, OH 43615
E-mail: kinkaida@bex.net
Tel: (419) 509-6913

Oregon

Salem - Support Group
Contact: Kristen Klay
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Salem Chapter
Tel: (503) 581-3884
E-mail: kristenklay@yahoo.com

Pennsylvania

Greenville - Support Group
Contact: Fiona Garner
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Greenville Chapter
Greenville, PA

Glenside - Support Group
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Glenside
Contact: Wilhelmina Green
Glenside, PA 19038
Tel: (215) 756-2708
E-mail: Wilhelmina.green@gmail.com

Greensburg - Support Group
Contact: Martin Martinosky, Jr.
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Greensburg Chapter 
Greensburg, PA
Tel: (724) 834-3435 
E-mail: ROCKchapter@aol.com

Hanover - Support Group
ROCK’n Hanover
Contact: Melissa Panzer
Hanover, PA  17331
Tel: (717) 633-1667
E-mail: Glutenfree4life@live.com

Harrisburg - Support Group
Gluten Intolerance Group of Harrisburg
Harrisburg, PA 
Tel: (717) 520-9817

Lancaster/York - Support Group
Contact: Janelle Gregory
Tel: (717) 687-8586
E-mail: janellegregory@verizon.net

Lansdale - Support Group
ROCK Bucks Montgomery
Contact: Holly and Steve Staugaitis
Lansdale, PA  19446
Tel: (215) 997-2706
E-mail:  hollystaugaitis@gmail.com

South Carolina

Charleston - Support Group
Contact: Cathy Leeke
Lowcountry R.O.C.K.
Tel: (678) 637-3277
E-mail: cwleeke@yahoo.com

Clover - Support Group
Contact: Lauretta McInnis 
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Clover Chapter 
Tel: (803) 222-5143 
E-mail: laurettamcinnis@gmail.com

Easley - Support Group
Contact: Laura Armstrong
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Easley Chapter 
Easley, SC
Tel: (864) 850-0344

Lexington - Support Group
Contact: Gail Fox
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Lexington Chapter 
Lexington, SC 29072
Tel: (803) 957-7658
E-mail: gailfox@sc.rr.com

Tennessee

Nashville - Support Group
Contact: Janet Lowery
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Nashville Chapter
Tel: (615) 758-2674

Woodlawn - Support Group
Contact: Shantal Green
Woodlawn, TN
Tel: (931) 648-2289

Texas

Austin - Support Group
Contact: Frances Kelley
ROCK'n Austin - Alamo Celiac GIG 
Austin, TX 78739
E-mail: fkelley@austin.rr.com
Tel: (512) 301-2224

Dallas/FortWorth - Support Group
Contact: Kelly LeMonds, Leader
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Wylie Chapter 
1821 Spinnaker Way Drive
Wylie, Texas 75098-7855
Tel: (972) 442-9328
E-mail: leader@dallasrock.org
Internet: http://www.dallasrock.org

Dallas/FortWorth - Support Group
Contact: Diane McConnell
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Dallas/FortWorth Chapter 
Tarrant County, TX
Tel: (817) 849-8646
E-mail: fortworthrock@swbell.net

Houston - Support Group
Contact: Janet Y. Rinehart, Chairman
Houston Celiac Sprue Support Group
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Houston Chapter 
13722 Ashley Run
Houston, TX 77077-1514
Tel: (281) 679-7608
E-mail: txjanet@swbell.net
Internet: http://www.csaceliacs.org/

Houston - Support Group
Contact: Faye Sallee
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Houston Chapter
14830 Sagamore Hills
Houston, TX 77082
Tel: (281) 496-9166

Houston - ROCK'n Houston Support Group 
Comtact: Monica Ryan
Houston, TX 77025
Tel: (713) 667-1963
E-mail: Mwryan@ipa.net

Lubbock - Support Group
Contact: Beth Trostle
ROCK'n Lubbock
Tel: (806) 794-5917
E-mail: calvintrostle@nts-online.net

Victoria - Support Group
Contact: Julie Bauknight
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Victoria Chapter
Victoria, TX 77901
Tel: (361) 572-9252

Utah

Holladay - Support Group
Contact: Cathy Snowball
ROCK’n Utah
Holladay, UT  84121
E-mail: kileyannsmom@hotmail.com

Ogden - Support Group
Contact: Eileen Leatherow
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Ogden Chapter
Ogden, UT

Virginia

Ashburn - Support Group
Keith Bird 
Tel: (703) 348-7607
rock@birdmk1.plus.com

Bristow - Support Group
ROCK’n Bristow
Contact: Michael and Elizabeth Brown
Bristow, VA 20136
Tel: (703) 753-9161
E-mail: 2xx1xy@comcast.net

Fredericksburg - Support Group
ROCK’n Fredericksburg
Contact: Kathy Paz-Craddock
Tel: (703) 507-0609
E-mail: kalalilys@gmail.com

Paeonian Springs - Support Group
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Paeonian Springs
Becky Shore
Tel: (571) 252-0036
E-mail: zoo2u@comcast.net

Virginia Beach - Support Group
Contact: Cynthia Olson 
E-mail: glutenfreemom@hotmail.com

Washington

Bellingham - Support Group
Contact: Jean McFadden Layton
ROCK'n Washington
Bellingham, WA 98229
Tel: (360) 734-1659
E-mail: glutenfreekids@yahoo.com

Bothell, WA - Support Group
Contact: Lynn Crutcher
Rock'n Washington
Bothell, WA 98011
Tel: (425) 205-1327
E-mail: gfkids1@yahoo.com

Poulsbo - Support Group
Contact: Tim & Dawn Simonson
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Poulsbo Chapter 
Poulsbo, WA 98370
Tel: (360) 779-9292
E-mail: timsimonson@csi.com

Seattle - Support Group
Contact - Irina Risuhina
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Seattle Chapter
E-Mail: iris510@hotmail.com

Spokane - Support Group
Contact: Jennifer Fancher
ROCK'n Spokane, WA
Spokane, WA 
Tel: (509) 891-7250
E-mail: nelsonfancher@live.com

Vancouver - Support Group
Contact: Theressa Rachetto 
Vancouver, WA 98662 
Tel: (360) 713-1504
E-mail: theressarachetto@gmail.com

Yakima - Support Group
ROCK’n Yakima, WA
Contact: Shanta Gervickas
Tel: (509) 965-1130  
E-mail: Shanta@network7.com

West Virginia

Hurricane - Support Group
Contact: Karen Daniel
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Hurricane Chapter
340 Green Acres Dr.
Hurricane, WV 25526
Tel: (304) 757-0696
E-mail: krdaniel@suddenlink.net

Wisconsin

DePere - Support Group
Contact: Pam Rourke 
Tel: (920) 339-7867
E-mail: mrourke@new.rr.com

Jackson - Support Group
Contact: Yvonne Schwalen
Raising Our Celiac Kids (R.O.C.K.) - Jackson Chapter
E-mail: trainman280@netzero.net

R.O.C.K. Chapters in Canada

Alberta

ROCK 'n Olds
Olds, Alberta, Canada
Amy Smart
403-415-5789
asmart@telus.net

Celiac disease support groups in the United States - Includes national organization affiliation (if any).

Alabama

Birmingham - Support Group
Birmingham Celiac Disease Support Group (Alabama)
Contact: Rebecca Kinney
Email: birminghamceliac@hotmail.com
Los Angeles - Support Group:
Awesome Friends with Food Sensitivities
Contact: Harmony Hopkins
Email: awesomefriendsmeetup@gmail.com 

Arizona

Fountain Hills - Support Group
Contact 1: Allyn Krieger-Fiedler NMD
E-mail: drakfiedler@cox.net
Contact 2: Margy Squires
E-mail: msquires@e-tyh.com 

Green Valley - Support Group
Contact: Kay Bleuer
E-mail: nkbleuer@yahoo.com

Payson - Support Group
Contact 1: Nancy A. Palmer
Payson Area Celiac Support Group
HC 2 Box 95-S
Payson, AZ 85541
Tel: (520) 478-4383
Contact 2: Jane Kendall
HCR Box 305-B
Payson, AZ 85541
Tel: (520) 474-6707

Arkansas

Hot Springs Village - Resource:
Contact: Betty Shepherd
11 Indiana Circle
Hot Springs Village, AR 71909
Tel: (501) 922-6034

Little Rock - Support Group
Contact: Anne Luther
Gluten Free in Central Arkansas
4710 Sam Peck Road, 1015
Little Rock, AR 72223
Tel: (501) 223-3981
E-mail: aaluther@comcast.net

Mountain Home - Support Group
Contact: Marilyn H. Jorgensen
Arkansas/Ozark Celiac Support Group (CSA)
198 Cochran Drive
Mountain Home, AR 72653
Tel: (501) 492-5243

Rogers - Support Group
Contact: Janice Carmichael
Northwest Arkansas Celiac-Sprue Group (Fayetteville, AR)
2703 Kathy Lane, Rogers, AR 72653-8725
Tel: (501) 636-8995

California

Carlsbad - Resource:
Contact: Helen Foreman
7112 Lantana Terrace
Carlsbad, CA 92011
Tel: (760) 931-7809
E-mail: bhforeman@webtv.net

Lake Arrowhead - Support Group
Contact: Jeanne Dickson
PO Box 2052
Lake Arrowhead, CA 92352
Tel: (208) 699-5913
E-mail: gfjeanne@msn.com

Marin - Support Group
Gluten Intolerance Resource Group of Marin
Contact: Alison St. Sure
Tel: (415) 785-4980

Merced - Resource:
Contact: Gary L. Brackney Sr.
3596 Hagen Court
Merced, CA 95348
Tel: (209) 722-7760

Modesto/Stockton/Turlock - Support Group
Central Valley Celiacs
Contact: Karen Cadiz
Tel: (209) 823-3211
E-mail: centralvalleyceliacs@comcast.net

Oakland - Support Group
Contact 1: Melissa Batavia
Sprue Group of the SF Bay Area
Tel: (510) 655-2555
E-mail: melbatavia@comcast.net

Orange County - Support Group
Contact: Cecile Weed
Orange County Celiacs
Tel: (714) 750-9543

Palm Springs - Resource:
Contact: Taylor Cushmore
2283 S. Alhambra Drive
Palm Springs, CA 92264
Tel: (760) 416-2051
E-mail: TaylorCush@aol.com

Redding - Support Group:
The Redding Gluten Free Support Group
Contact: Misty Price
Redding, CA 96003
Tel: (530) 223-2167
E-mail: mistyprice@charter.net

San Luis Obispo County - Support Group
Central Coast Celiacs
Contact: Isabella Porter
Tel: (805) 314 0394
Email: thecentralcoastceliacs@gmail.com

San Bernardino - Support Group
Contact 1:Patricia Berger
Redlands Area Celiac Sprue Support Group
627 Fountain Ave.
Redlands, CA 92373
Tel: (909) 793-3712

San Diego Support Group
Contact : William & Helen Foreman
7112 Lantana Terrace
Carlsbad, CA 92009
Tel: (760) 931-7809
E-mail: bhforeman@webtv.net

San Gabriel Valley - Support Group
CDF East San Gabriel Valley
Contact: Lynne Turner
Tel: (626) 915-2196, 
E-mail: travelynne812@yahoo.com

Santa Ana - Support Group
Santa Ana Celiacs
Contact: Cecile Weed
13471 Marty Lane
Garden Grove, CA 92843
Tel: (714) 750-9543
Contact 2: Debbie Lee
Tel: (714) 830-8237

Santa Cruz - Support Group
Santa Cruz Celiac Support Group
Contact: Pam Newbury
543 Ice Cream Grade
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Tel: (831) 423-6904
E-mail: pam@santacruzceliac.org
Internet: http://santacruzceliac.org

Santa Rosa - Support Group
Contact 1: Laura Southworth
Sonoma County CSA
480 Bohemian Highway
Freestone, CA 95472
Tel: (714) 798-3112
Contact 2: Rosemary Yates
129 Grenvillia Drive
Petaluma, CA 94952
Tel: (707) 766-8606.

Stockton - Support Group
Contact 1: Karen Cadiz
Central Valley Celiacs (CSA)
E-mail: centralvalleyceliacs@comcast.net
Tel: (209) 823-3211

Temecula - Support Group:
Contact: Ramona Inman
Celiac Disease Foundation - Temecula
Tel: (951) 676-0651
E-mail: ramonacdf@aol.com

Ventura County - Support Group
Contact: Kathy Button
2525 Waxwing Ave.
Ventura, CA 93003
Tel: (805) 650-0520
E-mail: venturaceliac@sbcglobal.net

Walnut Creek / Contra Costa County Support Group
Walter Moeller, Founder and President
Walter Moeller
Tel: 925-932-8875
Email: GlutenfreeWC@Gmail.Com

Colorado

Berthoud - Resource:
Contact: William R. Eyl
2600 Blue Mountain Avenue
Berthoud, CO 80513
Tel: (303) 772-3155

Colorado Springs - Support Group
Contact: Virginia Ludwig
Pikes Peak (CSA)
3705 Meadowland Blvd.
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
Tel: (719) 598-6748

Colorado Springs - Support Group
Contact: Victoria Garcia
Celiac Youth Support Group
3408 Colony Hills Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80916
E-mail: jv4garcia@msn.com

Denver - Support Group
Contact: Betty Elofson
Denver Celiac Sprue Association (CSA)
Tel: (303) 238-5145

Denver - Support Group
Contact 1: Donna Steelman
Denver Celiacs
Denver Metro Area
4617 S Joplin Way
Auroa, CO 80015
Tel: (303) 699-6170
E-mail: donnasteelman@comcast.net
Contact 2: Jill Smith
2289 W. Hyacinth Road
Highlands Ranch, CO 80216
Tel: (303) 683-3281

Fort Collins - Support Group
Contact 1: Deborah Fusco
Northern Colorado Chapter (CSA)
4610 Shoreline Road
Fort Collins, CO 80526
Tel: (970) 226-4105
E-mail: dfusco@hach.com
Contact 2: Delores Valdez-Amick
803 S. Van Buren Ave.
Loveland, CO 80538
Tel: (970) 663-4048

Highlands Ranch - Resource:
Contact: Mary Ann Peterson
10111 S. Silver Maple Rd.
Highlands Ranch, CO 80126
Tel: (303) 683-1461

Connecticut

Danbury/Waterbury - Support Group
Contact 1: Suzel Cable
Nutmeg Chapter (CSA)
548 High St., 2nd Floor
Naugatuk, CT 06770
Tel: (203) 723-1318
Contact 2: Edith K. Meffley
Tel: (203) 438-6108.

New Haven - Support Group
Contact: Bill Jacobs
Greater New Haven Celiac Group
100 Alexander Drive
Cheshire, CT 06410
E-mail: wajacobs15@aol.com

Northwest Connecticut - Support Group
Contact: Marilyn Duffany
Celiac Support Group of Northwest Connecticut (CSA)
Tel: (203) 283-8506

Waterbury/Nutmeg - Support Group
Contact 1: Carol Hoebel
Celiac Sprue Support Group of NW Connecticut
84 Woodruff Ave.
Thomaston, CT 06787
Tel: (860) 283-5577
E-mail: david.hobel@snet.net
Contact 2: Suzel Cable
548 High St., 2nd Floor
Naugatuk, CT 06770
Tel: (203) 723-1318
Contact 3: Edith K. Meffley
Tel: (203) 438-6108
Contact 4: Joan Balough
Tel: (203) 268-3829
Contact 5: Syd Aronowitz
Tel: (203) 794-0150

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Delaware

Wilmington/Newark - Support Group
Delaware Celiac and Gluten Free Group
Contact: Eva Szalewicz
Tel: (302) 482-4882
E-mail: glutenfreedelaware@gmail.com
Internet: http://glutenfreedelaware.tripod.com

Florida

Crystal River - Support Group
Contact: Mary Lou Thomas
Crystal River Celiacs
6350 W. Patriot St
Homosassa, Florida 34448
Tel: (352) 628-9559
E-mail: mlthomas4cs@hotmail.com

Daytona Beach - Support Group
Contact: Juanita Ohanian
Daytona Beach Celiac Support Group
2720 Autumn Leaves Drive
Port Orange, FL 32128
Tel: (386) 492-3159
Email:juanitaohanian@gmail.com

Fort Myers - Support Group
Contact: Terry Foster
Lee County Celiac Group
Tel: (237) 935-5093
E-mail: terry@theskinnypantry.com

Largo - Support Group
Contact: Carol Anne
Gluten Intolerance Support Group of Largo
Cypress Palms, Largo
400 Lake Avenue N E
Largo, Florida   33771
Tel: (727) 204-3538
E-mail: WyndStarrCO1@Yahoo.com

Melbourne - Support Group
Contact 1: Mary Kump
GIG of Florida
3190 Village Park
Melbourne, FL 32934-8296
Tel: (407) 254-2034
Contact 2: Michael Jones
E-mail: mjones@digital.net

Naples and Southwest Florida - Support Group
Celiac Disease Support Group of Southwest Florida (NCA chapter)
Contact: Aisling (ash-ling) Swift
Tel: (239) 293-6092
E-mail: SWFLCeliac@gmail.com
Internet: https://www.facebook.com/CeliacDiseaseSWFL/

Orlando - Support Group
Contact: Michael Jones
Celiacs of Orlando
12733 Newfield Drive
Orlando, FL 32837
Tel: (407) 856-3754
E-mail: mjones@digital.net.

Palm Beach - Support Group
Contact: Phyllis Kessler
Palm Beach County Celiac Support Group
15927 Laurel Creek Drive
Delray Beach, FL 33446
Tel: 561-637-0396

Pensacola - Resource:
Contact: Nancy Kilpatrick
5433 Lee St. West
Milton, FL 32570
Tel: (904) 626-0064

Sarasota - Support Group
Contact: Edith Kaplan
Sarasota Celiacs
E-mail: ediesrq@verizon.net

South Florida Celiac Support Group
CDF So. Florida Chapter
Tel: 561-637-0396
Email: Pkessler23@AOL.COM

Georgia

Smyrna - Support Group
Contact: Jan Austin
Atlantic Celiac Support Group (CSA)
Tel: (404) 433-9661

Warner Robins - Support Group
Contact: Carol Hinton, Branch Manager
Tel: (478) 397 5061
E-mail: middlegeorgiagig@yahoo.com

Idaho

Boise - Support Group
Contact: Twylia McIlvanie
Boise Idaho Celiac Support Group
Tel: (208) 939-0373
E-mail: Scott Neil - SNeil@Cableone.net

Illinois

Aurora - Support Group
Contact: Sandy Wright
Aurora celiac disease/GI CSA Support Group
Aurora, IL
Email: sandywright@att.net

Champaign - Support Group
Champaign-Urbana Celiac Support Group
E-mail: tlflipper76@aol.com

Decatur - Resource:
Resource: Jewell M. Barr
3333 Lost Bridge Rd.
Decatur, IL 62521
Tel: (217) 423-8234

Peoria - Support Group
Contact 1: Marsha Bishoff
Central Illinois Celiacs (CSA)
619 Spring Street
Washington, IL 61571
Tel: (309) 444-7415 or (309) 692-3848

Petersburg - Support Group
Contact: Barb Hand
Land of Lincoln Celiac Support Group
R.R. 3, Box 276C
Petersburg, IL 62675
Tel: (217) 632-2684

Rockford - Support Group
Contact 1: Jolyn M. Fasula
Rockford Area Chapter (CSA)
6816 Crown Ridge
Rockford, IL 61103
Tel: (815) 877-5302
Contact 2: Ron Ford
Tel: (815) 229-8804

Indiana

Bloomington - Resource:
Contact: Denise Brown
Tel: (812) 824-9674

Evansville - Support Group
Contact: Barbara Watson
Evansville Celiac Sprue Support Group
1317 Bayard Park Dr.
Evansville, IN 47714

Evansville - Resource:
Contact: Gloria Baker
2711 Knob Hill Dr.
Evansville, IN 47711
Tel: (812) 476-5744

Indianapolis - Support Group
Contact: Joyce Etheridge
Celiac Support Group of Indianapolis, (CSA)
1168 Sheffield Drive
Avon, IN 46123
Tel: 317-272-4609
E-mail: mjbetheridge@aol.com

Indianapolis - Support Group
Contact: Diane Hosek
1371 Stoney Creek Circle
Carmel, IN 46032
Tel: (317) 569-9670
Email: dianehosek@gmail.com

Lafayette - Support Group
Contact: Nancy H. Linnemann
Indiana Gluten Intolerance Support Team (CSA)
2635 N 400 W.,
West Lafayette, IN 47906
Tel: (765) 497-0665
E-mail: n.linnemann@comcast.net

La Porte - Resource:
Contact: Margaret M. Diffendorfer
1012 Wright Avenue
LaPorte, IN 46350
Tel: (219) 362-6607

Iowa

Carroll - Resource:
Contact: Lynne Humphrey
121 S. Maple St.
Carroll, IA 51401-3123
Tel: (712) 792-5866
E-mail: hump@win-4-u.net

Cedar Rapids - Support Group
Cedar Rapids support group
Contact: Theresa Brandon
2407 Linwood St. S.W.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52404-3554
Tel: (319) 362.8087
E-mail: tatbrandon@gmail.com

Iowa City - Support Group
Contact: Sarah Berke
Iowa City Celiacs
735 Michael St. #32
Iowa City, IA 52246
Tel: (319) 337-9521

Tipton - Support Group
Contact: Jacey Drollinger
Living Free Celiac Disease Support Group
Tipton, Iowa 52772
Tel: (319) 886-6255

Waverly - Support GroupWaverly Area Celiac Group
Contact 1:
Jill Everding
Denver, IA  50622
Tel: (319) 984-5928
E-mail: jill.everding@wartburg.edu
Contact 2:
Betty Bast
Waverly, IA  50677
Tel: (319) 231-0107
E-mail: bastbetty13@gmail.com

Kansas

Leavenworth - Resource:
Contact: Latisha May Thomas
1313 Vilas
Leavenworth, KS 66048
Tel: (913) 682-6678

Manhattan - Support Group
Contact: Rene' Eichem
Manhattan Celiac Support Group
2442 Buttonwood Drive
Manhattan, KS 66502
Tel: (913) 776-6013
Contact 2: Mary Jordan
2513 Nutmeg
Manhattan, KS 66502
Tel: (913) 539-2963
E-mail: MJordan672@aol.com

Topeka - Support Group
Contact: Sharon Larson, President
Topeka Celiac Sprue Support Group (CSA)
4310 SE McMahan Ct.
Tecumseh, KS 66542
Tel: (785) 379-0479
E-mail: slars5@cox.net

Wichita - Support Group
Contact 1: Kay Finn
Wichita Celiacs (CSA)
805 N. Cypress
Wichita, KS 67206
Tel: (316) 686-7034

Kentucky

Benton - Support Group
Contact: Rose Mary Mueller
Heartland CS.DH of W. Ky./S.Il.
102 Wyndy Brook Lane
Benton, KY 42025
Tel: (270) 527-8330
E-mail: heartlandceliac@bellsouth.net

Louisville - Support Group
Contact 1: Emily McKinney
Greater Louisville (Kentucky) CSA Chapter
E-mail: ecmckinney@gmail.com

Louisiana

Baton Rouge - Support Group
Contact 1: Mary Mack-Jeansonne, President
Celiacs of Baton Rouge
3387 Madeira Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
Tel: (225) 766-8872
E-mail: celiacsbr@aol.com

Baton Rouge - Support Group
  Baton Rouge Area Celiacs
  Contact: Glenda Worm
  Tel: (225) 571-7980
E-mail: pelinc1@bellsouth.net

New Orleans - Support Group
Contact 1: Diane Schaefer
Greater New Orleans Celiac Sprue Support Group
Tel: (504) 348-3099
Contact 2: Lorraine McCaslin
Tel: (504) 833-1717

New Orleans - Support Group
Contact: Annette Bentley, BA, MSc
President, American Celiac Society
P.O. Box 23455
New Orleans, LA 70183-0455
Tel: (504) 737-3293
Internet: www.americanceliacsociety.org

Slidell - Resource:
Contact: Jamie Head
3771 Arrowhead Dr.
Slidell, LA 70458
Tel: (504) 643-2676

Maine

Bangor - Support Group
Contact 1: Ann Delaware
Celiac Sprue Support Group of the Greater Bangor Area
P.O. Box 472, Bradley
ME 04411-0472
Tel: (207) 827-2733
Contact 2: Greg Chappelle
27 Hilliard St.
Old Town, ME 04468

Bangor - Resource:
25 Cushing Drive
Glenburn, ME 04401-1431
Tel: (207)-947-9958.

Maryland

Annapolis - Support Group
Chesapeake Celiac Support Group
Contact: Patricia Minnigh
Tel: (410) 672-5834

Baltimore - Support Group
Maryland Chapter 11 CSA/USA
Contact 1: Phyllis Farmer
600 Straffan Drive, Unit 502
Timonium, MD 21093,
Tel: (410) 560-1279
Contact 2: Doug Rettberg
498 South Hills Court
Westminster, MD 21158
Tel: (410) 876-3604

Bethesda - Support Group
Contact: Jerry Malitz
Montgomery County Support Group
Washington Area Celiac Support Group
Email: dcmetroceliacs@gmail.com

Delmarva - Support Group
Contact: Betty Bellarin
Maryland Delmarva Celiac Support Group
E-mail: bbrboc@comcast.net

Massachusetts

Greater Boston and New England - Support Group
Celiac Kids Connection
Children's Hospital- GI/Nutrition Dept.
300 Longwood Ave.
Boston, MA 02115
Tel: (617) 355-2127
https://www.celiackidsconnection.org/
E-mail: CeliacKidsConnection@childrens.harvard.edu

Boston - Support Group
The Healthy Villi
(Greater Boston Celiac/DH Support Group, Chapter #67 of CSA/USA)
Chairperson: Lee Graham
E-mail: randlgraham@comcast.net
Membership Chairperson: Catherine Mirick
Tel: 888-4- CELIAC

Cape Cod - Support Group
Contact 1: Diane Bertrand
Cape Cod Support Group
PO Box 1114
North Falmouth, MA 02556
E-mail: Dibertrand@comcast.net
Contact 2: Margo Finnell RD, MPH, LDN
E-mail: Margo820@juno.com

Fall River - Support Group
Contact: Kathy Thiboutot
Southeast New England (including Cape Cod ) Celiac Support Group
Tel: (401) 624-8888.

Lowell - Resource:
Contact: Katherine C. Merrill
45 Tolman Ave.
Lowell, MA 01854
Tel: (978) 454-2822

Michigan

Battle Creek - Support Group
Gluten Free Club Battle Creek, MI
Contact: Nancy Makuch
Tel (269) 979-7698.

Coldwater - Resource:
Contact: Bruce & Ruth Young
335 Barnhart Road
Coldwater, MI 49036
Tel: (517) 278-8248

Escanaba - Resource:
Contact: David A. Jondrow
312 Minneapolis Ave.
Gladstone, MI 49837
Tel: (906) 428-1621

Gladstone - Resource:
Contact 1: David A. Jondrow
312 Minneapolis Avenue
Gladstone, MI 49837
Tel: (906) 428-1621

Grand Rapids - Children's Support Group
Contact: Nancy Spears
E-mail: celiackids@glutenfreegr.com

Kalamazoo - Support Group
CSA of Greater Kalamazoo
Contact: Annette Hensley
Tel: (269) 492-5278
Michelle Rutan
Tel: (269) 342-1533
Internet: www.glutenfreekzoo.org

Lansing - Support Group
Greta DeWolf
1815 Sandhill Rd.
Mason, MI 48854
Tel: (517) 349-0294
Internet: http://micapitalceliacs.atspace.com

Support Group
Contact: Donovan J. Sprick
Mid-Michigan Chapter (CSA)
Tel: (313) 733-6857

Dryden - Support Group
Tri-County Celiac Support Group, SE Michigan
Internet: https://www.tccsg.net/

Minnesota

Brainerd Lakes Area Celiac Support Group
Contact: Jennifer Chock
Brainerd, MN
Tel: (218) 825-9525

Minneapolis/St. Paul Area Support Group
Contact: Karen Geronime
Northland Celiac Support Group (formerly Midwest Gluten Intolerance Group)
E-mail: klgeronime@aol.com

Greater Minneapolis Area - Support Group
Mpls./St. Paul and greater Minnesota Area Support
Contact: Lynn Gabriel
Tel: (952) 443-2626
E-mail: lynnshadlegabriel@yahoo.com
Contact 2. Carol Crandall
E-mail: cgrzlybr@aol.com

Rochester Support Group
Contact: Coyla Shepard, Founder
Southeast Minnesota Celiac Support Group
2805 Hidden Hills Lane NE
Rochester, MN 55906
Contact 2: Warren Budd
Tel: (507) 288-9056

Mississippi

Gulfport - Support Group
Contact: Jane Dacey
Mississippi Celiac Support Group
P.O. Box 1276
Ocean Springs, MS 39566
Tel: (601) 875-2820

Missouri

Branson - Support Group
GIG of Branson Tri-Lakes
Barbara Hicks
9 Arrowhead Road
Kimberling City, MO 65686
Tel: (417) 739-2703
E-mail: honedu@centurytel.net

Kansas City - Resource:
Contact: Elanor R. Aadams
135 N. Missouri
Liberty, MO 64068
Tel: (816) 781-6514

Nevada (and Southeast Kansas) - Support Group
Gluten Intolerance Group of North America
Contact: Sharon Jepson
Tel: 979-848-7455

St. Louis - Support Group
Contact 1: Bill Vellios Sr.
St. Louis Chapter (CSA)
812 Kehrs Mill Road
Ballwin, MO 63011-2442
Tel: (314) 391-6855
Contact 2: Joan Fitzsimmon
6716 Westway Road
St. Louis, MO 63109
Tel: (314) 351-5114
Contact 3: Linda Ritter
E-mail: nltr@charter.net

Montana

Alzada - Resource:
Contact: Teri Lindberg
HC 56, P.O. Box 60
Alzada, MT 59311

Big Timber - Resouce:
Contact: Debra Barrett
P.O. Box 1018
513 W. Third
Big Timber, MT 59011

Billings - Resouce:
Contact: Dennis McGough
1023 Marie Dr.
Billings, MT 59101
Tel: (406) 256-5569

Choteau - Resource:
Contact: Jeanette Rasmussen
4210 Highway 89
Choteau, MT 59422
Tel: (406) 466-2091

Columbus - Resource:
Contact: Jeanne Murray
P.O. Box 594
Absarokee, MT 59001-0594
Tel: (406) 328-4851

Deer Lodge - Resource:
Contact: Eloise Faber
911 Missouri Avenue
Deer Lodge, MT 59722
Tel: (406) 846-1246

Havre - Resouce:
Contact: Ruth Wardell
Havre, MT 59522
Tel: (406) 265-1701

Helena - Resource:
Contact: Judy Harris
1817 Silver St.
Helena, MT 59601
Tel: (406) 443-5158

Missoula - Resource:
Contact: Dottie Caluori
1440 River St.
Missoula, MT 59801
Tel: (406) 542-7499

Wolf Point - Resource:
Contact: Alice Whitmer
872 Nickwall Road
Wolf Point, MT 59201
Tel: (406) 525-3289

Celiac disease support groups in the United States - Includes national organization affiliation (if any).

Nebraska

Grand Island - Support Group
Contact: Keith McTavish
Central Nebraska Celiacs
P.O. Box 411
Wood River, NE 68883
Tel: (308) 583-2949.

Grand Island - Resource:
Contact: Diane D. Epp
Box 595
Henderson, NE 68371
Tel: (402) 723-4759

Omaha - Support Group
Contact 1: Lynn Samuel
Midlands Chapter (CSA)
6303 Kentucky Road
Papillion, NE 68133
Tel: (402) 339-1346
Contact 2: Rebecca Warren
Tel: (402) 235-3576

Seward - Resource:
Contact: Mary Schluckebier
1616 Plainview Avenue
Seward, NE 68434
Tel: (402) 643-4340

Nevada

Las Vegas - Support Group
Contact: Jennifer Sullivan
Tel: (702) 985-7664

Las Vegas - Resource:
Contact: Joanne B. Mathews
270 W. Basic Road
Henderson, NV 89015

Las Vegas - Resource:
Contact: Catherine Hammelrath
3355 Rolan Court
Las Vegas, NV 89121
Tel: (702) 733-7633
E-mail: vegascat53@cox.net

Reno Support Group
Contact: Kerry Seymour, MS, RD, CDE
Reno Celiacs & Nutrition Resources
475 Hill Street, Suite C
Reno, Nevada 89501
Tel: (775) 329-8811

New Hampshire

Laconia - Resource:
Contact: Ann Marie Shumway
2541 Old Parade Rd.
Laconia, NH 03246
Tel: (603) 528-1911

Nashua area - Support Group
Contact 1: John Waksmonski
Tel: (603) 437-1702
Contact 2: Christine Muir
E-mail: themuirs@charter.net

New Jersey

Brick - Resource:
Contact: Gary Powers
284 White Oak Court
Brick, NJ 08724
Tel: (732) 840-3718

Cherry Hill - Resource:
Contact: Fran Twersky
107 East Burgess Road
Marlton, NJ 08053-1202
Tel: (609) 983-3362

Hackettstown - Resource:
Contact: Mrs. Merle Morse
P.O. Box 148
Hackettstown, NJ 07840
Tel: (908) 852-7311

Long Branch - Support Group
Specialized Pediatric Celiac Group
Specialized Ped. Ambulatory Center
307 3rd Avenue
Long Branch, NJ 07740
Tel: (201) 870-5216

New Brunswick - Support Group
Contact 1: Diane Eve Paley
Celiac/DH Support Group and Cel-Kids Network CSA/USA Inc. #58
22 Island Drive
Old Bridge, NJ 08857-2518
Tel: (908) 679-6566
E-mail: DEPaley@AOL.COM
Contact 2: Alex Schwedack
5-c Twin Rivers Dr.
East Windsor, NJ 08520
Tel: (609) 443-6623

Old Bridge - Support Group
Contact: Diane Eve Paley
Central Jersey Celiac/DH Support Group, CSA/USA
22 Island Dr.
Old Bridge, NJ 08857
Tel: (732) 679-6566
E-mail: DEPaley@aol.com.

Paramus - Support Group
Contact: Lauri Schlussel
American Celiac Society Bergen County
11 Marz Road
Westwood, NJ 07675-8217
Tel: (201) 573-0397

South Jersey - Support Group
CSA Southern New Jersey Chapter #9
Contact 1: Leah Edelstein, Co-chairperson
23 Stevens Drive
Voorhees, NJ 08043
Tel: (856) 435-6785
E-mail: ledelstein@comcast.net

New Mexico

Albuquerque - Support Group
Contact: Marilyn Johnson
Albuquerque Gluten Intolerance Support Group
Celiac Sprue Association New Mexico State Coordinator
Tel: (505) 299-5283
E-mail: marilynyj@comcast.net

Las Cruces - Support Group
Las Cruces Celiacs
Contact: Susan Pieper
4825 Senita
Las Cruces, NM 88011
Tel: (505) 522-8182
E-mail: spieper@huntel.com

New York

Albany - Support Group
Contact: Barbara Jordan
Capital District Celiac Support Group (Albany - ACS)
Tel: (518) 439-8652

Batavia - Resource:
Contact: Virginia R. Baldwin
P.O. Box 158
Pavilion, NY 14525
Tel: (716) 584-3422

Binghamton - Support Group
Contact: Nancy Dorfman
Celiac Self Help Group
12 Laurel Avenue
Binghamton, NY 13905
Tel: (607) 722-3848

Buffalo - Support Group
Contact 1: Mike Lodico
Gluten Free In WNY (GIG)
P.O. Box 24
N.Tonawanda, NY 14120
Tel: (716) 694-3287
E-mail: glutenfree2@gmail.com
Contact 2: Joanne Hameister
Tel: (716) 655-0849
E-mail: jeham@buffnet.net

Hudson Valley Area - Support Group
Contact: Cathy Selber
Mid-Hudson Valley Gluten-Free Outings Meetup Group
E-mail: clselber@optonline.net

Ithaca/Cornell - Support Group
  Contact: Laura Johnson-Kelly
  48 Comfort Rd.
  Ithaca, NY 14850
  Tel: (607) 272-5902
  E-mail: LWJ1@cornell.edu.

Ithaca - Resource:
Contacts: Mary Ochs
18 Whig St.
Trumansburg, NY 14886
Tel: (607) 387-9221
E-mail: mao4@cornell.edu.

Long Island - Support Group
Contact 1: JoanAnn Defiglia
Long Island Celiacs
1023 Jackson Avenue
Franklin Square, NY 11010
Tel: (516) 437-0396
Contact 2: Ellen Mulligan
193-5th St.
Hicksville, NY 11801
Contact 3: James J. Callahan
Tel: (516) 794-1654.

Middletown - Support Group
Contact: Marisa Frederick
Celiac Kids' Club
264 Scotchtown Road
Goshen, NY 10924
Tel: (914) 294-1385

New York - Support Group
Contact 1: Mary Ferry
Greater New York Celiac Support Group (CSA)
Tel: (212) 304-1026

Rochester - Support Group
Rochester Celiac Support Group
Contact 1: Susan Kath
1039 Moseley Road
Fairport, NY 14450
Tel: (585) 425-9994
Contact 2: Marvin Becker
210 Crandon Way
Rochester, NY 14618
Tel: (585) 442-9528
Internet: http://www.rochesterceliacs.org

Suffolk County - Support Group
Suffolk County (NY) Celiacs-a Branch of GIG
Contact 1: Les Doti
P.O. Box 13
Kings Park, NY 11754-0013
Contact 2: Michael Thorn
Tel: (631) 395-5071
E-mail: SuffolkCeliacs@aol.com

Williamsville - Support Group
Contact: Cliff Hauck, Co-Chairperson
P.O. Box 1835
Williamsville, NY 14231
Western NY Gluten Free Diet Support Group (CSA/USA Chapter #33-1990)
Tel: (716) 636-6021
E-mail: hauckc@adelphia.net
Internet: http://www.buffaloglutenfree.org

North Carolina

Asheville - - Resource:
Contact: Leah R. Karpen
518 Ox Creek Road
Weaverville, NC 28787
Tel: (704) 645-9067

Boone - Resource:
Contact: Ernest Lane
827 Blairmont Dr.
Boone, NC 28607
Tel: (704) 264-4618 or (704) 262-2380
E-mail: epl@math.appstate.edu

Durham - Fayetteville Support Group
Contact 1: Ruth Thomas
North Carolina Celiacs (CSA)
Tel: (919) 542-4030
Contact 2: Susan Black
Tel: (910) 875-3186

North Dakota

Bismarck - Support Group
Contact: Lila Brendel
Central ND Celiac Resource Group
1900 93 St. SE
Bismarck, ND 58504
Tel: (701) 258-7800
E-mail: CNDC_GIG@msn.com

Fargo - Support Group
Contact: Stacey Juhnke or Sara Vollmer 
GIG of Fargo-Moorhead
PO Box 464 Fargo ND 58107
Tel: (701) 237-4854, (701) 412-8110, (701) 238-0587
Email: GIG_FM@hotmail.com

Oakes - Support Group
Contact: Juli Becker
North Dakota Celiacs (CSA)
10585 85th St. SE
Oakes, ND 58474
Tel: (701) 742-2738

Ohio

Bellevue - Support Group
Contact: Dennis & Cheryl Dendinger
North Coast Celiac Support Team
Bellevue, OH 44811
Tel: (419) 483-6529

Cleveland- Support Group
Northeast Ohio Celiac Support Group
E-mail: info@neohioceliac.com
Contact: Trisha Lyons, RD, LD
2500 MetroHealth Dr.
Cleveland, OH 44109
E-mail: TLyons@metrohealth.org
Tel: (216)-778-7835
Internet: www.neohioceliac.com

Cleveland - Support Group
Contact: Cindy Koller-Kass, President
Greater Cleveland Celiac Association
CSA/USA Chapter 50
33040 Rockford Drive
Solon, OH 44139
Tel: (440) 248-6671
E-mail: glutenfree1@yahoo.com

Cleveland - Support Group
Generation gluten-free Cleveland
Contacts: Suzy Evans, Lisa Eggleston, Deana Romanov
Brach of Gluten Intolerance Group
Support for children in North East Cleveland
E-mail: GenerationGF.Cleveland@gluten.org 

Gluten Free Support Group of NW Ohio
Contact: Holly McCollam
Email: glutenfreesupportgroupofnwohio@aol.com
Internet: https://www.facebook.com/groups/glutenfreesupportgroupofnwohio

Columbus - Support Group
Contact: Mary Kay Sharrett
Gluten Free Gang
700 Children Drive
Columbus, OH 43205-2696
Tel: (614) 722-3093
E-mail: sharretm@chi.osu.edu
Contact 2: Monica Hrabowy
663 Laurel Ridge Drive
Gahanna, OH 43230
Tel: (614) 337-1833
Tel: EHrabowy@aol.com.
Internet: http://www.glutenfreegang.org

Logan County Support Group
Contact: Amy Keller
Tel: (937) 651-6428
E-mail: amy.keller@maryrutan.org

Mansfield - Support Group
Contact: Bev Messner
Richland County Celiac Support Group
First Presbyterian Church
399 S. Trimble Rd.
Mansfield, OH
E-mail: bevmessner@aol.com
Tel: (419) 589-5972

Toledo - Support Group
Contact: Holly McCollam
Gluten Free Support Group of NW Ohio
E-mail: glutenfreesupportgroupofnwohio@aol.com
Internet: https://www.facebook.com/groups/glutenfreesupportgroupofnwohio/

Oklahoma

Norman - Resource
Contact: Kate Martin
Norman, OK
Tel: (405)364-5612
email: one4life@swbell.net
Internet: http://katesceliac.blogspot.com

Oklahoma City - Support Group
Contact: Heather Cline
Oklahoma Celiac Sprue Support Group (CSA)
1403 Classen Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73106
Tel: (405) 235-1715
E-mail: HMCline@aol.com

Okmulgee - Resource:
Contact: Barbara Sipple
Rt. 1, Box 247
Morris, OK 74445
Tel: (918) 733-4571

Tulsa - Support Group:
Contact: Jennifer Croley
Celiac Sprue Association
Tulsa Chapter #119
E-mail: csatulsa@gmail.com

Oregon

Burns - Resource:
Contact: Nici Bailey
449 S. Diamond
Burns, OR 97720
Tel: (541) 573-1164

Grants Pass - Support Group
Contact: Janine Chambers
1035 NE 6th St.
Grants Pass, OR 97526
Tel: (541) 218-0229

Portland/Vancouver - Support Group
Portland Metro GIG Branch Contacts
Contact: Mary Wikle - Branch Manager
PO Box 4204
Tualatin, OR 97062-4204
Tel: (503) 692-0724
E-mail: mwikle_carousel@yahoo.com

Salem - Support Group
Contact #1 - Ann Grafe
1328 Dogwood Drive
Woodburn OR 97071
Tel: (503) 982-3644

Pennsylvania

Danville - Support Group
Contact: Elaine M. Jeffreys
ACS Danville City Support Group
R.d.#6 Box 143 C
Danville, PA 17821
Tel: (717) 275-0654

Gluten Free Group of Gettysburg
Betsy Wargo, RD
717-339-2764
e-mail: bwargo@wellspan.org 

Indiana - Support Group
Indiana Regional Medical Center Celiac Support Group
Contact: Brenda Shilling, Director of NFS
Indiana Regional Medical Center
Indiana, PA 15701
E-mail: bshilling@indianarmc.org

Mount Pleasant - Support Group
Mount Pleasant Celiac Support Group
Contact: Vicky Vrabel
616 West Main Street
Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania 15666
Tel: (724) 542-9745

Philadelphia - Support Group
Contact: Laura Sposito
ACS Whoo Sprue Group
1211 Tree Street
Philadelphia, PA 19148
Tel: (215) 336-5004

Philadelphia - Support Group
Contact: Karen Dalrymple
Greater Philadelphia Area Celiac Sprue Support Group
583 Valley View Rd.
Langhorne, PA 19047

Pittsburgh - Support Group
Contact: Elsie Janthey
Pittsburgh East Area Celiac Sprue Support
204 George Lane
Pittsburgh, PA 15235
Tel: (412) 823-2010
Contact 2: Lois Kosoglow
Tel: (412) 744-2356
Contact 3: Ruth Masengill
Tel: (412) 327-5564

Pittsburgh - Support Group
Contact: Lorraine Weaver, Treasurer and Membership
Greater Pittsburgh Celiac Sprue Support Group, Chapter #48 CSA/USA
1446 Greenbriar Court
Library, PA 15129
Tel: (412) 835-4983 or (412) 833-9507

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton - Support Group
Contact: Rosemarie Butera
CSA/USA Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Celiac Support Group
Tel: (570) 655-0728

Wynnewood - Resource:
Contact: Rita M. Herskovitz
52 Rockglen Road
Wynnewood, PA 19096
Tel: (215) 642-9351

Rhode Island

Providence - Support Group
Contact: Tanis Collard
MA & RI Celiac Support Group for Children
11 Level Acres Road
Attleboro, MA 02703-6843
Tel: (508) 399-6229

South Carolina

Columbia - Support Group
Contact 1: Peggy Smith
Palmetto Celiac Support Group
1508 Anthony Drive
West Columbia, SC 29172
Tel: (803) 775-9466 or (803) 755-7291

Florence - Resource:
Contact: Lea E. Marshall
1214 Hillside Avenue
Florence, SC 29505
Tel: (803) 665-6290

Tennessee

Jackson - Support Group
Contact: Allan Clement
151 Lone Oak Dr.
Jackson, TN 38305
Tel: (731) 423-5315
E-mail: aclementhome@hotmail.com

Memphis - Support Group
Contact: Sally Damron
E-mail: srdamron@bellsouth.net

Nashville - Support Group
Nashville Celiac Support Group (CSA)
Contact: Darryl Casey, Co-chair
Tel: 615-481-4445
E-mail: DarrylCasey@yahoo.com

Texas

Dallas - Support Group
Lone Star Celiac Gluten Intolerance Group
Contact: Rose Mary Simmons
2603 Dorrington Drive
Dallas, TX  75228
Tel: (214) 328-7286
E-mail: president@dfwceliac.org

Eastland - Resource:
Contact: Jill Hollywood
P.O. Box 938
Eastland, TX 76448-0938
Tel: (254) 629-1299

Fort Worth - Support Group
Contact: Betty Barfield, President
North Texas Gluten Intolerance Group
North Richland Hills, TX 76182

Houston - Support Group
Houston Celiac Sprue Association
Janet Y. Rinehart, Chairman
13722 Ashley Run
Houston, TX 77077
Tel: (281) 679-7608
E-mail: txjanet@swbell.net
Chapter web site: http://www.houstonceliacs.org

Midland - Support Group
Contact 1: Pat Gatlin
West Texas GF Awareness Group
11809 W. County Road, #54
Midland, TX 79707
Tel: (915) 563-4847

San Antonio - Support Group
Alamo Celiac San Antonio
Contact 1: Anne Barfield
606 Jackson Keller
San Antonio TX 78216-7121
Tel: (210) 340-0648
E-mail: AnneBarfield@satx.rr.com
Contact 2: Lynn Rainwater
5014 Gemsbuck Chase
San Antonio TX 78251-4380
Tel. (210) 509-0179
E-mail: txlynnr@swbell.net

Texas Hill Country - Support Group
Austin Gluten-Free Friends
Contact: Kay Stence
1863 Greenwood Lane
Kingsland, TX 78639
Tel: (512) 632-3682 or (325) 388-3103
E-mail: kstence@marykay.com

Texarkana - Resource:
Contact: Marie Freeman
Rt 6, Box 465-F
Texarkana, TX 75501
Tel: (903) 793-1392

Utah

Salt Lake Gluten Intolerance Group (GIG)
St. Mark's Hospital (meeting place)
Pam Ward - CoChair
Sandi Bigelow - CoChair
Tim Coda - CoChair
Marcie Coda, Branch Manager
E-mail: saltlakegig@gmail.com

Vermont

Bennington - Support Group
Contact: Lynn Grieger
Southern Vermont Celiacs
RD3 Box 586
Arlington, VT 05250
Tel: (802) 375-9069

St. Albans - Support Group
Contact: Suzanne Ludlam
Celiac Support Group of Vermont
E-mail: rsludlam@yahoo.com

Virginia

Alexandria, Arlington - Support Group
Contact: Jerry Malitz
Washington Area Celiac Support Group
Email: dcmetroceliacs@gmail.com

Chesapeake, VA - Support Group
Contact: Dawn Ryan
Celiac Disease Foundation Chesapeake Tidewater Chapter
E-mail: ctcglutenfree@gmail.com

Washington

Bellingham - Support Group
Bellingham Gluten Intolerance Group
Contact: Kelle A. Rankin-Sunter
P.O. Box 28894
Bellingham, WA 98229
Tel: (360) 332-7435
E-mail: celiac@nuwworld.com
Internet: http://www.glutenfreeway.info

Seattle - Support Group
Gluten Intolerance Group
15110 10 Ave. SW, Suite A
Seattle, WA 98166-1820
Tel: (206) 246-6652
Internet: https://www.gluten.net

Renton - Support Group
Contact: Lynn Jameson
E-mail: Southseattlegfgroup@yahoo.com

West Virginia

Huntington - Support Group
Tri-State Celiac Sprue Support Group
Contact: Deborah Yeager
5425 Lea Hill Dr.
Huntington, WV 25705
Tel: (304) 733-5867

Wisconsin

Appleton - Support Group
Fox Valley Celiacs
Contact: Helen Morris
1369 Graystone Court
Depere, WI 54115
Tel: (920) 337-9235
E-mail: hbmorris1369@sbcglobal.net

La Crosse - Support Group
La Crosse Area CS Support Group
Contact: Mary Lou Balts
700 Angel Ct.  Apt.213
Holmen, WI 54636
E-mail: baltskml@centurytel.net
Internet: http://www.lacrosseareaceliacs.org/

Madison - Support Group
Group: Madison Area Gluten Intolerance Chapter (MAGIC)
Contact: Dan Roeske
E-mail: president0002@glutenfreemadison.org

Marshfield - Support Group
Marshfield Celiac Support Group
Contact: Marshfield Clinic Nutrition Services
Tel: (715) 387-5480
E-mail: carolasher46@gmail.com

Milwaukee - Support Group
Milwaukee Sprue Crew
Contact: Bev Lieven
Tel: (414) 354-2354
E-mail: milcs@aol.com

iCureCeliac® is a patient-powered research network (patient registry) designed to help researchers better understand, and ultimately, cure celiac disease and non-celiac gluten/wheat sensitivity. iCureCeliac® allows patients to contribute medical information and their experiences living with celiac disease and non-celiac gluten/wheat sensitivity to advance life-changing initiatives in research, education, and advocacy. Your participation will help discover new ways to improve patient lives through better diagnostic tools, treatments for cross-contact and gluten consumption, governmental policy changes, and access to new and innovative clinical trials nationwide which may one day cure celiac disease. Add your data to iCureCeliac® today and help solve celiac disease.

• celiac.org/icureceliac

Beyond Celiac is a non-profit organization dedicated to: Through empowerment, education and advocacy, the Beyond Celiac drives diagnoses of celiac disease and other gluten-related disorders and improves the quality of life for those on a lifelong gluten-free diet.

Beyond Celiac 
P.O. Box 544
Ambler, PA 19002
215-325-1306
215-283-0859 (fax)
www.BeyondCeliac.org
info@CeliacCentral.org

Celiac Disease Foundation is the nation’s leading disease advocacy organization for celiac disease and non-celiac gluten/wheat sensitivity. We drive diagnosis, treatment, and a cure through research, education, and advocacy to improve the quality of life for all those affected. Through iCureCeliac®, our national registry dedicated to patient-centered research, we collaborate with researchers, clinicians, and industry to better understand, and ultimately cure, celiac disease.

Since our founding in 1990, Celiac Disease Foundation continues to champion many battles: federal recognition of celiac disease and labeling standards for gluten-free foods, improved diagnostic tools, widespread patient and provider education, access to mainstream gluten-free products, and the need for better treatments and a cure.

20350 Ventura Blvd. Suite 240
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
Tel: (818) 716-1513
E-mail: Open Original Shared Link
Internet: Open Original Shared Link

The University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center (UCCDC) was established to develop and coordinate patient services, research activities, medical education and public awareness initiatives in order to increase the rate of celiac diagnoses and improve the lives of patients in the Midwest. Our efforts are focused on the Chicago area, but every UCCDC program is created with the intention of making it portable so that other medical centers can implement similar programs with proven results.

Created by Stefano Guandalini, M.D., an international expert on celiac disease, and Robin Steans, mother of a child with celiac disease, the UCCDC is a unique partnership between a dynamic external advisory board and a premier academic medical center. This endeavor is enhanced through a close working relationship with the Celiac Sprue Association of Greater Chicago and the Friends of Celiac Disease Research in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Since February, 2001, the UCCDC has launched activities in four program areas:

• Patient Services: Helping people who are at-risk for celiac disease to learn how they can be tested, and providing information and support to newly diagnosed patients and their families.
• Professional Education: Expanding the knowledge base of physicians and dietitians who come in contact with at-risk patients so that they can identify people in need of testing and provide appropriate nutritional counseling to newly diagnosed patients.
• Research: Contributing to the body of scientific knowledge on celiac disease, focusing especially on key unanswered questions regarding the prevalence of celiac disease in the U.S. and in special at-risk populations.
• Advocacy and Awareness: Heighten the awareness of the general public, most importantly on the symptoms of celiac disease so that persons found to be at risk may be tested, and advocate for better food labeling, increased research funding and improved public accommodation for people with celiac disease and their families.

Our Accomplishments:

• Developed a patient care package program that provides concrete tools like a listing of gluten-free foods, a grocery store guide, newsletters, and memberships to local and national celiac organizations, as well as donations of gluten-free foods for children newly diagnosed with celiac disease and their families. Parents who have received the care packages have said that they feel less overwhelmed about learning the gluten-free diet, and less afraid about what to feed their children. Families receive the care package at the time of diagnosis.
• Designed a clinical protocol to educate primary care physicians about celiac disease through an educational intervention and a year-long study that helps to identify current patients at risk for celiac disease in their practices. The protocol is being finalized and the program will begin to recruit participants shortly.
• Planned and implemented an educational event for parents, featuring noted author Danna Korn, speaking on celiac disease and the challenges of raising a child with the condition. During the parents presentation, children were kept busy nearby at a gluten-free carnival. Over 175 people were in attendance, and participants expressed great relief in finding other parents to talk with who were experiencing their same anxieties and fears.
• Featured in a Sunday Chicago Tribune health article on celiac disease, where the UCCDCs telephone number was listed as a resource for readers. Over 125 calls were generated, which led to 6 people getting tested (that we can confirm) and at least one woman, to date, receiving a diagnosis of celiac disease as a result of the article.
• Created a dedicated celiac disease clinic at the University of Chicago Childrens Hospital, staffed with professionals who are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of celiac disease.

We are so grateful for the support weve received from organizations, companies and individuals serving the celiac community and look forward to keeping you updated on our progress and upcoming activities.

The University of Chicago Celiac Disease Center
at The University of Chicago Childrens Hospital
5839 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 4065
Chicago, Illinois 60637
Tel: (773) 702-7593
Fax: (773) 702-0666
Internet: www.cureceliacdisease.org

The paramount goal of the Center for Celiac Research is to increase the awareness of celiac disease in order to provide better care, better quality of life, and more adequate support for the celiac disease community. In order to achieve these goals the Center for Celiac Research has the following primary missions:

• 1) To support cutting-edge, innovative, interactive, multidisciplinary research in all aspects of celiac disease including (1) epidemiology research to establish the prevalence of the disease worldwide; (2) basic research (pathophysiology, autoimmune mechanisms, inflammatory processes, genetics); (2) clinical research (clinical spectrum of celiac disease, association with other autoimmune diseases, complications including infertility, osteoporosis and malignant transformation); (3) challenges of treatment of the disease (psychological impact of the diagnosis on family dynamics and on the acceptance of the gluten-free diet, toxicity of traces of gluten in both symptomatic and asymptomatic patients);
• 2) Increase the awareness of the disease among (1) health care professionals including primary and subspecialty physicians, nurses, nutritionists and dietitians; (2) public and private health care providers; (3) food regulatory agencies; (4) legislators; (5) general population;
• 3) To provide state-of-the-art education opportunities for medical students, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and visiting scientists in one or more of the broad areas outlined as mission 1; to offer educational exchange opportunities to international students, clinicians and scientists particularly from the developing countries;
• 4) To provide consultation in the area of basic and clinical aspects of celiac disease, advise on the most appropriate algorithm for diagnosis and treatment of the disease;
• 5) To implement the diagnostic tools for celiac disease including newly developed diagnostic strategies and international implementation of the standardization of these tools;
• 6) To provide expert consultantship or committee membership to both national and international agencies as well as industry engaged in activities in celiac disease.

Organization Plan of the CFCR

To achieve the mission and goals outlined in the previous section, it is pivotal that the Center has a multidisciplinary approach to research and education in celiac disease. Based on the recent scientific advances in this field, it became apparent that several expertises should interface under a common structure. Specifically the key components of the CFCR include:

(1) a diagnostic laboratory in which well standardized test for the diagnosis of celiac disease are used and implemented; (2) a strong clinical expertise for the diagnosis and treatment of celiac disease; (3) sophisticated immunology components to study the autoimmune process involved in the pathogenesis of the disease; (4) a strong basic science laboratory with expertise in molecular biology, intestinal pathophysiology, human genetics, and gut immunology; (5) food technology to implement the guidelines for safe gluten- free products, to improve the quality and the economical impact of the diet for celiac patients (5) a nutrition core facility that can provide the most updated information on diet guidelines; (6) a psychological core component knowledgeable of the emotional impact of the diagnosis and treatment of the disease.

University of MarylandCenter for Celiac Research
22 S. Greene Street, Box 140
Baltimore, MD 21201
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The Gluten Intolerance Group of North America, also known as GIG, is a 501©(3) non-profit organization funded by private donations including the Combined Federal Campaign, United Way Designated Giving, Employer Matching Funds; proceeds from memberships, the sale of products and our educational resources. We rely on your contributions, which are tax deductible. 85% or more of our revenue is used to support our programs.

GIG is at the forefront of innovative action and is respected globally as a powerful leader in the celiac community. GIGs volunteers, staff, and Board are knowledgeable and our materials and resources are credible.

Our Mission is to provide support to persons with gluten intolerances, including celiac disease, dermatitis herpetiformis, and other gluten sensitivities, in order to live healthy lives.

GIG Branches help to fulfill GIGs mission on a local and regional level through programs tailored to their community.

GIG VISION
The vision of the Gluten Intolerance Group of North America is one of mutual support, acceptance, and respect for all persons living with gluten intolerances and working with this community. GIG envisions a united gluten intolerant community in which all persons feel they are healthy, are positively nurtured to live life to the fullest, and are involved and contributing citizens.

GIG PROGRAMS FULFILLING THE MISSION
GIG fulfills its mission of supporting persons living with gluten intolerances through programs directed to consumers, health professionals and the public. GIGR programs provide:

GIG is dedicated to providing accurate, scientific, evidence-based information.

Cynthia Kupper, RD, celiac disease, Executive Director
31214 - 124 Ave SE
Auburn WA 98092
Phone: 253-833-6655
Fax: 253-833-6675
Web sites: www.gluten.net; www.GFCO.org; www.GlutenFreeRestaurants.org
Email: info@GLUTEN.net

The National Celiac Association remains dedicated to the mission of supporting, educating and advocating for individuals with celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity, their families and communities across the nation. Our grassroots approach hasn’t changed in the 24 years we have been serving the community. Wherever you may reside, you matter to us and we are here to help you! We welcome support groups who would like to team up with us to provide education and support on a local level. Over 70 support groups and former CSA chapters are in the process of joining our team and more would be wonderful. Together our outreach will be both nurturing and empowering.

Executive Director Lee Graham

Web site: https://www.nationalceliac.org