Support Groups
The professional staff at the Boone County Council on Aging works closely with individuals and groups to provide support and education to those who have uniqe and often difficult situations. Often times, however, it is helpful to talk to or listen to others who are experiencing the same situations and problems. By sharing common experiences, the members lend support to each other which helps them to feel that they are not alone. Also training and information on topics pertinent to the specific group are presented.
Click the links below for information on the following:
For more information about these and other programs,
please contact an Outreach Worker at
Boone County Council on Aging
"The Keen Age Center"
2141 Henry Luckow Lane, Belvidere
815-544-9893 (Voice & TDD)
Low Vision Support Group
The Low Vision Support Group meets at 10:00 a.m. on the 1st Tuesday of each month at the Keen Age Center, and provides persons dealing with their own vision impairment, or the vision impairment of a loved one the opportunity to meet and talk with others experiencing the same problems. Sometimes the best answers come from those who have experienced the same thing you're dealing with. Meet with others and hear from experts on how to not only cope, but thrive, dispite vision impairments, facilitated by a staff member from the Center for Sight & Hearing.
New Visions Classes
Sponsored by the Center for Sight and Hearing
The goal of these classes is to provide persons who are visually impaired with strategies to function independently within their home, work, and community. This class gives participants an opportunity to share ideas and experiences with others who have visual impairments. Topics to be covered include communications, personal management, adaptive kitchen skills, travel, sensory development, stress management, and recreation among others.
Location: Center for Sight and Hearing
625 Adams St., Rockford, IL
Transportation is available: Call the Center for Sight and Hearing at 965-4454.
Grief & Loss Support Group
A gathering for those experiencing grief is held at the Keen Age Center one Friday a month at 10:30 a.m. The facilitator for the group is a staff member from Northern Illinois Hospice Association Grief Counseling Center. Each month a different special topic will be discussed. There is no charge, but please call the Keen Age Center at 815-544-9893 to pre-register.