Parents of Children with Allergies (POCA of DuPage)
www.pocaofdupage.org
DuPage, IL
Meetings held at Good Samaritan Hospital, Health & Wellness Center. The Wellness Center is behind the hospital.
3551 Highland Avenue
Downers Grove, IL 60515
Enter on 39th Street and go to the hospital entrance. Follow the signs to the Wellness Center.
Kellee Konieczny
Email: kkonieczny2@earthlink.net

Parents of Children Having Allergies (POCHA)
Oak Park, IL
Meetings held at Oak Park Library (Dole Branch)
225 Augusta
Oak Park, IL 60302
Diane Zimmer Fascione
Email: slicendice@earthlink.net

Parents of Children Having Allergies (POCHA) of Will County
South and Southwest suburbs of Cook County
Contact: Shelly DeRousse (Leader) and Diane Carpenter (Co-Leader)
Email: POCHASWCOOK@hotmail.com
Our mission is to share information on how to deal with the everyday stress and support of families of children with food allergies. At our meetings, we have speakers, share recipes and discuss everyday challenges. We meet on the second Wednesday of every other month from 7-9 pm at Trinity Lutheran Church 9701 S. Brandt Ave. Oak Lawn, IL 60453. Our Medical Advisor is Dr. Renee Lantner 708-246-4515

Parents of Children Having Allergies (POCHA) of South and Southwest Cook County
www.pochaofwillcounty.com
Will County, IL
Eleanor Garrow-Majka, Founder
Email: e.majka@sbcglobal.net

Illinois Food Allergy Education Association
www.illinoisfaea.org
181 Waukegan Road, Suite 306
Northfield, Illinois 60093
847-917-9117
Julie Campbell, President

Central Illinois Food Allergy Network (CIFAN)
www.cifan.org
Champaign-Urbana, IL
PO Box 207
Savoy, IL 61874
Sarah Wilds, President
Email: allergy@cifan.org
Based in Champaign-Urbana but welcomes members from the wider Central Illinois community. CIFAN provides education regarding food allergies, organizes outreach services to community members, and actively develops a social network for parents and children with food allergies. We meet one time per month (alternate professional speakers with projects/resource sharing) and have social events throughout the year.


Indiana
Parents of Children Having Allergies
(317) 723-3124
Erin Leraris
Email: eleraris@yahoo.com
Group meets on the northside of Indianapolis (7701 Allisonville Road) on the first Monday of every month at 7 p.m. People outside of Indianapolis may contact Erin to be on her registry.  She is working to connect allergic families within various Indiana communities.


Maine
Parents of Children with Food Allergies and Asthma
Southern Maine region
Group Coordinator:
Gloria Caricchio
Email: gcaricc@yahoo.com
Tel: 207-854-1622
Group meets on the 4th Wednesday of each month at the Dana Center at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine from 6-8 p.m.


Michigan
Circle of Food Allergic Families (COFAF)
http://www.geocities.com/cofafdetroit/home
7058 Rolling Hills Drive
Waterford, MI  48327
Melissa Dalton, President
Email: cofafdetroit@yahoo.com
Melinda Miller, Vice President
Email: cofafmelinda@yahoo.com
Serving greater-metropolitan Detroit, based in Oakland County, MI

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