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Chapter Self Help and Support Groups

The National MS Society self-help and support groups allow people affected by MS to meet one another to share support and information about living with MS.

Community Programs

Affordable Accessible Housing: A Guide for People with MS Living in Upstate New York

Keep Smyelin

Keep S’myelin is a colorful, engaging, informative, and reassuring newsletter to help children and their parents talk and learn about MS together. Each issue is filled with stories, interviews, games, and activities that highlight a specific topic related to MS, as well as a special section just for parents.

Knowledge Is Power

Knowledge Is Power is a free, at-home educational series for people newly diagnosed with MS and their families. Knowledge is Power is written by Dr. Rosalind Kalb, a highly regarded author and psychologist, who knows about MS and the effect it can have on your life and the lives of people who care about you. The program provides up-to-date facts about many aspects of MS.

MS Learn On Line

Whether you just received a diagnosis of MS or have been living with it for a long time—this section is filled with information and tips on how to maintain your quality of life in the years ahead.

MS Affiliated Clinics/Health Clinics

MS Awareness Week

MS Service Day

Classifieds

Financial Assistance Program

This nationwide program is comprised of a range of initiatives that support independence, safety, health and quality of life for people living with MS, as well as their families. This program offers guidance and resources to help contain the financial impact of MS.

Scholarships

The Society's Scholarship Program helps highly qualified students who have been diagnosed with MS, or who have a parent with MS, achieve their dreams of going to college.

Society Online Classes

 

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United Way of the Southern Tier

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