Wisconsin Council of the Blind & Visually Impaired
Low Vision Support Group Listing by County
4-02-2012
Ashland County/ Bayfield County
Lyla Clow VIP Support Group
Ashland Senior Community Center
400 Chapple Ave.
Ashland, WI 54806
(715) 682-2776
2nd Wednesday of the month, start time is 2:00
Transportation is available
Speakers (Dr. Bennington, Ophthalmologist) and others, no specific focus, open to public
Brown County
Support Group for the Blind and Visually Impaired
ADRC – Brown County
300 S. Adams St.,
Green Bay, WI 54301
(920) 448-4300
Meets 2nd Thursday of the month from 1:00 to 3:00
Transportation is available
General focus. Summer they often take trips, winter they have speakers. Open to adult public.
Buffalo County
Mondovi Support Group
Roger Martin Community Ctr.
120 S Franklin St
Mondovi, WI 54755
(715) 926-5077
Calumet County/ Outagamie County
Appleton VIP Support Group
Thompson Community Ctr.
820 W. College Ave., Ste. #1
Appleton, WI 54914-5263
(920) 225-1702
Meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm
Transportation is available
Speakers, general topics. Sometimes it is just a social gathering.
Open to public.
Dane County
Low Vision Support Group
Oakwood Retirement Ctr
6209 Mineral Point Rd
Madison, WI 53705
(608) 230-4699
Meets the 1st Tuesday of the month from 10:00 to 11:00
Speakers dealing with aging issues. Limited to Oakwood residents
Stoughton Low Vision Support Group
Stoughton Area Senior Center
248 W. Main St
Stoughton, WI 53589
(608) 873-8585
Meets the 3rd Thursday of the month at 1:00
Transportation is available
General topics, occasional speakers. Open to public
North/Eastside Senior Coalition Support Group
Senior Coalition Office
1625 Northport Dr.
Madison, WI 53704
(608) 243-5252
Meets the 3rd Thursday of the month from 10:15 to 11:15
Transportation is available
Focus is on low vision topics; speakers discuss same. Occasional outings (to Sharper Vision Store, etc) Public group
Low vision Support Group
Capitol Lakes Retirement Ctr
Garden Room
110 S Henry St.
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 283-2003
Meets 1st Wednesday of the month at 10:30
For Capitol Lakes residents only. New group formed in December of 2010
Low Vision VIP Group
EMS Building
480 River Street
Belleville, WI 53508
(608) 424-6007
No regular meeting. Try to get together about every other month on a Friday or Monday for lunch. Occasional speaker. Open to adult public.
Middleton Low Vision Support Group
Middleton Senior Center
7448 Hubbard Ave
Middleton, WI 53562
(608) 831-2373
Meets the 2nd Thursday of the month at 10:00am
Transportation is available
Occasional speakers, otherwise they meet to discuss whatever ‘subject of the day’ is. Open to senior public.
Monona Low Vision Support Group
Monona Senior Center
1011 Nichols Rd
Monona, WI 53716
(608) 222-3415
Meets the 4th Friday of the month from 11:00 to 1:00
Transportation is available
About 50% of meeting have speakers, no ‘constant’ focus (general in nature), open to public
Madison Low Vision Support
Attic Angel Place
8301 Old Sauk Rd
Middleton, WI 53562
(608) 662-8842
Meets the 1st Thursday of the month from 10:30 to 11:15
Frequent speakers who discuss assistance in many areas for B&VI persons. Private group for Attic Angels residents only.
West Madison Senior Coalition LV Support Group
Westside Senior Coalition Activity Ctr
517 Segoe Rd #309
Madison, WI 53705
Meets the 1st Thursday of the Quarter at noon
Transportation is available
Meet quarterly. Have a program with speakers on various subjects. Open to the public.
Oakwood Village East Low Vision Support Group
Oakwood Village East
5560 Tancho Drive
Madison, WI 53718
Meets the 2nd Thursday of the month from 10:00 to 11:00
Limited to Oakwood East Residents. Speakers and activities are planned for each meeting.
Douglas County
**Golden LV Support Group
Golden Apts.
2315 Banks Ave.
Superior, WI 54880
Fond du Lac County
Fond Du Lac Low Vision Support Group
Senior Center
151 First St
Fond du Lac, WI 54935
Ripon VIP Support Group
Fond du Lac Senior Center
Meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 12:30
Speakers, various topics, open to adult public.
Grant County
Platteville VIP Group
Oak Park Place
1381 Oak Park Pl
Platteville, WI 53818-3537
Meets 4th Tuesday of the month at 10:30 to 11:30
Jefferson County
Marquardt Village Low Vision Support Group
Karl Fischer Center
1020 Hill Street
Watertown, WI 53089
(920) 262-0923
Meets the 3rd Thursday of the month at 1:00 in the Karl Fischer Center.
Limited to Marquardt Village residents. Guest speakers and low vision topics will be the focus.
Juneau County
Juneau County Low Vision Group
ADRC – Juneau Cty
Court House Annex
220 E La Crosse St, Rm 6
Mauston, WI 53948
(608) 847-9366
Meets the 3rd Friday of the month at 9:30am
Transportation is available
Education and resource sharing.
Speakers or discussions regarding the “topic of the day.”
VIP Support Group
Jenny Towers
711 E. 1st St.
Merrill, WI 54452-1326
Meets the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 12:00
Transportation is available
Speakers on B&VI topics mostly, open to public
Manitowoc County
Lakeshore VIP Group
Holiday House
2818 Meadow Lane
Manitowoc, WI 54220
(920) 682-5655
Meets the 4th Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm
Transportation is available
Speakers on various subjects, open group
Marathon County, Wood County and Langlade
Aging VIP Support Group
ADRC – Marathon Cty
1000 Lakeview Dr., Rm. B
Wausau, WI 54403-5669
(715) 261-6070
Meets the 1st Thursday of the month from 12:30 to 2:30
Meet 2x per month, 1st & 3rd Thursday. Also will be serving Lincoln Cty. Loosely run, not well organized. Would like to be a more structured and helpful group to people.
Marinette County
Marinette VIP Support Group
Marinette Senior Center
1607 Ludington St
Marinette, WI 54143
(715) 759-5653
Meets the 3rd Thursday of the month from 1:00 pm to 3:00pm
Small group of 12. Looking for new members. Have speakers and other activities.
Monroe County
Out of Sight
Barney Community Ctr
Sparta, WI 54656
Meets the 4th Monday of the month starting at 1:00
Transportation is available
Variety of topics and speakers. Open to public.
Oneida County
Rhinelander VIP Support Group
Oneida Senior Center
1103 Thayer St.
Rhinelander, WI 54501
(715) 369-6170
Meets the 3rd Monday of the month at 12:30
Joanne Schell is the person who ‘runs’ it. Speakers on a variety of subjects. Open to public.
Woodruff VIP Support Group
Lakeland Senior Center
412 Balsam St.
Woodruff, WI 54568
(715) 356-9118
Outagamie County
Appleton VIP Support Group
Thompson Community Ctr.
820 W. College Ave., Ste. #1
Appleton, WI 54914-5263
(920) 225-1702
Meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm
Transportation is available
Speakers, general topics. Sometimes it is just a social gathering.
Open to public.
Pepin County
Low Vision Support Group
Oak View Care Center
1220 Third Ave. West
Durand, WI 54736
(715) 672-4211
Portage County
Portage County VIP Support Grp
ADRC – Portage County
1519 Water St.
Stevens Point, WI 54481
(715) 346-1401
Meets the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 1:00 pm
Transportation is available
Focus on vision issues, occasional speakers. Open to public.
Price County and Ashland County
Park Falls – Mary Miller Support Group
Park Village
700 Division St
Park Falls, WI 54552
(715) 752-2449
Meets the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 1:30
Transportation is available
A variety of subjects, speakers, open group.
Racine County, Washington County and Ozaukee County
Racine Area Visually Impaired Persons
United Way
Domanick Dr, Rm 2000
Racine, WI 53402
Racine County
Waterford Burlington Union Grove VI Persons
Waterford Senior Living
301 S Sixth St
Waterford, WI 53185
Richland County
Richland County Low Vision Support Group
Richland County Courthouse
181 W. Seminary Street
Richland Center, WI 53581
(608) 647-6226
Rock County
Blackhawk Pioneers
First United Methodist Church
511 Public Ave
Beloit, WI 53511
Primetimers
Evansville Senior Center
320 Fair St
Evansville, WI 53536
Rusk County
Rusk County VIP Support Group
Ladysmith Senior Center @ Fairgrounds
311 E Miner Ave #C260
Ladysmith, WI 54848
Saint Croix County
VIP Support Group
Hudson Senior Center
1312 Wisconsin St
Hudson, WI 54016
(715) 381-4360
Sauk County
Sauk Co. Low Vision
Baraboo Area Senior Center
124 2nd St. Rm 24
Baraboo, WI 53913
(608) 356-8464
Sawyer County and Bayfield County
Hayward/Cable VIP Support Grp
Hayward Senior Center
PO Box 502
5th & California
Hayward, WI 54843
Shawano County
Shawano VIP Support Group
Shawano Medical Center Pine Room
309 N. Bartlet St.
Shawano, WI 54166
Sheboygan County
Sheboygan County Low Vision
Sheboygan Senior Center
428 Wisconsin Ave
Sheboygan, WI 53081
Taylor County
Taylor County Low Vision
Taylor County Comm. Aging
845 E. Broadway
Medford, WI 54451
Trempeleau County
Low Vision Support Group
Crystal Lake Manor
208 Elm St.
Strum, WI 54770
Meets at 10:30 a.m. on the 1st Wednesday of the month.
Contact: Jean Gunderson (715) 695-2611
Vilas County
VIP Support Group of Eagle River
Kalmar Community & Senior Center
1011 N. Railroad St
Eagle River, WI 54521
(715) 479-2312
Walworth County
Walworth County VIP Support Group
Woodview Senior Apts.
353 Tyrell Ct.
Delavan, WI 53111
Washington County
Cedar Ridge VIP Support Group
Cedar Ridge Retirement Apts
113 Cedar Ridge Drive
West Bend, WI 53095
Waukesha County
VIP Support Group
Wilkinson Woods Retirement Community
999 E. Summit Ave
Oconomowoc, WI 53066
Waupaca County
Low Vision Support Group
Bethany Home Chapel
1226 Berlin St
Waupaca, WI 54981
Winnebago County
Fox Valley Adult Vision Loss SG Goodwill Industries
Goodwill Industries
1800 Appleton Rd
Menasha, WI 54952
(920) 725-7102
Meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm.
Winnebago County
Oshkosh Visually Challenged Support
Oshkosh Senior Center
200 N. Campbell Rd.
Oshkosh, WI 54902
(920) 232-5300
Meets the 1st Tuesday of each month at 10:00
