Support Groups

Triumph Foundation provides leadership at SCI Support Groups that meet throughout Southern California. The meetings address both practical and emotional needs of people living with SCI to enable the injured person, and their families, to network, get candid advice and guidance from others who have faced similar circumstances, and stay updated on current events.

After being discharged from the hospital, many people with SCI feel alone and isolated, and are faced with the reality of their injury and have many questions. Triumph understands that this injury goes beyond the acute phase, and has lifelong implications.

Triumph Foundation’s Ambassadors provide peer counseling, mentorship, and advocacy to help people successfully adjust to life at home and reintegrate back into the community. Having a spinal cord injury may be a detour in life, but it is not a roadblock. We have created a network of people who have triumphed over their SCI.

The SCI Groups are open to people with spinal cord injury and other causes of paralysis or mobility impairments, and their friends, family, caregivers and others affected by their disability.

Each meeting has its own personality that is created by its participant’s interests and needs. Some of our groups form a circle in a meeting room where attendees participate in a group discussion, others feature guest speakers and discuss topics of interest, many go on outings and enjoy fun activities, and others are simply mixers where people can just hang out in a group setting. Triumph calls our meetings Life Series Groups because of the variety of structures.

In light of the pandemic, several of our support groups now meet on Zoom web conferences.  Sign up below for meeting details.

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North Los Angeles County

  • Rancho Los Amigos Rehabilitation- Spinal Cord Injury Support Group

    RANCHO Wellness Center
    Currently meeting on Zoom
    562-401-6847
    Contact Ramirez Mancilla or Ray Pizarro
    Meets every Tuesday at 12:00-1:00 PM

  • Casa Colina Spinal Cord Injury Support Group

    Meets virtually every Friday at 10:30 AM
    Contact Triumph for details

  • Northridge Hospital Spinal Cord Injury Support Group

    18300 Roscoe Blvd.
    Northridge, CA 91325
    IFL Tower on 5th Floor Penthouse
    Meets every Thursday from 3:00-5:00 PM

  • Palmdale/Lancaster SCI Life Series Group

    Palmdale Regional Medical Center
    38600 Medical Center Dr. Palmdale, CA 93551.
    Meet at Palmdale Regional, community outing, or virtually.
    Contact Walter Escamilla for details 661-350-1982
    2nd Wednesday of every month at 3:30PM

  • Women's SCI Life Series Group

    Contact Michele Altamirano for details 818-335-1279
    Ventura County – meeting virtually
    3rd Wednesday of every month 7-8:30PM

  • Wives & Girlfriends of Men with Spinal Cord Injuries

    Contact info@triumph-foundation.org for information.


South Los Angeles County

  • Casa Colina Spinal Cord Injury Support Group

    255 East Bonita Ave. Pomona, CA 91767
    Meets virtually every Friday at 10:30 AM

  • Long Beach Memorial Hospital

    MemorialCare Rehabilitation Institute – Memorial West
    2801 Atlantic Avenue Long Beach, CA 90806
    562-933-9034
    2nd Monday of every month 5:00-6:30 PM

  • Long Beach VA Hospital

    SCI Veteran Social Hour
    VA Long Beach Healthcare System
    Sarah S. Brindle, Ph.D. 562-826-8000, ext. 3837
    Last Monday of every month 11:00AM-1:00PM

  • Pushrim SCI Group

    Precision Rehabilitation
    3294 East Spring Street Long Beach, CA 90806
    3rd Wednesday of every month at 3:00 PM


Orange County

  • St. Jude SCI Life Series Group

    St. Jude Center for Rehab and Wellness
    2767 E. Imperial Highway Brea, CA 92821
    Meet at St. Jude Wellness, community outing
    Contact Mark Jones for location details 714-231-4996
    2nd Tuesday of every month at 3:00pm

  • Take Control Mental Health SCI Life Series Group

    Take Control SCI Life Series Group
    Contact Jessica Brito for details. Meeting virtually.
    Meets quarterly at 6:30PM


San Bernardino / Riverside County

  • Ballard Rehab SCI Life Series Group

    Ballard Rehabilitation Hospital
    1760 West 16th St. San Bernardino, CA. 92411
    Meet at Ballard Rehab, community outing, or virtually
    Contact Shawn Fluke for details
    4th Wednesday of every month at 3:30PM-5:00PM

  • PossAbilities - Head Injury & Trauma Spinal Support Group (HITSS)

    PossAbilities – Head Injury & Trauma Spinal Support Group (HITSS)
    Loma Linda University Outpatient Rehabilitation Center, Conference #129A
    11406 Loma Linda Drive Loma Linda, CA 92354
    800-986-HITSS / 909-558-4000 ext 42401
    4th Monday of every month 6:00-7:30 PM

  • Perfect Step SCI Life Series Support Group

    The Perfect Step
    764 Indigo Ct. Pomona, CA 91767.y
    Contact Triumph for details
    2nd Wednesday of every month at 1PM


San Diego County

  • Sharp Rehabilitation – Empowering Women with Spinal Cord Injuries

    Sharp Memorial Rehabilitation Center, San Diego
    Meets Virtually via Zoom
    Email [email protected] to register
    3rd Monday of every month 5:00-6:00 PM

  • Spinal-Network

    Spinal Network
    Contact Rick Hayden [email protected]

    • Walk, Roll & Stroll
      Mission Bay South Shores Park San Diego at the Boat Launch Every other Saturday 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
    • Monday Hang Out on Zoom
      2nd and 4th Monday 4:00-5:30 PM
    • Family Caregiver Support Group
      Meets Virtually Via Zoom
      Contact: 951-775-2561
      2nd Monday of every month 4:00 PM

Ventura / Santa Barbara County

  • Cottage Rehab SCI Life Series Group

    Grace Fischer Clubhouse
    661-803-3700 / 805-687-7444
    Meeting virtually, and in-person.
    3rd Thursday of every month at 5:30PM

  • Oxnard SCI Life Series Group

    Location will vary
    Contact Michele Altamirano for details 818-335-1279
    1st Tuesday of every month at 5:00 PM

  • Santa Barbara North County SCI Life Series Group

    Location will vary
    Contact David Magallanes for details
    2nd Tuesday of every month at 5:00 PM


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