Women’s Resource Center Sponsors Peer Support Group for Family of Soldiers Serving Overseas

A new peer-led support group is available for parents and significant others of military personnel serving in Iraq or Afghanistan. The Peer Support Group for Family of Soldiers Serving Overseas will have its first meeting on Thursday, Sept. 20, noon-1 p.m., in the University of New Mexico Women’s Resource Center, 1160 Mesa Vista Hall.

The support group is intended to provide a non-political and non-threatening place to share fears, pride and questions. The group will discuss communication, care packages, phone cards, deployment, returns and coping for all family members. It will also be an opportunity to share fears, frustrations and questions with those who may have answers.

For more information, contact Keelie Garcia at 277-2237, proud MOM (Mother Of Marine) of Corporal Joshua M. Garcia, or the Women’s Resource Center at 277-3716.

Media Contact: Sari Krosinsky, (505) 277-1593; e-mail: michal@unm.edu