The following is a list of service agencies in the Greenville and Pitt County area.

HEALTH

■Alzheimer’s Association, Eastern North Carolina Chapter, (919) 832-3732

■American Cancer Society, 695-9028

■American Diabetes Association, 744-1158

■American Heart Association and American Stroke Association, 355-1112

■American Lung Association of North Carolina, (800) 586-4872

■Asthma Pediatric Services, 847-6835

■Autism Society of North Carolina Eastern Advocacy Office, (800) 357-2762

■Breast-feeding Support Group, 847-7439 or 847-4728

■ Carolina Donor Services, 757-0090 or (800) 200-2672

■Down East ALS Support Group (Lou Gehrig’s disease), 746-4221 or 746-2778, or on their cell phone, 341-7882

■Easter Seals United Cerebral Palsy of Greenville, including Copymatic, the Children’s Center and employment services, 756-6533

■ Eastern NC Amputee Support Group, 847-5845

■Eastern NC Center for Independent Living, 355-6215 or (888) 541-7227

■ Families Initiating Support and Hope (children with brain injuries), 847-6971 or 847-7814

■ Fibromyalgia/Chronic Fatigue Support Group, 355-1770

■ Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International, (919) 847-2630

■March of Dimes, Triangle Division, (800) 849-2663

■Multiple Sclerosis Society, (800) 344-4867

■Pitt County AIDS Service Organization, 830-1660

■Pitt County Memorial Hospital Cancer Services, 847-6550, offers the following support groups:

■ Brain Trust (brain tumor support)

■Making It (breast cancer support)

■Man to Man (prostate-cancer survivors)

■New Colors (for children who’ve lost loved ones)

■Positive Image (cancer support group)

■Pathways to Hope (grief support)

■ Look Good, Feel Better (for self-esteem during cancer treatment)

■ I Can Cope (educational class for cancer victims)

■Living On After Loss (for family members)

■ Post Polio Support Group, (800) 662-7119

■ PCMH Regional Rehabilitation Center Family Focus Groups, 847-5396

■STAR, support team for active recreation, 847-4445

■ Stroke Support Group, 847-4369

MENTAL HEALTH AND RECOVERY

■Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-Step Recovery Groups, 758-0787

■East Carolina Behavioral Health (provides management of behavioral health care in Pitt County), 1-877-685-2415

■Center for Family Violence Prevention (for domestic violence victims), 758-4400 or 752-3811 for the 24-hour crisis line

■Hopeful Beginnings, for women with postpartum depression, 847-8263

■REAL Crisis Intervention, 758-HELP

■National Alliance of the Mentally Ill (NAMI), (800) 950-6264

■Narcotics Anonymous, 321-1631

■Overeaters Anonymous, 355-7155 Web: www.oa.org to find a meeting

■Walter B. Jones Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center, 830-3426

AMERICAN RED CROSS

The American Red Cross Pitt County Chapter offers assistance with CPR and lifeguard training and assists fire victims, 355-3800. Address: 312 E. 10 St., hours 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday.

The Blood Services division, 758-1140; hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Address: 700 Cromwell Drive, Greenville, N.C. 27858. Web site: www.weneedblood.org

The American Red Cross Bloodmobile holds blood drives in different parts of the community. Call (800) GIVE-LIFE.