ASCA San Francisco
Peer Support Group for Adult Survivors of Childhood Abuse
ASCA is a community based, peer support group for adult survivors of physical, sexual, and emotional childhood abuse.
The purpose of our group meetings is to bring together within a nurturing and supportive community, we who were abused as children to share our experiences, and resources. Our aim is to transform our identities from victims, to survivors, to thrivers.
To learn about how to participate in our Supportive Feedback Style Meeting please:
Meeting Times
As of December 2023, we are going to an every 2 week meeting schedule.
We hope to be back to every week in Spring 2024.
December 2023
Business Meetings
As of October 2023, our business meetings have changed from monthly, to a quarterly schedule.
ASCA is an international self-help support group program originally created by the Norma J. Morris Center
For more information visit www.ascasupport.org.
Peer Support Group for Adult Survivors of Childhood Abuse
ASCA is a community based, peer support group for adult survivors of physical, sexual, and emotional childhood abuse.
The purpose of our group meetings is to bring together within a nurturing and supportive community, we who were abused as children to share our experiences, and resources. Our aim is to transform our identities from victims, to survivors, to thrivers.
To learn about how to participate in our Supportive Feedback Style Meeting please:
- Review the Meeting Ground Rules and Guidelines.
- Become familiar with how a Supportive Feedback works, we only allow supportive feedback in this group.
- We also recommend downloading the Survivor-to-Thriver Manual (PDF). Other reading formats available on the ASCA Support Materials page.
- If you are uncomfortable having your video on, please see the other virtual meeting options ASCA offers.
- Meetings start at 6:30 sharp. We are in the Pacific Time Zone.
- If you are a returning participant to our meetings and miss the 6:30 start time, you can remain in the Zoom waiting room and you'll be let in the meeting during the 3 minute break.
- Please email us at [email protected] for the password if our meeting sounds like a good fit for your needs.
Meeting Times
As of December 2023, we are going to an every 2 week meeting schedule.
We hope to be back to every week in Spring 2024.
December 2023
- December 7th - Reading - 6:30-8:30 pm PST
- December 21st - Step 5 - 6:30-8:30 pm PST
- January 4th - Reading - 6:30-8:30 pm PST
- January 18th - Step 6 - 6:30-8:30 pm PST
Business Meetings
As of October 2023, our business meetings have changed from monthly, to a quarterly schedule.
- Our next business meeting is January 6, 2024 from 10am-12pm PST. The meeting takes place on the same meeting link and password.
ASCA is an international self-help support group program originally created by the Norma J. Morris Center
For more information visit www.ascasupport.org.
