Welcome to Young Parkinsons of Indiana! 

     We are Hoosiers reaching out to other active or young-onset people with Parkinson's disease (pwp) to help address the unique issues of young-onset pwp, their families, friends, and care partners. Young-onset people with Parkinson's may be dealing with young families, striving to remain in the work force, or establishing a long-term medical treatment plan. You are not alone. We are here to help! 

     Watch here for information on regular meetings and see the 'Events/Dates' selection on the left side of this page for upcoming meetings and other activities.

Get up! Get involved!

Monthly Educational/Support Meeting: Our regularly monthly meeting will be held on Thursday, October 23, from 6:30-8:00 PM at the Allisonville Christian Church, 7701 Allisonville Road, Indy. Larry Howald, an Indy person with Parkinson's and mountain climber, will discuss his challenges and accomplishments while recently achieving the 'Grand Slam' in mountain climbing - climbing the 54 mountain peaks over 14,000 feet in Colorado. Anyone interested in Parkinson's disease is welcome.

Exercise Program: Young Parkinson's of Indiana (YPI) offers a boxing-based fitness program free of charge to our members through Rock Steady Boxing. For more information on Rock Steady Boxing and their class schedule, go to www.rocksteadyboxing.org 

Here are a link to a story by ABC National News with Charles Gibson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK7wJt1EmRQ  Here is another link with more information about RSB: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRpK3N1t8xk

Sept 27 Indy Symposium: Thanks to all who made the Symposium such a success. Approximately 225 people attended the event.

 Directions: To get to our meeting location take I-465 to the north side of Indy, exit at Allisonville Road and head south just past 79th Street - 7701 Allisonville Road. Allisonville Christian Church is on the east side of the road. Contact Paula at ptomlin3@comcast.net or call (317) 455-2199 with any questions.

For a more traditional PD support group visit PAACI, a fellow Parkinson's group, at www.paaci.org or (317) 255-1993. 

Young Parkinsons of Indiana is a 501(c)(3) tax-deductible, not-for-profit organization. Phone:(317) 455-2199.  Mailing address: P.O. Box 20385, Indianapolis, IN  46220.