If your community doesn't have a local vegetarian society or if it's not your style, there may be some other places where you can get support locally, such as at some alternative health care centers. These may be billed as mind/body centers, complementary or integrative medicine centers, or holistic health centers. Some are affiliated with hospitals, and others are independent. If they have a nutrition component, with nutrition counseling, cooking classes, or tours of a local natural foods store, they may be helpful to you.