2022 End Of The Year Campaign!
OFC will be hosting our annual Funders Briefing on December 8th. This event will kick off our End of the Year 2022 Fundraising Campaign
“Powered by Community. Inspired by Love.”
Our goal is to raise 50k in support of operational cost, developing rapid response, programmatic support and institutional development, and increasing our capacity to be present in community with you!
Please consider supporting our fundraising efforts by donating now and sharing the links with your friends, family, and professional networks.
|
|
Our Family Coalition Stands in Solidarity with Club Q
As we were poised to mark the 23rd annual Transgender Day of Remembrance this year, another senseless act of violence was committed against our community. An armed assailant entered Club Q in Colorado Springs, CO and opened fire. In the span of two short minutes the assailant fatally injured 5 and wounded 19 others. Unfortunately, anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and violence is on the rise again and we understand that the tragedy that took place in Club Q is not an isolated incident.
However, we continue to persist and rise and Our Family Coalition is here for you. We will continue to stand up to the bullies, transphobes, and homophobes. We will continue to support and protect our own. If you need support to advocate for your children in schools please remember that you can call OFC. We can help you plan and support you through the process. In addition we understand that the number of senseless acts of violence and attacks in the media can be draining. Our Family Coalition can help connect you with mental health support. We are currently offering free individual treatment with culturally competent licensed therapists. You can call OFC and we can schedule you an appointment. We also offer twice weekly drop in child care to offer parents and caregivers a break during the week every Tuesday and Thursday.
Uniquely situated at the intersection of LGBTQ+ and family justice work, OFC is powered by community and inspired by a love of children and families and a vision of a just society where we all belong and thrive.
We are family. You are our family.
|
|
California Adoption Conference
The California Adoption Conference is a two-day virtual event featuring talks and workshops for adoptive, foster and kinship care families, adult adoptees and former foster youth, first/birth parents, and adoption professionals. Our Family Coalition is one of the five planning organizations for the conference.
The California Adoption Conference (CAC) is organized by a diverse group of non-profit organizations who are involved in pre- and post-adoption and foster care services for all members of the adoption triad including first/birth parents, adoptees and foster alum, adoptive and foster parents as well as extended family members, and the helping professionals who support them.
Registration opens January 1st for the 2023 conference.
Early Bird Pricing: January 1st – 31st
- 1 Day $100
- 2 Days $180
- CEUs $35 per day
Regular Pricing: February 1st – March 15th
- 1 Day $125
- 2 Days $230
- CEUs $35 per day
Follow the link below for more information.
|
|
Our Family Coalition is offering nineteen events in the month of December, both virtually and in person. OFC programs are free to the public but do require registration. Click on the links provided and fill out the registration form prior to the event to ensure a spot! Check out our calendar for events!
*Please note that the gated parking lot at the OFC offices will no longer be available during business hours. Parking stalls are all currently reserved by neighboring tenants in the building. We apologize for any inconvenience.
|
|
|
|
Weekly, IN-PERSON: SF - LGBTQ+ Parent-Child Playdate | Children 0-5 years | 11:30-12:30PM
|
Description: We welcome parents and caregivers of children 0-5 years to our parent-child playdate. Join other LGBTQ identified parents in this weekly group to build community with other LGBTQ caregivers and families, share resources, and interact with their children to support their psycho-social developments, parent-child bonds, and protective factors that help strengthen our families. We will have facilitated circle time, snacks, free play, and community building.
This group will be facilitated by OFC Programs Coordinator Agua Bracho.
Dates: 12/09, 12/16
Location: Our Family Coalition,
1385 Mission Street Suite 330,
San Francisco, CA 94143
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bi-Weekly, IN-PERSON: In-a-Pinch Childcare | 11AM-2PM
|
Description: Feeling the pandemic fatigue? Need a break? Join us for our respite childcare offerings, available weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11AM-2PM. This essential on-site service will be held at our San Francisco office.
IMPORTANT REMINDER: Parents/legal guardians utilizing the In-A-Pinch childcare services must stay onsite at Our Family Coalition's facility. Parents/legal guardians may utilize OFC's resources, i.e. computer, telephone, family building books and information, gender-inclusive parenting materials, LGBTQ inclusive children's books, etc.
In-A-Pinch Childcare will be facilitated by Joy.
Dates: 12/01, 12/06, 12/08, 12/13, 12/20, 12/22
Location: Our Family Coalition,
1385 Mission Street Suite 330,
San Francisco, CA 94143
|
|
|
|
|
|
Monthly, IN-PERSON: Queer and Trans BIPOC Parent Peer Support Group | 6-8PM
|
Description: Our QTBIPOC Parent Peer Support Group is back in-person, now held on the first Wednesday of each month! Connect with and provide mutual support to other queer, trans, Black, Latinx, and POC parents and caregivers in this monthly group. Navigating the world as a queer and/or trans parent of color can be complex, and finding a safe space to to build community with each other can be challenging, especially with our progress so far amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Join this peer-led space with other queer and trans BIPOC parents/prospective parents in social community where you can be your whole self and talk about what matters to y'all! First-time participants will need to complete a brief intake upon arrival. Dinner and childcare are provided FREE with advance registration -- at least 48 hours prior to the event, so staff can make arrangements. When you arrive, please follow the instructions on the call-box for entry; if you run into issues, please contact the staff member listed below.
Dates: 12/07
Location: Our Family Coalition,
1385 Mission Street,
San Francisco, CA 94143
|
|
|
|
|
|
Monthly, IN-PERSON: Trans/GNC Parent Peer Support Group | 6-8PM
|
Description: Our Trans/GNC Parent Peer Support Group is back in-person, now held on the second Wednesday of each month!Be in community with trans and gender-nonconforming parents, prospective parents, and co-parents to connect and share what's on your minds. From the workplace to trans activism, transition to temper tantrums, and particularly, how to manage stress during these most challenging of times: discuss whatever you'd like to in a safe space with friendly, supportive people. Newcomers welcome! First-time participants will need to complete a brief intake upon arrival. Dinner and childcare are provided FREE with advance registration -- at least 48 hours prior to the event, so staff can make arrangements.
Dates: 12/14
Location: Our Family Coalition,
1385 Mission Street,
San Francisco, CA 94143
|
|
|
|
|
|
Monthly, VIRTUAL: Prospective and Expectant Parent Peer Support Group | 6PM-8PM
|
Description: Are you ready to start a family, but aren't sure where to begin? Or is a child on the way, and you want to connect with other queer and trans expectant families? Whether you're trying to conceive, using surrogacy, or going through the adoption process, come to connect with others and share what is on your mind in this peer support group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and queer prospective and expectant parents! Our group meets on the third Wednesday of each month from 6-8 pm virtually through Zoom.
Date: 12/21
Location: Virtual
|
|
|
|
Holidays & Days of Observation
December is World AIDS Awareness & Universal Human Rights Month!
OFC will be closed on the following dates to observe holidays:
- Dec 24: Nochebuena (Christmas Eve)
- Dec 25: Christmas Day
- Dec 26 - Jan 02: Winter Break
- Jan 16: Martin Luther King Jr Day
|
|
Our Family Coalition is hiring!
We are currently seeking:
To apply please email your resume, cover-letter, references, and work samples (where applicable) to our Office Manager.
|
|
Our Family Coalition's Mission |
|
Our Family Coalition (OFC) advances equity for the full and expanding spectrum of LGBTQ+ families and children through support, education, and advocacy. Uniquely situated at the intersection of LGBTQ+ and family justice work, we are powered by community, and inspired by a love of children and families and a vision of a just society where we all belong and thrive.
|
|
Our work is brought to you thanks to generous support from your donations,
and to the major funding partners below:
|
|
with additional support from: |
|
Ginna Brelsford & Jillian Marcellus |
|
|
Katherine Delmar Burke School |
|
|
|
|
• We give our respect to the Ramaytush and Chochenyo Ohlone people, on whose traditional and unceded land we are grateful to live and work, and on which our San Francisco and East Bay events take place.
• We strive to make our office and programs accessible to all families. Please let us know when you register what accommodations will help your family participate to the fullest. Read our Accessibility Statement here.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
