Dear OFC Families,

 

Welcome to week six of shelter-in-place!

As many of you've recently heard from our Interim ED Sam Ames, it's the opposite of easy. But it is making a difference, in fact it's saving lives. And getting and staying connected continues to be more important now than ever. So we're continuing to move forward – with established and new virtual programming.

We're excited about these new events coming up in the next few weeks: on May 5 , we'll begin a twice-monthly Arts and Crafts Time with our own Ayana Cariaso. On May 6th , Andy Izenson , of NYC's Chosen Family Law Center , talks about navigating complex parenting issues during COVID-19 . And as of May 11th , we're teaming up with Family Equality to bring a Social Justice Education Series , kicking off with a session on Criminal Justice and the LGBTQ+ Community .

 

Meanwhile OFC staff have had a blast reading our favorite children's books Monday through Thursday mornings (as of next week, at 10am) as well as Tuesday and Thursday afternoons (now at 6pm). Tune in to our Story Times on Facebook and Instagram live .

 

In addition to these new offerings and our ongoing Story Times, we continue to provide opportunities for folks to get together in a range of "drop-in" online groups that meet in secure Google video and phone conferences. We offer a whole-community, weekly Drop-in Group , a weekly Prospective and Expectant Parent group , a biweekly group for Parents & Caregivers of Teens & Tweens , and a biweekly Queer/Trans Parents of Color group .

Details and links to RSVP to these groups and events are below. Please register to join us! And help us continue to make connections within the SF Bay Area LGBTQ+ community. 

 

Questions? Email me! :)

 

Best wishes,

Cheryl