We had a fabulous time getting together with all you for Night Out! Thank you to everyone who came out to support OFC.
If you couldn't make our event, please consider supporting our fundraising efforts by donating now and sharing the link with your friends, family, and professional networks.
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OFC is looking for volunteers
Our Family Coalition is always seeking volunteers to share their talents, energy and ideas with us. You can assist at our various events or in the office, or help design a new project, publicity materials, or a campaign. We greatly appreciate an extra hand in supporting our work to promote a better world for all our families! Simply fill out our online volunteer application to get started!
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Access Free Therapy
OFC is very excited to share that we are now sponsoring individual, couples and family therapy for a limited number of clients. The spots will be first come, first served. Therapy will be provided by the Liberation Institute. To get the process started please fill out this Google Form someone will reach out to you to assist with getting an appointment scheduled.
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We provide BIPOC adopted youth ages 3-26 in California and their families with high-quality therapy services, online and in-person at our Emeryville office.
We know that finding the right therapist can be difficult, and finding someone who really “gets” the intersections of adoption, race, and parenting is critical to adoptees and their families.
We encourage interested families to complete the inquiry form now, as we typically have a waiting list and use the list to serve clients as openings become available.
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QWOCMAP creates, exhibits, and distributes high-impact films that authentically reflect the lives of queer women of color (cisgender & transgender), and gender variant and transgender people of color (of any orientation), and address the vital, intersecting social justice issues that concern our multiple communities.
OFC is partnering with QWOCMAP to provide childcare for film goers and we need providers! If you are willing to spend time with wonderful kiddos while their caregivers enjoy the festival we'd love to have you. You can choose one or many of the following times. Compensation is $20/hr, refreshments provided.
- FRIDAY, JUNE 9 – 6:30pm to 10pm
- SATURDAY, JUNE 10 – 12:30pm to 6pm
- SATURDAY, JUNE 10 – 6pm to 10pm
- SUNDAY, JUNE 11 – 12:30pm to 4pm
- SUNDAY, JUNE 11 – 4:30pm to 8pm
Email Anne@OurFamily.org to sign up. Feel free to share this info with anyone you think may be interested!
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Our Family Coalition is offering twenty-six events in the month of May, both virtually and in person. OFC programs are free to the public, but do require registration. Click on the links provided to register prior to the event to ensure your space! 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.
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Weekly, IN-PERSON: SF - LGBTQ+ Parent-Child Playdate | Children 0-5 years | 11:30A-12:30P
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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.
Dates:
05/19, 05/26
Location: Our Family Coalition,
1385 Mission Street Suite 330,
San Francisco, CA 94143
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Weekly, IN-PERSON: OAK - LGBTQ+ Parent-Child Playdate | Children 0-5 years | 10:30A-11:30P
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Description:
We welcome parents and caregivers of children 0-5 years to our Friday morning parent-child playdate.
Be in 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. Our playdates are held weekly in both Oakland and San Francisco on Friday mornings. We will have facilitated circle time, snacks, free play, and community building.
This group will be facilitated by Mitali.
Dates:
05/19, 05/26
Location: Destiny Arts Center
970 Grace Avenue, Oakland, CA 94608
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VIRTUAL: Postpartum Parent Peer Support Group | 6p - 8p
Becoming a parent is a massive transformation. Be in a space with LGBTQ folks who've given birth to talk about some of the challenges of the postpartum period, and provide peer support for one another while parenting during such a challenging historical moment. Our group meets every fourth Wednesday of the month from 6P-8P via Zoom.
Date: 05/24
Location: Virtual
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VIRTUAL: Non-Bio/Non-Gestational Parent Peer Support Group | 6p-8p
Parenting is a journey unto itself, but for so many LGBTQ+ families it means making some compromises, sacrifices, and a lot of planning.
For non-biological and/or non-gestating parents, there are a series of gender, familial, and societal shifts that are often hard to navigate. We hope that by holding space for a peer-led support group conversation, parents that are non-bio/non-gestating can share their highs, lows, tips, and tools, and other caregivers will have the resources they need to build their family with even greater support.
Our group meets every fourth Thursday of the month from 6P-8P via Zoom.
Date: 05/25
Location: Virtual
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Holidays & Days of Observation
Observances and holidays in May:
- May - Mental Health Awareness Month
- May - Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
- May 17 - Int'l Day Against Homophobia Transphobia & Biphobia
OFC offices will be closed on the following dates:
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Our Family Coalition is hiring!
We are currently seeking:
To apply please email your resume, cover-letter, references, and work samples (where applicable) to info@OurFamily.org Attn: Edee Moore.
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Our Family Coalition's Mission |
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Our Family Coalition (OFC) advances equity for the full and expanding spectrum of LGBTQ+ families and children through support, education, and advocacy.
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Our work is brought to you thanks to generous support from your donations,
and to the major funding partners below:
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with additional support from: |
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Ginna Brelsford & Jillian Marcellus |
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Katherine Delmar Burke School |
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• 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.
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