Camp It Up Registration now open!
July 3rd - 7th
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Join us for Camp it Up! An all inclusive camping trip in July specifically for queer families. Camp it Up offers daily guided programs and exciting activities for children and adults of ages.
Don't forget to say you are a part of Our Family Coalition when registering!
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Register to Attend our Men Having Babies Conference
March 22 - 24
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If you are a gay man thinking about fatherhood - Men Having Babies Conference is the best way to learn about your surrogacy options.
On March 22-24, Our Family Coalition is partnering with MHB to bring the West Coast conference back to San Francisco! MHB's conferences have been the starting point for thousands of gay dads, and we hope this one can be yours!
The weekend-long conference will cover the medical, legal, social, and financial aspects of surrogacy and egg donation, including detailed guidance on budgeting and insurance. You'll come out of the conference with a better understanding of the process, its suitability to your parenting vision and values, how to prepare for it, and the resources, community, and professionals who can help you through it.
Among the topics you will learn about:
- MHB’s various financial assistance options
- How to use our organization's resources, peer advice and our newest Surrogacy Advisor tool to help you with your research
- Surrogacy ethics and laws
- The possibility of IVF benefit from your employer
- Multiple perspectives and stories of those who have gone though surrogacy: surrogates, egg donors, other surrogacy dads, and teenage children born via surrogacy
Our unbiased team, comprised of gay dads, surrogates, and allies, will guide you through the sea of information and introduce you to everyone you need to meet and consult with in order to make the most informed decision about how to build your family. You can also benefit from personalized expert advice from some of the best, most gay-friendly professionals in the US and Canada about your own medical and legal situation, and so much more!
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Fun at the Botanical Garden with our
SF Playgroup
We had a blast at our last LGBTQ family field trip at the SF Botanical Garden. Check our event calendar over the next 2 weeks to see when registration opens for our next organized field trip!
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Book Release: Lesbian Game Changers |
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Partner Announcement:
Lesbian Game Changers, the book!
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A graphic-novel style, full color, high-quality, 144 page book featuring 30 lesbian heroes, includes illustrated timelines and fun facts!
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Meet our new QTBIPOC facilitator, Q! |
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Q is our amazing peer facilitator for our QTBIPOC Parent Peer Support Group. Recognized as a charismatic group leader, facilitator, and instructor, Q is able to create comfortable learning environments, especially when exploring challenging topics such as gender identity, LGBTQ culture, and gender expression. He is a bonus parent to an amazing 5 year old, a manny, and much loved guncle to several little ones of varying ages. He has a passion for exploring the intersectionality of complex identities, starting with his own and using this as a foundation for trust and credibility. Join Q and other participants in community to foster support and comradery in your journey.
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Support Groups
Every Wednesday
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Queer and Trans BIPOC Parent Peer Support Group
First Wednesday of each month | 6-7:30pm
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Second Wednesday of each month | 6-7:30pm
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Prospective and Expectant Parent Support Group
Third Wednesday of each month | 6-7:30pm
*Offered virtually*
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Postpartum Parent Peer Support Group
Fourth Wednesday of each month | 6-7:30pm
*Offered virtually*
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Parent-Child Playgroups
Fridays SF & Oakland
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LGBTQ+ Parent-Child Playdates
for Children 0-5 years
Fridays 10-11:30am
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We welcome parents and caregivers of children 0-5 years to our parent-child playdates. 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.
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San Francisco
In-Person Playdates
Fridays 10am - 11:30am
This group is facilitated by OFC Programs Coordinator Sophia.
Upcoming Dates:
03/22
Location: Our Family Coalition,
1385 Mission Street Suite 330,
San Francisco, CA 94143
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Oakland
In-Person Playdates
Fridays 10am - 11:30am
This group will be facilitated by OFC Facilitator Q.
Upcoming Dates:
03/01, 03/15
Location: Lake Merritt playground (between Rotary Nature Center and Lake Merritt Labyrinth) off of Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, CA 94610
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Our Family Offers 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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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 our major funding partners
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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 acknowledge the unpaid labor of the first 12 generations of Americans of African descent, who suffered the horrors of the Middle Passage, two and a half centuries of chattel slavery, and another century of de facto segregation and genocide. We are indebted to their labor, and acknowledge the multigenerational impact of this violence, still felt today.
• 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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