A big thank you to everyone who marched in the OFC contingent for this year's SF Pride march or joined us at the Family Garden during the Pride celebration at Civic Center! It was so good to see all the faces, new and returning, in person again.
Here is a short clip of OFC during this year's the parade!
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We are currently recruiting volunteers to join our planning committee for Oakland Pride which will be held on September 10, 2023. Fill out our volunteer form here to get started!
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Our Families Help Save the Bay
Do you LOVE the Martin Luther King, Jr. Regional Shoreline and native plants? Want to bliss out in community with your family while helping to restore the shoreline and health of the Bay? Join an OFC contingent at a queer affinity volunteer event!
When: July 29 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Where: Martin Luther King, Jr. Regional Shoreline, Oakland
What: This queer affinity volunteer event is for folks who identify as LGBTQ+ and is led by queer Save The Bay staff. Children and adults will enjoy connecting with the diversity of plants and people that make the Bay Area so special. Nursery volunteer tasks can include anything from seed cleaning to transplanting. Save the Bay staff will provide all tools and guidance. No habitat restoration experience is needed.
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How to talk to your Black kids about race with Dr. Degruy |
Dr. DeGruy is a world renowned writer, speaker, and social scientist with two master degrees in Social Work and Clinical psychology. Her doctorate degree is in Social Work research. Throughout her career, she has held numerous workshops and seminars and given lectures about her research focused on the intersection of racism, trauma, and American chattel slavery. Her book “Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America’s Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing” shows its readers how the persistence of that intersection suffuses our daily lives. Indeed, Dr. DeGruy travels across the globe to share this message and has held these aforementioned lectures almost everywhere. She has graced her presence, time and thoughts with—Morehouse School of Medicine, Smith College, Stonybrook College, Harvard University, Tulane University, Everett Community College, Fisk University, Oxford University, the Essence Music Festival, and the County of LA department of mental health. She has also done consulting work with Oprah
Winfrey.
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Title: How to talk to your Kids About Race: Speaking to Black children about racism and how to advocate for your child with Dr. Joy Degruy
Date: Thur, Sept 7, 2023
Time: 5p PST - 7p PST
Location: Online
Description: Our Family Coalition is proud and honored to offer this presentation from the esteemed Dr. Joy Degruy. She will give us guidance and provide us with some tools on how to have healthy conversations with our Black children about racism. Dr. Degruy will also talk about how we can advocate for our Black children.
NOTE: This presentation and the discussion following it will be geared towards adults.
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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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Our Family Coalition is offering 11 events in the month of July, 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:
07/07, 07/14, 07/21, 07/28
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:
07/07, 07/14, 07/21
Location: Destiny Arts Center
970 Grace Avenue, Oakland, CA 94608
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Monthly, In-person:
Trans/GNC Parent Peer Support Group | 6-8PM
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: 07/12
Location: 1385 Mission Street Suite 330, San Francisco, CA 94143
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Monthly, In-person:
Queer and Trans BIPOC Parent Peer Support Group | 6-8PM
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: 07/05
Location: 1385 Mission Street Suite 330, San Francisco, CA 94143
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Monthly, VIRTUAL: Prospective and Expectant Parent Peer Support Group | 6P-8P
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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: 07/19
Location: Virtual
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Holidays & Days of Observation
Observances and holidays in July:
- July - Black Family Month
- July 04 - Independence Day
- July 15 - Give Something Away Day
- July 23 - Parents Day
OFC offices will be closed on the following dates:
- July 04: Independence Day
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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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