Two FREE, drop-in support groups -- Mamas & Papas (for LGBTQ families) and Caregiver Cafés (for nonparental caregivers) -- will be offered on a monthly basis in 2010, thanks to a grant from First 5 Alameda County with support from Peet's Coffee & Tea and Casa Latina in Berkeley. Supervised activities for young children 2-4 years old are held concurrently. Each month's meeting date and time is posted in the sidebar of the current issue of Tot-Mail

Monthly meeting space is also available on Monday mornings for Parent-to-Parent Cafés so that other parent support groups can meet -- multiracial families, parents of twins, single parents and others on request -- for a nominal fee. For an additional charge, trained parent education facilitators can be contracted through Habitot to lead these groups and discussions on topics of need/interest. Our Parenting Education staff can help you design a support program suited to your needs.

To receive email updates about Mamas & Papas, Caregiver Cafés, or to inquire about starting a new Parent-to-Parent Café, please contact us at 510-647-1111 x 16 or parented@habitot.org

Wednesday, May 5, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
with Our Family
Guest Speaker: Stephanie Brill
Stephanie Brill is the Executive Director of Gender Spectrum, a non-profit organization that provides education, training and support to help create a gender sensitive and inclusive environment for all children and teens.

She is the author of The Queer Parents Primer, The New Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth, and The Transgender Child.