Are you a foster/adoptive parent in Contra Costa County, California? Thinking about becoming one? Welcome to our Meetup Group where we get together in-person to offer support and friendship to one another and our families. Benefits of this Group: -Regular Events/Get-Togethers in Contra Costa County, CA -Small Group where we truly get to know one another -Our foster/adopted kids get to meet other kids in their shoes and get to make friends, knowing they aren't alone and are normal, too! -Our par …

We are a support group that meets monthly in Pleasant Hill. This group is sponsored by Sweet Beginnings Adoptions, an East Bay Adoption Facilitator but is run by birth moms themselves. Group is open to anyone who has experienced a relinquishment - voluntarily or not, anyone who is involved in an active adoption plan or anyone who is thinking about the option. The purpose of this group is for women to be able to speak openly about their losses, to share with women who have been there and about to …

As a woman trying to conceive or going through the adoption process, you have probably felt any or all of these: impatient, frustrated, stressed, "am I doing this right?", scarcity and lack, afraid, worried, doubtful, alone, jealous, scattered, unsure of yourself. The purpose of this group is to cultivate inner stillness, peace and calm surrounding you and the choices you make on your fertility journey. By doing this, we teem the soil and create rich, fertile ground in ourselves so that we can g …

East Bay Adoption is a group that meets monthly. We are a group of pre-adoptive and adoptive parents who want to get together for support. Each meeting is facilitated by a professional involved with adoption and starts out with an informative topic that leads to discussion.

This group is to get older mothers together for support and companionship and to discuss issues that arise from being a mother and an older mother. Right now it is mostly adoptive mothers who adopted in their 40's and 50's. All mothers are welcome.

Are you part of a transracial family by adoption? Are you interested in learning more about being part of a transracial family? Then this group is for you. Let's get together for some playdates, family-friendly activities, and some much needed support. After adopting our son in 2011, I've been struggling to find families who can relate to the joys and challenges of being part of a transracial family.

Foster Hub is dedicated to community building, transformation and empowering former foster youth. ​ We believe in the importance of supportive social networks, as they can serve as potential safety nets, sources of information, guidance and strength. ​ ​We strive to connect former foster youth with each other to ease their transition after aging out of the foster care system. While our backgrounds and stories are varied, we believe that former foster youth deserve the opportunity to have meanin …

This group meets to discuss what makes your family strong. The whole family is welcome to come and learn skills to communicate better with one another and how to solve problems together as a family. Parents will deal with making rules and consequences and knowing what to expect from youth at this age. The youth and children will learn to resist peer pressure, handle frustration, and how to appreciate parents/caregivers, Families with children ages 6-16 come and enjoy a free dinner, with childcar …