I just read an article in the SF Chronicle about the Governor's sweeping cuts to HIV/AIDS services, healthy families, and the child welfare department - not to mention the potential loss of 100 state parks and other cuts.
The impacts of these budget cuts will be felt by our families for years to come. No matter the make-up of your family, the effects will be real and hurtful to your or someone you love.
I am not an expert on the budget. I only know what my gut tells me - and that is that our budget is being balanced on the backs of those least able to take its weight. Is this the legacy we wish to leave for our children?
There are no easy solutions and money does not grow on trees. I inderstand that; but it still angers and worries me - as a parent, as a Queer person, as a community member. I wish I had solutions. The only solution I do know is to try to raise our child as a compassionate person who thinks as well of others as she does of herself.
(posted by Shelli)
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We are an LGBTQ family group offering conversation for parents and free child care for children 6 months and older. Parents of children 0-5 years meet on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays from 10-12 and parents of 5-10 year olds meet on the 3rd Saturday from 3:45-5:45pm. Both meet at the LGBT Center at 1800 Market Street in San Francisco. .
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About the Mamas & Papas
Mamas & Papas started in 2003 as an independent, drop-in, parent-led discussion group for LGBT families. Our Family Coalition has served as the Fiscal Sponsor for Mamas & Papas in recent years.
Mamas & Papas has now become a project of Our Family Coalition which offers us mutual benefits and opportunities that will improve cooperation and visibility of our mutual programs, improve our outreach to the diverse LGBT family community, and more efficiently use resources in both organizations.
If you would like to post to this blog read our guidelines here.Mamas & Papas Groups
Expand your circle of LGBT parents, swap parenting tips, and explore concerns shared by all parents as well as those of special interest to our families. Help your kids build lasting friendships with other children growing up with LGBT families. Each month Mamas & Papas hosts parent-led discussion and activity groups for LGBT parents with kids 0-8 years old.
All groups including childcare are free. For free childcare, RSVP to Julia at 415-981-1960 or
julia@ourfamily.org.
Families with kids 0-5 yrs:
When: 2nd Saturday of each month. Free childcare and kids activities begin at 9:30am, Adult discussion begins at 10:00am
Where: SF LGBT Community Center, 1800 Market Street at Octavia, San Francisco
When: 4th Saturday of each month. Informal parent-child playgroup. 10am to 12noon.
Where: Eureka Valley Recreation Center 100 Collingwood at 18th, San Francisco.
When: 4th Saturday of each month. Informal parent-child playgroup. 10am to 12noon.
Where: Eureka Valley Recreation Center 100 Collingwood at 18th, San Francisco.
Families with kids 5-8 yrs:
When: 3rd Saturday of each month. 4-6:30 pm
Where: SF LGBT Community Center, 1800 Market Street at Octavia, San Francisco
Where: SF LGBT Community Center, 1800 Market Street at Octavia, San Francisco
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Things are bad and in San Francisco supervisor Bevan Dufty want to take $510,000 from the Department of Children, Youth and their Families and give it to the Arts. Hmmm. I mean I love the Arts, but where are our priorities?
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