Want to find out about free and frugal events in your nook of the city? Want to meet other families and head out to events together? Or maybe you just want to meet up for coffee or a home playdate? If that sounds great, let's make it a date! Join us for fun with your family and ours! I make it my business to find out about everything frugal for families in NYC and you can be sure that I will keep you in the know. Our calendar is always filled with events (to fit whatever crazy schedule you are …

Meet other men experiencing a divorce or separation for discussion , support , and an opportunity for " low pressure " socializing . The core BELIEF of this meetup is that it's members are : creative , resourceful , and whole ; it's MISSION is to provide an opportunity for it's members to visualize and create new opportunities in their lives . And it's GOAL is to help it's members regain personal and professional self-confidence , while rediscovering a sense of direction in their lives ...

Meet other New York City Stay At Home Dads, Part-time at home dads, work from home dads, freelance dads, working dads, and involved fathers in and around NYC to socialize and interact with other guys who enjoy spending quality time with their kids during the day. Our primary goal is to form an inclusive & active community of involved dads during the week while the rest of the world is working, so we can take advantage of what the city has to offer without the crowds & within a tight budget. This …

The City Congregation for Humanistic Judaism provides a welcoming, diverse community for cultural and secular Jews where we can celebrate and preserve our Jewish identity. As Humanistic Jews we rely on reason, inner strength, and the support of community to face life's challenges and collectively improve the world. We welcome everyone: families, singles, unaffiliated Jews, intermarried or interfaith families, single parent families, LGBT community, atheists, and agnostics. All are welcome here. …

Are you an expecting mom, or a mom to a little one under 4 years old? Our mission is to provide support and community for every mom that wants it. *All members are invited to view our complimentary library of over 50 parenting videos* We are an inclusive community where all moms can come together to support, learn, and socialize. All are invited - new moms, expectant moms, toddler moms, working moms, single moms in New York area: Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, Staten Island, Westchester, a …

Parents in Transition Consultants work together as one community towards the common goal of ensuring that parents learn to maintain a healthy parenting relationship. This is an open forum for parents and educators to meet and discuss developing strategies for raising children. These courses will help you in learning effective parenting skills, improve your relationships with your children and co-parent(s), and also reinforce appropriate behavior in others.

The NonCustodial Parent Community is dedicated to sharing experiences, strategies, and solutions, and to provide support for challenging bias and raise awareness about the issues families are facing every day.

A separation or a divorce can be overwhelming and devastating. Life as we knew it is torn apart and we need support from others. Most people are unprepared for the emotional turmoil, mental anguish and practical side of breakups or divorce. If you are separated, going through a divorce, or newly single our support group can help you feel empowered and ease the process. As a Breakups and Divorce Coach dedicated to support and empowerment during difficult times, each meetup will be facilitated and …

I have found meetup groups for professional moms, single moms, professional women and yet no active one for Professional-Single-Moms. As much as I value the interaction and friendships I made with other new moms, if you're reading this, you agree...its just not the same as single parenting. ESPECIALLY trying to balance it all alone. Here's my attempt to form a group where we can make it our own, more then just occasional play dates but forge friendships for ourselves and children, support and ju …

This is a meetup for people interested in the process of creating a family through surrogacy. Our group is open to married couples, single people, gay or straight, who want to start a family, women who have been a surrogate mother or are interested in being surrogates. Egg donors? We want to hear from you as well!  We are an independent group of individuals, and are not affiliated with any particular clinic or agency (although we acknowledge the great work they do!)  Everyone involved in this am …

Get together with parents who get it, for coffee and chat or commiserate even, and plan out fun things to do with or without the kids: movies, walks, hikes, picnics, whatever. *Our group will include family activities as well as parent-only time. Though we are based in NYC, we welcome all parents from all over the Tri-State Area. This group has recently been placed under new leadership so there will be a few changes coming in the near future as I work out the kinks. Please feel free to make this …

This group is to provide help to those: - Currently Separated - Contemplating Divorce - Newly Divorced One of the most frustrating parts of divorce is the complicated process and the inability to get clear direction or easy answers to your many questions. To be clear this is not a traditional “support group.” This group is about Education and Information to provide direction on What to Expect from Your Divorce and How to Get Through it With as Little Pain as Possible. I have been through a divo …

We have lots of folks from NYC metro area that are either looking to have children via egg donation and / or surrogacy, OR who already have kids via egg donation. We have quarterly meetings but thought that getting together informally would be great as well. Who should join? Anyone who is looking to become a parent via egg donation, or preparing to undergo a donor egg IVF cycle, or who is pregnant via egg donation, or is already a parent via egg donation and you live in the NYC or surrounding ar …

Moms need support from other moms (period). This meetup group is like a family. Mothers supporting other mothers in life, love, health, education, career and most important motherhood in a safe non judgmental group. The goal of The HotMylk Project is to unite moms in NYC, to improve themselves therefore improving their childrens' world. If you'd like to find interesting and fun play dates for your kids and meet interesting moms. YOU should JOIN!! This group is for Moms who live in the Brooklyn a …

The benefits of community living are immeasurable. However, finding the right community or the right person(s) to create community with is the first and often most difficult step. The purpose of this group is to bring together folks who are either looking for the right person(s) to start community with; looking for the right person(s) to add to their community or looking for the right community for them and theirs. Having face-to-face meetups offers a safe and non-binding forum for developing fr …

Are you a divorced dad? Do you have questions or concerns about raising your kids? Do you need some advice? I’m a New York City family and divorce lawyer. Once a month, I’ll lead a group meeting for divorced dads at my apartment on the Upper East Side. I won’t give legal advice, but we’ll discuss practical questions and concerns about raising kids as a divorced dad.

“I am so frustrated with dating!” “Why do I always meet the wrong person?” “It’s so hard to meet someone in New York”. “I feel like I just settle for someone because it’s better than being alone.” As a therapist, I hear these questions routinely.  But, sometimes it seems the person asking the question presents it from a place of resignation, as if things could never change for them.  If you start by believing that things can change, then you’ve done yourself a big favor.  The next questions is w …

This is a meetup for single parents and their toddlers. Here we can join one another for support emotionally and for our children. This is a positive way to meet other parents in similar situations and for our children to play and learn from each other.

This is a group for Asian single parents and kids to get together for affordable activities in the Tri-State area. Activities such as visiting museums, zoos, amusement parks, camping, ice skating, fruits/vegetables picking, play dates, etc. The main focus of the group is to provide support and networking for Asian single parents for all ages. Why travel alone with kids when you can travel with a group of friends to share experiences and ideas on thriving as a single parent. Kids will have opport …

The Families Civil Liberties Union is embarking on a campaign to significantly improve the family law process in America.  Ambitious?  You bet.  Attainable?  Absolutely.  The Families Civil Liberties Union is a professional, politically neutral, national activist organization headquartered in New York City. We refuse government funds. Our mission is to represent the thousands of disparate, autonomous fathers’ and mothers’ groups and millions of fathers and mothers that have been damaged by the f …

This is a group for anyone needing to maximize their potential in life through encouragement and support from other successful leaders sharing what has been working for them and willingness to coach others. The distinction in this group will be beyond the reading of books but having life examples at our group sessions.

Today you are one step closer to a new you where you feel empowered and on a positive path to growth and well-being. As a solution-focused psychotherapist, my goal is to help you uncover your true potential and lead a life that is worth celebrating. While we can't change difficult situations of the past, we can work together to better understand and resolve challenges in your life. By applying complementary therapy approaches and techniques, we will unearth long-standing behavior patterns or neg …

We meet with or without kids to find common ground, support, decompress, network, build a community. Meet affordably at a local diner, local kids recreation center, park, or family swim. If it takes a village, we have one. Let's network on shared needs e.g. pickups / dropoff and optimize time and resources. Let's stay in the neighborhood (large school district) for frequent playdates, barbeques, parties, sleepovers, backyards, etc. Meet solution-minded grown-ups who can share precious munchkin-t …

Calling all NYC single moms! Single motherhood is a growing trend in our culture. And it’s one with dramatic implications for our society and for our children. With this meetup we can learn from/support one another. Together we can thrive! Also open to single dads as well!

This is an empowering group for anyone interested in sharing their insights and thoughts during this very transitional life happening. The time just before, during and after one's divorce can be very challenging in regards to decision making, knowledge in subject areas and overall life changes. My goal is to gather a group of amazing, inspiring individuals whose main goal is to meet and empower each other while dealing with this transitional life change. The time is now to re-discover your inner …

This is a group devoted to supporting parents whose teenagers are struggling with depression and anxiety and related issues, such as substance abuse, eating disorders and self harm. We will provide support and information regarding treatment programs, the world of wilderness programs, ed consultants, residential treatment centers, and therapeutic boarding schools. Mostly, we will tell our stories in candid ways that never violate teens' or parents' privacy. All members need to agree to within gr …

North Battery Park residence looking for a village and community. Seeking transplants from other regions that are looking to create that neighborhood or village community. Grandparents looking for grandchildren, single or working parents looking for support and strengths, new families in the community looking for stability. Sunday dinners, emergency contacts, afternoon picnic, jazz on the lawn, summer evening walks and the like. If you live in North Battery Park and would like to meet others nea …

This is a support group for parents, caregivers, educators, coaches, etc who want to share and learn about raising boys to become men of character. Our meetups will cover boy related topics for all ages--from diapers to dating.This is fun learning inclusive environment We'll have discussions, events, book clubs, workshops and more centered around the health, education, mental/emotional and physical well-being, and personal development of boys. We will address concerns such as mental health and a …