WELCOME TO UNITED LATINO PROFESSIONALS! Friends. Culture. Community. EXPLORE THE CULTURE! MAKE NEW FRIENDS! GIVE BACK! ULP Vision: United Latino Professionals(ULP) will be the leading social networking group in the nation, with chapters in all major urban areas. Our activities will continue to unite people and celebrate Latino culture. ULP Mission: United Latino Professionals (ULP) is a social networking platform designed to foster strong connections between its members. ULP offers varied, high …

Hello my fellow social workers!!! I'm a licensed social worker, psychotherapist, psychoanalytic candidate, and member of the Fordham University Graduate School of Social Service Alumni Advisory Board.  Over the years I worked as clinical consultant with the New York City Children’s Services and was a member of the Queens Borough President, Helen Marshall: Task Force on Domestic Violence, Child Maltreatment and Elder Abuse. I have consulted with numerous organizations regarding LMSW exam developm …

Going through a divorce can be a time of great upheaval in which emotions and uncertainty take center stage. It is also a time when it's easy to get overwhelmed with all the important financial decisions that need to be made. What should we do about the house? What are my options for health insurance? Will I have enough after the divorce to pay my bills? Should each of us just keep our 401(k) or other retirement plans? Does it make sense to trade pension rights for the house? Will I have enough …

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.

Towards an Amicable Resolution: Answering your Questions about what Divorce means for your Finances Please come join our workshops, where we use a uniquely holistic, 3-pronged approach covering  the Legal, Financial and Emotional perspectives of the divorce process. When you are contemplating separation or divorce from your spouse, a large part of the stress comes from the financial uncertainty involved. You need to make important decisions based on a future household that will look radically …

Are you a single mom or dad of an infant, toddler, preschooler or young child? Do you feel alone at times and feel like you need to be around people that understand what it is to raise a child on your own? Are you divorced, seperated or raising a baby on your own by choice? If so, you are not alone and this is the perfect group for you!  It's important to have people that understand you and know exactly what you are going through. Let's get together to talk, laugh and enjoy our children. My goal …

Welcome to NYC Brainy Activities! Brainy Activities are group based toddler classes in New York City that is aimed to be affordable. We schedule convenient toddler classes all over NYC that you can choose to participate in according to you and your toddler's schedule and interest. How the group works: 1. We list a variety of classes and have parents take polls to see which classes have the most interest. 2. Then, we hire dance teachers, art teachers, music teachers, and sports coaches to conduc …

Do you spend your days being serious, responsible, professional, respectable? Have a stressful job, have bills to pay, have people who depend on you? BEING A GROWN-UP IS HARD WORK!! Every now and then, we need to get out and play - whether it be for just an hour or evening - to reconnect with our inner child and to relax and reenergize. SILLY DATE! NEW YORK is a good clean fun Meetup group in New York City for singles and their friends. Members are fun, friendly, independent-minded and are inter …

Hello future friends! This is a group of mothers, many of us SAH, who believe in the life-long benefits of Attachment Parenting, a term coined by pediatrician William Sears. http://www.askdrsears.com/html/10/T130300.asp We agree with API's mission to create strong, healthy emotional bonds between children and their parents. "API believes that Attachment Parenting (AP) practices fulfill a child's need for trust, empathy, and affection and will provide a foundation for a lifetime of healthy relati …

if you live in the new york city area and are the proud parent (or sibling, or grandparent) of a child with mild or moderate cerebral palsy, then this group is for you! children of all ages welcome, but will focus on ages 2-10 for now. Let us empower each other and support one another in this lifetime of challenges for our children.  Together we can help strengthen our families who have loved ones with Cerebral Palsy.  We can make a difference for our children and their future.

This group is for NYC's Upper West Side parents who are looking to meet, support each other and share their experiences with holistic parenting. Holistic parenting is a catch-all term that can include, but is not limited to, attachment parenting, positive parenting, bed-sharing or co-sleeping, breastfeeding, baby wearing, cloth diapering, the use of alternative/complementary medicines, vaccine alternatives, child-directed weaning, elimination communication, natural birth, homebirth and the use o …

Welcome to LivingPowerfully Community! There has been a lot happening recently outside of the group as all organizers have been traveling for more intense trainings in practicums, workshops, and out of country seminars and it's time to bring it together, offer as much support and empowerment as we can with each other, and share in the enjoyment of life, creating the best we're able, together! There are a variety of choices we have to start some weekly / bi-weekly / or monthly meetups and I want …

A support group open to anyone who wishes to recover their — and their family's — health using the most powerful body and mind healing protocol there is. What is GAPS? The GAPS Diet is based on the work of Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride. She discovered the SCD Diet (Specific Carbohydrate Diet) and took it a step further by describing the gut-brain connection in the book Gut and Psychology Syndrome. Her patients coined the term GAP Syndrome or simply GAPS. The diet became known as the GAPS Diet. G …

NOTE: CIRCLE CANCELLED Feb 16, 2013 Created by CareGivers for CareGivers of individuals with special needs, developmental disabilities and/or on the autism spectrum. We are natural givers, but struggle to find the time to receive the care we need. Meet other CareGivers in a relaxing and friendly environment, and re-energize through breathing, gentle yoga stretches, relaxation techniques, meditation and massage. Receive the support you need, so you can be all you need to be for your loved ones! W …

Hello, parents or parents-to-be. Would you like to: * Meet with like-minded parents and fellow community members * Build social and health connections * Establish a supportive Community & Discussion Group * Nourish and expand your parenting options * Continue your personal growth to enable you to be the best parent you can be There are several fantastic play groups in Hoboken, which provide a very valuable resource for parents in town. But, where can you go to discuss the questions that arise ea …

This is a support group for parents of children and teens with special needs. This group offers you a way to reduce your isolation and get support from other parents who understand the challenges and rewards of parenting a child with special needs.

Join survivors of female genital mutilation (FGM) also known as female circumcision. And supporters against the practice as we discuss FGM in New York and the world. And, come together to put an end to this practice that mutilates a girl every 16 seconds. There are currently 140 million mutilated women worldwide, over 300,000 of them are in the United States. We are a small group. So, we will be concentrating on how to find and publicize solutions to preventing FGM. If you know of any successe …

This is a group for parents of children who are receiving some form of intervention (OT, PT, Speech, etc) and want a place to brainstorm and create fun activities that fit their unique lifestyle and interests but are still fulfilling their child's therapeutic needs. Ideally, it is a place where parents will share and learn how to do this on their own so that these necessary home activities are actually fun and interesting and a way for them to play together rather than become another burden of …

This is a group for New Mom's, meaning moms with infants and toddlers, who want to meet other moms and have a safe space to talk. I am a mom and I work as a therapist. I put together groups for new moms as a way for women to meet other women and to talk about the issues related to being a new mom. This group will run on 8-week-long sessions. There will be a different topic each week. Topics will include things like: Change in identity, dealing with transitions, feelings of guilt, how to play wit …

This group is ONLY for women who have made the decision to end the relationship with their abuser & are going through the emotional rollercoaster struggle that comes after the break up. Though it was the right decision to leave your abusive ex, its still a challenge to detach & completely let go of the abusive person you love, especially when you can't stop reminiscing about the "good times" or feeling like you did something wrong. This group exists to help us remember why we left. By sharing & …

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 meets the need for many single moms out there looking to network, and start new friendship circles with other single mothers close by. It is best suited for single mothers who work pt/ft and play the major role in raising her child/children. This group was started because there is a need for a meet up in the Hudson County/Greater New York City area. While there are some fabulous single mom groups in NYC, as single mothers, it is sometimes hard to schlep across the water to those Meetups. Le …

This group is for anyone who has a child with a rare syndrome. I started this group to network with other mothers or fathers to exchange feelings, concerns, issues, treatment options, etc. that our kids will or have faced. My child has Treacher Collins Syndrome and what I've found is that all of these rare syndromes link us together as parents. Our triumphs and challenges feel the same and with support, we can face whatever is thrown our way. Note ***Medical and other information posted on this …

This is a group to provide support, help, tips, advice, resources to Babysitters, Nannies, Au Pairs and Childcare givers. We are special people who take care of the families most precious assets..."Children".

This group is designed for anyone who has a child with a Language Disorder. We finally have a support group in New York City! These Meet-ups are designed as lectures, with guest speakers and support staff. Each month we will bring in lectures in the field of developmental delays to give a presentation with Q and A sessions. Looking forward to meeting you all!

This is a group for anyone who is a parent of a child with special needs. Ever felt alone, tired, and overwhelmed and that you wished you knew other parents who you could connect with and relate to? Have questions about available resources for your child and don't know where to start? The goal of this group is to provide parents with the support, resources, and friendship that will help them with their amazing children and in the process be the best mommies and daddies they can be!! We will …

PARENTING WITH LOVE AND RESPECT This group brings together moms and dads who want to become the best parents they can be. We all hold a vision of how we wanted to be as parents, since we are children. We will help you make that vision a reality, and help you bring the best out of you. This group is for moms (and dads) who... believe in parenting their children with love and respect, believe in positive and gentle parenting, don't believe in punitive parenting (spanking, time-outs, punishment... …

Grief Walkers: This group is designed after similar Grief Walk groups in other states and Canada. More info on www.MyGriefAngels.org, and on our "Our GRIEF in their VOICES" initiative - www.twitter.com/MyGriefAngels We just meet, walk and talk along the way. One rule: We need to focus on us, the grieving, and how we are getting thru our grief. Whether you have a lost a Parent, a Spouse/Partner, a Child, a Sibling or Significant Others, this is a group to connect and talk with others who are faci …