… Eventually, students with more favorable social connections and supportive parents got the opportunity to continue and have access to more formal training with room and board included.  Steven wasn't selected, but had the most sincere wish to contribute his abilities towards this cause.  Already possessing a background in music and physical training, Steven would have been able to put his talents to good use and progress rapidly while helping fellow students improve together, but some members of …

Get together with fellow Dad's of young children & Dad's to be. Hold fun events where Dad's can vent & have a good ol' fashioned male bonding with those who can relate to living a family life a Dad. Bowling, billiards, bars, drinking, movies, sporting events, watching sporting events at a members home, etc......ANYTHING WE WANT IT TO BE. This is group has just been formed. More to come......

IMPORTANT: The main website is www.pwp21.com. Not everything gets posted here. The rsvps that go out from here are not reflective of the crowd turnout. PWP has a membership of nearly 150 people. We also have a companion website, for people whose children are grown and gone, or for singles who have no children. Visit www.westconnections2.com for further information. Are you a single parent? Having trouble living in a two-parent world? PWP wants you to know that you are not alone. The local …

The purpose of this group is to bring together parents of Asperger's children living in or close to Westchester County. We all have valuable experiences and knowledge to bring to the table and can learn from and support one another. By pulling together, perhaps we can begin to exert a positive influence on the way our children are viewed and educated. This group is open to all parents of Asperger's children living in or near Westchester NY If you are exhausted, exasperated and at your wits e …

This group provides Haitian-American children an opportunity to socialize with each other in a very structured and progressive way. Haitian cultural norms and values will serve as the foundation of engagement and interactions during meetups. Members will gain exposure and knowledge of Haitian culture, music, dance, language, and history. Parents will share resources in these areas, and in such other relevant subjects as education and parenting.

This group is about enriching the lives of children with autism by educating the parents of these children giving them the tools needed to raise a child with autism. We achieve this goal by allowing parents to meet with and discuss experiences and concerns as well as share resources. We also achieve this goal by offering monthly meetings on the 3rd Thursday of the month from September to June at 7:00 pm. At the meetings we receive information from a different speaker each month who is a profess …

Meet other parents of children with special needs, regardless of diagnosis and age. Come to network with other caregivers and professionals. There's time for Q&A and we set up What's new this season is that our group meets TWICE on the 1st Wednesday of every month. We have both an AM session at 10:00 and a PM session at 6:30 at Fordham University. (In the case of a holiday, we will choose a different day so please check our calendar!) DIRECTIONS TO FORDHAM UNIVERSITY ROSE HILL CAMPUS: by subway …

   The Tri-State CareGiver Group is for anyone who is living through taking care of their aging parents.  We offer support, help  and advice from others encountering the same problems.  We get together and discuss, share our ideas of how to help the person we are caring for and give each other ways of helping reduce the stress in our own lives ~and ~ very importantly, how to find some joy and laughter in our experiences. Babyboomers are now starting to realize the effects on our lives of being i …

This group will give legal support to divorcing parents of special needs children. Their issues are unique and yet some of them are common and we are here to help with legal questions and provide a comfortable place for parents to meet with others in a similar situation.

We started this group for adoptive families to be a source of support, for parents to share experiences, hear each others' kids stories and get together at play groups and other fun social activites. The families can also swap resources and other educational tidbits

This group is a group aimed to empower parents of special needs children. We will aim to eventually become a non-profit organization and get funding and grants to be able to give our members salaries. Funding will be available to provide needed resources for our children. Our interests are helping the parents to survive stress, emotional burnout, financial burnout, to empower them to fight for their children in educational, health and social settings. To lift the parents out of despair and despe …

If you are looking to meet other single parents in the New York City area (it doesn't have to be Manhattan), this is the group for you! Being a single parent is full of unique challenges, and many of us find ourselves with friends that are either married or have no children. Join us and to meet others in a similar situation.

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 made to get the word out about Jewish events in Astoria that are made for children. We are based out of the Astoria Center of Israel and love to see new smiling faces, young & old!

This social network group is dedicated in providing advice, support and hope amongst parents who are fighting for custody of their children in New York State. There are a countless number of responsible and loving mothers and fathers, who are the victims of fabricated reports of child abuse or negligence by their ex-spouse and/or third party. This group is also opened to those who have prevailed in their fight and gained custody of their children, as well as those who have become unfortuna …

Letting your kid(s) go with the other parent can take time to adjust to. This very recent start-up was founded to help fill that time/void and offer a social network while it's not your weekend. Get together with people who get it, for coffee and chat or commisserate even, and plan out fun things to do: movies, walks, hikes, picnics, whatever. *Our group will also include family activities as well as single parent time. Though we are based in Astoria & LIC, we welcome all parents from all over N …