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SUMMARY:Families Formed Through Adoption Peer Support Space
DESCRIPTION:If you’re a parent or caregiver who has formed your family through adoption and/or foster care\, this group is for you! We welcome all paths & experiences. \nThis group is a space for parents & caregivers to connect with others\, build community and engage in conversation. Feel empowered to bring your frustrations\, your joys\, and your tools for coping- the group is meant to be whatever participants need it to be! This group is also open to prospective parents and those in the process of forming their families through foster & adoption. \nThis group is facilitated by Kim Simes and Matthew Ramsey\, Family Equality staff with extensive experience with adoption. \n  \nTo RSVP for this event and receive log-in information\, fill out the form below: \nOops! We could not locate your form.
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/families-formed-through-adoption-peer-support-space/2021-04-06/
CATEGORIES:Adoption,Parents,Prospective Parents,The Neighborhood
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SUMMARY:QPOC and Partners Peer Support Space
DESCRIPTION:This space is intended to be a facilitated peer support space for LGBTQ+ parents of color and their partners. Attendees will have an opportunity to share ideas for supporting themselves and their families during this difficult time. The session will also be a space to share frustrations\, victories\, or simply connect with other POC parents. \nRSVP TO RECEIVE LOG-IN INFORMATION FOR THIS EVENT\nOops! We could not locate your form. \nASL interpretation is available if needed. Please email us to request it! 
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/qpoc-and-partners-peer-support-space/2021-04-12/
CATEGORIES:Parents,QPOC,The Neighborhood
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SUMMARY:Peer Support Space for Non-Bio & Non-Gestational Parents
DESCRIPTION:This peer support space is a place for parents who are the non-biological and non-gestational parent to their kiddo(s). This space is meant for folks to connect\, build community and engage in conversation with peers. Feel empowered to bring your frustrations\, your joys\, your tools for coping\, etc – this group is meant to be whatever participants need it to be! \nThis group may alternate facilitators\, both of whom are Family Equality staff and identify as non-bio\, non-gestational parents. \nTo register for this meetup and receive a log-in link\, fill out the form below:  \nOops! We could not locate your form. \nThis group is for people for non-bio & non-gestational parents whose family was formed through trying to conceive. If you are a parent whose family was formed through adoption and/or foster-to-adopt\, check out this group.
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/peer-support-space-for-non-bio-non-gestational-parents-6/2021-04-15/
CATEGORIES:Nonbio,Parents,Prospective Parents,The Neighborhood
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Nonbinary Parents Day with Founder Johnny Blazes
DESCRIPTION:  \nAt Family Equality\, we know that there is no one way to build a family\, nor is there any single universal kind of parent. Some parents celebrate Mothers’ Day in May\, Fathers’ Day in June\, or parents day in July. When Johnny became a parent\, they wanted a special day to celebrate their parenthood—and they invited their nonbinary parent friends to join along.   \nJess Venable-Novak\, Family Equality’s Family Engagement Manager\, sat down to talk with Johnny about being a nonbinary parent\, founding a special day to celebrate nonbinary parents\, and how the holiday has changed over the years.  \nTW//Infant Loss
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/celebrating-nonbinary-parents-day-with-founder-johnny-blazes/
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SUMMARY:Deja's Reading Rainbow with Family Equality & RSM
DESCRIPTION:  \nGather up your family and get dressed up in your favorite outfits to watch this special edition of Deja Brooks‘ Reading Rainbow with our sponsor\, RSM US LLP!
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/dejas-reading-rainbow-with-family-equality-rsm/
CATEGORIES:The Neighborhood,Whole Family,Younger Kids
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SUMMARY:National Crime Victims' Rights Week with Equality Michigan's Department of Victim Services
DESCRIPTION:April 18—24 is National Crime Victims’ Rights Week\, and this year’s theme is “Support Victims. Build Trust. Engage Communities.” To recognize this important week\, we sat down with Genny Maze and Brooke Lindley from Equality Michigan’s Department of Victim Services to discuss how they work daily to support LGBTQ+ victims of crime in their state.  \nThey shared their experiences providing support\, advocacy\, and community-building on behalf of LGBTQ+ families like their own in the state of Michigan.  \n  \n  \n \nGenny Maze is the Lead Victim Advocate at Equality Michigan. She is a highly experienced and awarded advocate with a long history of working for non-profits including The Salvation Army\, Affirmations LGBTQ Community Center\, and Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Ms. Maze has served as an advocate for the LGBTQ community\, the homeless\, domestic violence survivors\, disadvantaged youth\, and survivors of drunk driving crashes. \n  \n  \n \nBrooke Lindley is the LGBTQ Victim Services Case Manager at Equality Michigan. She began her career over 10 years ago in Child Welfare as a Court Appointed Special Advocate and founded a LGBT resource group for lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, transgender\, intersex youth in foster care. After graduating college she became a Child Welfare Social Worker. She is nationally trained in working with children who have been abused and specialized working with children who were sexually abused. After several years\, Brooke started working for the YWCA Kalamazoo as a LGBT specific Victim Service Advocate working with survivors of sexual violence. Then\, she served as Director of Advocacy for OutFront Kalamazoo\, the LGBT center in Kalamazoo. She provided trainings to businesses and agencies all over Michigan on how to create inclusive and intentional safe spaces. She developed an advocacy program which partnered major LGBT organizations in Michigan like Equality Michigan and national organizations like Human Rights Campaign.
URL:https://familyequality.org/event/national-crime-victims-rights-week-with-equality-michigans-department-of-victim-services/
CATEGORIES:The Neighborhood
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