Parent Organizing and Advocacy
For parents interested not only in meeting other families, but in working with them to advocate for social change around issues of shared concern, the following programs offer those opportunities.
Children (especially autistic or neurodivergent children) and their families
Burch Avenue Park; new playgroup to start soon at the Jewish Community Center
Cost:
Our current playgroup is free. We may be adding an additional playgroup/music on Friday afternoons that is donation-based.
Please feel free to email us at hello@allneurotypes.com. We’ll respond within 3 business days and add you to the email list.
Pregnant and breast/chest/human milk feeding families
Online or on the phone.
(Spanish language information is online at breastfeeddurham.org/spanish-speaking-families)
Cost:
Visit us online to get started breastfeeddurham.org
The Latinx Community
The Triangle
Cost:
Some of our programs are free and others have suggested donations (scholarships available).
Find out about opportunities and register at elcentronc.org/education or call our office at 919-435-4257.
Specifically for BIPOC (Black, indigenous and people of color) parents or caregivers; however, our affinity groups are open to any parent or caregiver of a Black child
Durham, NC and surrounding areas
Cost:
PAAC Membership Fee for the school community (depends on level of commitment). Circles of Hope groups are free to parents/caregivers.
Visit our website epic-nc.org, email info@epic-nc.org, or join our network to stay abreast of scheduled events, programming, and volunteer opportunities.
Any Durham dad and his family
Durham
Cost:
Visit FatherhoodofDurham.org
Foster and adoptive parents, in addition to community members who would like to support the foster care community
Durham, Orange and Wake Counties in North Carolina
Cost:
Sign up for our newsletter: Fostering Families Newsletter Sign Up
ISLA primarily serves first and second generation Spanish-speaking immigrants
Serving families from around the North Carolina Triangle Area, including Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Granville, Orange and Wake counties
Cost:
Call 919-265-7692 or visit our website: laislaschool.org
We are creating spaces and support for Black, Brown, Indigenous, and other Birthing People of Color and their families
Durham area
Cost:
MAAME, Inc. offers all services on a sliding scale based on the birthing person’s individual need. For clients who don’t qualify for the community-based doula program, they will still have access to affordable doula support for birth or postpartum.
Consultations are free.
Birthing alone or with barriers should never be an option. We are here to help. Request services through the intake form found at maameinc.org/general-intake or call (919) 709-3120 to get connected
Black parents and caregivers, teachers and service providers
Across NC’s triangle region
Cost:
Reach us through the contact form: villageofwisdom.org/about-us
Children, educators, parents & families
We’re located in Durham, but we service the United States
Cost:
Varies dependent upon program; we offer full and partial scholarships for children’s programming
Call: 984-377-5761; Email: admin@weare-nc.org; Find us on social media @weare_org
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