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| Meals for New Parents Another great service that the Club provides is a great meal for new parents. We know how hard it is to find time to sleep or eat when you have newborns. We try to make it a little bit easier by delivering a delicious, nutritious and ready-to-eat meal to your home. meals@sfpom.org |
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| Philanthropy Our Club has an outreach program for families with multiples who live in Bay Area and who need additional help and support. We donate toys and equipment to low-income families, deliver meals and provide helping hands to single-parent households, and provide support to families with sick children. philanthropy@sfpom.org |
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| Halloween Closet Buying Halloween costumes every year for two or more kids can get expensive. We have a selection of costumes donated by our Club members that you can borrow at no charge. Your costume donations are always appreciated. halloweencloset@sfpom.org
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| Snow Clothes Closet Similar to Halloween costumes, buying warm clothes and skiing gear for one weekend in the snow can get very expensive. Our Snow Clothes Closet has a good selection of kids' jackets, snow pants, hats, gloves and other cold weather essentials. Please take a good care of the clothes and donate anything that your kids no longer need. snowclothescloset@sfpom.org |
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| Newsletter
Our Club 's monthly newsletter Multiplicity is
a great resource for parents of multiples. It always
contains useful articles written by and for parents
of multiples. Topics range from feeding and sleeping
issues, to playground information, to reviews of schools,
and everything in between. It is also full of useful
tips, recipes, and announcements of upcoming Club
events. To learn more about it, please
click here or email editor@sfpom.org
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| Listserv One of the most valuable benefits of SFPOM's membership is access to our email Listserv. Here members can post questions, messages, exchange ideas, and form playgroups. Members also have access to our message archive, which is full of invaluable information about nannies, doulas, housecleaners, breastfeeding, schools, rainy day activities, and everything in between. |
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| Toddler
Support Group The
Club now offers a monthly toddler support group. This
is the place where you can bring your woes about getting
your toddlers to eat veggies, trade potty training tips
and tales, and exchange information on fun things to
do with your young children. These member-only events
are moderated by a SFPOM Club Member and mother of three
children, all under the age of 5. Please check the calendar
at https://www.bigtent.com/groups/sfpom
for details on the date, time, and location for the
next toddler support. For questions and more information,
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| General Meetings General meetings are held bi-monthly and are member-only events. They cover many topics including childcare, preschools, sleep training, and many others. Meetings are held at the Kaiser Permanente Office Building - 2238 Geary Blvd., in San Francisco. Dinner and drinks are offered and parking is available in the Kaiser Garage free of charge. For more information contact General Meeting Organizer at generalmeetings@sfpom.org |
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Resource
List
On our members-only
website we have a resource section where you can
get connected with Club members with knowledge and
experience in specialized areas during pregnancy and
various developmental stages of your babies and children.
It's a place where our members say "been there,
done that--let us know if we can help you through
the same situation." We have members who have
experience with everything: preterm labor, preemies
and NICUs, all kinds of medical conditions related
to pregnancies with twins or more, breastfeeding,
multiples adoption, potty training, schools, and more.
Here you can find not only information that you are
looking for, but also how you can sign up and share
your own experiences with the group.
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What We Offer
There
are countless benefits to joining SFPOM. We offer
many programs and activities that target parents
of multiples and their children. This includes but
is not limited to: New
Parents Group, General Meetings, Family Activities,
Outings and Social Gatherings, Parents Night Out,
Working Parents' Lunch, Playgroups, Consignment
Sale, monthly Newsletter,
Listserv, Member-Only
Website with Online Resources and Archives,
free Meals for New Parents, access to our Preemie,
Halloween Costumes and Snow Clothes Closets, and
much more.
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Preemie Closet Twins and higher order multiples are generally at a higher risk of being born prematurely and at a lower birth weight. Fortunately, with help of new technologies, preemies do very well and grow quickly. Small babies do require preemie clothes, although the grow out of them quickly. These clothes can be hard to find and expensive. The Club provides our members with free access to our Preemie Clothes Closet. |
| The clothes are donated by Club members. Some are new, some are gently used. This is how it works: once your children are born, let the Preemie Closet Coordinator know the genders of your babies and setup a pickup time. A delivery can also be arranged. Once you are done using the clothes, arrange for a drop-off of the clean clothes. We also accept and appreciate any preemie clothes donations. preemiecloset@sfpom.org |
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New
and Expectant Parents Group We
welcome all expecting and new parents with
multiples under one year of age. Come alone,
with your partner, and/or your babies. You
may also bring the helping hands of friends,
nannies, and grandparents. Should you run
out of helping hands we have many more ready
to help out. The New and Expectant Parents
Group is an ideal place to gain invaluable
twin parenting advice, an opportunity to ask
many questions, to see how other parents cope
with more than one baby, a place to laugh,
to cry, to rejoice, and to share proud and
scary moments in our step-by-step journey
into parenthood of multiples. You must be
a member to attend regularly. Prospective
members may attend one meeting before joining.
Meetings are held on the 2nd and 4thTuesdays
of each month from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
The
location is the DayOne Center on California
near Laurel Village:
3490 California, Suite 203. You enter on
Locust and can park underground the center
for free.
For more information contact New and Expectant
Parents Group Moderator at newparents@sfpom.org
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| Playgroups With the help of Listserv, it is easy for Club members to meet other parents of multiples and form age-appropriate playgroups. Through organized walks, playground outings, and gatherings at members' houses, playgroup members have many opportunities to meet other parents and provide social interaction for their kids. |
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Family Outings The Club sponsors fun social events such as holiday parties and picnics for member families. SFPOM sponsored events give parents and their children a chance to meet other twin families in a warm and friendly setting. For more information contact the Family Outings Planner at familyoutings@sfpom.org |
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SFPOM-LGBT Family Group LGBT parents who are members of SFPOM are invited to meet with other LGBT Parents of multiples through our SFPOM-LGBT Listserv. The SFPOM-LGBT Family Group also organizes family outings. For information contact lgbt@sfpom.org |
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| Activities for Parents The Club regularly organizes activities for parents only. Parents Night Out allows moms and dads of multiples a chance to have some fun and even finish a conversation without interruption. For more information please contact parentoutings@sfpom.org |
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Consignment Sale The Club holds a consignment sale for its members and the general public twice year, usually each Spring and the Fall. This is a great place to pick up gently used items that every family with young children needs, like cribs, highchairs, clothes and much more! The event is held at the SF County Fair Building (Hall of Flowers), Strybing Auditorium at 9th Avenue and Lincoln Way. Check out the Consignment Sale page for dates and further details. You don't have to be a member to buy or sell at the Consignment Sale. If you have any questions, please contact our Consignment Sale Chair at consignmentsale@sfpom.org |
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