Meet-ups, playgroups and neighborhood gatherings

Pregnancy, birth, the postpartum months and becoming a parent are among the biggest transitions in life. Going through them alongside people who are in the thick of it at the same time turns an isolating stretch into the start of friendships.

So we make it easy for neighbors with children the same age, or the same due date, to find each other and meet up.

Since2004We began as one small mothers circle that grew into a playgroup

CostFreeGrassroots, member-organized, and included with membership

Who organizes themMembersWith our team helping things along in the background

What you will not findNo MarketingNo advertising, no sponsors, no brands

What members organize

Subgroup calendars stay busy. Some of it we run, most of it members start themselves.

01Group WalksStroller-friendly, and often the easiest first one to come to.

02Playground and Park Meet-UpsChat with your peers while you watch the children play together.

03Coffee ChatsAt stroller-friendly local coffee shops and cafes.

04Lunch Meet-UpsLonger, and easier to fit around a nap schedule than an evening out.

05Weekend PicnicsWhen partners and older siblings come too.

06PlaygroupsHosted by member volunteers, usually in someone's apartment or a playroom.

07Class PodsMembers going in together on a private class, at a fraction of the usual cost.

08Group ExerciseBaby-and-me sessions, running, and whatever else members get going.

09Nights OutMom nights out and papa nights out, for the evenings that are yours.

Members and their babies at an indoor playgroup

Members and their families at a neighborhood Diwali gathering

How they come together

Most meet-ups start in a cohort chat, which connects members by their child's due or birth date and by neighborhood. Someone suggests a walk on Thursday. Three people say yes. That is the whole mechanism, and it is why a group this size still produces friendships between people who live four blocks apart.

If you want to make a meet-up recurring, post it in your cohort and add it to the shared calendar so others can RSVP and get a reminder.

Already a member? Log in at hrpmamasgroups.com or open the app, and look under Your Groups for the cohort matching your child's due or birth date. The neighborhood chat links are pinned at the top of its messages. Not in a cohort yet, or looking for a subgroup? Browse them all in the subgroup directory and join the ones that fit. If you cannot find yours, write to us and we will get you set up.

Members at a dinner, a waterfront picnic and a sidewalk lunch

Members at meet-ups and playgroups across two decades

Members at meet-ups, playgroups, picnics and nights out, from the earliest years to this one.

An open invitation

Two decades of walks, coffees and playgroups.

We have kept this grassroots tradition going since 2004, so that each new set of parents can find each other the way the first ones did. If you live in the neighborhoods we cover, you are welcome to apply.

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