The Baltimore ScreenWriter's Coffee Club is a club where local professional and aspiring screenwriters can meet for moral support, inspiration, and just to connect with like-minded people. Find inspiration and encouragement amongst the company of other writers. The club gathers to network, for special events such as guest speakers, screenplay readings with local actors, and field trips to local film oriented events. It's always fun and makes you want to WRITE!!! If you can't make it to ou …

We've been running an informal recreational "league" for the past several years, and we're always looking for men and women of ALL ages and skill levels from DC, MD and VA to join us. Once you sign up, we'll assign you to an existing team and provide a schedule of games, including playoffs. But since this is Meetup, you're not obligated to show up every week. Again, this is a loose recreational-style league. No special equipment is required, and we'll even provide bats and gloves as needed! Just …

No one understands the joys and challenges of motherhood like another mother. We invite you to join our warm and welcoming group where moms with children get together to share daily adventures, frustrations and discoveries. We are a group of Stay-At-Home moms of all ages from Loudoun County or close to its border. This group is dedicated to providing fun activities for you and your children, mom's night out to have adult conversation, play dates for the little ones, message boards for sharing …

This is a group for people who have rescued, fostering or adopted a puppymill rescue dog . These are special needs dogs who need our special attention. Each month we will have either a trainer or some type of expert helping those who help these special needs critters. There is a wonderful after life after the horrible life they have lived as breeders. We just need to help them adjust.

The Carriage House Studio is a photography studio and gallery in Washington, DC, offering studio rental, and photography workshops and exhibits. The studio consists of 1,200 square feet of floor space (60' by 20') at street level, with extensive private alleyways for outdoor work. The studio is located in an historic landmark 1860's carriage house in the Logan Circle Arts District, a few blocks from the Convention Center, White House and Union Station. Although primarily used as a photography st …

I am starting this group for all those that love to knit and want to meet up on a REGULAR basis. Truth be told...I'm doing this to make myself finish projects. I'm a knitting "starter" and need to finish the multiple projects that I have started over the years! So if you are a starter, finisher, new to knitting or have been knitting for years, join us! Location: St. Elmo's Coffee Pub  Or Panera Bread 2300 Mt. Vernon Ave.      Duke St. at Alexandria Commons Shopping Center Alexandria,VA 2230 …

As Fathers of special needs children, much of our time is spent busily supporting the family, going to or attentively finding out how doctor's appointments went, advocating for our kid(s), and simply doing our level headed best to keep it all above water.  It's helpful to know we're not the only ones out there, to have a few peers to connect with, and perhaps learn from each other's experiences as we do everything we can to help our kids and family cope with their unique challenge(s). A local Me …

Dinner Date Events If you're tired of all those hit-and-miss online dating sites and are looking for a more personal approach to finding that special someone, the Dinner Date Club is for you. GROUP: Member hosted singles dinner events will be held a number of times per month in restaurants around the DMV area. The events is a perfect way for you to make new friends, enjoy a nice evening and improve your social life.  We will also try to post activities, weekend getaways and vacations as we are …

This group's main focus is to enjoy hikes, dog park play dates and special events with our canine companions in a fun & welcoming environment. We are dog lovers who like hiking and spending time with our dogs. We welcome and enjoy having other dog-loving people join us. To help with the cost meetup charges for this site our group has decided to ask each member to contribute at least $5.00 a year (due upon signing up and then again yearly each June.)  Every member contributes towards our site fee …

DC elementary special education teachers and teachers of other subjects who are interested in learning more about special education and instructional strategies for students with special needs.

DC secondary special education teachers and teachers of other subject areas who are interested in learning more about special education and teaching students with special needs.

This is the central group for Transgendered Ladies and Cross Dressers and their partners in the Washington D.C. area to network, learn, grow, and come together socially in safe, trans friendly venues. So whatever interests or needs that you have as a trans lady, you should be able to find it in joining us here. These are opportunities to dress up and have fun, socialize, build friendships, share, explore, expand, and celebrate our femininity together in safe and enjoyable settings. It is also …

We are a family who inadvertently started a New Non-Profit Organization {NPO} { *(501)(c)(3) pending *} trying to raise support, awareness and assistance in several different areas for disabled Veterans, the D/deaf community and service animals in the Anne Arundel County area of Maryland and reaching out to other communities as your donations and sponsorships allow. We offer our talents in Elementary Tutoring; Basic/Conversational American Sign Language for the D/deaf; Engineering services for t …

I decided to start an accessiblity meet up group to get a feel for people who may be looking for a church home or group that caters to the need of individuals with special needs. I myself have family members who are spiritual and have special needs so i know there is a need in the washington area community for this type of ministry.

Celebrate 2013 with new Friendships ~ Have you recently relocated leaving close friends behind? Perhaps your friendships drifted over time.  Studies reveal women of all ages change friends about every five years.  You may have childhood or long-time friends in your life, but as life changes, so do friendships.  Creating new friend connections is beneficial and critical to our health and well being. Our group encourages members to suggest or host events. We are an upbeat community of fun women in …

Make yourself at home - welcome to the HOTCOE Meetup! HOTCOE stands for Hands-On Training & Career Opportunities for Everyone. We are the best at providing the general public with (a) hands-on experience, (b) access to just-in-time education, and/or (c) robust job marketing services. Our group is an outreach of, Career Network Ministry, the largest job seeker service provider in the Washington, DC metro area Virginia Institute of Technology's Office of Business Development, committed to bridgin …

I know there are some nice, liberal 20s-30s brainiacs out there in Bethesda...and I think it's past time for everyone to meet up! If you are an open-minded "young professional" dork, geek, science nerd, etc (you get my drift) but you also love being social and having a glass or two of wine, come on out and enjoy a happy hour with like-minded folks. People often message me about the age range -- we're a fairly young group!  If you're looking for something a bit different but still Nerdy, check ou …

POCWSN = Parents of children with special needs I know many parents that are in need of support, even if it's just a shoulder to cry on. As a mom of a child with ASD and ADHD, I know the frustrations that arise on a daily basis. My goal is to find ways to support one another. I would like to establish play dates, coffee breaks, Parents night out and whatever any one else feels they need. I am not a doctor or therapist.  I am just a mom looking for support and advice from other parents.

This group is for families with advanced learner (gifted) children who live or attend school in Loudoun County, Virginia. The mission of the group is to support the next generation of innovators and problem-solvers by educating parents on how best to address the special needs of their children. We will bring in guest speakers, educators and parents for lectures, workshops and support groups.

This is a group for parents of children with disabilities to gain support through sharing about a common experience, socializing, making connections, and communicating resources.

Biodanza-Creative moves for kids is one hour expressive movement class that will allow your unique child with autism or aspergers to: 1. have fun! 2. increase his/her sensory motor and perceptual motor development, 3. improve his/her socialization and communication skills, 4. foster body awareness and nurture his/her personal self-concept. We go on a "journey" during every session that takes the children on an adventure through movement with little to no speaking involved and end the class by dr …

If you have an interest in speaking the Thai language (language of Thailand), join our informal group to learn!!! Each workshop focuses on topics of interest for speaking Thai.....Shopping, Food/Restaurants, Medical, Social, Visiting Thailand with fun activities to reenforce the lessons in each workshop. If you plan to visit Thailand, have Thai relatives or friends, or you have Thai parents and would like to improve your Thai language skills.....this would be a great way to learn. All levels of …

Providing young adults with an opportunity for personal growth, friendships and leadership development while improving the quality of life for the special needs children in our community.

This group is for anyone interested in traditional and non-traditional methods of optimizing the growth and development of their special needs loved ones. From medicine to education to parenting (and more!), our focus is to share with one another ideas and information that might serve to better quality of life as well as provide support to one another as we navigate through often uncharted territory in helping our family members achieve their highest potential. We hope to make ourselves accessib …

Greetings to you all, This group give you an opportunity to receive messages from the spiritual realm. You have spirit guides and helpers that are waiting for you to listen to what they have to say. Far to many times we ask the spirits questions that we think are important, instead of first listening to what the spirits wants to tell us. To get the best outcome and to tap into what we really need will always require us to listen to the answers and guidance of the spirits first, than ask the ques …

Trying to connect families with elementary age children diagnosed with Aspergers or High-Function Autism in the Vienna/McLean/Reston area. My son loves playing with other kids but has a difficult time making close friends because of some of the Aspergers social traits. Hopefully through this play group we can get to know some other Aspie parents and kids in the area. All are welcome! Goals: * Have frequent playdates for the kids so they can make new friends and practice their social skills * Sha …

This group is for any parent that has children with special needs and want to make lifelong friends. Just because our children are different doesn't mean they cant have fun, have sleepovers, take trips, go to the movies or out to dinner. I want this group to be a fun filled free group so that every kid with a special need can see that they can have a normal life with family and friends together. I have a niece that i take care of and i have watched her at school and on the playground and it brok …

If you're a parent of a daughter with Aspergers, you know how hard it is for these girls to find each other! This is a social group for tween girls with Aspergers, developmentally ages 9-12. Hopefully we can plan an outing each month where the girls can meet and participate in an activity, whether it's structured like paint-your-own pottery or bowling, or unstructured like sharing a movie or going to a local park. The goal is for the girls to have a chance to meet other quirky kids like themselv …