Family paths offer parenting classes.

All types of parents-mothers, fathers, expecting parents, foster & kinship care providers, adoptive parents, LGBT parents, and others involved in parenting roles are invited to learn about positive parenting, child development, and more including self-care.

Date: Every Wednesday

Time: 6:30PM – 8:30PM

Location: Virtual

Cost: Free

Contact: 800-829-3777

Link: Click here for more information.

Register for BANANAS’ Virtual Playgroup.

Come and join BANANAS virtually for movement and music, crafts, story time, virtual discovery, special guests and more! Open to all Bay Area residents, for children 0-5 years and caregivers.

Date: Every Wednesday

Time: 10:30AM – 11:15AM

Location: Virtual

Cost: Free

Link: Click here to register.

BANANAS presenta,

Ven y únete virtualmente para música y movimiento, arte y manualidades, cuentos, descubrimiento virtual, invitados especiales y más! Abierto a todos los residentes de la área de la bahía, para niños de 0-5 años y sus cuidadores.

Fecha: Los Miércoles

Hora: 10:30AM – 11:15AM

Lugar: Virtual

Costo: Gratis

Enlace: Haga clic aquí para registrarse.

This workshop is presented by BANANAS.

Parenting a child who is oppositional, defiant, or easily frustrated and angered requires knowledge and skills beyond the approaches that may work for a lot of kids. Would you like to learn parenting tools that work with your child’s personality and temperament? Rebecah Freeling is a Parenting Coach with over 20 years of experience working with strong-willed, “spirited” kids. Rebecah will share strategies and tools to help manage the challenging behaviors often displayed by strong-willed kids and she’ll inspire and encourage you too!

Date: Every Wednesday

Time: 10AM – 12PM

Location: Virtual

Cost: Free

Link: Click here to register.

Party it up at Albany Library.

Join East Bay children's musician Stephanie Pepitone for some singing, dancing and hands-on play with real instruments! There will be a mix of original children's music, multilingual nursery rhymes and family-friendly rock 'n roll favorites.

Date: Every Wednesday

Time: 12:30PM – 1PM

Location: Albany Library-Edit Stone Room,  

Cost: Free

Link: Click here for more information.

Drive-thru food pantry available to Cherryland, Ashland, San Lorenzo, Hayward, Castro Valley, and Union City families.

The food pantry is available to families in the listed cities above. Families can bring home a free bag of groceries.

Date: Every Tuesday & Thursday

Time: 2PM – 4PM

Location: South Hayward Parish, 27287 Patrick Ave., Hayward

Cost: Free

Link: Click here for more information.

Dance your heart out at Albany Library.

Get your ya-yas out! Let's all have fun together dancing to songs the little ones know and love and other music that's new to them. Parents, caregivers, toddlers and preschoolers are all welcome to hit the dance floor and move their bodies at this inclusive event.

Date: Every Thursday

Time: 10:30AM – 11AM

Location: Albany Library – Edith Stone Room, 1247 Marin Ave., Albany

Cost: Free

Link: Click here for more information.

This workshop is presented by BANANAS.

This workshop series introduces parents and caregivers to the foundations of Positive Discipline. We will take a deeper look at misbehavior and what children are trying to achieve with it. This approach fosters cooperation, understanding and mutual respect rather than power struggles. By the end of the series, you will have the tools that will strengthen your relationship with your child.

Date: Thursday, March 13, 2025

Time: 6:30PM – 8:30PM

Location: Virtual

Cost: Free

Link: Click here to register.

Fremont Main Library in collaboration with Bountiful Blossom is hosting a community circle for kids with special needs.

This program is an inclusive program, designed for children with special needs but open to children of all abilities. Ages 5-14 welcome. Registration is required. Limited space available.

Date: Sunday, March 13, 2025

Time: 2PM – 4PM

Location: Fremont Library-Fukaya Room B, 2400 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont

Cost: Free

Link: Click here to register.

Stop by Newark Library for a program in Arabic.

Join in for Ghars, a get-together for children to promote stories, learn interesting facts, play games, and socialize with others in Arabic. The program is in Arabic, but all are welcome.

Date: Thursday, March 13, 2025

Time: 4:30PM – 5:30PM

Location: Newark Library-Newark Room, 37055 Newark Blvd., Newark

Cost: Free

Link: Click here for more information.

TVH provides free groceries for families.

Tri-Valley Haven Food Pantry distributes free groceries to low-income Tri-Valley residents.

Date: Every Monday and Thursday

Time: 1PM – 5PM

Location: 150 N. L St., Livermore

Cost: Free

Link: Click here for more information.

Make art at Berkeley Library.

Join the library every week for different projects with a Teaching Artist from MOCHA. Kids and family welcome!

Date: Every Friday

Time: 3:30PM – 5PM

Location: Central Library-4th Floor, 2090 Kittredge St., Berkeley

Cost: Free

Link: Click here for more information.

It’s yoga time at Livermore’s Rincon Library.

Join the library for a yoga practice filled with stories, songs, movement, and fun for little yogis. Free sessions on Fridays at 12 p.m.

Date: Every Friday

Time: 12PM

Location: Rincon Library, 725 Rincon Ave., Livermore

Cost: Free

Link: Click here for more information.

This workshop is presented by BANANAS.

GOOD FOOD presents the basics of child nutrition including simple meal planning and cooking for and with our children! The workshop presenter’s diverse family brings cultural awareness to food preparation and understanding of the important bonds created when people eat together at home, at school, at child care and at work.

Date: Friday, March 14, 2025

Time: 10AM – 12PM

Location: Virtual

Cost: Free

Link: Click here to register.

Take a scroll around Lake Elizabeth with Fremont Library.

It's migrant bird season so we're sure to see visitors and familiar avians alike. Whether you're new to birding and looking for friends, an experienced birder looking to show off their knowledge, all are welcome to experience birds right in the library's own backyard. The loop is roughly 2.5 miles and we will be taking a leisurely pace to stop and observe everything around us. Please bring your own water.

Date: Friday, March 14, 2025

Time: 10:30AM – 12:30PM

Location: Fremont Library, 2400 Stevenson Blvd., Fremont

Cost: Free

Link: Click here for more information.

Celebrate St Patrick’s Day at Hayward Area Historical Society.

Special for toddlers! Join a craft and storytime at the Hayward Area Historical Society. The museum is open early just for families with young children. Enjoy a storytime and decorate a shamrock.

For children age 5 & younger. The Hayward Area Historical Society is located on the 2nd floor at 22380 Foothill Blvd. There is ample parking on Fridays in the lot. Please enter through parking lot side and take the elevator.

Date: Friday, March 14, 2025

Time: 10AM – 11AM

Location: Hayward Area Historical Society, 22380 Foothill Blvd., Hayward

Cost: Free

Link: Click here for more information.