Social Support
ORCA uses the social media site Meetup to manage events and invite participants.
Social Support
ORCA uses the social media site Meetup to manage events and invite participants.
ORCA provides different opportunities to engage LGBTQ+ older adults.
ORCA provides different opportunities to engage LGBTQ+ older adults.
Social Gatherings
ORCA hosted gatherings are informal events where LGBTQ+ older adults connect, socialize, and build community. Events include:
Women’s Groups
Men’s Coffee Meetings
ORCA Game Time! A card and board game social
Monthly ORCA in-person get-together
Monthly business meeting
Support Groups
ORCA partners with the Alzheimer’s Association to host support groups that reduce social isolation and improve quality of life through peer support. Support groups include:
Loss Group
Support group that focuses on developmental stages, and the losses that can be part of each stage, over the course of a lifetime.
LGBTQ+ Dementia Caregiver Support Group
Support for people in the LBGTQ+ Community caring for someone with dementia.
ORCA Community Partner Events
ORCA community partner events are events hosted by ORCA allies and other LGBTQ+ and/or older adult groups that ORCA attends as a small group. Community Partner events include:
Outings with local hiking groups
Educational programs
ORCA Arts and Entertainment Outings
ORCA supports the arts events are local music concerts, performing arts shows, museum exhibits, and other art events ORCA attends as a small group. Art events include:
New Mexico Philharmonic performances
Albuquerque Little Theatre shows
Albuquerque Museum
For more information on how to use Meetup, you can visit Tech Boomer’s informational mini course on Meetup’s safety and how to create a Meetup account.
For more information on how to use Meetup, you can visit Tech Boomer’s informational mini course on Meetup’s safety and how to create a Meetup account.
If you are interested in the social gatherings, support groups, and/or events, please join us on Meetup. You can also email us at sc@orcaabq.org.
If you are interested in the social gatherings, support groups, and/or events, please join us on Meetup. You can also email us at sc@orcaabq.org.
