Mothership Hackermoms

Mothership Hackermoms has been an incredibly valuable resource to me as a parent, maker and creative professional. It is a rare find to discover a community that supports creativity, making, hacking and building while also being supportive of the fact that you are a parent and have unique needs, particularly with small children.
Hackermoms holds open houses once a week and all are welcome – moms, dads, kids. It is definitely worth stopping in. Also, because they are a newish organization there is a lot of opportunity to help build things from the ground up and share your voice in helping shape the environment. In addition to providing a space and community where people can become members, they also hold workshops ranging from techy to crafty that are open to the public to register for as well as members. Information about the workshops, how to become a member and open house times can all be found on their site. Check it out. You will be a happier person having learned about this awesome community.

attempting to serve an underserved market is not the same thing as ostracizing another underserved market, although i understand it can feel that way.
what if instead of casting the mothership’s policy on non-​mom inclusion in the inflammatory light of the race wars we were to consider a senior center?
what if the question were —
Can young people be HackerOldpeople?
Yes. We love young people, and so do our grandkids. Oldship HackerOldpeople is not old age-​exclusive, but it is old age-​centric. We do believe that old people, especially new old people, have unique needs that we support first. For all old people, young people and not-​young-​or-​old people, we handle membership on a case by case basis. Like joining any community, membership is based on chemistry, culture and tolerance. In short, HackerOldpeople can be anyone who’s comfortable with the culture — and patient enough to handle the bingo! Visit our weekly open house to meet us.
ie — don’t complain about tripping over our walkers and you’re welcome to come in and see if you’d like a shot at hogging the good glue gun.