How to Join

1) Pay your annual membership dues ($25) · Pay dues →

We are a 501(c)7 nonprofit. Dues go towards fabulous free & subsidized local events throughout the year, and help us cover admin costs. If you are unable to pay the annual membership fee due to financial hardship, please submit a fee waiver request. Your request will be kept confidential. Request a fee waiver →

2) Join the SOMA Families group on Meetup · Join on Meetup →

SOMA Families Meetup is a social network where we need to know and recognize each other. This is why we require a picture and a completed questionnaire from all of our members (NOTE: This is only visible to other members as we are a private group).

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Terms & Conditions

Membership dues are $25 per year. Membership is for residents of South Orange, Maplewood, and the bordering towns of East Orange, Hillside, Irvington, Livingston, Millburn, Newark, Orange, Short Hills, Springfield, Union and West Orange. Our events are centered around South Orange & Maplewood.

After paying, you must request to join the SOMA Families group on Meetup, and be approved, for your membership to be valid. It will take approximately 48 hours to be approved as a member of the group, not including weekends.

Members will automatically be billed for membership renewal one year after joining. If you decide to leave the group, you may do so by logging in and canceling your account, prior to your next annual charge. We do not offer refunds if you decide to leave the group before your next anniversary date.

Each Squarespace account can register up to two Meetup accounts per family. However, members can RSVP to events for other caregivers without setting up an additional Meetup account.

Members who joined prior to November 2020 pay $20/year.

Questions? Email the Memberships team: membership@somafamilies.org