Who We Are & What We Do
We are a not for profit community group for LGBTQ+ parents and their children in Oxford, Oxfordshire. We aim to foster connection and peer to peer support between queer parents and provide opportunities for children to meet, play and learn from each other.
Following a year of casual meet ups, Oxford Rainbow Families was officially constituted in 2024 by a group of local parents. To find out more about our current committee scroll down. If you would be interested in joining our committee, please get in touch.
Meet the Board
Ella Davy Green
Treasurer
Having lived in Brighton for the last 10 years, Ella is very happy to be back in her hometown of Oxford - and to be part of the newly formed Rainbow Families group. Her background is in charity/community work and previously founded No Vice Ice CIC.
Elle Pavlou
Events and Safeguarding
“Elle is a mental health care professional working across Oxfordshire in both the private and public sectors. Within Rainbow Families, she serves as the Safeguarding Lead and Events Coordinator, ensuring the wellbeing of community members while organising and coordinating our events.”
Josie Lowndes-Toole
Emma McCay
Chair
Emma is a social research and evaluation consultant and mum. She contributes to Rainbow Families events, communications and helps run the Friday morning toddler group.
Alice Lowndes-Toole
Alice has lived in Oxford for 16 years, is a secondary school English teacher, and can usually be found at our Friday morning toddler group.