That's probably what I found too. Though I never went to anything, so for all I know, they do do stuff as a community. I even looked up the athiests, but they just seem to whinge about religion. Where's the positive support and influence there?
A good way to get community support is through volunteering. It doesnt have to be through a religious organisation though I have volunteered through a few and I just respect their beliefs and get on with things. I'm pretty sure Care Australia is secular. Places like the Guide Dogs are good causes without a religious bent. Voluntary work I've done over the years includes palliative care, detox, needle exchange, counselling.
Personally, I stay away from the political causes. Not the kind of energy I need in my life.
It's possibly still worth contacting the humanists to see what they do and what they offer. Otherwise there may be the equivalent of Apex/Rotary for young women.
Perhaps you would find good community support/vibe within an environmental/hippie style group? Like joining a permaculture/permablitz group, or african drumming or yoga? Some of those groups get right into frequent meetups, community activities, conversations about doing good and living happily. I know I was following a permablitz group online and their blitz photos seemed to show a cohesive community that was into helping each other out and sharing food and music after a good days work.
I was once confused about the religious direction I was taking, and where I fit in with my beliefs, so DH found a test online that you took and it told you where your belief structure fit in the best. So maybe google for a test or something and see what it comes out at? I was surprised when it told me that instead of being mostly buddhist, I was in fact more in line with being a neopagan. Which I researched, because I knew nothing about it, and yup thats where I fit.
Not that I do anything at the moment within that area, but having it there helps me if anyone needs a definition of what I believe in ITMS?
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