We provide resources, training, and support for families, youth, and professionals with past or present involvement in foster care, adoption, reunification, kinship, and guardianship. Whether you’re a relative caregiver, adoptive parent, foster parent, birth parent, or member of a reunified family, you don’t have to navigate it alone. The Wisconsin Family Connections Center is here to connect you to trusted resources, training, and support.
Caring for a child who is a relative or family friend? Find resources, support groups, and guidance tailored to kinship caregivers.
Access post-adoption support, training, and resources to help your family thrive at every stage.
Learn about foster care, find licensing contacts, and access training and support services.
If you are considering adoption or navigating your role as a birth parent, we offer information, support, and guidance.
Find resources to strengthen and stabilize your family for children returning from foster care or out-of-home placements.
Speak with a specialist who can help you find the right resources, services, and support for your situation.
Join workshops, webinars, and support groups to build skills, connect with others, and feel supported.
Browse guides, tools, and articles on parenting, mental health, adoption, and more.
Short-term personalized support for adoptive, guardianship, and reunified families in Wisconsin.
Children who are separated from family, whether temporarily or permanently, may feel disconnected from their own history. They will have questions that, often, only the birth parents can answer. Despite […]
Download PDF Conflicting loyalties and family separation often make the holidays a difficult time for children in foster care. Just as studies show that holidays are stressful for most of […]
Taking on the role of a primary caregiver for a relative’s child can bring about significant changes in family dynamics. This tip sheet offers compassionate and practical advice to help […]
This tip sheet offers valuable insights and practical advice for grandparents and other relatives who have taken on the role of primary caregivers for their grandchildren. It addresses the unique […]
Imagine your favorite potted plant. Now, picture someone moving that plant to a new pot. Even with fresh soil and water, it might struggle if its roots are damaged. Similarly, […]
Becoming a relative caregiver can happen in an instant. The shift from being a grandparent, aunt or uncle, cousin, brother, or sister to being a child’s primary caregiver and parent […]
