Returnable Girl
This book is the fictional journal of Ronnie, a girl who journeys through multiple foster homes and wonders if she will ever find a family with which she truly belongs. […]
Support for Families and Caregivers Across Wisconsin
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.
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Relative/Kinship Caregivers
Caring for a child who is a relative or family friend? Find resources, support groups, and guidance tailored to kinship caregivers.
Adoptive Families
Access post-adoption support, training, and resources to help your family thrive at every stage.
Foster Families & Those Considering Foster Care
Learn about foster care, find licensing contacts, and access training and support services.
Birth Parents & Birth Families
If you are considering adoption or navigating your role as a birth parent, we offer information, support, and guidance.
Reunified Families
Find resources to strengthen and stabilize your family for children returning from foster care or out-of-home placements.
How We Support Families
Information and Referrals
Speak with a specialist who can help you find the right resources, services, and support for your situation.
Training & Support Groups
Join workshops, webinars, and support groups to build skills, connect with others, and feel supported.
Resource Library
Browse guides, tools, and articles on parenting, mental health, adoption, and more.
Case Management Services (GIFTS)
Short-term personalized support for adoptive, guardianship, and reunified families in Wisconsin.
Resources for Caregivers & Families
Home and Other Big Fat Lies
Whitney has been in some many foster homes that she can give anyone a complete rundown on the most common varieties of foster parents a kid is likely to come […]
On Their Own: what Happens to Kids When They Age Out of the Foster Care Sys
Each year, as many as 25,000 teenagers “”age out”” of foster care, usually when they turn eighteen. For years, a government agency had made every important decision for them. Suddenly, […]
Last Chance Texaco, The
The guy looked at me with a stare that would have frozen antifreeze. You the new groupie, huh?”” “”Yeah,”” I said. “”So?”” “”So no one wants you here. Why don’t […]
Parenting Someone Else’s Child: The Foster Parents’ How To Manual
Ann Stressman wrote this book after hearing Ruby Payne speak about the hidden rules of economic class, combining that perspective into her two decades of personal experience with foster care […]
On Your Own Without A Net:The Transition to Adulthood for Vulnerable Populations
Special challenges face vulnerable populations during the transition to adulthood: foster care youth, special education students, Author: Osgood, Wayneand Foster, Michael and Flanagan, Constance; Ruth, GretchenAdditional Author: The University of […]
