Lost Children of Wilder:The Epic Struggle to Change Foster Care(The)
A chronicle of a bright girl named Shirley Wilder and the dogged lawyer, Marcia Lowry who tried to find her a home. Shirley had a son Lamont born when she […]
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.
Find Support for Your Journey
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
Foster Care Crisis, The
Overview of the current state of foster care. Author: University of Nebrasks Press in Assoc. with the ChISBN: 5041Count: 1
Double-Dip Feelings
Stories to help children understand emotions Learning to cope with ambivalence is one of the greatest challenges in a child’s emotional development. In Double-Dip Feelings, a series of families situations […]
Plenty Good Room
When child care worker Tamara Britton is asked to temporarily take 14-year-old foster child Sienna Larson into her home, she agrees–but only because it’s temporary. Soon, Tamara finds the outspoken, […]
