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.
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Download Resource Kit Children who have experienced trauma may present challenging behaviors at times. These behaviors can be emotionally and physically exhausting for children and their caregivers. Therefore, it is […]
Watch out world! The Great Gilly Hopkins is looking for a home. She’s a foster kid who’s been angry, lonely, and hurting for so long that’s she’s always ready for […]
In this memoir, 30-year-old Ashley shares her experience in foster care from the ages of four through fifteen. Ashley opens up about spine-chilling events that she has now processed in […]
Calvin is in foster care, and he wants to trust someone, anyone, but is afraid to open his heart. He has lived in a lot of houses, but he still […]
In our original tip sheet, What Do These Behaviors Mean?, we wrote about what underlies so many challenging behaviors—behaviors like lying, stealing, aggression, defiance, hoarding, and meltdowns. And, we shared […]
You are a foster parent. Perhaps you’ve been doing this for a long time. Or, maybe you are newly licensed or have just finished your first placement. Perhaps you’re a […]
