Celebrating Racial & Cultural Roots: Activities for Connection
Caring for a child with a different racial or cultural background can be enriching. It’s a chance to learn together and foster a sense of pride and connection to their […]
This Resource Library is a collection of books, tapes, and DVDs, as well as instantly downloadable items, such as newsletters and tip sheets. You will find a wide variety of topics related to foster care, kinship caregiving, adoption, and more.
Wisconsin families and professionals are welcome to check out physical materials from our library for free (electronic items are available to all for free and on demand). The requested materials will be shipped to you with a postage-paid return envelope. You can help us serve more people by sending along a check for the amount of postage, if possible. You may check out four (4) items at a time and keep them for three (3) weeks.
To help you navigate our rich library of free downloadable resources, we have created some table of contents documents that we hope you find helpful.
Questions? Comments? Please e-mail info@wifamilyconnectionscenter.org
Caring for a child with a different racial or cultural background can be enriching. It’s a chance to learn together and foster a sense of pride and connection to their […]
Keeping It Cool explores numerous ways children can adjust to change, express feelings, and practice healthy coping skills. Keeping It Cool teaches how adjusting to change can impact feelings, time […]
Creating Calm teaches children relaxation and grounding techniques, using 5 senses, to focus on what’s around them, be in the moment, and manage feelings and behaviors with healthy coping skills. […]
Candace lost her son. Twice. The first time to adoption and the second not long after reuniting with him. In this heartwrenching and heartwarming memoir, Candace Cahill offers an intimate […]
The Benefits of Stability: Creating Safety and Trust explores the critical importance of maintaining stability for children in foster care. Research shows multiple moves can significantly harm a child’s social, […]
Imagine a nervous child stepping into a new home, unsure of what to expect. The caregiver knows how important these first hours are. After helping the child get comfortable in […]
Republished for its fortieth anniversary, this powerful story by renowned Acoma Pueblo poet and storyteller Simon J. Ortiz traces the history of Native / Indigenous people of North America from […]
Grandpa says circles are all around us. He points to the rainbow that rises high in the sky after a thundercloud has come. “Can you see? That’s only half of […]
From the award-winning and bestselling author of We Are Water Protectors comes an empowering picture book about family history, self-expression, and reclaiming your identity Our ancestors say our hair is our memories, […]
In the 1950s, when Sandy White Hawk was a toddler, she was taken from her Lakota family on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. Her adoption papers identify her […]