This calendar includes opportunities for learning and connection from the Wisconsin Family Connections Center, the Coalition for Children, Youth & Families, and several other organizations across Wisconsin. (NOTE: Opportunities from the Wisconsin Family Connections Center are noted with a blue ribbon on the calendar below.)
–> Find training and event flyers here.
–> For a complete listing of Regional Events and Support Groups, please visit the Wisconsin Family Connections Center Eventbrite Page.
–> Find support group flyers here.
–> For information about Recorded Webinars, Upcoming Live Webinars, Courses, and Conferences, please visit the Champion Classrooms.
Events are added as information is made available to us. If you’d like to share an upcoming event with us, please contact us at info@wifamilyconnectionscenter.org.
Please continue to join us for this opportunity to connect with other relative caregivers who are the primary caregivers of their grandchildren, nieces, and nephews as a way to share the joys and challenges of being a relative caregiver. Our meetings will continue to be held virtually on the 4th Thursday of every month from […]
Every child deserves to know their origin story and why they came to be part of their adoptive family. Are you prepared to talk about adoption in a way that is full of complexity and nuance from the moment your child joins your family? January 23 - April 10, 2025 Thursdays, 6:00-7:30 pm CST on […]
Our BirthmomsConnect support calls are held via Zoom and available to anyone who has given birth to a child, anywhere, no matter their affiliation with On Your Feet Foundation or when they placed. The only requirements to participate are as follows: You gave birth to and placed a child for adoption, and your placement is final. You […]
Join WiFCC at the Stanley-Boyd Community Pool on Friday, January 24th. Our group has rented the pool between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. Plan to arrive before 7:00 p.m. to make full use of the pool. The pool offers a giant indoor water obstacle course, a zero-entry wading pool with jets, and a mushroom waterfall. […]
Join the WiFCC at Christie Mountain on Saturday, January 25th, from 10 am-12 pm for a fun morning of snow tubing! Your registration covers up to 5 tickets for your family. You can purchase additional tickets on the day of the event. The cost of each additional ticket is $25.00. A liability form will be […]
Join the Wisconsin Family Connections Center for a kid-friendly concert at the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra! Beat the winter blahs with the ultimate getaway to some warmer climates - through music! Experience a rodeo out West, travel to Hollywood with “Hedwig’s Theme” from Harry Potter, dance along to the Conga del Fuego Nuevo in Mexico, experience […]
What does a meaningful life look like for an individual with a disability, and what do families and professionals need to know to help support a positive vision for the future? This session will highlight the importance of taking a strengths-based approach to planning for a person's future. Tools and strategies will be shared that […]
The Raising Wisconsin’s Children Conference is a free, online learning event for parents, teachers, and caregivers of children providing supportive, practical parenting and child development information. Join this virtual opportunity to learn more about unlocking the power of social and emotional skills in children and teens. All sessions will be available as recordings for a month […]
Foster, adoptive, guardianship, kinship, and reunified caregivers, join the Wisconsin Family Connections Center to connect, learn, and share! Join us for this opportunity to meet with other caregivers and make connections! We will meet at Alley Cats Coffee in Spooner, WI. Each registrant will receive a food or drink purchase of up to $10. You […]
Dr. Liz DeBetta, founder and creator of Migrating Toward Wholeness© is an adoptee and independent scholar-artist-activist committed to changing systems and helping people navigate trauma through creative processes. She believes that stories are powerful change agents and when we write them and share them we connect and heal. Being able to question, reject, and rewrite […]
