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.
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–> 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.
Join us for a heartfelt conversation with parents who have firsthand experience navigating the child welfare and juvenile court systems. Their journeys highlight the courage, resilience, and hope that guide families on the path to reunification. What You’ll Hear • Personal stories of navigating child welfare • What supported their reunification efforts • Challenges they […]
What does it mean to embrace caregiving as something sacred? In this powerful webinar, Cheryl Honnie — a mother of four, guardian of four, and member of the Diné (Navajo) Tribe — shares her personal story of raising children from two worlds. As both a mother and an aunt caring for her nieces and nephews, […]
Registration for this event is required on Eventbrite. (on sale April 30 @6pm) Let the Wisconsin Family Connections Center take you out to the ball game! We are happy to offer individuals and families impacted by adoption or out-of-home care the opportunity to attend a Madison Night Mares softball game together. Each registrant for your […]
Registration for this event is required on Eventbrite. Join us for a thrilling afternoon at Thrill Factory Entertainment in Madison! Together we will enjoy 2 hours of unlimited bowling, arcade games, escape rooms, laser tag, mini golf, mini escapes, floor is lava and zombie town. Every attendee will receive 40 arcade tokens. In addition, we […]
Registration for this event is required on Eventbrite. Enjoy a fun afternoon of bowling at Knuckleheads in Wisconsin Dells, sponsored by Jockey Being Family and Wisconsin Family Connections Center! Enjoy a free game of bowling and pizza! This event is open to foster, adoptive, guardianship, kinship/relative caregiver, and reunified families! All ages and experience levels […]
Registration for this event is required on Eventbrite. (on sale May 22, 2026 @6pm) Join WiFCC at Wakanda Waterpark sponsored by Jockey Being Family on Monday, June 29th starting at 7:00pm. The pool will be exclusively rented for our group between 7:00pm and 9:00pm. The pool is friendly for all ages and features slides, diving […]
Registration for this event is required on Eventbrite. Kick off your 4th of July celebrations with WiFCC with an exciting night of racing topped off by an epic fireworks display! Each attendee who registers will receive their ticket to the races along with one food and beverage item (non-alcoholic) from the concessions stand. This event […]
Registration for this event is required on Eventbrite. Foster, adoptive, guardianship, kinship, and reunified caregivers—join us to connect, learn, and share! The Wisconsin Family Connections Center invites you to gather with fellow caregivers in a welcoming, informal setting to build community and support one another. We meet every 6 weeks at rotating locations throughout Waukesha […]
This group will have training opportunities, help and guidance with questions and concerns, and help to build relationships with others who are walking similar roads. Led by fellow foster parents. A time of encouragement, support, and community. Light refreshments and childcare will be provided. Please notify us if you will be utilizing childcare so we […]
Youth ages 13-17 who are part of an adoptive or guardianship family in Wisconsin About this event Join other teens of adoption or guardianship families for a live, video group session to socially connect and discuss topics related to challenges that arise in these family dynamics. This support group will be facilitated by Chelsey and […]
