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.
Join K-12, non-profit leaders, and university personnel for two days of learning and improving our youth safety protocols at the Youth Safety Summit 2025! This engaging conference will bring together educators, administrators, and safety experts to share innovative strategies, best practices, and real-world solutions for creating safer environments for our youth. Together, we will explore […]
Join WiFCC at Adventure Zone on Friday, February 21, from 5 pm to 8 pm. Your registration will include unlimited mini golf, unlimited laser tag, unlimited sports play, $1 arcade play, and a hot dog and a small soda. Additional arcade play is available for purchase. This event is intended for foster, adoptive, guardianship, reunified, […]
Join the Wisconsin Family Connections Center for this opportunity to meet with other caregivers and make connections! Come enjoy a meal and cup of coffee with us and get to know other adoptive, guardianship, foster, kinship, and reunified caregivers in your area. We will meet at Mercies Coffee in Madison, WI. Each registrant will receive […]
Join the Wisconsin Family Connections Center as we celebrate Black History Month on Saturday, February 22nd, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. with a private showing of "Stargazers of Africa" at the Horwitz-DeRemer Planetarium in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Show Description: From the dawn of time, African people have looked to the skies above for inspiration and guidance. […]
Please join the WiFCC for a night of basketball with the Wisconsin Herd! Each individual who registers will receive a ticket to the game. This is a great opportunity to have some fun during the winter months and connect with other adoptive, foster, guardianship, kinship, and reunified families. This event would be a great opportunity […]
Having a real job in the community brings many benefits, including being connected to the community and the empowering feeling of being valued by an employer. This session highlights the importance of people with disabilities getting the opportunity to explore employment and gives families and professionals strategies and tools to support people toward employment success. […]
The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) is pleased to present the Conversations on Race, Equity, and Inclusion training series. The six-part training series offers an opportunity for social work and human service professionals to explore the following topics: Session 1) Being Color Brave and Culturally Humble Session 2) Implicit Bias and Different Types of […]
Families often experience anxiety when their child/tween with intellectual disabilities begins to exhibit changes that occur during puberty. In this workshop, parents will learn about the most frequently identified issues and concerns of parents of tweens with I/DD and practical ways to address them. Visual tools, fun learning activities, and useful resources specifically designed for […]
"Black Sheep Gold Fleece" is a captivating exploration of Sasha Mack's journey as a Black same-race adoptee. Through her powerful "Black Sheep" art collection, Sasha delves into the complexities of identity, cultural connection, and belonging. She addresses the nuances of same-race adoption in the Black community, navigating cultural identity, and the challenges of uncovering one's […]
This workshop will provide a basic overview of the eight sensory systems and how they impact our regulation and function. We will then integrate this knowledge to guide selection of versatile, accessible equipment and creation of therapeutic spaces to support a child's nervous system for daily activities such as sleeping, eating, learning, playing, socializing, and […]
