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.
Foster, adoptive, guardianship, kinship, and reunified caregivers, join us to connect, learn, and share! Join the Wisconsin Family Connections Center for this opportunity to meet with other caregivers and make connections! We will meet at Next Door Cafe in New Richmond, WI. Each registrant will receive a food or drink purchase of up to $10. […]
Wondering why your relationship with the adoptee in your life changed so much? What happened? The goals for this course include: Understanding estrangement and the range of its impact. Examining estrangement in the context of adoption Discerning how we have thought of adoption over time Considering how adoptees feel about adoption over time Examining how […]
Teen Voices of Adoption (V.O.A.) is a virtual space for adopted teens 13-17 world-wide to join in conversation, meet peers and talk about the topics that are important to them. Hosted by Rebecca Fiore, transracial adoptee born in Paraguay, and Adoptee Advocate. V.O.A. welcomes adopted people of all backgrounds to experience community amongst other adoptees.
Learn about what is happening right here in our Wisconsin community…foster parents and social work professionals will be here to share their experiences and answer questions. This virtual meeting is FREE and there is no obligation other than listening and asking questions! Hosted by Norris foster parents and foster care staff. Reserve your spot here: https://forms.gle/ui7qPjm1YVdQJcJo6 […]
Join the WiFCC at Action City on Thursday, April 24th, from 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Your registration will include go-karts, bumper cars, laser tag, mini bowling, outdoor mini golf, and more! Our group will also have a party room for families to use if you need a break and to meet one another. There […]
Join the first of two Adoption Mosaic Mixers for 2025! The Adoption Mosaic Mixer is an event to connect with our adoptee community and share our passion projects, businesses, and creations with each other. Our intention is to facilitate the building and strengthening of relationships within our community and support each other. This is an […]
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 […]
The Wisconsin Family Connections Center is excited to host an opportunity for individuals and families to attend a simulcast of the national virtual conference, "Hope for the Journey." We will view the simulcast together, in person, on Friday, April 25th, in Chippewa Falls. We will begin showing the conference at 9:00 am sharp, and welcome […]
Parents and caregivers: you deserve a day for YOU! We invite you to take a night away and join the Wisconsin Family Connections Center to focus on caring for yourself. Attend as an individual or as a couple; both are welcome! Our speaker, Allison Kunkel, will guide us through the day with a presentation entitled […]
Parents and caregivers (adoptive, foster, guardianship, kinship/relative, and reunified caregivers who reside in Wisconsin): you deserve a day for YOU! We invite you to take a night away and join the Wisconsin Family Connections Center to focus on caring for yourself. Attend as an individual or as a couple; both are welcome! Our speaker, Jennifer […]
