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 join us for Snow White in theaters! Adoptive, foster, guardianship, kinship, and reunified families are welcome to attend. Each family can have up to 7 household members come to this event. We have rented the auditorium exclusively for our group. Each attendee will receive a movie ticket, a 20-oz fountain beverage, popcorn, and candy […]
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 The Exchange Coffee, Mercantile & Eatery in De Pere, WI. Each registrant will receive a food or drink purchase of […]
This is the largest and longest-running autism conference in Wisconsin. It brings together 1,000+ members of the autism community from across the state. Participants will walk away with innovative ideas for supporting day-to-day life and making the world a better place for autistic children and adults. Find full conference details and registration information on the […]
Navigating Challenges Post-Placement. A conference for parents, caregivers, and professionals impacted by adoption or out-of-home care. Adoptive parents, guardianship parents, foster parents, relative caregivers, pre-adoptive parents, and professionals -- please join the Journeys Program and Jockey Being Family for a spring conference in De Pere! Dr. Jana Hunsley will be speaking about Navigating Challenges Post-Placement: Tools and Techniques for Caregivers. This comprehensive all-day […]
Attention adoptive, guardianship, foster, kinship, and reunified parents or caregivers: Join the Wisconsin Family Connections Center for a relaxing and fun yoga session surrounded by goats! A Hidden Timber Soul Sanctuary yoga instructor will lead you through a 45-minute yoga class and provide an additional 30 minutes to interact with the goats and connect with […]
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 Waukesha Cafe House in Waukesha, WI. Each registrant will receive a food or drink purchase of up to $15. You […]
Spence-Chapin is thrilled to partner with the experts at Your Adoption Finance Coach to provide our families with free access to experts, tools and content that can take the worry out of financing your adoption. In this webinar, we will be joined by Kelly Ellison, adoptive mother and Founder and CEO of Your Adoption Finance […]
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/4NQxNoVyCWHgnxCk9 […]
Connect with other adult adoptees from around Wisconsin. This will be a space for discussing your adoption experiences with others who "get it," as well as for just getting to know one another and talking about life. This group has an open discussion format and is facilitated by an adult adoptee. This online group will […]
WiFCC adult adoptees or adults who experienced out-of-home care as a youth, please join us for a fun paint night in Wauwatosa at the Arte Studio! The Arte Studio will provide all the materials and instruct you step-by-step to create a beautiful piece for your home or for a gift. The artistic instructor will guide […]
