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.
The Wisconsin Family Connections Center invites adoptive, foster, guardianship, relative/kinship, and reunified families to kick off a season of nature exploration with a day at Harrington Beach State Park! You will have the opportunity to meet and greet with other families at the Puckett's Pond Picnic Shelter before you head out on your scavenger hunt adventure. […]
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 […]
How do I raise a Latino/a child with a positive racial identity? What factors influence their self-perception and identity development, especially as we consider the current social-political climate? And how do I contribute to their growth as a caregiver? Join us for a 2 hour workshop as we explore these topics together and spend time asking […]
We the Experts (WTE) is an adoptee-centered space where adoptees and others are invited to sit in community to listen to a myriad of lived experiences. Non-adoptees are invited to attend as listeners and learners only. Each panel is recorded and made available to registrants with a list of resources after each event. Topics have […]
Attention adoptive, foster, guardianship, relative caregivers, and reunified families: Join the Wisconsin Family Connections Center for a caregiver/child event at Mix Cosmetiques to create personalized bottles of lotion! There is no minimum age requirement for children attending; however, the caregiver must be able to assist and supervise the child. Each participant will choose a combination of […]
The Wisconsin Family Connections Center and Jockey Being Family invite your family to attend an arcade and pizza afternoon at Funset Boulevard! Our group will have a private room that includes pizza, soft drinks, and a pre-loaded arcade card for each child. This event is intended for adoption, foster, guardianship, relative caregiver, and reunified families. […]
The conference is for professionals who work with children and families from various disciplines to gain knowledge and skills that support a multidisciplinary approach to improve the prevention, investigation, treatment, and prosecution of child abuse and neglect. Monday, April 14 - Seminar day Tuesday, April 15 - Conference Day 1 Wednesday, April 16 - Conference […]
Including diapers, baby wipes, tampons, and pads. For more information, contact Andrew Bonner at abonner@wellpointcare.org.
What if you could have help paying for supplies, services, and support for the child in your care beyond what private health insurance or Medicaid covers? Under the Children’s Long-Term Support Program (CLTS) you could. The Family Voices of Wisconsin staff worked closely with several diverse community groups and received feedback from nearly 100 Wisconsin […]
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 […]
