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.
This series will highlight the power of preparing families before they legally adopt or commit to guardianship. A range of programs that educate and support families at various stages during this critical phase will be shared, enabling prospective sites to determine what they can draw from to tailor to their own systems. Note: A session […]
NAMI Family-to-Family is a free, 8-session educational program for family, significant others and friends of people with mental health conditions. It is a designated evidenced-based program. This means that research shows that the program significantly improves the coping and problem-solving abilities of the people closest to a person with a mental health condition. NAMI Family-to-Family […]
The Positive Behavior Strategies Training Session will be led by Dr. Brooke Winchell, an Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, who specializes in Special Education and Early Childhood Education. Dr. Winchell will share insights and strategies on various topics related to positive behavior management for children. Participants will gain knowledge on preventing challenging behaviors […]
Foster, adoptive, guardianship, kinship, and reunified caregivers, join the Wisconsin Family Connections Center to connect, learn, and share! Join us for this opportunity to meet with other caregivers and make connections! We will meet at Alley Cats Coffee in Spooner, WI, on Friday, September 12th, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Each registrant will receive […]
For those families that missed out the first time, come join the Wisconsin Family Connection Center for a "Second Chance" Milwaukee Brewers Event. Come out to the ballpark to watch the Milwaukee Brewers take on the St. Louis Cardinals at American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI. The game starts at 7:10 pm, and our tickets […]
Adoptive, foster, guardianship, kinship, and reunified families - join the WiFCC at Ferguson's Orchard on Saturday, September 13th, 2025, starting at 10:00 am. Ferguson's offers a corn pit, friendly farm animals, a corn maze, a straw bale pyramid, and much more! Please plan to arrive between 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. to check in with […]
Come join the Wisconsin Family Connections Center at our 1/2 Day Family Retreat at Camp Edwards YMCA Camp in East Troy, Wisconsin. All adoptive, foster, guardianship, relative/kinship, reunified, and birth/first families are invited to attend. WiFCC families will enjoy a private 1/2-day family retreat, which includes a climbing wall, canoeing, archery, two 90-foot tube slides, […]
Among child welfare service and program goals is the achievement of children and youth’s educational progress to match their potential and needs. Educational success of children and youth in the child welfare system depends, in part, on the collective efforts and collaboration of caregivers (foster, adoptive, and kinship), social workers, and agency management to address […]
This one-hour webinar will provide a general overview of the universal and on-site assistance available to Tribal Nations through this project. Post-permanency services are a type of support for families and children who have achieved permanency through guardianship, customary adoption, or adoption.
The Wisconsin Family Connections Center invites your family to attend an arcade and pizza night at Wausau on Water! Our group will have a private room that includes pizza, soft drinks, a pre-loaded arcade card for each attendee, and the option to do laser tag at 6:40 pm. Children must be 42 inches tall to […]
