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.
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Have questions about how to claim the adoption tax credit and what the recent changes to the credit mean for you? Families Rising's adoption tax credit expert, Josh Kroll, presents a webinar on the federal adoption tax credit outlining the steps to file. The focus is on filing for the 2025 tax year, but also […]
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Registration for this event is required on Eventbrite. Parents and caregivers, join WiFCC for a beginner class on how to make your own sourdough! Your registration includes everything needed to make and bake a loaf of bread and knowledge how to keep it going. Please register a spot for each attendee. There is a maximum […]
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This online session explains what families need to know about decision-making supports and other legal tools for soon-to-be adults in Wisconsin, including alternatives to guardianship. This session is most helpful for families with children ages 14 and older with disabilities and the providers and educators who work with them. Sign Up After you sign up you will […]
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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 […] |
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Registration for this event is required on Eventbrite. (starts Dec. 11, 2025) Join the Wisconsin Family Connections Center for an afternoon of basketball featuring the Badger Men's Basketball team vs. Ohio State. Come cheer for your favorite team at 1:00 PM at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin. This event is limited to Wisconsin residents […]
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Registration for this event is required on Eventbrite. Join the WiFCC for a child painting party! This is a fun opportunity for children to create and connect while being led through the process of completing their own one-of-a-kind painting to bring home. This is open to artists of all skill levels but is designed for […] |
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Registration for this event is required on Eventbrite. (will start Dec. 29, 2025) Parent/caregivers and teens impacted by adoption or out-of-home care, join WiFCC at Board and Brush on Tuesday, February 3rd for an afternoon of creativity! This event will start at 4:30pm. Your registration includes all supplies needed to make your craft. Please register […]
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Caring for children who have experienced trauma can be both rewarding and challenging. This webinar is designed specifically for caregivers navigating the emotional complexities of supporting children with a history of childhood trauma. We will explore how anxiety arises within our physical and emotional systems, helping caregivers better understand their own reactions when fear and […]
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This group will have training opportunities, help and guidance with questions and concerns, and help to build relationships with others who are walking similar roads. Led by fellow foster parents. A time of encouragement, support, and community. Light refreshments and childcare will be provided. Please notify us if you will be utilizing childcare so we […] |
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Registration for this event is required on Eventbrite. Caregivers impacted by adoption or out-of-home care, join WiFCC at Clay Corner Studio for a Friday night of art and connection! This event will begin at 6:00 p.m. Your registration includes all supplies needed to make your craft. Please register for one ticket per person. Information on […]
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Registration for this event is required on Eventbrite. (will start Dec. 22, 2025) Adoptive, foster, guardianship, relative caregivers, and reunified families, join the Wisconsin Family Connections Center for a fun filled morning ice skating at the Lake Ridge Bank River Rink in Monona, WI. We will have the rink reserved for the morning/early afternoon. Each […]
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Please join the WiFCC for a Mom's Night Out! Foster, pre-adoptive, and adoptive moms are welcome to come and relax while connecting with other moms touched by adoption. Learn how to decorate your own set of Valentine-themed cookies with The Floured Whisk! You will be provided with six cookies, all the supplies to decorate, a […] Youth ages 13-17 who are part of an adoptive or guardianship family in Wisconsin About this event Join other teens of adoption or guardianship families for a live, video group session to socially connect and discuss topics related to challenges that arise in these family dynamics. This support group will be facilitated by Chelsey and […]
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Registration for this event is required on Eventbrite. Adoptive, foster, guardianship, relative caregiver, and reunified families - join WiFCC for family fun night at Skate City in Rice Lake on Wednesday, February 11th from 5:00pm-7:00pm! Along with skating, Skate City features a playland for children 11 and under. Pizza and beverages will be provided! To […]
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A virtual group for adult adoptees in WI 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 is an open discussion format and is facilitated […]
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For WI caregivers who are parenting youth with a high level of need due to complex trauma histories related to adoption or out-of-home care. Adoptive, Kinship, Reunified, Foster, & Guardianship parents and caregivers: Please join us for a trauma-informed virtual support group just for you! This group is especially for caregivers who are: -Parenting youth […]
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Registration for this event is required on Eventbrite. Registration for this event is required on Eventbrite. 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 Mercantile & Bean in […]
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A virtual group to support relative caregivers, caring for children. Join us for this opportunity to connect with other relative caregivers who are the primary caregivers of their grandchildren, nieces, and nephews as a way to share the joys and challenges of being a relative caregiver. Our meetings will continue to be held virtually on […]
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Registration for this event is required on Eventbrite. 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 on us and get to know other adoptive, guardianship, foster, kinship, and reunified caregivers in your area. We will meet at Mercies […] |
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Registration for this event is required on Eventbrite. (will start Dec. 31, 2025) Enjoy a fun evening with the Wisconsin Family Connections Center at High Roller Skating Center here in La Crosse! This private event is for guardianship, adoptive, reunified, or foster families to skate and play on the indoor playground. Your family's admission and […]
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Registration for this event is required on Eventbrite. Gather your people, brew some tea, and crack open a good book because connection starts with a story. The Wisconsin Family Connections Center now has an online book club to help individuals come together, laugh, learn, and feel less alone. Whether you are a foster, adoptive, or […]
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Registration for this event is required on Eventbrite. Caregivers and teens, join the WiFCC at The Mineshaft on February 24, 2026, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for an evening of fun with pizza and arcade games! Our pizza dinner will begin at 6:00 p.m., and we will then head to the upstairs arcade from […] |
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Registration for this event is required on Eventbrite. Please join us for this new support group offered to parents who have recently reunified, or are in the process of reunifying (transitioning to reunification within the next month of the support group occurring). We will be meeting once every six weeks via Zoom at 7:00pm and […]
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Registration for this event is required on Eventbrite. Attention adoptive, foster, guardianship, relative caregiver, and reunified families and individuals! Join the Wisconsin Family Connections Center for a family hockey day with the Admirals! The Admirals will take on the Manitoba Moose in this Sunday afternoon game. Each ticket will also include a $10 concession card […] |
