Welcome to our Calendar of Events!
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.)
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For a complete listing of Regional Events and Support Groups, please visit the Wisconsin Family Connections Center Eventbrite Page.
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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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Supporting Kinship/Grandfamilies with LGBTQ+ Youth
July 25 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Grandfamily and kin caregivers are people who help when a child’s parents are unable to care for them, taking on the responsibility of raising their grandchildren or the children of a relative or friend and making themselves and their home into a soft spot for the children. When a young person comes out as LGBTQ+, their kin/grandfamily caregiver may be the last to know because an LGBTQ+ young person might be fearful of losing that close relationship and unconditional love. SAGE and PFLAG National will share strategies from their Supporting Your LGBTQ+ Grandchild toolkit that will guide you on how to help kinship/grandfamilies provide the support that LGBTQ+ youth need.
Presenters:
- Sherrill Wayland, Senior Director of Special Initiatives and Partnerships, SAGE
- Liz Owen, Director of Communications, PFLAG National
