We provide resources, training, and support for families, youth, and professionals with past or present involvement in foster care, adoption, reunification, kinship, and guardianship. Whether you’re a relative caregiver, adoptive parent, foster parent, birth parent, or member of a reunified family, you don’t have to navigate it alone. The Wisconsin Family Connections Center is here to connect you to trusted resources, training, and support.
Caring for a child who is a relative or family friend? Find resources, support groups, and guidance tailored to kinship caregivers.
Access post-adoption support, training, and resources to help your family thrive at every stage.
Learn about foster care, find licensing contacts, and access training and support services.
If you are considering adoption or navigating your role as a birth parent, we offer information, support, and guidance.
Find resources to strengthen and stabilize your family for children returning from foster care or out-of-home placements.
Speak with a specialist who can help you find the right resources, services, and support for your situation.
Join workshops, webinars, and support groups to build skills, connect with others, and feel supported.
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Short-term personalized support for adoptive, guardianship, and reunified families in Wisconsin.
Trauma storms happen — even in the most prepared and loving families. For children who have experienced trauma, everyday moments can become unexpected triggers, leading to intense emotional or behavioral […]
Becoming a foster parent is a big decision; finding the right agency is essential for success. Choosing a Foster Care Agency offers tips for evaluating agencies, from key questions to […]
This resource provides essential tips for caregivers to maximize the benefits of therapy for children in their care. It emphasizes the importance of establishing good communication with mental health providers, […]
The day has finally come when you, and perhaps your family, will travel for that most exciting trip—the trip where you bring your child home! This may be thrilling, scary, […]
On Trauma Some years ago, we spent an entire year focusing on the topic of trauma. So much has changed in the intervening years that we thought it was time to […]
On Trauma Today, more than ever before, foster and adoptive parents are learning, hearing, and dealing with the impacts of trauma on youth and young adults and how they can […]
