Taking it Home: A Survival Tool Kit for Parents
F5129 This handbook offers a quick reference and summary of the training that Juli provides for foster/adoptive parents as well as the clinical professionals who support them. This little gem […]
Support for Families and Caregivers Across Wisconsin
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.
Find Support for Your Journey
Relative/Kinship Caregivers
Caring for a child who is a relative or family friend? Find resources, support groups, and guidance tailored to kinship caregivers.
Adoptive Families
Access post-adoption support, training, and resources to help your family thrive at every stage.
Foster Families & Those Considering Foster Care
Learn about foster care, find licensing contacts, and access training and support services.
Birth Parents & Birth Families
If you are considering adoption or navigating your role as a birth parent, we offer information, support, and guidance.
Reunified Families
Find resources to strengthen and stabilize your family for children returning from foster care or out-of-home placements.
How We Support Families
Information and Referrals
Speak with a specialist who can help you find the right resources, services, and support for your situation.
Training & Support Groups
Join workshops, webinars, and support groups to build skills, connect with others, and feel supported.
Resource Library
Browse guides, tools, and articles on parenting, mental health, adoption, and more.
Case Management Services (GIFTS)
Short-term personalized support for adoptive, guardianship, and reunified families in Wisconsin.
Resources for Caregivers & Families
On Their Own: what Happens to Kids When They Age Out of the Foster Care Sys
Each year, as many as 25,000 teenagers “”age out”” of foster care, usually when they turn eighteen. For years, a government agency had made every important decision for them. Suddenly, […]
Last Chance Texaco, The
The guy looked at me with a stare that would have frozen antifreeze. You the new groupie, huh?”” “”Yeah,”” I said. “”So?”” “”So no one wants you here. Why don’t […]
Parenting Someone Else’s Child: The Foster Parents’ How To Manual
Ann Stressman wrote this book after hearing Ruby Payne speak about the hidden rules of economic class, combining that perspective into her two decades of personal experience with foster care […]
Do You Have What It Takes? A Comprehensive Guide to Success After Foster Care
The young adults of Represent magazine have written about charging off to their own apartments only to learn how lonely they are and losing first jobs due to conflicts with […]
Breaking Away : Teens Write About Leaving Foster Care
This booklet will teach young people valuable lessons about making the shift from foster care to independent living. Three themes emerge from these stories: resilience, getting help, and self reliance. […]
