It’s My Life: Financial Aid
This book offers a set of tools for preparing youth from foster care to take advantage of education and training opportunities beyond the high school level. Additional Author: Casey Family […]
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.
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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.
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Information and Referrals
Speak with a specialist who can help you find the right resources, services, and support for your situation.
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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
It’s My Life: Employment
Expanding on the It’s My Life transition framework, this guide to employment and career development helps child welfare professionals prepare young people for success in the workplace. It’s My Life: […]
Is Adoption Right For Me : Teens Explore the Adoption Option
The first few stories examine teens fantasies and hesitations about adoption. In the final stories, teens write about their actual experiences and struggles living in a new home. Taken together, […]
I’M The Mommy Now : Life As A Teen Parent
Many foster teens become parents at an early age. Here they write about the conflicts and burdens of parenthood, about challenges faced and overcome, and how they have grown as […]
And Still I Rise: Foster Teens Going To College
Applying to college, and succeeding once they get there, can be two enormous hurdles for foster youth. Many are intimidated by higher education for personal and financial reasons. They may […]
Always On The Move : Changing Homes and Staff
On of the most painful parts of living in foster care is the lack of permanence. Too many kids are moved from placement to placement. Adding to the problem is […]
