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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
Empowering Caregivers: 12 Strategies for Supporting Children with Complex Needs and Behaviors, Preventing Burnout
Supporting and caring for children with complex needs and behaviors can be emotionally, mentally, and physically demanding. Caregivers must prioritize their well-being to avoid burnout. This visually engaging resource offers […]
Shared Parenting Starts With Strong Communication Skills
When parents and foster/relative caregiver families work together, it’s called “shared parenting” or “co-parenting.” Healthy communication can minimize trauma and help families become whole again. Included in this handout are […]
We Were Once a Family – A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America
Book Description The shocking, deeply reported story of a murder-suicide that claimed the lives of six children―and a searing indictment of the American foster care system. On March 26, 2018, […]
Safe: A Memoir of Fatherhood, Foster Care, and the Risks We Take for Family
A heartrending and unforgettable memoir of an unlikely journey to parenthood through America’s broken foster care system. What does it take to keep a child safe? As a long-time strategist […]
Supporting Transgender Youth
Regarding support, let’s take a closer look at gender identity. Transgender is a term used to describe people whose gender self-image is different from the sex assigned to them at […]
