Wisconsin Family Connections Center

WiFCC & Jockey Being Family Caregiver Getaway: Brookfield
2026-04-11 09:30 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | DoubleTree by Hilton Milwaukee – Brookfield, 18155 West Bluemound Road, Brookfield, WI, 53045
Registration for this event is required on Eventbrite.

Parents and caregivers (adoptive, foster, guardianship, kinship/relative, and reunified caregivers who reside in Wisconsin) – you deserve a day for YOU! We invite you to take a night away and join the Wisconsin Family Connections Center to focus on caring for yourself. Attend as an individual or as a couple, both are welcome! Our speaker, Deb Reid, will guide us through the day with a presentation entitled “Embracing Grace: A Day for You.” This day is meant to incorporate connection, learning, and rest to help you re-charge. You will notice the day begins a bit late and ends a bit early, because we wanted to build intentional time for slowness into this opportunity (as well as give anyone traveling some extra morning time).
Registration for this getaway is open to any adoptive, foster, guardianship, kinship/relative, and reunified caregivers who reside in Wisconsin. WiFCC staff will provide you with a certificate of attendance (3 hours) for ongoing education documentation, if needed. Registrants must be in attendance for Saturday’s programming in order to be eligible for hotel and childcare reimbursements.
INCLUDED in this free getaway for you:
-A one-night hotel reimbursement of up to $150*
-Saturday programming & lunch
-Child care reimbursement(up to $50/one child or $100/family)
AGENDA FOR THE DAY
9:30-10 Check-in (fruit and coffee available)
10-11:30 Morning Session
11:30-12:30 Lunch (provided) & time to connect with other attendees
12:30-2 Afternoon Session
Please note:
-This is an adults only event, and no child care will be available on-site. Registrants must attend the Saturday programming in order to take advantage of the child care reimbursement and one-night hotel reimbursement.
-This event is intended for individuals/couples who were unable to attend the WiFCC Caregiver Retreat: Brookfield last year (2025) to provide new participants an opportunity to attend.
-There will be additional WiFCC & Jockey Being Family Caregiver Retreats offered throughout the state, please only register for one getaway.
Space for this event is limited.
*Hotel reimbursement details: A one-night hotel reimbursement of up to $150 is available for each attending household, with block rooms available on either Friday or Saturday evening through the event venue for rates starting at $149++. A link to this group rate will be provided in your registration confirmation email. To receive the group rate all rooms MUST be booked by Friday, March 20, 2026. After this date, the group room block is released to the general public and you will no longer have access to the special group rate. After March 20th, registrants may no longer be able to secure that rate, but will still be eligible for the one-night, up to $150 hotel reimbursement for this weekend (at either the event hotel or another nearby). Registrants are responsible for booking & paying for hotel rooms individually – these reservations will NOT be booked or paid for by the WiFCC.
Cancellations for events must be made at least 72 hours in advance. If 3 or more late cancellations or no-shows occur within a six-month period, the household’s event registrations in the following six months will default to a waitlist.

WiFCC & Jockey Being Family Caregiver Getaway: River Falls
2026-04-11 09:30 - 14:00 | Radisson Hotel River Falls, 100 Spring Street, River Falls, WI, 54022
Registration for this event is required on Eventbrite.

Parents and caregivers (adoptive, foster, guardianship, kinship/relative, and reunified caregivers who reside in Wisconsin) – you deserve a day for YOU! We invite you to take a night away and join the Wisconsin Family Connections Center, with special sponsorship from Jockey Being Family, to focus on caring for yourself. Attend as an individual or as a couple, both are welcome! Our speaker, Allison Kunkel, will guide us through the day, meant to incorporate connection, learning, and rest to help you re-charge. You will notice the day begins a bit late and ends a bit early, because we wanted to build intentional time for slowness into this opportunity.
Registration for this getaway is open to any adoptive, foster, guardianship, kinship/relative, and reunified caregivers who reside in Wisconsin. WiFCC staff will provide you with a certificate of attendance (3 hours) for ongoing education documentation, if needed.
INCLUDED in this free getaway for you:
-A one-night partial hotel reimbursement of up to $150*
-Saturday programming & lunch
-Child care reimbursement(up to $50/one child or $100/family)
AGENDA FOR THE DAY
9:30-10 Check-in (fruit, pastries, and coffee available)
10-11:30 Morning Session
11:30-12:30 Lunch (provided) & time to connect with other attendees
12:30-2 Afternoon Session
Please note:
-This is an adults only event, and no child care will be available on-site. Registrants must attend the Saturday programming in order to take advantage of the child care reimbursement and one-night hotel reimbursement.
-There will be three additional WiFCC & Jockey Being Family Caregiver Getaways offered throughout the state this spring (Brookfield 4/11, Neenah 4/25, Madison 5/2), please only register for one getaway.
Space for this event is limited.
*Hotel reimbursement details: A one-night hotel reimbursement of up to $150 is available for each attending household, with block rooms available on either Friday or Saturday evening through the event venue for rates starting at $169+. A link to this group rate will be provided in your registration confirmation email. To receive the group rate all rooms MUST be booked by Friday, March 27, 2026. After March 27th, registrants may no longer be able to secure that rate, but will still be eligible for the one-night, up to $150 hotel reimbursement for this weekend (at either the event hotel or another nearby). Registrants are responsible for booking & paying for hotel rooms individually – these reservations will NOT be booked or paid for by the WiFCC. If you have questions, please reach out to Kaiya at kstevens@cclse.org.
Cancellations for events must be made at least 72 hours in advance. If 3 or more late cancellations or no-shows occur within a six-month period, the household’s event registrations in the following six months will default to a waitlist.
This event is limited to Wisconsin residents impacted by adoption or out-of-home care and their immediate household.

Teen & Parent/Caregiver Terrarium Class at the Wild Violette: Osceola
2026-04-14 16:00 - 17:30 | The Wild Violette, 407 Cascade Street South, Osceola, WI, 54020
Registration for this event is required on Eventbrite. (on sale March 6, 2026 @6pm)

Virtual Group: Connected Parenting
2026-04-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
For WI caregivers who are parenting youth with a high level of need due to complex trauma histories related to adoption or out-of-home care.

Adoptive, Kinship, Reunified, Foster, & Guardianship parents and caregivers: Please join us for a connected parenting virtual support group just for you! This group is especially for parents/caregivers who are looking for:
–A place to be seen, heard, and supported from other attendees who understand similar parenting challenges;
–More brain based, connection-focused parenting support; and
-Helpful ideas and resources from the group’s facilitators.
The group meets on the 3rd Monday of each month from noon (12:00 pm) – 1:00 pm. There will be monthly focus areas for discussion and/or guest speakers to support ongoing learning, but always with plenty of time for connection and support. Please register early as group size is limited.
This group is facilitated by WIFCC Case Manager Allison Kunkel MS, APSW and Support Specialist Val Zegers. With questions, please email wifcc@cclse.org.
Please note: This group is specifically designed to provide support for the caregivers who are struggling to find parenting techniques to support a child in their home who may have a trauma history alongside emotional/behavioral challenges or diagnoses. You will be asked to confirm that this applies to you within your registration. If you are interested in a more social group that still has a connected parenting approach, please check out some of our other virtual support group options at https://wifcc.eventbrite.com/
This online group will utilize Zoom to connect over video chat. You will need to have access to a smart phone with the free Zoom app, or a computer with a camera and microphone.
This group is offered through the Wisconsin Family Connections Center, a program funded by the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families.
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