This calendar includes opportunities for learning and connection from the Wisconsin Family Connections Center, the Coalition for Children, Youth & Families, and several other organizations across Wisconsin. (NOTE: Opportunities from the Wisconsin Family Connections Center are noted with a blue ribbon on the calendar below.)
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For a complete listing of Regional Events and Support Groups, please visit the Wisconsin Family Connections Center Eventbrite Page.
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For information about Recorded Webinars, Upcoming Live Webinars, Courses, and Conferences, please visit the Champion Classrooms.
Events are added as information is made available to us. If you’d like to share an upcoming event with us, please contact us at info@wifamilyconnectionscenter.org.
Connect with other adult adoptees from around Wisconsin. This will be a space for discussing your adoption experiences with others who "get it", as well as for just getting to know one another and talking about life. This group is facilitated by an adult adoptee and alternates in format between open discussion (odd months) and […]
BirthmomsConnect support calls are held via Zoom and available to anyone who has given birth to a child, anywhere, no matter their affiliation with the On Your Feet Foundation or when they placed. The only requirements to participate are as follows: You gave birth to and placed a child for adoption, and your placement is final. […]
Adoptive, Kinship, Foster, & Guardianship parents and caregivers: Please join us for a trauma-informed virtual support group just for you! This group is especially for caregivers who are: Parenting youth with trauma histories Parenting youth with emotional or behavioral challenges and/or diagnoses such as RAD, DMDD, & ODD. The group meets on the 3rd Monday […]
Adoptees have, for many years, been pathologized instead of having their own voices taken into account. The overall expectation that behavioral and emotional adjustments within the individual would solve mental health challenges, sexual challenges, and “issues” is the main narrative that has haunted the adoptee community for decades. The area of Sexual and Reproductive Health […]
For those who want to research beyond the basics of Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), many helpful resources are available. This 30-minute module of the IEP Series highlights resources including: Special Education in Plain Language IDEA 2004 WI law and rules WI Department of Public Instruction Resources (Bulletins, Sample Forms, College and Career Ready IEP Process, […]
Many students with disabilities play little to no role in their own Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings and the planning of their services, accommodations, and goals. However, research shows that when students lead their own IEP meetings, they become more engaged in their education, learn important self-advocacy skills, and take greater ownership over their learning. […]
Our BirthmomsConnect support calls are held via Zoom and available to anyone who has given birth to a child, anywhere, no matter their affiliation with the On Your Feet Foundation or when they placed. The only requirements to participate are as follows: You gave birth to and placed a child for adoption, and your placement is final. […]
Our BirthmomsConnect support calls are held via Zoom and available to anyone who has given birth to a child, anywhere, no matter their affiliation with the On Your Feet Foundation or when they placed. The only requirements to participate are as follows: You gave birth to and placed a child for adoption, and your placement is final. […]
Please continue to join us for this opportunity to connect with other relative caregivers who are the primary caregivers of their grandchildren, nieces, and nephews as a way to share the joys and challenges of being a relative caregiver. Our meetings will continue to be held virtually on the 4th Thursday of every month from […]
Join WiFCC for a structured educational support group with other Wisconsin adoptive, foster, kinship, and/or guardianship parents. Pre-adoptive parents who reside in Wisconsin are also welcome to attend. This group will follow an agenda with set topics and is able to offer continuing education hours for individuals and families. Topics will focus on a variety […]
