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.)
–> Find training and event flyers here.
–> For a complete listing of Regional Events and Support Groups, please visit the Wisconsin Family Connections Center Eventbrite Page.
–> Find support group flyers here.
–> 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.
Learn about what is happening right here in our Wisconsin community…foster parents and social work professionals will be here to share their experiences and answer questions. This virtual meeting is FREE and there is no obligation other than listening and asking questions! Hosted by Norris foster parents and foster care staff. Reserve your spot here: https://forms.gle/kSk7pXURQEfpL74x6 […]
This session will provide an overview of DVR as well as Transition Services and Best Practices. We will also allow time for questions. Presenter: Amy May - WDA 3 Director has worked for DVR for 20 years as a counselor, supervisor, and now Director. Amy and Sarah co-lead the DVR Statewide Action Resource Transition Team […]
We will explore many ways family members can support literacy for their children at home during the summer. We will discuss why it’s important to support literacy in the summer, the 5 components of reading, and how parents can support them in summer, picking the "right" book, and other tips, strategies, and everyday opportunities for […]
This We the Experts is the 2nd non-adoptee speaker series panel of 2025. It will feature scholars who study adoption and child welfare through a critical lens. The panel will explore how scholars positioned outside the adoptee experience navigate inclusion, adoptee-centered narratives, and their relationship to the adoption community. Join Adoption Mosaic to listen and […]
Birthmother’s Day and Mother's Day can add up to a very difficult weekend for birthmothers, and spending it in community with people who understand that can help, which is why the On Your Feet (OYF) Foundation hosts a Birthmother's Day gathering every year. This year's hosts, Hope O. Helder and Erika Gonzales, are well-known in […]
The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) is pleased to present the Conversations on Race, Equity, and Inclusion training series. The six-part training series offers an opportunity for social work and human service professionals to explore the following topics: Session 1) Being Color Brave and Culturally Humble Session 2) Implicit Bias and Different Types of […]
This session explores the critical intersection of faith and adoption activism through the personal and professional experiences of both an adoptee and birth mother. Dr. Patrice Martin and Mellisa Lathion, MSN, share their journey of collaboration in establishing the Faith Collective for Truth and Healing in Adoption, highlighting the often overlooked impacts of adoption practices […]
Spence-Chapin’s Birth Parent Support Group is a virtual meet-up for individuals who made an adoption plan (with Spence-Chapin or elsewhere) and are in any stage in their placement journey. This group is a safe place to get support and know that you are not alone. Topics will include coping with feelings of grief and loss, sharing […]
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 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. You […]
Learn about what is happening right here in our Wisconsin community…foster parents and social work professionals will be here to share their experiences and answer questions. This virtual meeting is FREE and there is no obligation other than listening and asking questions! Hosted by Norris foster parents and foster care staff. Reserve your spot here: https://forms.gle/ui7qPjm1YVdQJcJo6 […]
