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LGBTQ+ Caregiver Support Group

- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States +1 more

The group was created to provide foster and adoptive caregivers who are part of the LGBTQ+ community an opportunity to connect about their experiences as foster and adoptive parents. This group is facilitated by CH/LSS staff. Participants may have worked with, or currently be working with, any agency/county for foster care or any type of…

Children’s Home and LSS Foster Care & Adoption Orientation

- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States

Children’s Home and LSS welcome you to attend this free meeting to learn about fostering and adopting children from within the Minnesota foster care system. This orientation will provide an overview of the process and address details such as children served, timelines, fees (spoiler: there are practically none!), licensing requirements, and more. Along with completing…

Free

[FosterEd] Understanding Human Trafficking

- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States

Human trafficking can seem like an issue that happens in distant countries, but both sex and labor trafficking happen in Minnesota every day. Young people are at increased risk of being trafficked, making it crucial that the adults in their lives understand the issue. Learn about human trafficking, how it happens, signs to watch for,…

Free
Event Series Share and Support Group

Share and Support Group

- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States

Support Groups are an excellent tool where families are able to share experiences and encourage each other in a confidential, non-judgmental setting.  Support Groups are facilitated by North Homes case managers, with years of experience in both adoption and foster care fields.  It is an opportune time for families to network, problem solve and gather…

Free
Event Series Adult Adoptee Support Group

Adult Adoptee Support Group

- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States +1 more

Adult Adoptees from all placing agencies are welcome to attend. While each story is unique, we recognize that there are many core similarities that adoption weaves into life experiences. Topics will be suggested, but each month the conversation will be open to relevant, participant-led, discussion. This is a safe, confidential space, the group is facilitated…

Relative/Kinship Parenting and Building Resilience Training

This training acknowledges the complexities associated with Relative/Kinship caregiving through fostering and adoption. Topics will include divided loyalties, redefining roles and relationships, setting boundaries with parents and other relatives, the range of emotions caregivers can feel and how children who have experienced trauma, separation, or loss can impact a caregiver’s own well-being. Strategies for how…

Free

Foster Care and Education Classes – Online

- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States

The online track is best suited for individuals who want flexibility, have limited business hour availability, and/or those who prefer virtual learning. Couples may complete their education together or pursue it separately. Either way, each participant must attend the entirety of their chosen track. In this track, you will complete your education over a four-week…

Foster Care and Adoption Education Classes – In-Person

Pioneer Grill 4403 Pioneer Rd SE, Alexandria

This education option is best suited for individuals who need or desire to complete their education quickly, prefer in-person learning, and/or those who have previously completed education and want a refresher course. Couples may complete their education together or pursue it separately. Either way, each participant must attend the entirety of their chosen track. Your…

Connect2Connect: Community Gathering

Sky Zone 7625 Cahill Road, Edina, MN, United States

Join Us for Community & Connection Connect2Connect provides opportunities for foster and adoptive families to connect with one another and build relationships in an in-person, interactive, and fun way. Connect2Connect is made possible by the Minnesota Department of Human Service Permanency Support Service grant. Sky Zone Saturday, April 13, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.…

DHS Presentation: Independent Living Skills Planning and Youth Engagement

- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States

Please join us for a workshop in which we will explore ways to engage and empower youth in their own independent living plan. Kim Lemcke from DHS will provide tools and resources for county and tribal workers. She will also provide foster parents with ways to assist foster youth in navigating a successful transition to…

Free

Strengthening Your Resilience as a Caregiver

- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States

Explore sources of stress inherent to kinship caregiving, understand the important role of kinship caregiving, identify your protective factors, and identify what you can do to address stress in helpful ways to become more resilient. Presenter: Janet Salo is a Kinship Navigator with the Kinship Family Support Services, a service of Lutheran Social Service of…

Greater Minnesota Parent Support Group

- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States

Open to pre-adoptive, adoptive, foster, relative and/or kinship caregivers living in Greater Minnesota (outside the Twin Cities Metro Area). This online group is facilitated by CH/LSS staff and offers connection, positive parenting strategies, support, and more! After registration, you will receive a link to join the next Zoom session. This service is provided by funding made…

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