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Children’s Home and LSS Foster Care & Adoption Orientation
Children’s Home and LSS Foster Care & Adoption Orientation
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. Additional Information: Along…
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Foster Care and Education Classes – Online
Foster Care and Education Classes – Online
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…
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Foster Care and Adoption Education Classes – Hybrid
Foster Care and Adoption Education Classes – Hybrid
This education option is the balance between the in-person and online options. It is best suited for individuals who want to move swiftly and prefer a blended learning style. Your education will begin with an online pre-test as well as introductory and a guest speaker section of online learning. This can be completed at your…
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Launching Your Teen to College
Launching Your Teen to College
Join Sarah Benson, Education Specialist for Families Rising Minnesota, on October 8 at 7:00 PM for Part 1 of our 3 part webinar series designed to equip you with everything you need to know to help launch your teen to college. In Part 1: Exploring and Applying to Colleges, we will discover tools to streamline…
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Children’s Home and LSS Foster Care & Adoption Orientation
Children’s Home and LSS Foster Care & Adoption Orientation
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. Additional Information: Along…
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Foster Care and Education Classes – Online
Foster Care and Education Classes – Online
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…
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Launching Your Teen to College
Launching Your Teen to College
Join Sarah Benson, Education Specialist for Families Rising Minnesota, on October 15 at 7:00 PM Part 2 of our 3 part webinar series designed to equip you with everything you need to know to help launch your teen to college. In Part 2: Financial Aid, you will learn about different funding options for college. REGISTER…
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Greater Minnesota Parent Support Group
Greater Minnesota Parent Support Group
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…
The Voices of Lived Expertise Virtual Training Series
The Voices of Lived Expertise Virtual Training Series
Join us for a four-part virtual training series that delves deep into the difficult truths of adoption and the foster care system. Designed to equip professionals and caregivers with essential knowledge and tools, each session is thoughtfully delivered by subject matter experts with lived experience as adoptees or individuals who spent time in foster or kinship care. Families Rising…
Live Webinar | Accessing County and Educational Services
Live Webinar | Accessing County and Educational Services
Did you know 1 in 5 families in Minnesota has at least one child with a disability? This presentation will help you understand screening, assessment and eligibility for services and supports, medical assistance, and specialized educational services. It will also highlight eligibility tips and tools for county services. Lastly, this presentation will explore an…
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Foster Care and Adoption Education Classes – Hybrid
Foster Care and Adoption Education Classes – Hybrid
This education option is the balance between the in-person and online options. It is best suited for individuals who want to move swiftly and prefer a blended learning style. Your education will begin with an online pre-test as well as introductory and a guest speaker section of online learning. This can be completed at your…
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Launching Your Teen to College
Launching Your Teen to College
Join Sarah Benson, Education Specialist at Families Rising Minnesota, on October 22nd at 7:00 PM for the last part of our 3-part webinar series designed to equip you with everything you need to know to help launch your teen to college. In Part 3: Accessing Supports in the College Setting, you will learn how to navigate disability…
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Caregiver Roundtable
Caregiver Roundtable
For all Ampersand-affiliated adoptive, pre-adoptive, and kinship caregivers. Caregivers are invited to share their experiences and get support from other caregivers while youth participate in an activity supervised by Ampersand Families staff. Dinner is provided for all. Invites go out approximately 2 weeks before the event. Hybrid option available. Please RSVP to mina@ampersandfamilies.org.
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Foster Care and Adoption Education Classes – In-Person
Foster Care and Adoption Education Classes – In-Person
The in-person track 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. This track will primarily take place during two live consecutive days (Friday/Saturday) with minimal use of the online learning management system which includes…
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Children’s Home and LSS Foster Care & Adoption Orientation
Children’s Home and LSS Foster Care & Adoption Orientation
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…
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Foster Care and Education Classes – Online
Foster Care and Education Classes – Online
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…
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Circus of the Heart
Circus of the Heart
Join us for the kick-off of Minnesota's Adoption Awareness Month, honoring families who have grown through adoption and kinship care while providing information about adopting children and youth under state guardianship. Fun for all ages! Register by October 12 to reserve your spot for the in-person event or participate in the virtual event! Register online…
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