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Support Group: Sunday Night Owl Group
- Foster ParentsWeekly late-night virtual support for adoptive, foster, and kinship caregivers. Click on the Support Group Link to join. Facilitated by Nitara Frost Senior Parent Support Specialist
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Support Group: Parenting Teens & Young Adults
- Foster ParentsVirtual monthly parenting support for adoptive, foster, and kinship caregivers of youth and young adults. Click on the Support Group Link to join. Facilitated by Nitara Frost Senior Parent Support…
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Foster Care and Education Classes – Online
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States- Pre-Adoption Classes & OrientationThe 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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Share and Support Group
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States- Support GroupsSupport 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…
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The Nightmare of Sleep Problems
- Foster ParentsSleep and bedtime challenges can be exhausting for both youth and parents. This webinar will provide an overview of the different types of youth sleep and bedtime challenges with significant…
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Webinar: Understanding and Supporting Adoptees, Fosterees and their Heritage
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States- Ongoing LearningJoin Us for a Webinar: Understanding and Supporting Adoptees, Fosterees and their Heritage Tuesday, Dec. 2 from 12-1:30 pm (CT) via Zoom This webinar covers the fundamentals for being a great…
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Family Winter Celebration Bemidji Area
Bemidji Bowl 3455 Laurel Dr. NW, Bemidji- ActivitiesNorth Homes Children and Family Services will host four free Family Winter Celebrations in Bemidji, Duluth, Grand Rapids, and Thief River Falls. Come enjoy free bowling, pizza and fun for…
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Support Group: General Parenting Support
- Foster ParentsVirtual weekly support for adoptive, foster, and kinship caregivers. Click on the Support Group Link to join. Facilitated by Julie Peterson Parent Support Specialist
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The Power of Your Story
- Foster ParentsEvery story holds the power to heal, connect, and inspire change. In this workshop, Madilyne Harmston, a licensed independent clinical social worker, former foster youth, and adoptee, shares her own…
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Kinship Parenting and Building Resilience
Virtual Conference conference@wearefamiliesrising.org- Ongoing LearningThis 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…
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Foster Care and Adoption Education Classes – Hybrid
Children’s Home – St. Paul Office, 1605 Eustis Street, Saint Paul, MN, 55108, United States- Pre-Adoption Classes & OrientationThis 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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Virtual Kinship Support & Education Group
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States- Support Groups1st & 3rd Fridays of the Month 9:30-10:45 am on Zoom Facilitator: Janet Salo, Kinship Navigator Providing education, information and mutual support for kinship caregivers-those caring for a relative's or…

