• Relative/Kin Legal Clinic

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

    Free virtual legal clinic for relative & kin families hoping to be a permanency resource for a child in foster care. What to expect during the clinic: A brief "Know…

    Free
  • 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 & Orientation

    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…

  • Webinar: Money Trauma-Related Stress for Youth impacted by Adoption and Foster Care

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

    Join Us for a Webinar: Money Trauma – Related Stress for Youth in Foster Care Tuesday, June 17, 2025, from 1:00-3:00 p.m. (CT) This two-hour training session focuses on understanding the emotional impact of financial trauma on youth in foster care and provides foster care parents with practical tools to support their children. The training…

  • Culturally Responsive Parenting Group

    Culturally Responsive Parenting Group
    Minnesota Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 10715 Zenith Ave S, Bloomington
    - Ongoing Learning

    Everything you always wanted to explore about transracial parenting but were too afraid to ask! Ever felt like you had questions about transracial parenting but weren’t sure where to ask…

    Free
  • Greater Minnesota Parent Support Group

    Greater Minnesota Parent Support Group
    - Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States
    - Support Groups

    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…

  • Search & Reunion Support Group

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

    This group is for adult adoptees and birth parents who are not related to one another and who are considering, or active in, search and reunion or have searched and the other party is not open to contact. This group is facilitated by CH/LSS staff. Members are supportive of one another and willing to share…

  • UMOJA MN – Coffee Connection

    UMOJA MN – Coffee Connection
    - Activities

    We invite you to join us for Coffee Connection, a gathering created for parents and caregivers of Black fostered and adopted youth in Minnesota. Thís is more than just a chat over coffee—it’s a safe, supportive space to share stories, ask questions, and have meaningful conversations about identity, culture, and caregiving. Two sessions left! June…

    Free
  • Foster Care and Adoption Education Classes – In-Person

    Foster Care and Adoption Education Classes – In-Person
    Children’s Home – St. Paul Office, 1605 Eustis Street, Saint Paul, MN, 55108, United States
    - Pre-Adoption Classes & Orientation

    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…