Adult Adoptee Support Group
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States +1 moreAdult 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…
Foster Care and Adoption Education Classes – Hybrid
Children’s Home – St. Paul Office, 1605 Eustis Street, Saint Paul, MN, 55108, United StatesThis 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…
Connect2Connect: Community Gathering
Kerfoot Canopy Tour 30200 Scenic Byway Rd, HendersonJoin 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…
Families Rising Minnesota Gala Celebration
Capri Theater 2027 W Broadway, MinneapolisYou're invited to an unforgettable evening of fun, laughter, and connection at the Gala- BCB and ConnectionZ: Celebration of Fathers! This special event is dedicated to honoring fathers and celebrating…
Foster Care and Adoption Education Classes – Hybrid
Children’s Home – St. Paul Office, 1605 Eustis Street, Saint Paul, MN, 55108, United StatesThis 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…
Live Webinar | Ages & Stages of Healthy Sexual Development
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United StatesThe goal of each webinar in the series is to provide information on healthy sexual development by discussing typical developmental milestones and what this means for caregivers. Participants will also…
Strategies to Support Foster and Adoptive Families with Gender Expansive and LGBTQIA+ Youth
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United StatesThere are amazing aspects to caring for a child or teen who is either questioning- or clear- that they are a member of the LGBTQIA+ community. At the same time, there are also thought provoking and stressful elements to this experience. This presentation will debunk common myths and answer questions like: How can…
Children’s Home and LSS Foster Care & Adoption Orientation
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United StatesChildren’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…
Search & Reunion Support Group
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United StatesThis 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…
Deeper Dive Webinar: Navigating the Transition from Adolescence to Young Adulthood
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United StatesAs adoptive and foster parents, we know that our youth may need additional supports as they enter adulthood, but these supports are often hard to find and difficult to understand. Parents often “Don’t know what they don’t know” and learn about options after the fact. Join adoptive parents Martha Johnson and Katie Neumann as they…
Virtual Kinship Support & Education Group
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States1st & 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…
Summer Mini Retreat
Great Wolf LodgeCome hang out with us at Great Wolf Lodge! Ampersand staff will be there in a private room that we book from 1pm-5pm, but families are welcome to come earlier…