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Connect2Connect: LGBTQ+ Community Gathering
Color Me Mine 12155 Elm Creek Blvd N, Maple Grove, United States- ActivitiesColor Me Mine Saturday, November 23, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Join us for an artsy day at Color Me Mine in Maple Grove, Minnesota! We will be…
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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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Caregivers Parenting Circle
- Support GroupsCaregivers Parenting Group is a group that brings together individuals and families caring for children through kinship or foster care placement. Borrowing from the teachings of "Gifts Of the Sacred Circle" and "Gete-Aniahinabe Miikana" (The Old One's Road). We will embrace the traditions of preserving family and cultural ties and supporting caregivers. The group started…
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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 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…
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Family Winter Celebration Bemidji Area
Bemidji Bowl 3455 Laurel Dr. NW, Bemidji- ActivitiesFamily Winter Celebration Bemidji Area Bemidji Bowl -3455 Laurel Dr. NW, Bemidji, MN 56601 FREE pizza and FUN for entire the entire family.
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Enhancing Your Skills as a Foster Parent: Session Three
- Ongoing LearningPLEASE NOTE: Effective June 1, 2024, live webinar attendees who need a certificate of attendance must register individually and watch on their own device for proper tracking. A foster parent must be many things to many people. Child welfare professionals depend on the skills of foster parents. Children need safety and guidance to heal from the…
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Family Winter Celebration Bemidji Area
Bemidji Bowl 3455 Laurel Dr. NW, Bemidji- ActivitiesFamily Winter Celebration Bemidji Area Bemidji Bowl -3455 Laurel Dr. NW, Bemidji, MN 56601 FREE pizza and FUN for entire the entire family.
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[IN-PERSON] Silent Battle
611 W Main St. Marshall, MN 56258PLEASE NOTE: This is an in-person training located at the Law Enforcement Center - 611 W Main St. Marshall, MN 56258 This training program provides foster and adoptive parents with essential insights into trauma-informed care, focusing on understanding how trauma affects the mind and body of children. Participants will explore the impact of adverse childhood experiences…
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[IN-PERSON PROFESSIONALS] Learning About EMDR and Enhancing Self-Care While in the Trenches
St. Cloud Library 1300 W. St. Germain St. St. Cloud, MN 56301 1300 W. St. Germain St., St. CloudPLEASE NOTE: This is an in-person professionals only training located at Great River Regional Library (Bremer Room 104) - 1300 W Germain St. Cloud, MN 56301. Please see DCYF newsletter for coupon code. Time will be spent doing a short overview of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and how it can be useful for…
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Managing Children’s Electronics for Maximum Sanity and Safety
- Ongoing LearningPLEASE NOTE: To receive a certificate of attendance for the live webinar, attendees must register individually, attend the entire training, and watch from their own device to ensure proper tracking For better or worse, we live in an electronic and online age! Kids have to navigate the use of cell phones, tablets, computers, Chromebooks, video games,…
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Family Winter Celebration Detroit Lakes Area
Voyager Lanes 1377 W Lake Drive, Detroit Lakes- ActivitiesFamily Winter Celebration Detroit Lakes Area Voyager Lanes - 1377 W. Lake Drive, Detroit Lakes FREE pizza and FUN for the entire Family
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Parenting in Racially and Culturally Diverse Families Training
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States- Ongoing LearningThis training helps participants understand the impact of parenting children from different racial/ethnic/cultural backgrounds and to know how to honor and incorporate child’s race/ethnicity/culture into their existing family system. Strategies are identified to help children develop positive and proud identities and to help children and families prepare for and handle racism in all forms. Openness…
