Events
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Support Group: General Parenting Support
Virtual 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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Support Group: Rainbow Families Support
Virtual support for LGBTQIA2S+ 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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Caregiver Roundtable
Ampersand Families Office 1751 County Rd B West Suite 300, Roseville- Support GroupsFor 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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UMOJA MN – Winter Camp
3200 E 81st St, Bloomington, MN 55425 3200 E 81st S, Bloomington- ActivitiesUMOJA MN is proud to announce that our Winter Camp "Strong Bodies, Strong Minds, Strong Futures" is open for families to register! Our Winter Camp theme will focus on Black healthcare, wellness, mental health, and future careers in healthcare. Camp will feature specialized classes and breakout sessions tailored to children, youth, and parents/guardians. Come make…
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Kinship Support Group
Wilder Foundation 451 Lexington Pkwy N, Saint PaulEVOLVE Family Services is collaboratively hosting a Kinship Support Group with the Institute to Transform Child protection. This group is held monthly, on the last Friday of every month at Wilder Foundation. This group is intended to provide a space for Kinship caregivers to connect on similar experience and learn from one another. Special topics…
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Support Group: Sunday Night Owl Group
Weekly 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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PACC and PLX registrations open!
- Ongoing LearningPermanency and Adoption Competency Certificate (PACC) The Permanency and Adoption Competency Certificate (PACC) was developed in 2010 as a response to community demand to meet the need for increasing the availability and competency of a professional workforce able to work across systems to serve the unique and complex clinical and practice needs for adopted individuals…
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Support Group: General Parenting Support
Virtual 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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Kinship: Know Your Rights
- Ongoing LearningThis presentation is for relative and kinship families who are considering becoming a permanency resource for a child or youth they know and love who is in foster care. It may also be helpful for attorneys who represent kin, as well as other professionals working in the child welfare system, who want to understand the…
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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 friend's child. Thoughtful topics that help you in your role as a kinship caregiver such as child development, relationships with adult children, understanding trauma, mental…
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In-Person Kinship Support and Education Groups
Peace Lutheran Church 4512 France Ave N, Robbinsdale- Support GroupsOur Kinship Support and Education Groups are open to all kinship caregivers- those caring for a relative’s or friend’s child. We offer both virtual and in-person group sessions. Virtual sessions occur the first and third Friday of every month, while the in-person sessions take place the first Saturday of every month. Join us when you can…
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Adoption Day Camp
Children’s Home – St. Paul Office, 1605 Eustis Street, Saint Paul, MN, 55108, United States- ActivitiesA Program for Adopted Youth to Connect & Celebrate Their Identity Open to Adoptees in 2nd through 7th Grade Our Adoption Day Camp is a four-part in-person series designed for adopted youth who have a finalized adoption. Participants will have the opportunity to get to know other adoptees through exciting activities and age-appropriate discussions about identity,…
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