Strengthening Your Resilience as a Caregiver
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United StatesExplore sources of stress inherent to kinship caregiving, understand the important role of kinship caregiving, identify your protective factors, and identify what you can do to address stress in helpful ways to become more resilient. Presenter: Janet Salo is a Kinship Navigator with the Kinship Family Support Services, a service of Lutheran Social Service of…
Greater Minnesota Parent Support Group
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United StatesOpen 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…
[Part 3] The Intersection of Transracial Adoption & Racial (in)Justice
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United StatesPlease join Angela Tucker for a three-part webinar series designed for adoption agencies (staff and families), child-welfare organizations and conferences. Transracial caregiving is a multifaceted journey for the entire family, but it is often the child who bears the brunt of navigating the complexity of the experience. It is critical that caregivers and parents understand…
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…
[Part 2] Consent Toolbox Through a Cultural Lens – Age 10 to 18
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United StatesThe last of two sessions will focus on youth ages 10-18. Please note: Part one of this series (on April 3) addresses ages 0-9. Consent is complex and this workshop will give participants the tools to make sure youth understand consent even when they have experienced sexual abuse themselves. Participants will increase their understanding of…
[IN-PERSON] Tracking the Body to Interpret and Respond in Foster & Adoptive Relationships
2117 Campus Drive SE Rochester, MN 55904 2117 Campus Drive SE Rochester, MN 55904, RochesterThis in-person event will be held at Olmsted County Community Services 2117 Campus Drive SE Rochester, MN 55904 If capacity limit is reached, please email edu@fosteradoptmn.org to join the waitlist. This workshop will provide ways to support caregivers in increasing awareness of body indicators of attachment and trauma wounds as they show up in foster and adoptive…
Foster & Adoptee Youth Retreat
Camp Knutson 11148 Manhattan Point Blvd, Cross LakeLutheran Social Service (LSS) is excited to offer a special opportunity for foster and foster adopted youth (ages 13-17) to spend a weekend among peers who have shared life experiences at Camp Knutson (Camp K) in Crosslake, Minnesota. In addition to helping foster and foster adopted youth build new connections and make new friends, this…
Relative/Kin Caregiver Retreat
All Ampersand-affiliated relative/kin families are invited to attend the family retreat at Cedar Valley Resort from April 19-21! RSVP here and ask questions by emailing mina@ampersandfamilies.org.
Parenting When Trauma Derails Development
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United StatesParenting when Trauma derails child development: Let's talk about parenting strategies to get back on track. Often times, foster and adopted children have experienced some trauma during their young lives. This webinar will provide a basic understanding of brain development and what happens to development when children do experience trauma. We will review key development…
Foster Care and Education Classes – Online
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United StatesThe 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…
Children’s Home and LSS Foster Care & Adoption Orientation
Children’s Home – St. Paul Office, 1605 Eustis Street, Saint Paul, MN, 55108, 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…
Attachment – Why is it Important?
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United StatesAttachment is the foundation of human development that is essential to the development of trust. Trust allows us to move forward in developing the skills we need to travel through life. This class will discuss the attachment cycle, how trust develops and the importance of this basic interaction. We will look at attachment on a…
