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…
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…
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…
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.…
Foster Care and Adoption Education Classes – In-Person
Best Western Plus Kelly Inn 100 4th Avenue S, Saint CloudThis education option 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…
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…
Families Rising Minnesota Caregiver Retreat
Radisson Blu MOA 2100 Killebrew Dr, BloomingtonJoin us for a retreat for Minnesota adoptive, foster, and kinship caregivers. This event offers a unique opportunity for caregivers to relax and renew while learning solution-based parenting and self-care…
Families Rising Minnesota Youth ConnectionZ Summer Camp!
6365 Sibley Ave, Ft. Snelling, MN 55111 6365 Sibley Ave, Ft. SnellingGet ready for an unforgettable summer filled with adventure, learning, and fun at the Youth ConnectionZ Summer Camp Session! This enriching program is designed to provide young participants with a…
The Role of Technology in Anxiety Among Kids
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United StatesTechnology plays an important role in all our lives and children are increasingly more digitally literate than their parents. While technology—and social media in particular—can bring people together, it also…
Parents of Adopted Adults Support Group
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United StatesA support group for individuals who have an adult (18+) child adopted through any type of adoption (infant, international, foster care adoption). Sessions will be held online. Parents from any…