• Share and Support Group

    Share and Support Group
    - Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States
    - Support Groups

    Support 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…

    Free
  • Enhancing Your Skills as a Foster Parent: Session Three

    - Ongoing Learning

    PLEASE 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…

  • [IN-PERSON] Silent Battle

    611 W Main St. Marshall, MN 56258

    PLEASE 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…

    Free
  • [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. Cloud

    PLEASE 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…

    $15.00
  • Managing Children’s Electronics for Maximum Sanity and Safety

    - Ongoing Learning

    PLEASE 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,…

    Free
  • Family Winter Celebration Detroit Lakes Area

    Voyager Lanes 1377 W Lake Drive, Detroit Lakes
    - Activities

    Family Winter Celebration Detroit Lakes Area Voyager Lanes - 1377 W. Lake Drive, Detroit Lakes FREE pizza and FUN for the entire Family

  • Parenting in Racially and Culturally Diverse Families Training

    - Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States
    - Ongoing Learning

    This 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…

  • Virtual Kinship Support & Education Group

    Virtual Kinship Support & Education Group
    - Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States
    - Support Groups

    1st & 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…

  • In-Person Kinship Support and Education Groups

    In-Person Kinship Support and Education Groups
    Peace Lutheran Church 4512 France Ave N, Robbinsdale
    - Support Groups

    Our 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…

  • Foster Care and Adoption Education Classes – Hybrid

    Foster Care and Adoption Education Classes – Hybrid
    Children’s Home – St. Paul Office, 1605 Eustis Street, Saint Paul, MN, 55108, United States
    - Pre-Adoption Classes & Orientation

    This 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 education will begin with an online pre-test as well as introductory and a guest speaker section of online learning. This can be completed at your…