• Affirming a Youth’s Whole Identity Training

    Supporting and Affirming LGBTQ+ Youth
    - Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States
    - Ongoing Learning

    This is a new training that Ampersand Families is offering to our families. It will focus on how to support and affirm a youth who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, or another identity in the LGBTQ+ community in an adoptive, pre-adoptive, or relative/kinship home. This training will also include strategies to implement…

  • Foster Care and Adoption Education Classes – In-Person

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

    The in-person track 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…

  • Pride Family Support Group

    LGBTQ+ Caregiver Support Group
    - Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States +1 more
    - Support Groups

    The group was created to provide foster and adoptive caregivers who are part of the LGBTQ+ community an opportunity to connect about their experiences as foster and adoptive parents. This group is facilitated by CH/LSS staff. Participants may have worked with, or currently be working with, any agency/county for foster care or any type of…

  • Live Webinar | Navigating FASD: Empowering Foster Providers

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

    This one-hour training session is designed for foster parents to meet their yearly FASD training requirement for license renewal. In this training, we’ll discuss: The impact of FASD on brain function and behavior Fundamental characteristics of FASD Real life examples from caregivers Additionally, foster parents will be introduced to various FASD-informed support resources, along with…

  • Deeper Dive Webinar: Parenting a Child with ADHD

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

    Join Us for a Deeper Dive: Parenting a Child with ADHD Wednesday, January 15, 2025, from 1:00-2:30 p.m. (CT) Tried-and-true ADHD parenting strategies focus on creating structure, fostering positive communication, and encouraging self-regulation. We know how important these are, but HOW do we actually get them to work?  Learn practical tips for incorporating these practices…

  • Greater Minnesota Parent Support Group

    Greater Minnesota Parent Support Group
    - Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States
    - Support Groups

    Open 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…

  • Search & Reunion Support Group

    Search & Reunion Support Group
    - Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States

    This 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…

  • Creating Felt Safety

    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 Being…