• Parents of Adopted Adults Support Group

    Parents of Adopted Adults Support Group
    - Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States
    - Support Groups

    A 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 placing agency/county are welcome to attend.  While each story is unique, we recognize that there are many core similarities that adoption weaves into life experiences.…

  • Webinar: Trauma-Informed Parenting: Helping Heal the Deepest Wounds

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

    Join Us for a Webinar: Trauma-Informed Parenting: Helping Heal the Deepest Wounds Tuesday, April 22, 2025, from 1:00-2:30 p.m. (CT) “All you need is love,” says The Beatles’ tune.  For kids with significant adverse childhood experiences, however, love may have resulted in just as much pain as protection.  Separated from their parents, the very same…

  • Support Group: Central MN Parenting Support

    Support Group: Central MN Parenting Support
    Great River Regional Library 1300 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud

    Join our in-person support group for foster, adoptive, and kinship caregivers in St Cloud and surrounding area. Childcare and dinner are provided. Pre-registration is required. Click on the Support Group Link to pre-register. Location: 1300 W. St. Germain St. Room 268 Facilitated by Katie Nueman Parent Support Specialist

    Free
  • Foster Care and Education Classes – Online

    Foster Care and Education Classes – Online
    - Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States
    - Pre-Adoption Classes & Orientation

    The 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…

  • Spring Family Retreat

    Campfire Bay Resort 31504 Azure Rd, Cushing
    - Activities

    All Ampersand-affiliated families who have a foster or adoptive youth in their home are invited to attend our Spring Family Retreat at Campfire Bay Resort! All eligible families will receive a direct invite with a link to RSVP, and the RSVP link will also be in the general family newsletter.

  • 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…

  • Kinship Support Group

    Kinship Support Group
    Wilder Foundation 451 Lexington Pkwy N, Saint Paul

    EVOLVE 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…

    Free