Events
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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 & OrientationThis 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…
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Support Group: Central MN Lunch Bunch
Central Minnesota Details and pre-register here using the link.Join us for a monthly meetup to connect with other foster, adoptive, and kinship parents to talk over lunch for emotional and parent resource support. We will meet monthly at…
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Caregiver Connections
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United StatesVirtual Event- Support GroupsUMOJA MN's Caregiver's Connection is back! Join us on March 14th, from 2-3:30 PM for a virtual connection. We will have a presentation on Adoption and Foster Trauma Informed Parenting.…
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Support Group: Sunday Night Owl Group
Weekly late-night virtual support for adoptive, foster, and kinship caregivers. Click on the Support Group Link to join. Facilitated by Nitara Frost Senior Parent Support Specialist
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Relative & Kinship Share & Support Group
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United StatesVirtual Event- Support GroupsThis is a welcoming virtual space for caregivers of relative and kin youth - whether through foster care or informal arrangements - to connect, share experiences, and support one another.…
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Webinar: Technology, the Teenage Mind, and Experiences of Loss
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United StatesJoin Us for a Webinar: Technology, the Teenage Mind, and Experiences of Loss Tuesday, March 17th from 1-2:30 pm (CT) via Zoom Young people today are growing up in a world where online and offline experiences are deeply intertwined. For some teens, especially those who have experienced loss, instability, or major transitions, digital spaces can…
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Camp Advisory Council
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United StatesVirtual Event- ActivitiesHave you been to UMOJA MN's Black Heritage Camp? Be a part of our Camp Advisory Council, where you can help make an impact in how camp operates. Provide feedback…
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Support Group: General Parenting Support
Virtual weekly support for adoptive, foster, and kinship caregivers. Click on the Support Group Link to join. Facilitated by Julie Peterson Parent Support Specialist
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LUNCH-N-LEARN
Virtual EventWe need to hear young people's voices in the child welfare system, ESPECIALLY those with lived experience in adoption and foster care. How can we champion our kids to use THEIR voice in real-life settings? Minnesota Caregivers: At registration, enter your information and verify that you are an adoptive, foster, or kinship caregiver to waive…
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Greater Minnesota Parent Support Group
- Online Webinar/Training, Support Group, or Meeting MN, United States- Support GroupsOpen 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,…
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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…
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[Spring Summit] Human or Alien? The Long, Difficult, and Troubling Road for Intercountry Adoptees and US Citizenship
This presentation discusses the history of US citizenship for intercountry adoptees as well as present-day citizenship and immigration issues that intercountry adoptees continue to encounter. It outlines the issues that make an intercountry adopted person vulnerable for immigration issues and further discusses what state and care workers should know about citizenship and immigration for underage…