• 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…

  • Children’s Home and LSS Foster Care & Adoption Orientation

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

    Children’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 overview of the process and address details such as children served, timelines, fees (spoiler: there are practically none!), licensing requirements, and more. Along with completing…

    Free
  • Attachment – Why is it Important?

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

    Attachment is the foundation of human development that is essential to the development of trust. Trust allows us to move forward in developing the skills we need to travel through life. This class will discuss the attachment cycle, how trust develops and the importance of this basic interaction. We will look at attachment on a…

  • [FosterEd] ADHD: Developing Greater Understanding for More Effective Strategies

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

    This workshop will increase participants' knowledge of ADHD including what it is and how ADHD can present for different people.  Through developing a greater understanding, methods and strategies for supporting…

    Free
  • ICW Youth Event

    - Activities

    serving all youth involved with White Earth Indian Child Welfare and/or White Earth Adoptions Program Learn basic auto maintenance and auto repair skills crucial for young people.  Learn how to:…

  • Caregiver Roundtable

    Caregiver Roundtable
    Ampersand Families Office 1751 County Rd B West Suite 300, Roseville
    - Support Groups

    For all Ampersand-affiliated adoptive, pre-adoptive, and kinship caregivers. Caregivers are invited to share their experiences and get support from other caregivers while youth participate in an activity supervised by Ampersand Families staff. Dinner is provided for all.…

    Free
  • [FosterEd] Concurrent Planning and the Children/Youth We Care For

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

    Concurrent planning simply means that two plans are being worked on at the same time. This approach emphasizes reunification and establishes an alternative permanency plan if a child cannot return…

    Free
  • [IN-PERSON] [For Professionals] Caregiver Mental Health

    St. Cloud Library 1300 W. St. Germain St. St. Cloud, MN 56301 1300 W. St. Germain St., St. Cloud
    - Ongoing Learning

    This in-person event will be held at the St. Cloud Library - 1300 W. St. Germain St. St. Cloud, MN 56301 If capacity limit is reached, please email edu@fosteradoptmn.org to join the…

    $15.00
  • FAM 5K – Fun Run/Walk

    Rosland Park 4300 W 66th Street, Edina, MN
    - Activities

    It’s time to tie up those laces again!  Let’s come together to walk/run to raise money for kids in foster care!  Help us provide a $200 shopping spree to as…