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Services + support to individuals, families, + caregivers with past or present involvement with foster care, adoption, reunification, kinship, + guardianship
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Wisconsin Family Connections Center
Wisconsin Family Connections Center
Wisconsin Family Connections Center Resource Library
Wisconsin Family Connections Center Resource Library
Getting Started with Foster Care
Getting Started with Foster Care
Learn more about how to become a foster parent in Wisconsin, frequently asked questions, and find the support and resources available to you from the WiFCC.
Upcoming Events
Tip Sheets
The Balance Beam: Caring for Yourself While Caring for Your Kids -
The Balance Beam: Caring for Yourself While Caring for Your Kids -
Self-care tips for foster, adoptive, and kinship caregivers. Find balance in challenging parenting situations.
Shared Parenting: Putting the Needs of Children First - Wisconsin Family Connections Center
Shared Parenting: Putting the Needs of Children First - Wisconsin Family Connections Center
Master shared parenting strategies that support children in foster care. Learn collaboration techniques, visit coordination, and ways to maintain family connections while ensuring child safety and stability.
Celebrating the Holidays With Children You Foster - Wisconsin Family Connections Center
Celebrating the Holidays With Children You Foster - Wisconsin Family Connections Center
Support foster children through holidays with inclusive traditions, birth family connections, grief awareness, and belonging-focused celebrations.
After the Storm: Tips to Help Restore Calm - Wisconsin Family Connections Center
After the Storm: Tips to Help Restore Calm - Wisconsin Family Connections Center
Navigate trauma triggers and restore family calm with evidence-based strategies. Support healing for children who've experienced trauma or complex trauma.
Helping Children & Youth in Care Achieve School Success - Wisconsin Family Connections Center
Helping Children & Youth in Care Achieve School Success - Wisconsin Family Connections Center
Support school success for children in care: Build teacher relationships, manage transitions, create homework routines, and advocate for educational needs.
What Grief Looks Like for Children & Youth in Foster Care - Wisconsin Family Connections Center
What Grief Looks Like for Children & Youth in Foster Care - Wisconsin Family Connections Center
Family Matters: Talking to Children in Care About Their Parents - Wisconsin Family Connections Center
Family Matters: Talking to Children in Care About Their Parents - Wisconsin Family Connections Center
The Importance and Significance of Indigenous Hair
The Importance and Significance of Indigenous Hair
Honoring a Child’s Racial and Cultural Identity
Honoring a Child’s Racial and Cultural Identity
Unlocking Potential: Creating an Environment Where Autistic Children Thrive - Wisconsin Family Connections Center
Unlocking Potential: Creating an Environment Where Autistic Children Thrive - Wisconsin Family Connections Center
Resources
Connecting Children to Their Clans: A Gift Across Generations
Connecting Children to Their Clans: A Gift Across Generations
Email from Coalition for Children, Youth & Families Winter 2025 Caregivers of Native American Children Quarterly Newsletter Aniin! Haho! Bozho! Shekó:lih! Posoh! Family is at the heart of who we are
Quarterly Newsletter-- A Year of Connection: The Strength We Find Together
Quarterly Newsletter-- A Year of Connection: The Strength We Find Together
Email from Coalition for Children, Youth & Families Wisconsin Family Connections Center Quarterly Newsletter Quarterly News & Updates Fall 2025 Dear Families and Friends, Winter has its way of g
Self-Care E-Series - Wisconsin Family Connections Center
Self-Care E-Series - Wisconsin Family Connections Center
An e-series is a collection of emails about a specific topic that will be sent to your inbox once a week. These emails will include information, resources, and tips to […]
Prioritizing Self-Care
Prioritizing Self-Care
Play, Laugh, Connect: Strengthening Bonds Through Play - Wisconsin Family Connections Center
Play, Laugh, Connect: Strengthening Bonds Through Play - Wisconsin Family Connections Center
Checklist for Celebrating the Holidays - Wisconsin Family Connections Center
Checklist for Celebrating the Holidays - Wisconsin Family Connections Center
Virtual Resource Kit: Supporting Children Through Grief - Wisconsin Family Connections Center
Virtual Resource Kit: Supporting Children Through Grief - Wisconsin Family Connections Center
Virtual Resource Kit: Tribal Nations of Wisconsin
Virtual Resource Kit: Tribal Nations of Wisconsin
Healing Forward: 3 Key Benefits of Understanding Generational Trauma - Wisconsin Family Connections Center
Healing Forward: 3 Key Benefits of Understanding Generational Trauma - Wisconsin Family Connections Center
Quarterly Newsletter for Caregivers of Native American Children: Fall 2025
Quarterly Newsletter for Caregivers of Native American Children: Fall 2025
Quarterly Wisconsin Family Connections Center Newsletter
Quarterly Wisconsin Family Connections Center Newsletter
Upcoming Webinars
When Caring Hurts: Navigating Anxiety and Fear in Trauma-Informed Caregiving
When Caring Hurts: Navigating Anxiety and Fear in Trauma-Informed Caregiving
Coalition For Children, Youth & Families online learning classes
Building Strong Relationships: Parenting with Courage
Building Strong Relationships: Parenting with Courage
Coalition For Children, Youth & Families online learning classes
Recorded Webinars
Boys with Braids (Recorded Webinar)
Boys with Braids (Recorded Webinar)
Coalition For Children, Youth & Families online learning classes
Let's Talk: Navigating the Holidays
Let's Talk: Navigating the Holidays
Coalition For Children, Youth & Families online learning classes
Inherited Wounds: The Legacy of Trauma and Adoption Across Generations (Recorded Webinar)
Inherited Wounds: The Legacy of Trauma and Adoption Across Generations (Recorded Webinar)
Coalition For Children, Youth & Families online learning classes
Fatherhood Is Sacred®, Motherhood Is Sacred® Recording
Fatherhood Is Sacred®, Motherhood Is Sacred® Recording
Building Strong Relationships with Felt Safety
Building Strong Relationships with Felt Safety
Resources for Aged 55+ Relative Caregivers of Children
Resources for Aged 55+ Relative Caregivers of Children
Compassionate Boundaries - A Trauma-Responsive Approach for Caregivers
Compassionate Boundaries - A Trauma-Responsive Approach for Caregivers
Support Groups
Caregiver Coffee Meet Up: Madison Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite
Caregiver Coffee Meet Up: Madison Tickets, Multiple Dates | Eventbrite
Registration for this event is required on Eventbrite.
VIRTUAL GROUP: Birth Parent Support
VIRTUAL GROUP: Birth Parent Support
A virtual support group for birth parents throughout Wisconsin.
VIRTUAL GROUP: Lunch and Learn Support Group
VIRTUAL GROUP: Lunch and Learn Support Group
Birth Parent Support Group: Eau Claire
Birth Parent Support Group: Eau Claire
An in-person get together for birth parents in western Wisconsin
VIRTUAL GROUP: Trauma Informed Parenting
VIRTUAL GROUP: Trauma Informed Parenting
KINnect Relative Caregivers of Children Virtual Group
KINnect Relative Caregivers of Children Virtual Group
Open Mic Teen Support Group
Open Mic Teen Support Group
Adult Adoptee Virtual Support Group
Adult Adoptee Virtual Support Group
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