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SUMMARY:Cozy Connections Book Club
DESCRIPTION:Registration for this event is required on Eventbrite.\n\n\nGather your people\, brew some tea\, and crack open a good book because connection starts with a story. The Wisconsin Family Connections Center now has an online book club to help individuals come together\, laugh\, learn\, and feel less alone. Whether you are a foster\, adoptive\, or kinship caregiver – this group is for you! \nPlease join us for a series of relaxed evenings (virtual) to share reflections\, connections\, and conversations as we read through: Three Little Words by Ashley Rhodes-Courter. \nThis online book club will meet every other week beginning February 23rd. \nWhen you register\, please be sure to fill out your most recent contact information as the book will be shipped directly to your home. If you already have a copy of this book or have access to a copy through your local library\, please indicate that when you register. \nOnce this group finishes the current book\, the group will help select the next read. \nFor any questions or concerns regarding this online book club\, please contact Megan at mmiller@cclse.org. \nThis event is limited to Wisconsin residents impacted by adoption or out-of-home care and their immediate household.
URL:https://journeysprogram.org/calendar/cozy-connections-book-club/
LOCATION:WI
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SUMMARY:Community Viewing of the 2nd annual Adoptee Film Festival: Altoona
DESCRIPTION:Registration for this event is required on Eventbrite.\n\n\nThe Wisconsin Family Connections Center invites the community to join us for this special event focusing on the experience of adoption. Together\, we will view the second annual Adoptee Film Festival\, spotlighting Adoptee Filmmakers telling Adoptee Stories. This year’s Adoptee Film Festival line-up features 6 short films with a total run-time of approximately 1.5 hrs. \nThis event is free to attend and will be held in the Classroom at The Fish House in Altoona\, WI. Light refreshments will be provided\, as well as the opportunity for discussion after the films. Registration via Eventbrite is required. Please note: due to the mature themes of the films\, this is an adults-only event. \nFor more information about the Adoptee Film Festival\, visit https://www.adopteefilmfest.com or follow them on Instagram @adopteefilmfest. \nIf you have any questions about the event\, please contact creppe@cclse.org. \nFILM LINEUP‘In Trans*lation’ by Erika LauA linguist reflects on their childhood\, tracing the names and stories that have shaped their identity. Through language and memory\, they navigate their transnational adoptee experience and emotional complexities. \n‘MARY MEETS GRACE’ by Faryl AmadeusWhen a stranger appears in Grace’s life with disturbing news about her long-lost birth mother\, she must fight to untangle herself from a dangerous and sinister plan. \n‘One of My Own’ by Analei SongWhen a young Chinese girl becomes more aware of her differences in her adopted caucasian family\, she attempts to find her place of belonging with others and herself through artistic expression. \n‘The Goldfish’ by Ashley Paige BrimAn adopted woman is forced to confront her darkest fear about motherhood at her sister’s baby shower. \n‘Yellow Balloon’ by Summer LuuIn 1996\, a Vietnamese-American kid named Ái Vân from San Jose\, California\, is adopted by their paternal immigrant grandparents in Vancouver\, Washington. On their journey\, Ái Vân processes their identity\, the unspoken rules of complex social dynamics\, and discovers the reality of letting go. \n‘What Remains’ by Elizabeth BerkmanAs Mark waits for a phone call from his daughter\, he begins to suspect that Maya\, his in-home care nurse\, is keeping something from him. While they both struggle with his cognitive decline\, they must discover what family looks like in the face of Alzheimer’s.
URL:https://journeysprogram.org/calendar/community-viewing-of-the-2nd-annual-adoptee-film-festival-altoona/
LOCATION:418 9th St W\, 418 9th Street West\, Altoona\, WI\, 54720\, United States
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SUMMARY:Parent/Caregiver Terrarium Workshop-Down to Earth Garden Center: Eau Claire
DESCRIPTION:Registration for this event is required on Eventbrite.\n\n\nFoster\, adoptive\, guardianship\, kinship\, and reunified caregivers\, join the Wisconsin Family Connections Center at Down to Earth Garden Center on Saturday\, March 28th from 10:00am to 11:00am for a terrarium workshop!  \nThis workshop will be transforming a simple glass container into a self sustained tropical oasis! Learn how to put together a glass terrarium that creates a perfect growing environment for humidity-loving plants.  \nRegistration is required for this event. Contact Madeline at mcurry@cclse.org with any questions. \nPlease note: This is an adult only event\, and no childcare will be available on site. Please make arrangements accordingly. A $25 childcare reimbursement is available\, one per family\, for participants who must secure childcare in order to attend\, if not already covered by another funding source. \nCancellations for events must be made at least 72 hours in advance. If 3 or more late cancellations or no-shows occur within a six-month period\, the household’s event registrations in the following six months will default to a waitlist. \n \nThis event is limited to Wisconsin residents impacted by adoption or out-of-home care and their immediate household.
URL:https://journeysprogram.org/calendar/parent-caregiver-terrarium-workshop-down-to-earth-garden-center-eau-claire/
LOCATION:6025 Arndt Lane\, 6025 Arndt Lane\, Eau Claire\, WI\, 54701\, United States
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SUMMARY:Family Fun Indoor Minigolf: Madison
DESCRIPTION:Registration for this event is required on Eventbrite.\n\n\nRegistration for this event is required on Eventbrite. \nJoin WiFCC for a fun-filled day at the #1 rated miniature golf course in Wisconsin! Vitense Golfland’s 18 hole indoor mini golf course offers entertaining and interactive experiences for all ages. Even if you don’t care much for putting\, there are still plenty of entertaining features to maintain your interest making it fun for all family members and friends. This event is open to foster\, adoptive\, guardianship\, kinship/relative caregiver and reunified families. Please note that all children at this event need to be accompanied by a supervising adult. \nThis event will include a pass for their indoor minigolf course and an all catered lunch for each registrant\, which will include pizza\, salad\, and some dessert. Learn more about Vitense Golfland here: https://www.vitense.com/ \nThis event would be a great opportunity to invite your child’s birth/first family or previous foster family. We understand this may not work for all families\, but encourage you to consider it. We hope to create an opportunity for children to have all their loved ones in one location whenever possible and create positive memories together. Please have each household register separately. \nIf you have any questions or accommodation needs\, please contact Megan at mmiller@cclse.org. \nCancellations for events must be made at least 72 hours in advance. If 3 or more late cancellations or no-shows occur within a six-month period\, the household’s event registrations in the following six months will default to a waitlist. \n \nThis event is limited to Wisconsin residents impacted by adoption or out-of-home care and their immediate household.
URL:https://journeysprogram.org/calendar/family-fun-indoor-minigolf-madison/
LOCATION:5501 Schroeder Rd\, 5501 Schroeder Road\, Madison\, WI\, 53711\, United States
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SUMMARY:Family Night at the Children's Imaginarium: Wausau
DESCRIPTION:Registration for this event is required on Eventbrite.\n\n\nPlease join WiFCC for a night at the Children’s Imaginarium! This event is for adoptive\, guardianship\, foster\, kinship\, and reunified families. We will have the Imaginarium rented exclusively for our group. Pizza and soft drinks will also be provided for attendees.  \nFor more information about the Imaginarium\, please check out their website here: https://childrensimaginarium.org/ \nIf you have any questions about this event\, contact Chelsey at ccoulthurst@cclse.org. \nCancellations for events must be made at least 72 hours in advance. If 3 or more late cancellations or no-shows occur within a six-month period\, the household’s event registrations in the following six months will default to a waitlist. \n \nThis event is limited to Wisconsin residents impacted by adoption or out-of-home care and their immediate household.
URL:https://journeysprogram.org/calendar/family-night-at-the-childrens-imaginarium-wausau/
LOCATION:Children’s Imaginarium\, 195 N 2nd St\, Wausau\, WI\, 54403\, United States
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