Waiting To Adopt

Please join us as we continue to discuss all topics, the good, the bad and the ugly that pertain to those that are waiting to adopt. Newcomers are MORE than welcome, individuals and couples alike. We hope to see you on this zoom meeting.

Adult Adoptees

Connect with other adult adoptees from around Wisconsin. This will be a space for discussing your adoption experiences with others who “get it”, as well as for just getting to know one another and talking about life. This group is facilitated by an area adult adoptee.

Open Mic Teen Support Group

Join other Wisconsin teens of adoptive, foster, relative/kinship, or guardianship families for a live, video group session to socially connect and discuss topics related to challenges that arise in these family dynamics. This support group will be facilitated by Journeys Program Support Specialists with occasional guest speakers with lived experiences (adult adoptees, adults with previous out-of-home care experiences). The group size will be limited, so please pre-register via Eventbrite. Join as often as you would like.

Virtual Group-Reunified Parents

Please join us for this new support group offered to parents who have recently reunified, or are in the process of reunifying (transitioning to reunification within the next month of the support group occurring). We will be meeting once every six weeks via zoom at 7:00pm and will rotate between open discussion and topics.

Cozy Connections Book Club Virtual

Gather your people, brew some tea, and crack open a good book because connection starts with a story. The Wisconsin Family Connections Center now has book club kits ready 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! Please join us for a series of relaxed evenings (virtual) to share reflections, connections, and conversations. This online book club will meet every other week beginning near the end of February.

Coffee Talk for Adoptive and Guardianship Parents

Grab your coffee and join us for a relaxed morning (virtual) chat with other adoptive, foster, and guardianship parents to connect and feel supported. This is an informal group with no set agenda.

KINnect Relative Caregivers of Children-Morning

Please continue to join us for this opportunity to connect with other parents and grandparents as a way to share the joys and challenges of being a relative caregiver. Our  meetings will continue to be held virtually on the last Thursday of the month from 11am-12pm.

Trauma Informed Parenting

Adoptive, Kinship & Guardianship parents and caregivers: Please join us for a trauma-informed virtual support group just for you! This groups is especially for caregivers who are:
-Parenting youth with trauma histories
-Parenting youth with emotional or behavioral challenges and/or diagnoses such as RAD, DMDD, & ODD.

The group meets on the 3rd Monday of each month from noon (12:00 pm) – 1:00 pm.

Foster Parent Support

Please join us for this opportunity to connect with other Wisconsin foster parents and take time out of your day to have some fun! Meetings are held monthly via Zoom from 11 am-12 pm.