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W.I.S.E. Up!®
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November 3, 2025
W.I.S.E. Up!®
FREE Dinner and Live Workshop for Parents and Children (Grades 3-6)
W.I.S.E. Up!® is an empowerment program designed to create a safe space for children to express their feelings about being adopted and prepare them for intrusive questions and insensitive remarks from peers and others:
“Why don’t you look like your parents?”
“How much did you cost?”
“Where are your real parents?”
To empower BOTH foster and adopted children, The Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.) developed W.I.S.E. Up!®. This program teaches children that they can decide if, when and how to share their story. When the questions begin, W.I.S.E. Up!® gives kids the tools to answer.
Who: Foster and adopted children, grades 3-6, and their caregivers (childcare available upon request)
Where: Children’s Home/Lutheran Social Service, 1605 Eustis Street, St. Paul, MN 55108
When: Monday, November 3, 2025, 5:30-7:30 PM
What: Chipotle dinner, then youth, parent, and combined workshops
We are thankful to the State of Minnesota Department of Children, Youth and Families for providing the funding for this dinner and workshop. Optional workbooks will be available for purchase for $15 at the event (recommended one per family).
Thank you for your interest in this event. We are currently at capacity.
