Come celebrate Pride with CH/LSS at the Saint Paul Pride Festival for live music and entertainment, music, food trucks, community resource tables, and more! This is a two-day event open from 12 p.m. - 8 p.m. June 14 and 15. Location: Dual Citizen Brewing Company, St. Paul, MN Address: 725 Raymond Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55114 Time: 12:00
This education option is a balance between our in-person and online Foster Care & Adoption Education Class options. It is best suited for individuals who want to move swiftly and prefer a blended learning style. Your education will begin with an online pre-test as well as introductory and guest speaker sections of online learning. This
Join Us for a Webinar: Money-Related Emotional Injury for Youth Impacted by Adoption and Foster Care Tuesday, June 17, 2025, from 1:00-3:00 p.m. (CT) This two-hour training session focuses on understanding the emotional impact of financial stress on youth in foster care and provides foster care parents with practical tools to support their children. The
This hybrid course combines interactive online learning with hands-on instruction from a certified car seat safety technician. The cost of this class is $25 per person. Locations vary. This class is also a great option for parents, grandparents, or any caregivers who want to learn more about transporting children safely. If you are licensed
Open to pre-adoptive, adoptive, foster, relative and/or kinship caregivers living in Greater Minnesota (outside the Twin Cities Metro Area). This online group is facilitated by CH/LSS staff and offers connection, positive parenting strategies, support, and more! After registration, you will receive a link to join the next Zoom session. This service is provided by funding
This group is for adult adoptees and birth parents who are not related to one another and who are considering, or active in, search and reunion or have searched and the other party is not open to contact. This group is facilitated by CH/LSS staff. Members are supportive of one another and willing to share
The in-person track is best suited for individuals who need or desire to complete their education quickly, prefer in-person learning and/or those who have previously completed education and want a refresher course. This track will primarily take place during two live consecutive days (Friday/Saturday) with minimal use of the online learning management system which includes
A support group for individuals who have an adult (18+) child adopted through any type of adoption (infant, international, foster care adoption). Sessions will be held online. Parents from any placing agency/county are welcome to attend. While each story is unique, we recognize that there are many core similarities that adoption weaves into life experiences.
Join Us for a Webinar: Navigating FASD: Panel Tuesday June 24th, 2025, from 1:00-2:00 p.m. (CT) Join Proof Alliance for a compelling 1-hour live panel featuring the voices of foster and adoptive caregivers who are navigating life with children affected by fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). During this candid discussion, panelists will share their unique
Join Us for Community & Connection Connect2Connect provides opportunities for foster and adoptive families to connect with one another and build relationships in an in-person, interactive, and fun way. Connect2Connect is made possible by the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families Permanency Support Service grant. Carlson's Llovable Llamas – Waconia, MN Sunday, June 29th, 2025
