• Parents of Adopted Adults Support Group

    Online Webinar
    Support Groups

    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.

  • Foster Care and Adoption Education Classes – Online

    Online Webinar
    Foster Care & Adoption Classes

    The online track is best suited for individuals who want flexibility, have limited business hour availability, and/or those who prefer virtual learning. In this track, you will complete your education over a four-week period. In addition to pre- and post-tests to assess your learning, each week you will participate in a required, pre-scheduled check-in with

  • TBRI® Online Training

    Online Webinar
    Educational Events

    TBRI® is an attachment-based, informed intervention that is designed to meet the complex needs of children. TBRI® uses Empowering Principles to address physical needs, Connecting Principles for attachment needs, and Correcting Principles to disarm fear-based behaviors. While the intervention is based on years of attachment, sensory processing, and neuroscience research, the heartbeat of TBRI® is connection. Module

  • Foster Care and Adoption Education Classes – Online

    Online Webinar
    Foster Care & Adoption Classes

    The online track is best suited for individuals who want flexibility, have limited business hour availability, and/or those who prefer virtual learning. In this track, you will complete your education over a four-week period. In addition to pre- and post-tests to assess your learning, each week you will participate in a required, pre-scheduled check-in with

  • Birth Parent Connection Group

    Online Webinar
    Support Groups

    Join us for a monthly group for birth parents who made voluntary adoption plans in Minnesota. This group intends to build meaningful connections, share resources, and strengthen your support system. Meeting Details This group meets online and takes place on the second Tuesday of the month from 6:00-7:30 p.m. (CT). There is no cost to

  • Foster Care & Adoption Parent Support Group

    Online Webinar
    Support Groups

    This group is intended to support families after home study approval while awaiting placement, with placement, or after a finalized adoption. This group is facilitated by CH/LSS staff. Participants must be working or have previously worked with CH/LSS for their foster care or adoption process. Meeting Details This group meets online and takes place on

  • International Pre-Adoption Class

    International Pre-Adoption Class
    Online Webinar
    International Adoption Classes

    For Families Interested in International Adoption After completing Application Part 1, all families planning to pursue an international adoption through Children's Home are required to complete this class to meet your education requirements. It is helpful to have a majority of your Application Part 2 completed prior to attending this class. This two-day class familiarizes

  • Webinar: Technology, the Teenage Mind, and Experiences of Loss

    Online Webinar
    Educational Events

    Join Us for a Webinar: Technology, the Teenage Mind, and Experiences of Loss Tuesday, March 17th from 1-2:30 pm (CT) via Zoom Young people today are growing up in a world where online and offline experiences are deeply intertwined. For some teens, especially those who have experienced loss, instability, or major transitions, digital spaces can

  • Greater Minnesota Parent Support Group

    Online Webinar
    Support Groups

    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

  • TBRI® Online Training

    Online Webinar
    Educational Events

    TBRI® is an attachment-based, informed intervention that is designed to meet the complex needs of children. TBRI® uses Empowering Principles to address physical needs, Connecting Principles for attachment needs, and Correcting Principles to disarm fear-based behaviors. While the intervention is based on years of attachment, sensory processing, and neuroscience research, the heartbeat of TBRI® is connection. Module