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  • Relative/Kinship Parenting and Building Resilience Training

    Relative/Kinship Parenting and Building Resilience Training

    Ampersand Families +1 more

    This training acknowledges the complexities associated with Relative/Kinship caregiving through fostering and adoption. Topics will include divided loyalties, redefining roles and relationships, setting boundaries with parents and other relatives, the range of emotions caregivers can feel and how children who have experienced trauma, separation, or loss can impact a caregiver’s own well-being. Strategies for howContinue Reading

  • Indigenous People’s Day

    American Indian Magnet School 1075 3rd St E, Saint Paul, MN, United States

    We are celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day on Monday, October 13th from 11 am to 2 pm at the American Indian Magnet School! The theme is “Honoring our Ancestors: Guiding Us Through Seven Generations Past, Present, and Future.” Ampersand Families will join with other community agencies to share in cultural and creative activities and provide informationContinue Reading

  • CASCW Permanency Conference

    Radisson Blu MOA 2100 Killebrew Dr, Bloomington, MN, United States

    This conference offers a unique opportunity to learn from leaders, share insights with peers, and expand your toolbox for supporting children, youth, and families. Through interactive sessions and collaborative discussions, you’ll gain fresh perspectives on navigating complex challenges and strengthening the stability and well-being of those we serve. Ampersand families will be tabling at thisContinue Reading

  • Caregiver Roundtable

    For all Ampersand-affiliated adoptive, pre-adoptive, and kinship caregivers. Caregivers are invited to share their experiences and get support from other caregivers while youth participate in an activity supervised by Ampersand Families staff. Dinner is provided for all. Invites go out approximately 2 weeks before the event. Please RSVP Below: Virtual link is available upon request.

  • MYVoice Virtual Hangout

    Online

    Youth-led event open to Minnesota young people ages 12-22 who have lived experience in the foster care and/or adoption systems! More information, including how to RSVP, can be found on the MYVoice website.

  • Circus of the Heart

    North End Event Center 1265 Snelling Ave N, Saint Paul, MN, United States

     Join us for the kick-off of Minnesota’s Adoption Awareness Month, honoring families who have grown through adoption and kinship care. This is a free celebration and recruitment event. Fun for all ages!  Families should register here by October 23, Circus of the Heart 2025 - Foster Adopt Minnesota . 

  • Supporting and Affirming LGBTQ+ Youth Training

    Affirming a Youth’s Whole Identity Training

    Ampersand Families +1 more

    This required training will focus on how to support and affirm a youth who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, or another identity in the LGBTQ+ community in an adoptive, pre-adoptive, or relative/kinship home. This training will also include strategies to implement in your home to create a welcoming and inclusive space regardlessContinue Reading

  • Give to the Max Day

    Ampersand is excited to participate in this year's Give to the Max Day on Thursday, Nov. 20!  Give to the Max Day is a statewide, grassroots giving event that helps promote your favorite non-profits like Ampersand Families! This year, donations will be matched $1 for $1, up to $2,000, by a generous donor.  By donatingContinue Reading

  • Caregiver Roundtable

    Ampersand Families

    For all Ampersand-affiliated adoptive, pre-adoptive, and kinship caregivers. Caregivers are invited to share their experiences and get support from other caregivers while youth participate in an activity supervised by Ampersand Families staff. Dinner is provided for all. Invites go out approximately 2 weeks before the event. Please RSVP to alex.caballero-castillo@ampersandfamilies.org. Virtual link is available uponContinue Reading

  • Relative/Kinship Parenting and Building Resilience Training

    Relative/Kinship Parenting and Building Resilience Training

    Ampersand Families +1 more

    This training acknowledges the complexities associated with Relative/Kinship caregiving through fostering and adoption. Topics will include divided loyalties, redefining roles and relationships, setting boundaries with parents and other relatives, the range of emotions caregivers can feel and how children who have experienced trauma, separation, or loss can impact a caregiver’s own well-being. Strategies for howContinue Reading

  • Caregiver Roundtable

    For all Ampersand-affiliated adoptive, pre-adoptive, and kinship caregivers. Caregivers are invited to share their experiences and get support from other caregivers while youth participate in an activity supervised by Ampersand Families staff. Dinner is provided for all. Invites go out approximately 2 weeks before the event. Please RSVP to alex.caballero-castillo@ampersandfamilies.org. Virtual link is available uponContinue Reading

  • Affirming a Youth’s Whole Identity Training

    This required training will focus on how to support and affirm a youth who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, or another identity in the LGBTQ+ community in an adoptive, pre-adoptive, or relative/kinship home. This training will also include strategies to implement in your home to create a welcoming and inclusive space regardlessContinue Reading