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SUMMARY:Circus of the Heart
DESCRIPTION: 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 . 
URL:https://ampersandfamilies.org/event/circus-of-the-heart/
LOCATION:North End Event Center\, 1265 Snelling Ave N\, Saint Paul\, MN\, 55108\, United States
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SUMMARY:Affirming a Youth's Whole Identity Training
DESCRIPTION: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 regardless of the youth’s sexuality. This training will count for Agency Specific Training in both the home study licensing process and for training hours to renew a foster care license.
URL:https://ampersandfamilies.org/event/supporting-and-affirming-lgbtq-youth-training-2/
LOCATION:Ampersand Families
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SUMMARY:Give to the Max Day
DESCRIPTION: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! \nThis year\, donations will be matched $1 for $1\, up to $2\,000\, by a generous donor.  By donating during Give to the Max Day\, you will be doubling your impact and unlocking a key matching grant for Ampersand Families. \n \nEach donation through GiveMN.org also qualifies Ampersand for additional grants from the Give to the Max Day prize pool\, thanks to the continued generosity of the Bush Foundation.  Throughout November\, gifts made to Ampersand Families could be selected for any of the following matching grants: \n\n$500 Early Giving Golden Tickets drawn daily from November 1-19.\n$500 Golden Ticket prizes drawn every 15 minutes on November 20.\n$1\,000 Hourly Golden Ticket prizes drawn hourly on November 20\nA grand prize $10\,000 Super-Sized Golden Ticket\, drawn from all gifts made during November 1-20. \n\n  \nCheck out our page here: Ampersand Families | GiveMN
URL:https://ampersandfamilies.org/event/give-to-the-max-day/
ORGANIZER;CN="Ampersand Families Development":MAILTO:Jacob.Stonesifer@AmpersandFamilies.org
LOCATION:https://ampersandfamilies.org/event/give-to-the-max-day/
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SUMMARY:Caregiver Roundtable
DESCRIPTION: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 upon request.
URL:https://ampersandfamilies.org/event/caregiver-roundtable-2-2-5/
LOCATION:Ampersand Families
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