Join us to learn more about the law for relatives or kin who are a permanency resource for a child in foster care.     MN ADOPT Website: fosteradoptmn.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mnADOPT Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MNAdopt Twitter: https://twitter.com/zerokidswaiting The post Let’s Talk – Know Your Rights: Kinship appeared first on Foster Adopt Minnesota ..read more

Join us for the very complex and difficult topic of disruption and dissolution of pre-adoption or adoptive families. We’ll look at the grief, trauma, and how to hold compassion for all members of the family. Amber Morrighan, MA, LMFT, has been working with children who have been adopted or are in the foster care setting, their families, and caregivers for 20 years. She is deeply committed to assist children and their caregivers in healing the impacts of trauma at any age.   MN ADOPT Website: fosteradoptmn.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mnADOPT Youtube: https://www.youtub ..read more

Nefertiti Austin, author of the bestseller Motherhood So White joins us today to discuss the complications and nuances of providing kinship care and caring for children of color in white spaces. Author and memoirist, Nefertiti Austin writes about the erasure of diverse voices in motherhood in the critically acclaimed Motherhood So White: A Memoir of Race, Gender and Parenting in America. Nefertiti is the proud adoptive mother of two children and lives in Los Angeles, CA.   MN ADOPT Website: fosteradoptmn.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mnADOPT Youtube: https://www.youtube ..read more

When caring for children in foster care, it is important that foster parents understand trauma.  Join us as Kirsten Langerman helps us unpack the basics of trauma in foster care.   MN ADOPT Website: fosteradoptmn.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mnADOPT Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MNAdopt Twitter: https://twitter.com/zerokidswaiting The post Let’s Talk – Foster Care 101 – Part 11: Trauma 101 appeared first on Foster Adopt Minnesota ..read more

We are FAM-ily!  MN ADOPT is now Foster Adopt Minnesota! As we start a new year, we are excited to also begin this chapter of our organization. Since 1980, we have focused on the goal of ensuring every Minnesota child grows up in a safe and nurturing family. During this time, we have had several brand identities as an organization.  Hear from our guests Executive Director, Rachel Walstad and Communications & Marketing Coordinator, Jackie Brovold about what’s in a name!   FOSTER ADOPT MINNESOTA Website | Facebook | Youtube | Twitter The post Let’s Talk – How We Became Foste ..read more

Join us as Brandon Jensen talks about the complicated relationships in the foster care community.   MN ADOPT Website: fosteradoptmn.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mnADOPT Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MNAdopt Twitter: https://twitter.com/zerokidswaiting The post Let’s Talk – Foster Care 101 – Part 9: Navigating Complex Relationships in Foster Care appeared first on Foster Adopt Minnesota ..read more

Please join us for a chat with Daisy and Coco as they relay their experiences of going back to their birth countries on a ten-month journey. Their long-term goal is to create and share “Flipping the Script” – a wellness workbook for young people. However, in order to help others achieve mental wellness, they will first deeply explore their own histories. We will follow them on their journey in uncovering and sharing their findings of the human condition, societal influences, and the stories we all hold. Daisy and Coco of Minnesota are currently developing a new program on the power of story ..read more

This podcast will inform and inspire our thought processes regarding the unique impact of LGBTQ+ identity on many aspects of development and relationships in foster and adoptive families.   MN ADOPT Website: fosteradoptmn.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mnADOPT Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MNAdopt Twitter: https://twitter.com/zerokidswaiting The post Let’s Talk – LGBTQ+: Understanding and Support appeared first on Foster Adopt Minnesota ..read more

Please join us for a chat with Daisy and Coco as they relay their experiences of going back to their birth countries on a ten-month journey. Their long-term goal is to create and share “Flipping the Script” – a wellness workbook for young people. However, in order to help others achieve mental wellness, they will first deeply explore their own histories. We will follow them on their journey in uncovering and sharing their findings of the human condition, societal influences, and the stories we all hold. Daisy and Coco of Minnesota are currently developing a new program on the power of story ..read more

Please join us for a chat with Daisy and Coco as they relay their experiences of going back to their birth countries on a ten-month journey. Their long-term goal is to create and share “Flipping the Script” – a wellness workbook for young people. However, in order to help others achieve mental wellness, they will first deeply explore their own histories. We will follow them on their journey in uncovering and sharing their findings of the human condition, societal influences, and the stories we all hold. Daisy and Coco of Minnesota are currently developing a new program on the power of story ..read more