Featuring 4 Keynote Sessions

Chauncey Strong—Foster and Birth Families Working Together

Jaclyn Kodosky—Understanding the Arc of Escalation

Michael Sanders—Creating the Soundtrack to Your Home

Michael Harris—When You’re Triggered Too: Nervous-System-First Caregiving for FASD and High-Intensity Parenting Recordings will be made available after the event for all registrants.

Gain new family strategies—and earn training hours while you do it.

Hosted by Families Rising MN

Families Rising Minnesota is funded by the Department of Children, Youth, and Families.

But join us wherever you're located!

Everyday Families Are Looking for Connection.

As an adoptive, foster, or kinship caregiver OR child welfare professional, you need connection with others who get it! This year's theme is Connection First: Supporting Youth Through Relationships, Regulation, and Real-Life Tools. We'll help you find strategies for escalating behaviors, cognitive challenges for kids, birth family relationships, and more. All while building CONNECTION in the home.

Join Us!

Don't miss this chance to learn and connect on June 22, 2026.