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March 1

Building Better Relationships Workshops - How To Talk So Kids Will Listen
6 Tuesdays, February 15-March 29 (NOT March 22), 5:30pm - 7:30pm. Union City Elementary School Library. Call Mrs. Dibert to register (517-741-5787).

Cost of workshop unless otherwise noted: $20.00/person, $30.00/couple.
More information: 269-789-2453 or 269-385-2871 or www.calhounisd.org/sapeworkshop.htm

Strengthening Families Program

Who: A program for youth ages 10 - 14 and their parents/caregivers

What: Family skills building curriculum designed to bring families closer together by having fun.

Program
Format: Every Tuesday for 7 weeks, 5:30 - 8:00pm, dinner and childcare are included! Parent and youth meet separately for the first hour then come together for the second hour for games and family projects.

Designed To: Help parents build on their strengths in showing love and setting limits, help youth develop skills in handling peer pressure and building a positive future.

Where: Tuesdays starting February 8 - March 22

Where: St. Peter Lutheran church 1079 Riverside Drive, Battle Creek, MI

Registration: Call the Substance Abuse Council to reserve your spot! 269-968-4699 (ask for Heather)

March 2

Communication Forum (6:00pm - 8:00pm)
Location: Calhoun County Department of Human Services (FIA), 3rd floor conference room.
This is your chance to be heard by the Department of Human Services (FIA) supervisors and hear what is new at the agency. Tell us how we can make your experience as a foster parent better and provide you with the support you need. We value the input foster parents have given us in the past. So come be a part of the discussion with Jerome Colwell, Cyntheal Cooper and Sandra Milner. Please RSVP with Sandra Milner at 269-966-1717 and include any issues or concerns you with to discuss. This forum may be canceled if there is a lack of response.

Building Better Relationships Workshops - Steps to Better Behavior
7 Wednesdays, February 9 - March 18, 7:00pm - 9:00pm. Portage Community Outreach Center. To register, call Patricia at 269-385-2871ext 453.

Cost of workshop unless otherwise noted: $20.00/person, $30.00/couple.
More information: 269-789-2453 or 269-385-2871 or www.calhounisd.org/sapeworkshop.htm

March 3

Building Better Relationships Workshops - Parenting Your Spirited Child
Six Thursdays, February 3 - March 10, 6:30pm - 8:30pm. Portage Community Ed Center. Call Patricia at 269-385-2871 ext 453 to register.

Cost of workshop unless otherwise noted: $20.00/person, $30.00/couple.
More information: 269-789-2453 or 269-385-2871 or www.calhounisd.org/sapeworkshop.htm

March 3 & 7

Adoption Training (9:00am - 12:00pm)
Location: Calhoun County Department of Human Services (Department of Human Services (FIA)), 3rd floor conference room.

Dave Stevens (269-966-1728) and Carita Fox (269-966-1628), Calhoun County Department of Human Services (FIA) Adoption Workers will be conducting the training. This training is open to all foster, relative and kinship parents who have an interest in adopting or are going through the adoption process at this time. Parties who are currently going through the adoptive process are encouraged to attend this training. Previous adoptive parents are also invited to this training. The training will include an orientation to the adoptive process, an overview of the legal process, post adoption services and some information on the needs of children available for adoption.

March 4

Building Better Relationships Workshops - Positive Discipline for Pre-schoolers
7 Friday, February 4 - March 18, 9:30am - 11:30am. Kalamazoo Drop-in Child Care Center. Call Kathy at 269-382-3640 to register.

Cost of workshop unless otherwise noted: $20.00/person, $30.00/couple.
More information: 269-789-2453 or 269-385-2871 or www.calhounisd.org/sapeworkshop.htm

March 5

Kinship Care Quarterly Training (10:00am - 2:00pm)
Community Services and Resources - presentations by:
     The Calhoun County Department of Public Health
     The Community Action Agency
     The Charitable Union
     The volunteer Bureau
     Battle Creek Police Department
Child care is available (pre-registration required)
Held at the Foster and Adoptive Resource and Support Center

March 8

Grandparenting 2nd Time Around Program
This is an eight-week workshop for relative caregivers, especially grandparents raising grandchildren. The class will meet on Tuesday evenings from 6:30pm - 8:30pm beginning March 8th.

The weekly topics include the following:
     Understanding Your Role
     Personal Well-being
     Refining Parenting Skills
     Building Relationships
     Working with School and Community
     Managing Finances
     Exploring Legal Issues
     Looking to the Future

This workshop offers the opportunity to share and receive support from others with common experiences and to gain a better understanding of your own needs and the needs of the children in your home.

Cost of workshop unless otherwise noted: $20.00/person, $30.00/couple.
More information: 269-789-2453 or 269-385-2871 or www.calhounisd.org/sapeworkshop.htm

March 9

Cost of workshop unless otherwise noted: $20.00/person, $30.00/couple.
More information: 269-789-2453 or 269-385-2871 or www.calhounisd.org/sapeworkshop.htm

March 10

Cost of workshop unless otherwise noted: $20.00/person, $30.00/couple.
More information: 269-789-2453 or 269-385-2871 or www.calhounisd.org/sapeworkshop.htm

March 11

Cost of workshop unless otherwise noted: $20.00/person, $30.00/couple.
More information: 269-789-2453 or 269-385-2871 or www.calhounisd.org/sapeworkshop.htm

March 14

Foster/Adoptive Parent Support Group - Dealing with your Child's History
Each session is held from 7:00pm - 9:00pm with Dr Randy Haugan and Mary Rossman, MSW at Battle Creek Counseling Associates, Battle Creek, MI located at 211 Capital Ave NE across from the Y Center. Meetings are on the 2nd floor. All parents are welcome to stop in anytime for one or more sessions. The group is free to all foster, adoptive and relative caregivers.

March 15

Cost of workshop unless otherwise noted: $20.00/person, $30.00/couple.
More information: 269-789-2453 or 269-385-2871 or www.calhounisd.org/sapeworkshop.htm

This workshop offers the opportunity to share and receive support from others with common experiences and to gain a better understanding of your own needs and the needs of the children in your home.

March 16

Cost of workshop unless otherwise noted: $20.00/person, $30.00/couple.
More information: 269-789-2453 or 269-385-2871 or www.calhounisd.org/sapeworkshop.htm

March 18

Cost of workshop unless otherwise noted: $20.00/person, $30.00/couple.
More information: 269-789-2453 or 269-385-2871 or www.calhounisd.org/sapeworkshop.htm

Third Annual Teen Literature Seminar

When: 7:45 am - 4:00 pm

Where: Kalamazoo Valley Community College - Commons Area.

Who: Anyone who works with teens: teachers, librarians, scout leaders, church group leaders, parents/foster parents, college students.

What: Learn to identify the warning signs of teens in distress and ways to steer them toward the help they need. Award-winning authors Laurie Halse Anderson and Terry Trueman will discuss how they revealed their characters' "silent screams" in the popular novels. Discover how great books and other materials can be used to help teens deal with their problems.

Cost: $20.00 seminar fee (lunch on your own)

Registration: Contact Kalamazoo Public Library, Teen Services, 315 S. Rose Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49007 (269-553-7807).

Registration
Deadline: March 11, 2005

Sponsor: Kalamazoo Public Library. If you need a ride, contact Carla Wright (269-966-1283)

March 22

This workshop offers the opportunity to share and receive support from others with common experiences and to gain a better understanding of your own needs and the needs of the children in your home.

Discipline with Love and Logic 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Speaker: Cheryl Gilbert
Learn effective ways to handle behaviors with foster children in care. RSVP to Judy at 269-966-2833 by March 18th. Training may be cancelled if enough do not respond. Contact your licensing worker if you'd like a ride to this training. We will leave the FIA parking lot at 5:45 pm. Call Marie at 269-966-1831 or Carla at 269-966-1283.

March 23

Cost of workshop unless otherwise noted: $20.00/person, $30.00/couple.
More information: 269-789-2453 or 269-385-2871 or www.calhounisd.org/sapeworkshop.htm

March 28

Foster/Adoptive Parent Support Group - A Key to Recovery
Each session is held from 7:00pm - 9:00pm with Dr Randy Haugan and Mary Rossman, MSW at Battle Creek Counseling Associates, Battle Creek, MI located at 211 Capital Ave NE across from the Y Center. Meetings are on the 2nd floor. All parents are welcome to stop in anytime for one or more sessions. The group is free to all foster, adoptive and relative caregivers.

March 29

Cost of workshop unless otherwise noted: $20.00/person, $30.00/couple.
More information: 269-789-2453 or 269-385-2871 or www.calhounisd.org/sapeworkshop.htm

This workshop offers the opportunity to share and receive support from others with common experiences and to gain a better understanding of your own needs and the needs of the children in your home.

March 31 - April 3

"Building Bridges Together" Spring Training Conference. Visit the Michigan Association for Foster, Adoptive and Kinship Parents website for more details (www.mafak.org)

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