Location: Macatawa Bank, 141 E. 8th Street, Holland, MI 49423

Details: These PRIDE trainings will be taught by Bethany Christian Services (Holland), Pathways MI, Ottawa County DHS, and Catholic Charities of West MI, on a rotating basis. 

Location: Lutheran Adoption Service, 2170 E. Big Beaver Rd., Ste. B, Troy, MI 48083

Details: Register for PRIDE training by contacting Lauren Lochner Boone at 248-663-0697 or lloch@lssm.org. or Angela Baeckeroot at 248-663-0691 or abaec@lssm.org.

Location: City Life Church, 574 South Division Ave., Grand Rapids, MI 49501

Details: AFSN is pleased to present this training provided by the Lakeshore Ethnic Diversity Alliance.  This event is open to all adoptive families.

Children begin the development of racial attitudes at a very young age.  Research shows that as early as six months, babies are beginning to sort out differences in skin color.  Talking to Kids About Race empowers parents, child care providers, and educators of young children with an understanding of racial attitudes in early childhood development and provides tools for creating change through a research-based, comprehensive workshop.  

• No child care will be provided
• To register, registration@afsn.org

Location: Bethany Christian Services, 30685 Barrington St., Madison Heights, MI 48071

Details: Are you interested in learning more about various topics related to Foster Care and Adoption? Are you looking for ways to meet your yearly training requirements? The Madison Heights branch of Bethany Christian Services offers a monthly training called Let’s Talk!

This training is free, and it allows each participant to earn two hours of training credit. Let’s Talk! is offered on Thursday evenings from 7:00-9:00 pm, and Saturday mornings from 10:00–12:00 pm, depending on the month. Topics covered this year will include: Domestic Violence; Internet Safety; Sexual Abuse; Secondary Trauma & Compassion Fatigue; Self Harming Behaviors and more.

Call the Madison Heights office at 248.414.4080 for more information and to register.

Click here to view the Match Party event flyer.