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Eat and Educate - Don't Go It Alone: Improving your Social Connections

Strong and Steady
County: Randolph

By participating in this program, participants learn to define the difference between social isolation and loneliness and identify risk factors for both. Also, explore the various consequences of…

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Serve It Safely

County: Macon, DeWitt, Piatt

Serve It Safely, a non-restaurant food handler training, covers current food safety recommendations including food storage, cleaning and sanitation, safe cooking temperatures, and personal hygiene…

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Garden Basics Workshop

County: Marion, Bond

Do you want to learn some tips and techniques to help your home garden thrive?

Join Illinois Extension for a free hands-on learning opportunity at the community gardens! Come learn essential…

Fur Real Companionship

Lessons for Living Webinar Series 2026
Explore the healing power of companionship, even if you can't care for a pet yourself.

Discover the fantastic benefits animals bring to older adults. Research shows that pets can chase away…

A person outside under the sun taking a drink from their water bottle.

Lessons for Living

Why Hydration Matters
County: Macoupin

What is hydration? Hydration is replacing the water in something. The word hydration is often used in terms of adding water to the human body, usually by drinking. Someone might speak of being…

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Grow Your Own Bath Sponge

Horticulture Power Hour
County: Will
Are you looking for something new or unusual to grow? 

Did you know you could grow your own bath sponge? The luffa gourd is an easy-to-grow vining plant that produces mature fruit with an…

Bowl of fresh vegetables with a glucose meter, insulin supplies, and a stethoscope, representing healthy eating and diabetes care.

Diabetes Support Group

Eating Right for Gut Health
County: Monroe

Are you or someone you care about living with diabetes or at risk for developing diabetes or other chronic conditions?

Join us for an interactive session with Nutrition and Wellness…

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Meal Planning Made Easy

County: DeWitt, Piatt, Macon
A Meal plan saves time and money, reduces decision fatigue, and supports nutrition needs. Using "My Plate", learn strategies to build nutritious meals.

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Embryology in the Classroom Program: Chick Adoption Day

County: Fulton, Mason, Peoria, Tazewell

The 4-H Embryology in the Classroom program has chicks to offer for free. The chicks have been hatched by local teachers and students. They are straight run, white leghorn breed. 

Chick…

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4-H U: Dream. Plan. Do. | Belvidere

Career Exploration & Real-World Connections
County: Boone
Not sure what's next after high school? Let's figure it out together. For incoming grades 9-12. Open to the public. You do not need to be in 4-H to attend. 4-H U: DREAM. PLAN. DO. is a hands-on…

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101 Mumford Hall (MC-710)

1301 W. Gregory Dr.

Urbana, IL 61801

Email: extension@illinois.edu

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