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Holiday Stress: Tips for a Healthier, Happier Season
Each year during the winter holidays, watching It’s a Wonderful Life by Frank Capra is a tradition for me. The holidays are a natural time...
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Alternatives to screen time
Like many things, there are positive and negative effects of screen time for all of us, and it can be hard to come up with that magic amount of time...
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Be intentional with your time this holiday season
The holiday season is right around the corner. When we think about this time of year, words like fun, stress, excitement, busy, grief, and family...
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This September: Start a conversation. Be the difference.
Each September is national Suicide Prevention Month. In 2023, 12.8 people seriously thought about suicide and 1.5 million people attempted it. Over...
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Don't Go It Alone: Improving Your Social Connections w group of older adults
Illinois Extension Offers Free Social Isolation Workshop
URBANA, Ill - In partnership with Salt & Light Ministry and CRIS Healthy Aging, Illinois Extension Family Life presents Don’t Go It Alone: Improving Your Social Connections. Join Illinois Extension Family Life Educator Emily Harmon on Tuesday, December 2, at 10 – 11 AM at Salt...
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Local Extension Family and Consumer Science Team Honored
GRAND RAPIDS, Mic. – This October, members of the Illinois Extension Family and Consumer Science team serving Champaign, Ford, Iroquois, and Vermilion counties were honored at the National Extension Association for Family and Consumer Sciences (...
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Local youth are 'Beyond Ready' this National 4-H Week
BOURBONNAIS, Ill. – This week, Oct. 5-11, local communities are celebrating National 4-H Week to bring awareness and recognition of 4-H youth across the country.  The 4-H program began as an afterschool opportunity to help young people build...
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We are 'Beyond Ready' this 4-H week

4-H members are 'Beyond Ready' for life today

Illinois 4-H empowers youth to be 'Beyond Ready' for life today. Through hands-on learning, leadership opportunities, and real-world experiences, 4-H members sit in the driver's seat to find their spark and explore their interests. Whether it...

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