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Healing Hearts: Grief Support Group for Spouse/Partner Loss

This free drop-in grief support group is for older adults who have experienced the death of a spouse or partner within the last two years. The group meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month, 10:30am -12:00 pm. Supported by the Lauri S. Bauer Foundation for Sudden Loss. For more information and to receive the Zoom link, please contact Marsha Raynes, LCSW.

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Building Your Professional Brand

Why is everyone talking about personal branding? Learn the meaning of branding while developing your own personal brand to demonstrate your immediate value to employers. Branding workshops convene on January 8, March 10 and May 14, 2025 After you have registered, you will receive an emailed link the day of the event, allowing you access to the workshop you have registered for. 

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Support During the War in Israel and Amidst Rising Antisemitism

A virtual drop-in group for those in the Chicagoland Jewish Community who are seeking connection, support, and coping strategies to get through these difficult times. The group meets on Wednesdays, 12 – 1pm via Zoom. Please contact Bracha Jakofsky, MSW at 847.745.5430 for more information and to obtain the Zoom link.

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Getting Your Financial Ducks in a Row: Financial Considerations for Individuals with Disabilities and their Families

Services for People with Disabilities (SFPD) presents this free Community Education Workshop series online via Zoom. This 3-part series focuses on financial options and planning for people with disabilities and their families. The series will start with a conversation on the Top Ten Financial Planning Tips followed by a discussion on Special Needs Trusts and ending with a conversation on Able Accounts. Join us for this informative series.

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Ready Set Grow

  • Thursday, January 23, 2025 + 23 more dates

  • 9:15-10:30am
  • Abe and Ida Cooper Center 6639 N. Kedzie Ave. Chicago, IL 60645 View Map

Join us for our 2 - to 3 - year-old play group, designed to develop communication, language, and social skills. Waiting, turn-taking, following directions, and transitions are incorporated into preschool activities, like circle time, art, and pretend play. Our Speech-Language Pathologist will incorporate monthly themes to enhance vocabulary development, knowledge of early basic concepts, and pre-literacy skills.

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Sibshops

Upcoming Sibshops

  • Sunday, February 9, 2025 + 5 more dates

  • All Sibshops are on Sundays from 1pm to 3:30pm at our Northbrook location, 255 Revere Drive, Suite 200.
  • Elaine Kersten Children's Center 255 Revere Drive, Suite 200 Northbrook, IL 60062 View Map

Sibshops offer brothers and sisters of children with a variety of special needs a place to meet other siblings in a relaxed, supportive, and recreational setting. They discuss their common joys and concerns, learn to handle sibling-specific “sticky situations” and have fun! For kids ages 6-12 years old.

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