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Read article: Celebrating Older American's Month: Powered by Connection
Celebrating Older American's Month: Powered by Connection
Established in 1963, Older Americans Month (OAM) is celebrated every May. Led by a federal agency, the Administration for Community Living (ACL), OAM...
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Read article: May is Mental Health Month
May is Mental Health Month
We live in a rapidly changing world that can be complex to navigate. About half of Americans can remember a time when we were not constantly...
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Read article: Time to try something new?
Time to try something new?
Reruns were part of my childhood. From Gilligan’s Island and I Love Lucy to Happy Days and Laverne and Shirley, I...
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Read article: Kids who care
Kids who care
Recently, I was supposed to attend a family night at a local preschool where I would work with the youth about what it means to care and be kind to...

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FCS bringing tools and training to rural communities
Access to healthy living resources is often limited in rural Illinois, presenting a unique challenge. Addressing this issue head-on, Illinois Extension Family Life team launched two initiatives this year focusing on brain health and social isolation in rural locations across Iroquois, Vermilion...
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Martens Center hosts resource-rich Extension Day with Illinois Extension
CHAMPAIGN, Ill — University of Illinois Extension and the Champaign Parks District threw open the doors to the Martens Center on Saturday, May 11, for Extension Day. Nearly 300 people attended the event and got to take advantage of the wonderful resources from Extension, the Park District,...
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Local Extension office to host upcoming events
OREGON, Ill. - The local University of Illinois Extension office in Ogle County released upcoming free April events. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in these programs, call 815-632-3611 by April 1.    Don't Go It Alone: Improving Your Social...

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