HorsePower Therapeutic Riding was founded in 2012 to provide creative, inspiring, and challenging therapeutic horseback riding lessons to children and adults with disabilities. Since our inception we have expanded to include equine-assisted learning, animal-assisted activities, and ranch connection programs. These programs have allowed our participants to experiencesocial, emotional, cognitive and physical growth in an inclusive… Read More Horsepower Therapeutic Riding Helps Children and Adults with Disabilities

As a leading provider of child development services, Easterseals DuPage & Fox Valley is here to help raise healthy and happy children. Our free, online screening tool helps monitor the five key growth areas during a child’s critical years before kindergarten. We know during this time, a child’s brain develops connections that serve as the… Read More Monitor Your Child’s Social & Emotional Skills, Take Easterseals Free Online Screening Tool

By Natural Resources Commissioner Ryan Johnson Did you know that the mighty oak tree is the dominant tree type in northern Illinois forests? There are nine species of oak that are native to Illinois, but the white oak (Quercus alba), bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa), and the red oak (Quercus rubra) are the most common. These… Read More The Mighty Oaks in St. Charles

Unfortunately Dementia is a disease that can devastate a person’s ability to socialize, but being among other people is incredibly important for our loved ones with Dementia. Social interaction is healthy, like exercise for the brain, and can slow symptoms including deteriorating memory. In fact, staying socially engaged with friends and family has been shown… Read More Socialization and Dementia

by Laura Miller Hill, St. Charles Natural Resources Commissioner When it rains, paved surfaces, like streets and sidewalks, prevent rainwater from naturally soaking into the ground. The old adage “water will find its level” holds true during storms as water runs off roofs and down driveways making its way through city streets and into storm… Read More The Benefits of Keeping Rainwater Closer to Where it Falls

From the National Alliance on Mental Illness Kane-sough, DeKalb & Kendall Counties A St. Charles Mental Health Board Funding Recipient To be able to care for the people you love, you must first take care of yourself. It’s likethe advice we’re given on airplanes: put on your own oxygen mask before trying to helpsomeone else… Read More Taking Care of Yourself

By Natural Resources Commissioner Pam Otto What comes to mind when you think of a good neighbor? State Farm? The folks next door? Bald-faced hornets? Okay, that last one may sound like a stretch. After all, aren’t hornets the critters people get “mad as”? Isn’t “stirring up a hornet’s nest” the last thing you want… Read More Wasp Nests

By Heather Goudreau, Natural Resources Commissioner The St. Charles Natural Resources Commission is excited to host the annual Pumpkin Smash on Saturday, November 5th.  Last year we collected 797 pumpkins and we hope to smash that number in 2022.  This is a drive through event, making it quick and easy to get your pumpkins composted,… Read More Annual Pumpkin Smash is Nov. 5

From the St. Charles Mental Health Board Celebrating 61 years of providing customized, consumer-focused programs and services in an equitable, inclusive manner, the Association for Individual Development (AID) works with individuals with developmental, intellectual, and/or mental health challenges, those who have suffered a trauma, those experiencing immediate and/or chronic crises and those at risk to… Read More Association for Individual Development is there for Individuals with with Physical, Developmental, Intellectual and Mental Health Challenges

From the St. Charles Community Mental Health Board For Parents of Preschool & Elementary School Students Review and/or empty papers from the take-home folder after school each day. Daily, read teacher school, and district messages that are emailed or sent through an electronic portal to parents.  Tell your children specific expectations you have for after-school… Read More Have a Proactive Start to the School Year