KidsMatter CEO Nina Menis Featured On Mission Matters PodcastNina Menis is the CEO and Executive Director of KidsMatter, a nonprofit organization focused on supporting youth and fostering community engagement. In her role, she leads efforts to provide youth with...
Youth Mental Health Summit Held April 24 at College of DuPageOn April 24, the DuPage County Health Department, the Prevention Leadership Team, and KidsMatter welcomed Dr. Joanna Williams, Senior Director of Research at Search Institute, and a panel of local...
An Encounter with KindnessOnce again, we have crossed into a new year – a great time to challenge our thinking. As I consider kindness and its relationship to inclusion, I am reminded of a dining experience. I was favored to share a conversation with a “healthy food,”...
KidsMatter: Helping youth say “yes” to endless possibilitiesNew grant funding from Edward-Elmhurst Health will enable the nonprofit organization KidsMatter to empower youth in two crucial ways: community-wide youth mental health services and career exploration. These...
Student Representatives Sought for City Boards and CommissionsNAPERVILLE, Ill. — Mayor Steve Chirico and the Naperville City Council invite all Naperville high school students to fill student positions on several City boards and commissions and participate in a...
Naperville Organizations Shift to Raise Funds for Medical Aid for Ukrainian's Military HospitalsNaperville, IL--The Naperville Sister Cities Commission has been partnering with Marquette Companies, Edward-Elmhurst Health, the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce and...
Kite Fly will return to Naperville's Frontier Sports Complex June 5The 15th annual Frontier Kite Fly, presented by The Branch-Naperville Moms, will be held on Sunday, June 5. It will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Frontier Sports Complex, 3380 Cedar Glade Drive in...
Kite Fly Returns to Frontier Sports Complex Sunday, June 5th Naperville Park District and KidsMatter will co-host the free, family-friendly event, presented by The Branch - Naperville MomsThe 15th annual Frontier Kite Fly, presented by The Branch – Naperville Moms,...
Kidsmatter 2 Us – Importance of RelationshipsRecently KidsMatter and the Naperville Police Department co-hosted a Community and Parent Forum, “Protecting Our Children: Understanding and Monitoring Youth Mental Health.” The panel included Ryan Lauterwasser, LCPC, CADC...
Kidsmatter 2 Us – 'Development Assets'Edward Hospital created KidsMatter (formerly known as the Naperville Youth Development Coalition) as a community-wide prevention health strategy to combat teenage destructive behaviors. In 2001 KidsMatter was granted its 501(c)(3)...
Kidsmatter 2 Us – Join the Movement As KidsMatter is celebrating our 20th Anniversary, it has given me the opportunity to learn more about how it began and our work of empowering youth and families. Our collective impact work with the City of Naperville, Naperville...
Kidsmatter 2 Us – Join the Movement The last few years have shown us how important it is to care for our health, especially our mental health. The pandemic has created an increased need for our work with record-high numbers of teens and young adults with anxiety,...
Parent Forum on Youth Mental Health Set for Feb. 24 Resource fair to follow panel discussion on local stressors, signs your child is struggling, and how to help NAPERVILLE, Ill. — In response to growing concern about youth mental health and teen suicide, the...
KidsMatter and Naperville Park District Community Job Fair Local non-profit KidsMatter and the Naperville Park District partnered up for their annual Community Job Fair. “Our whole goal at KidsMatter is to build young people who say ‘no’ to destructive choices and...
INAUGURAL REINDEER ROAD CHRISTMAS LIGHTS EVENT TO BE HOSTED IN NAPERVILLE THROUGHOUT DECEMBER 2021NAPERVILLE, IL: Reindeer Events is pleased to announce that its inaugural Reindeer Road Christmas Lights event will be hosted in Naperville throughout December 2021. This...
Retired Naperville Police Chief Bob Marshall to be Honored as KidsMatter Kids’ ChampionAs KidsMatter celebrates 20 years of empowering Naperville Area youth to say “no” to destructive choices and “yes” to endless possibilities, the Board of Directors is pleased to...
KidsMatter Marks 20 Years Equipping Naperville Area Youth to Say No to Destructive Choices and Yes to Endless PossibilitiesNaperville, IL--On September 17, 2021, friends, supporters and community leaders will gather to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of a Naperville...
New Executive Director Announced for KidsMatter: Naperville Not-For-Profit Naperville, IL - KidsMatter, the Naperville Not-for-Profit dedicated to empowering kids to say no to destructive choices and yes to endless possibilities, has announced that Nina Menis will be...
Huge jump in number of people using Naperville-based Crisis Text Line, many seeking help for depression and anxiety linked to COVID-19 The number of people using the DuPage County Crisis Text Line more than doubled in March, the month the state closed restaurants and...
Foundation Deploys $300,000 in COVID-19 Response Fund Grants to 21 DuPage Not-for-Profits in First Round of Aid The DuPage Foundation is thrilled to announce the first round of grant recipients from its COVID-19 Response Fund. Grants totaling $300,000 have been...