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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...