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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...