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Healing Hearts: Grief Support Group for Spouse/Partner Loss
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Tuesday, January 3, 2023
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10:30am-12pm
This drop-in grief support group is for older adults who have experienced the death of a spouse or partner within the last two years. The group meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month, 10:30am -12:00 pm. Supported by the Lauri S. Bauer Foundation for Sudden Loss. For more information and to receive the Zoom link, please contact Marsha Raynes, LCSW.
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Citizenship Class in Partnership with Vernon Area Public Library
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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
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7-8:45pm
If you'd like to become a naturalized U.S. citizen, attend this 12-week series to prepare for the citizenship test in a small, online group. Content includes American history, civics, speaking, and reading and writing in English. The first class introduces the course and materials. Register Today Classes meet 7:00-8:45pm on the following Tuesdays: January 16, 23, 30; February 6, 13, 20, 27; March 5, 12, 19, 26; April 2.
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Understanding and Engaging the Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Model (TF-CBT) for Children and Adolescents
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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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10-11:30am
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JCFS Chicago Seigle Campus
5140 Golf Rd.
Skokie, IL 60077 View Map
Learners in this course will get an overview of the clinical indications for engaging this model. They will learn relevant definitions and how integrate this model into their practice. Using real case examples, sessions will focus on not only diagnostic and symptom considerations, but the PRACTICE acronym and tangible activities that providers can engage in with clients. Participants will be able to bring in their own cases as well, to explore ways that this model can be used in their offices.
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Death Over Dinner
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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
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7:30pm
Please join us on March 5th at 7:30pm as we gather to nourish ourselves and engage in a life affirming discussion and community bonding experience. The dinner table is the most forgiving place for difficult conversation. The ritual of breaking bread creates warmth and connection and puts us in touch with our humanity. It is in this environment in which we choose to honor our precious mortality and open conversations about the end of life.
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Building Your Professional Brand
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Wednesday, January 8, 2025
+ 3 more dates
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2-3:30pm
Why is everyone talking about personal branding? Learn the meaning of branding while developing your own personal brand to demonstrate your immediate value to employers. Branding workshops convene on January 8, March 10 and May 14, 2025 After you have registered, you will receive an emailed link the day of the event, allowing you access to the workshop you have registered for.
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Support During the War in Israel and Amidst Rising Antisemitism
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Wednesday, December 27, 2023
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12-1pm
A virtual drop-in group for those in the Chicagoland Jewish Community who are seeking connection, support, and coping strategies to get through these difficult times. The group meets on Wednesdays, 12 – 1pm via Zoom. Please contact Bracha Jakofsky, MSW at 847.745.5430 for more information and to obtain the Zoom link.
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Upcoming Sibshops
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Sunday, January 12, 2025
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All Sibshops are on Sundays from 1pm to 3:30pm at our Northbrook location, 255 Revere Drive, Suite 200.
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Elaine Kersten Children's Center
255 Revere Drive, Suite 200
Northbrook, IL 60062 View Map
Sibshops offer brothers and sisters of children with a variety of special needs a place to meet other siblings in a relaxed, supportive, and recreational setting. They discuss their common joys and concerns, learn to handle sibling-specific “sticky situations” and have fun! For kids ages 6-12 years old.
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LinkedIn 101
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Monday, February 17, 2025
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2-3:30pm
Learn the basics of LinkedIn with tips and ideas on how to put your profile together. LinkedIn is a critical tool in your networking toolbox and this workshop will help you get started. LinkedIn workshops convene December 16, 2024 and February 17, April 30 and June 9, 2025. After you have registered, you will receive an emailed link the day of the event, allowing you access to the workshop you have registered for.
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Grieving a Loss to Suicide
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Tuesday, January 14, 2025
+ 6 more dates
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7-8pm
A free monthly drop-in group on Zoom for adults in the Jewish community and beyond who are navigating the world after the loss of a loved one to suicide. Co-led by Leah Shefsky, LCSW, and Wendy Dolin, LCSW, a survivor of suicide loss. Grieving a Loss to Suicide meets monthly on the second Tuesday of the month through June 2025.
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Citizenship Class in Partnership with Vernon Area Public Library
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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
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7-8:45pm
If you'd like to become a naturalized U.S. citizen, attend this 12-week series to prepare for the citizenship test in a small, online group. Content includes American history, civics, speaking, and reading and writing in English. The first class introduces the course and materials. Register Today Classes meet 7:00-8:45pm on the following Tuesdays: January 16, 23, 30; February 6, 13, 20, 27; March 5, 12, 19, 26; April 2.
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Stress Busters Club
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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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6:30-7:45pm
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Abe and Ida Cooper Center
6639 N Kedzie Ave
Chicago, IL 60645 View Map
Stress Busters Club is a group for adults with disabilities to talk about stress and anxiety, learn new coping strategies, and try them out together. Group meets every Tuesday from March 12-April 16. Registration is required. Join us! To register and receive fee information for the series, contact Jess Jankowski. Space is limited.
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Support During the War in Israel and Amidst Rising Antisemitism
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Wednesday, December 27, 2023
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12-1pm
A virtual drop-in group for those in the Chicagoland Jewish Community who are seeking connection, support, and coping strategies to get through these difficult times. The group meets on Wednesdays, 12 – 1pm via Zoom. Please contact Bracha Jakofsky, MSW at 847.745.5430 for more information and to obtain the Zoom link.
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Grieving the Death of a Loved One
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Wednesday, March 13, 2024
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7pm
This evening of support will include music and poems for healing, reflections on the grieving process and a personal grief journey illuminating paths to healing. This program is tailored to those grieving a death in the past two years, but everyone is welcome. Register today
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20's and 30's Grief Shabbat Dinner with Base LNCLN
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Friday, March 15, 2024
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7pm
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Base LNCLN (RSVP to receive Address)
IL View Map
The memories of loved ones who have passed and experiences of grief shape who we are as people and shift our paths in life in innumerable ways. This is a special Shabbat dinner to hold nourishing space for those of us in our 20's and 30's who have lost a parent, sibling, or partner. While the losses that bring us together are painful, we hope to create a gentle, joyful, and even fun (dark humor anyone?) space to be together with folks who get it. And of course, you can expect delicious food, drink, and Shabbat vibes.
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Tuned In: The Larry Dobkin Event
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Sunday, March 17, 2024
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3-5pm
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Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center
9603 Woods Dr.
Skokie, IL 60077 View Map
Join us on March 17, 2024, to support Response for Teens from 3:00 – 5:00pm at the Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center. Featuring “I’ll Have What She’s Having”: The Jewish Deli Exhibit Honoring Linda Soreff Siegel
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Healing Hearts: Grief Support Group for Spouse/Partner Loss
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Tuesday, January 3, 2023
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10:30am-12pm
This drop-in grief support group is for older adults who have experienced the death of a spouse or partner within the last two years. The group meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month, 10:30am -12:00 pm. Supported by the Lauri S. Bauer Foundation for Sudden Loss. For more information and to receive the Zoom link, please contact Marsha Raynes, LCSW.
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Citizenship Class in Partnership with Vernon Area Public Library
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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
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7-8:45pm
If you'd like to become a naturalized U.S. citizen, attend this 12-week series to prepare for the citizenship test in a small, online group. Content includes American history, civics, speaking, and reading and writing in English. The first class introduces the course and materials. Register Today Classes meet 7:00-8:45pm on the following Tuesdays: January 16, 23, 30; February 6, 13, 20, 27; March 5, 12, 19, 26; April 2.
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Stress Busters Club
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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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6:30-7:45pm
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Abe and Ida Cooper Center
6639 N Kedzie Ave
Chicago, IL 60645 View Map
Stress Busters Club is a group for adults with disabilities to talk about stress and anxiety, learn new coping strategies, and try them out together. Group meets every Tuesday from March 12-April 16. Registration is required. Join us! To register and receive fee information for the series, contact Jess Jankowski. Space is limited.
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20s & 30s Grief Support Group
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Wednesday, January 29, 2025
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7-8pm
It's not a club anyone wants to be a part of, but if you are a person in their 20s or 30s who has lost a parent, sibling, or partner, sometimes it's good to be with people who get it. Co-sponsored by Mishkan Chicago, Base Chicago, and JCFS Chicago, this group meets monthly to share memories of our loved ones and discuss our experiences of grief in a supportive space. For more information and to receive the Zoom link, please contact Leah Shefsky.
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Monthly Grief Support Group - Northbrook
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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
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3rd Wednesday of each month
7-8:30pm -
Temple Beth-El
3610 Dundee Road
Northbrook, IL 60062 View Map
Please join us for an in-person monthly grief support group for adults who have experienced the death of a loved one within the past two years. The group meets on the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 7:00-8:30 pm and is co-sponsored by Temple Beth-El and Congregation Beth Shalom in Northbrook. Please contact Marsha Raynes, LCSW for more information and to register.
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Support During the War in Israel and Amidst Rising Antisemitism
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Wednesday, December 27, 2023
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12-1pm
A virtual drop-in group for those in the Chicagoland Jewish Community who are seeking connection, support, and coping strategies to get through these difficult times. The group meets on Wednesdays, 12 – 1pm via Zoom. Please contact Bracha Jakofsky, MSW at 847.745.5430 for more information and to obtain the Zoom link.
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Monthly Grief Support Group - Virtual
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Monday, January 22, 2024
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4th Monday of each month
7:30-9:00pm
Please join us for a virtual monthly grief support group for adults who have experienced the death of a loved one within the past two years. The group meets on the 4th Monday of each month from 7:30-9:00 pm and is co-sponsored by Anshe Emet Synagogue, Anshe Sholom B’nai Israel, Emanuel Congregation, Mishkan Chicago, Chicago Sinai Congregation, and Temple Sholom of Chicago.
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Citizenship Class in Partnership with Vernon Area Public Library
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Tuesday, January 16, 2024
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7-8:45pm
If you'd like to become a naturalized U.S. citizen, attend this 12-week series to prepare for the citizenship test in a small, online group. Content includes American history, civics, speaking, and reading and writing in English. The first class introduces the course and materials. Register Today Classes meet 7:00-8:45pm on the following Tuesdays: January 16, 23, 30; February 6, 13, 20, 27; March 5, 12, 19, 26; April 2.
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Stress Busters Club
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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
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6:30-7:45pm
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Abe and Ida Cooper Center
6639 N Kedzie Ave
Chicago, IL 60645 View Map
Stress Busters Club is a group for adults with disabilities to talk about stress and anxiety, learn new coping strategies, and try them out together. Group meets every Tuesday from March 12-April 16. Registration is required. Join us! To register and receive fee information for the series, contact Jess Jankowski. Space is limited.
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Resume and Cover Letter Workshop
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Monday, January 13, 2025
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2-3:30pm
Learn how to effectively create or revise two of the fundamental tools for conducting a job search in the current market. Resume and cover letter workshops convene December 11, 2024 and January 13, February 12, March 19, April 21, May 28 and June 16, 2025 After you have registered, you will receive an emailed link the day of the event, allowing you access to the workshop you have registered for.
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Support During the War in Israel and Amidst Rising Antisemitism
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Wednesday, December 27, 2023
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12-1pm
A virtual drop-in group for those in the Chicagoland Jewish Community who are seeking connection, support, and coping strategies to get through these difficult times. The group meets on Wednesdays, 12 – 1pm via Zoom. Please contact Bracha Jakofsky, MSW at 847.745.5430 for more information and to obtain the Zoom link.
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Accessible Public Transportation in Chicago Provided by the RTA
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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
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2-3pm
Services for People with Disabilities (SFPD) presents a free Community Education Workshop. This presentation by the RTA will cover accessible public transportation in Chicago. We will take a closer look at accessibility features on fixed route public transportation, RTA Fare Programs, ADA Paratransit, and the Taxi Access Program. We’ll also discuss RTA’s free Travel Training Program and how to plan an accessible trip in Chicago. Register Today!
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