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Preschool Playdate

  • Thursday, March 13, 2025 + 9 more dates

  • Thursdays at the Elaine Kersten Children's Center, 10:30-11:30am; March 6 - April 17 (*No class on March 27)

    Mondays at the Abe and Ida Cooper Center, 4-5pm; March 3 - April 7

Join our Speech-Language Pathologist for a weekly play date class, designed to develop global developmental skills for the Preschool age. Activities will include music, story time, art, gross motor play, and pretend play to help your child socialize with peers. Our therapist will incorporate weekly themes to enhance vocabulary development, knowledge of early basic concepts, and pre-literacy skills. Register Today!

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The Not Bored Gamers Club

  • Monday, March 10, 2025 + 3 more dates

  • 5-6pm
  • Elaine Kersten Children's Center 255 Revere Drive Suite 200 Northbrook, IL 60062 View Map

Like games but don't like losing? Need help waiting for your turn? Let's practice those skills in a small group led by a speech-language pathologist. This class is targeted for ages 9 to 11 and activities will include typical board and card games as well as live-action versions of your favorite games. Collaboration, planning, and following rules will be our keys to success! Can you unlock them all? Register Today! Ages: 9-11 Cost: $250 Mondays, 5-6 pm, March 3rd - 31st

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Journey to Build a Family

This virtual drop-in space is for those experiencing challenges building a family. We welcome those experiencing infertility, pregnancy loss, grief, and the sheer exhaustion from it all. No matter where you are in this journey, it’s easier to travel with those who understand. This group meets on the third Monday of each month. Contact Andrea Jacobs to register.

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Healing Hearts: Grief Support Group for Spouse/Partner Loss

This free 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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Resume and Cover Letter Workshop

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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Monthly Grief Support Group - Northbrook

  • Wednesday, March 19, 2025 + 4 more dates

  • 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

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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20s & 30s Grief Support Group

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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Ready Set Grow

  • Thursday, March 13, 2025 + 16 more dates

  • 9:15-10:30am
  • Abe and Ida Cooper Center 6639 N. Kedzie Ave. Chicago, IL 60645 View Map

Join us for our 2 - to 3 - year-old play group, designed to develop communication, language, and social skills. Waiting, turn-taking, following directions, and transitions are incorporated into preschool activities, like circle time, art, and pretend play. Our Speech-Language Pathologist will incorporate monthly themes to enhance vocabulary development, knowledge of early basic concepts, and pre-literacy skills.

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Preschool Playdate

  • Thursday, March 13, 2025 + 9 more dates

  • Thursdays at the Elaine Kersten Children's Center, 10:30-11:30am; March 6 - April 17 (*No class on March 27)

    Mondays at the Abe and Ida Cooper Center, 4-5pm; March 3 - April 7

Join our Speech-Language Pathologist for a weekly play date class, designed to develop global developmental skills for the Preschool age. Activities will include music, story time, art, gross motor play, and pretend play to help your child socialize with peers. Our therapist will incorporate weekly themes to enhance vocabulary development, knowledge of early basic concepts, and pre-literacy skills. Register Today!

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Food Explorers Class

  • Thursday, March 13, 2025 + 5 more dates

  • 4-5pm
  • Elaine Kersten Children's Center 255 Revere Dr Suite 200 Northbrook, IL 60062 View Map

Join us to become a food explorer! This class will provide your child regular exposure to a variety of foods. We’ll be prepping, cooking, creating art or science, and finding joy while exploring foods. With a responsive feeding eye, your child will be invited to engage with food at an individual level which encourages autonomy, confidence, and a little stretch. All while having fun socializing with others.

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Sibshops

Upcoming Sibshops

  • Sunday, March 23, 2025 + 4 more dates

  • All Sibshops are on Sundays from 1pm to 3:30pm at our Northbrook location, 255 Revere Drive, Suite 200.
  • 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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