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Photo courtesy of Northern Illinois Food Bank.
Nov 25, 2019
Online Food Pantry Fills Gaps in Hunger Relief
Northern Illinois Food Bank is a 2019 grantee in the Christopher Family Foundation’s Individual and Family Health & Wellbeing program area. This story was contributed by Northern Illinois Food Bank staff. Solving hunger is a complex problem ...
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Nicole, an Inspiration Corporation Foodservice Training participant. Photo courtesy of Inspiration Corporation
Nov 12, 2019
Nicole: The Intersection of Passion and Pride
Inspiration Corporation is a 2019 grantee in the Christopher Family Foundation’s Employment & Entrepreneurship program area. This story was contributed by Inspiration Corporation staff. For years, Nicole worked a job that had her traveling all over the ...
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Jardincito Nature Play Garden. Photo courtesy of NeighborSpace
Oct 21, 2019
Every Child in Nature, Every Day
Unstructured play in a natural setting has demonstrable benefits for a child’s health and wellbeing—not only have these experiences been shown to reduce stress, increase concentration, and spark creativity, they can also help shape a child’s values ...
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