Therapy Dog Visits York Summer Program
York Community Resource Center welcomed Aimee Maas, Outreach Community Counseling Center (OCCC) animal assisted therapist, and her therapy dog, Paddington, to its summer youth program on July 8.
Learn 2 Earn Visits Adler Planetarium
The Learn 2 Earn middle school summer program recently took a field trip to Adler Planetarium in Chicago and enjoyed time seeing downtown Chicago and Lake Michigan.
WYFS Quest Joins Fire Department in Parade
The WYFS Quest youth program walked with the Warrenville Fire Protection District in Warrenville's annual Independence Day parade as part of the Hot Shots program, an ongoing partnership between the fire department and WYFS.
Learn 2 Earn Summer Program
The OCC Learn 2 Earn middle school summer program schedule includes service learning, team building, STEM, money management/job readiness, art, and special trips to the DuPage County Courthouse and Carol Stream Police Department.
OCC Pen Pals
Thanks to a pen pal exchange at Outreach Community Center in Carol Stream, young and old have been benefitting from a multigenerational friendship! The pairs met face-to-face this May.
WYFS Quest Helps Animal Shelters
Students from the Warrenville Youth & Family Services Quest program finished making homemade dog chew toys for donation to local animal shelters to wrap up this month’s service learning project.
Making Christmas Special
Thank you to the St. Irene's Council of Catholic Women for making Christmas special for students in the WYFS Link mentoring program!
Quest Serves the Homeless
Warrenville Youth & Family Services (WYFS) Quest students decided to help the homeless by making homemade signs and putting donation boxes around the community.
Giving Thanks at York Community Resource Center
A Thanksgiving potluck cultivates gratitude and builds community at York Community Resource Center.
Therapy Dog Returns to Quest
Gunnar the therapy dog recently returned to the Warrenville Youth & Family Services (WYFS) Quest program to celebrate the fact that he passed his first certified therapy dog test.