Bourbonnais Elementary School District No. 53 Receives Award Brenda Wetzel, Director of Life Education Center Programs for the Iroquois-Kankakee Regional Office of Education, recently presented an annual traveling trophy to Dr. Dan Hollowell, Superintendent of the Bourbonnais Elementary School...
National Prevention Week, 2018 ((Click on a day or scroll down to discover events & resources)) National Prevention Week (NPW) is an annual week-long observance—created by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)—that serves to...
On Thursday, May 10th, the Pledge for Life Partnership (PfL) launched the Kankakee Iroquois Cares website portal. The site was unveiled at PfL’s Trauma & Resiliency Summit to an audience of nearly 150 local community leaders. The Pledge for...
Learn more about Laura Porter and the impact of ACEs: Special thanks to all of our community partners! 21st Judicial Circuit Family Violence Coordinating Council Bradley Police Department Child Network Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) Helen Wheeler...
This contest is now closed, and entries are under consideration. Thank you for your participation! Click Here for Application How to Enter: Open to all Kankakee County high school students (groups and/or individuals) Students are encouraged to submit billboard designs...
This contest is now closed and entries are under consideration. Thank you for your participation! Click Here for Application How to Enter: Open to all Kankakee County high school students (groups and/or individuals) Develop a prescription drug abuse prevention Public...
Image by: The Daily Journal, David Volden Thanks to sponsorship from the Pledge for Life Partnership and the hospitality of Olivet Nazarene University, the I-KAN Regional Office of Education organized an annual afternoon of family fun to raise prevention awareness and...
Have you seen us our teens from the Youth Advisory Council in The Journal? READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE
A special thank-you to the Kankakee Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group (KAMEG), Bourbonnais Police Department, Bradley Police Department, Kankakee County Sheriff’s Department, Manteno Police Department, Aroma Park Police Department, and St. Anne’s Police Department, as well as all who brought...
Join us for Take Back Day! CLICK HERE FOR MAP VIEW Last October, you helped us collect over 1,130 pounds of unwanted and unused prescription drugs, thanks to the coordinated efforts of the Kankakee Area Metropolitan Enforcement Group and...