University of Illinois Extension-Bureau County-Children, Families & Seniors

The Family Life Education Program is offered in collaboration with the Bureau County Youth Development Coalition to provide and deliver research based educational information on youth, family and parenting issues. The goal is to assist families and youth in growing to be involved and caring members of our communities. Through assisting families and youth with educational information and community resources, we will help individuals and families to improve their quality of life.

Featured Websites

Additional Websites

Parenting & Seniors
Many U of I websites for families and seniors.
Parenting 24/7
Parenting 24/7 is a free one-stop site for parenting news and information from University of Illinois Extension.
Your New Baby
Learn about why your new baby cries, when your baby will sleep all night, and how to find quality infant child care.
57 Ways to Protect Your Home Environment
Describes a variety of practical steps you can take to protect your health, your family's health, and our environment.
West Nile Virus
Learn what you can do to protect yourself from West Nile Virus.
Winter Storm Resource Center
Links to the information you need to cope with severe winter weather.

Local Programs
	Bureau County After-school Programs Model After-school Programs encompass all ages with grades K-8 receiving programs and grades 9-12 assisting with programs.
	Bureau County Youth Development Coalition The purpose of the Bureau County Youth Development Coalition is to bring together interested and concerned individuals, groups, and agencies, to help develop and implement a plan to address issues that affect our county's youth. Our goal is to assist families, and to assist youth in becoming involved and caring members of our community. Please be sure to checkout the updated Bureau County Resource Directory available for download in the Program Forms & Download section.

Our other program areas....

News & Updates
Connecting with Kids Resource for staying in touch with kids.
Nibbles Ideas for coping with the challenges of parenting and preparing your children for success.
Parenting Again A newsletter focused on grandparents raising their grandchildren.
Working Families News and ideas for families with working parents.

For more information about these programs, please contact:

Susan Glassman
Program Coordinator, Family Life & Nutrition
Bureau County Unit
Becker Professional Suites
850 Thompson St
Princeton, IL 61356
Phone: 815-875-2878
FAX: 815-875-2870
susang@illinois.edu

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