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4-H members in Southern Illinois obtain donations of toiletries and basic essentials and assemble them into 'HOPE backpacks' to provide to local DCFS offices for distribution to children taken from meth homes. Learn more...
What contributes most to a nurturing home environment for three- to five-year-old children of single working mothers? A new University of Illinois study reports that the mother's education is the most important factor. Learn more...
Family gatherings and meals with friends often extend for hours, increasing the chances for meat to spoil, creating the possibility for food poisoning among the diners. Foodborne illness is a serious problem, and the best way to prevent it is education. Learn more...
For the past four years, teens in White County have been making a difference in their community. What these teens created has meant the difference between having and not having for hundreds of children in the county. Learn more...
Illinois youth are learning how to live a more active and healthy lifestyle through a new, innovative program developed by University of Illinois Extension's Illinois 4-H. Learn more...
'Science on the Go' provides interactive science, technology & math programming to youth & adults onboard a state-of-the-art roving lab. Since its launch in October, the lab has provided programming to more than 1,750 students & has plans to participate in summer camps & fairs throughout the summer. Learn more...
Awesome! Fabulous! Amazing! These were words used by some of the young people who participated in the third annual cultural exchange bringing youth from the Chicagoland area and youth from other parts of the state together to learn about each other, as well as the many cultures found in Chicago. Learn more...
When innovative educators have innovative teaching tools, amazing things can happen for kids. In Randolph County, and in counties throughout the state, science, engineering and technology are coming to life with the 4-H robotics curriculum. Learn more...
Quilting classes, sponsored by University of Illinois Extension, Franklin County, have been a big hit this summer. Young people from throughout the area have been learning how to make a quilt from start to finish. Learn more...
University of Illinois Extension-Ogle County has been making yeast bread with approximately 500 first, second, and 3rd graders in the "4-H Bread Program," a project that teaches students how the common kitchen actually doubles as a science laboratory. Learn more...
If you're baffled by the myriad of environmental regulations that pertain to agricultural and horticultural operations, help is only a mouse-click away. Learn more...
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