Giving families a Jump Start into a bright future.
Lauren//Jumpstart Home Visitor Hello Everyone! I have been a home visitor for almost 2 years. One of the questions that I frequently get asked about is being a Parent Educator without having kids of my own. I would say that working with families has always been a passion of mine. I have always focused my […]
Nutrition is the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth. So what nutrients are needed during a healthy pregnancy? It’s always important to eat a balanced diet — and it’s even more important when you’re pregnant because what you eat is the main source of nutrients for your baby. However, […]
Here in the Development Office, we are busy preparing for our upcoming holiday event, Celebrate the Season, a recreation of the historical Walnut Room. The event is November 17th and 18th at the Jacob Henry Mansion Victorian Ballroom. Guests will dine under a grand Christmas tree, listen to holiday music, make wishes with Christmas fairies, […]
Pat//Jumpstart Home Visitor I read an article yesterday on retirement. A sentence that resonated in my mind was: “If you were alive, you worked!” So with that being said, I am not the type to go home and sit down. For years, I have had a dream to teach teachers. Perhaps this is […]
Hey there! It’s been awhile since I have blogged and I am sorry for that. I know that you all are really invested in what we are doing down in Kankakee, Iroquois, and Ford counties. But today, I come to you with a different kind of blog… October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. Many people […]
Linda Atkinson//Youth Services Department, Joliet Public Library Since 2007, Joliet Public Library has collaborated with Easterseals Joliet Region Jumpstart Program to offer a rich array of early literacy programs for parents and their young children. Through our library storytimes and playgroups for infants, toddlers and their parents, those families that choose to participate are introduced […]
Joy//Former Jumpstart participant, current Jumpstart home visitor Have you ever wondered if the Jumpstart program is REALLY for you? Have you thought maybe “other” people might benefit, but surely you could do it without this “extra” support? Perhaps you’ve even been afraid of what may happen if you did enroll in the program! I felt […]
Hey All! I know it has been awhile since we have had a new blog post. We have been very busy. One very exciting thing that we have been busy with is planning our Baby Book Club! This is a weekly playgroup that we will be having in our Bradley office on Wednesdays at 9:30am […]
Hey there! We are at the Iroquois County Fair for the week!! How exciting! We are raffling off 4 bunches of books! We are also coloring a bunch of bookmarks!! Come see us, chat with us, or go see all of the cool things that the fair has to offer!! Until next time! Tyler
Hey All! Today was a big day for us!! We had many many people come into our office today and it was a little difficult to work. Some of you may have seen our lovely folding table temporary desks, well, today real desks where delivered in pieces to our office. Then Mark and Izzy were […]
