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DUPAGE FOUNDATION GRANTS $25,000 TO THE ALIVE CENTER TO SUPPORT YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
DuPage Foundation awarded $75,000 in grants to six DuPage County not-for-profit organizations that provide mental health services and programs to...
Alive Center offering free Teen Drop-in hours to Hanover Park
NAPERVILLE, IL - Beginning Tuesday, March 15th the Alive Center in Naperville is bringing its free teen drop-in hours for 6th – 12th graders to...
Alive @ Community Announces Virtual Ribbon Cutting Ceremony and Soft Opening
NAPERVILLE, IL – The Alive Center in Naperville is bringing its free teen Drop-in hours for 6th – 12th graders back to Aurora in a new location;...
Alive Center Launches End of Year 2020 HOPE Fundraising Campaign
NAPERVILLE, IL – The Alive Center non-profit in Naperville will launch it’s 2020 year-end fundraising campaign entitled: HOPE keeps us Alive;...
Alive Center Partners with Community Christian Church in Aurora on New Satellite Location
Alive Center Partners with Community Christian Church in Aurora on New Satellite Location NAPERVILLE, IL – The Alive Center in Naperville is...
No long lines of cars or goodbyes at the bus stop: A behind-the-screens look at the remote start of the District 203 school year
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Alive Center Responds to eLearning in the Fall
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 28, 2020 Naperville, IL - Alive Center Responds to eLearning in the FallNaperville, IL - The Alive Center, Naperville’s...
Alive Center Voted “Best of the Best” Charitable Organization by Glancer Magazine’s 2020 Readers Choice Awards
August 1, 2020 For the 10th year, Glancer Magazine invited west suburban residents to nominate the Best of the Best in their community for the 2020...
Alive Center Hires Latina To Help With Its Spanish Speaking Community
https://www.nctv17.com/news/alive-center-hires-latina-to-help-with-its-spanish-speaking-community/
Alive Center in Naperville Celebrating Five Years of Growth and Reaching Youth
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Why Teens Dive In: The Pull of Social Media and What’s Missing
January 21, 2025 Amanda McMillen, LCSW, Executive Director, Alive Center Social media has become integral to teens’ lives, offering platforms for...
They are sooooo nice!
The Alive Center has been open 5 ½ years now and we hear all kinds of wonderful things from the parents and guardians of the teens we support. From...
Is bad really all bad?
By Kandice Henning We live in a dualistic world of opposites, hot and cold, dark and light, good and bad, etc. But is bad really all bad? Or it is...
Practice Makes Progress
By Jared Mason I reached a surprising milestone this year. I have been drawing for a quarter of a century. When I was a little kid, most of my...
“Words can have more power than anyone realizes, and these words, have deepened the hearts and opened the eyes of many.”
Planning for Future Employment by Dr. James Chitwood
The landscape of opportunity is evolving. The reality of the workplace is that we are in a state of drastic change. Every era has seen shifts in...




