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The Braidwood Area Healthy Community Coalition is a dedicated and focused group of community members working to prevent youth substance use.

Our Vision is to:
• Educate youth on healthy life choices.
• Teach parents how to keep their children drug and alcohol-free.
• Provide alternative activities that promote healthy lifestyles.
• Build partnerships to affect community change.
• Mobilize our communities to create and maintain an environment where substance abuse is no longer the norm. We are a non-profit organization serving Braidwood and the surrounding areas. To donate, please visit: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=JLJRJ7MB7J3EL

10/29/2026

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙨, 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙤𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙙𝙤 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙧, 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙙, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙥❓
Bullying prevention can’t fall on just one person. Schools can create safe spaces and clear expectations. Families can keep communication open and take concerns seriously. Communities can give young people places to connect, belong, and feel supported. None of those pieces work quite as well alone.

When the adults in a young person’s life are paying attention, communicating, and reinforcing the same message, kids are more likely to know where to turn and feel safer speaking up.

It really does take all of us.

𝑭𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝑩𝑨𝑯𝑪𝑪 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒘𝒆❜𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒂 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒓, 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚.

10/29/2026

𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐑𝐈𝐁𝐁𝐎𝐍 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊: 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐀𝐃𝐔𝐋𝐓 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐀 𝐃𝐈𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄!

Think back to when you were growing up. Was there an adult you could count on? Someone who listened, believed in you, or just made you feel like you mattered? That person may have made a bigger difference than they ever realized.

Not every young person has that kind of support at home, and that's where the rest of us come in. Whether you're a parent, grandparent, teacher, coach, neighbor, or community member, you have the opportunity to be that person for someone.

You don't need all the answers. Sometimes just showing up, listening, and being someone they can count on is enough to make a difference.

𝑳𝒆𝒕❜𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒚𝒐𝒖! 𝑾𝒉𝒐 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒂 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒅𝒖𝒍𝒕 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒑? 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍? Give them a shoutout in the comments! ❤
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𝑭𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝑩𝑨𝑯𝑪𝑪 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒘𝒆❜𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒂 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒓, 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚.

10/28/2026

𝑹𝑬𝑫 𝑹𝑰𝑩𝑩𝑶𝑵 𝑾𝑬𝑬𝑲: 𝑫𝑰𝑫 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑲𝑵𝑶𝑾❓

Our brains are still developing until around age 25! And ni****ne, found in most v**es, can interfere with that development, affecting things like attention, learning, mood, and decision-making.

That's a pretty big deal, especially when young people are still figuring out who they are and making choices that can affect their future. The more we understand the risks, the better we can help our youth make informed decisions.

𝗟𝗲𝘁❜𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀! 𝑯𝒐𝒘 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒘𝒆 𝒅𝒐 𝒂 𝒃𝒆𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒋𝒐𝒃 𝒐𝒇 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆 𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒌𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒗𝒂𝒑𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒓 𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒔?
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𝑭𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝑩𝑨𝑯𝑪𝑪 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒘𝒆❜𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒂 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒓, 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚.

10/28/2026

Arriving at the office this morning, we found a bag of art supplies hanging on our door! We have no idea who left them, but whoever you are, 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨!

Working together as a community to give our youth fun, healthy activities, and positive alternatives to substance use is a big part of prevention.

It's little acts of kindness like this that help make those opportunities possible!

We appreciate you, mystery donor!

𝑭𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝑩𝑨𝑯𝑪𝑪 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒘𝒆❜𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒂 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒓, 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚.

10/28/2026

Students in 4th–8th grade are invited to join our Art for Impact High School Mentors for an evening of creativity, connection, and self-expression!

This month's theme is Gratitude, with a fun art project where participants will design a Thankful Plate and share what we're grateful for!

📅 Tuesday, November 17
⏰ 6:00–7:00 PM
📝 Register by November 16

Sponsored by the Braidwood Area Healthy Community Coalition. Registration is required; link to register in comments.

10/27/2026

𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗕𝗢𝗡 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞: 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗗𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗥
Sometimes, when we're trying to protect young people, the things we say can actually make it harder for them to open up. Scare tactics, lectures, and making someone feel ashamed might get their attention, but they can also shut down the conversation.

Whether you're a parent, grandparent, teacher, coach, neighbor, or just someone a young person looks up to, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒂𝒍𝒌 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔.

We want kids to understand the risks of substance use, but we also want them to feel comfortable asking questions, being honest, and coming to us when they need help. We can set boundaries and have tough conversations without making someone feel judged.

𝗟𝗲𝘁❜𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁. What do you think adults can do to make young people feel more comfortable opening up, especially about difficult topics?

10/27/2026

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙬𝙚 𝙙𝙤 𝙖𝙨 𝙖𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩, 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙩❓
Sometimes kids get targeted simply because of what makes them different. It might be the way they look, what they believe, how they learn, who they spend time with, what they wear, or something else that makes them stand out. That can be incredibly isolating.

We don’t have to understand every difference to treat someone with respect. We just have to remember that nobody deserves to be singled out, mocked, excluded, or made to feel like they don’t belong.

Different doesn’t mean less.

𝑭𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝑩𝑨𝑯𝑪𝑪 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒘𝒆❜𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒂 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒓, 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚.

10/26/2026

𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗥𝗜𝗕𝗕𝗢𝗡 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞: 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗪𝗢𝗨𝗟𝗗 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗗𝗢
Your teen is hanging out at a friend's house when someone offers them a v**e. "It's just a few puffs. Everyone does it." We've all heard the advice to "just say no," but let's be realistic. Saying no isn't always easy, especially when you're a teen trying to fit in.

That's why it's important to talk about these situations before they happen. Help your kids think through what they could say or do without feeling embarrassed or pressured.

𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔, 𝒍𝒆𝒕❜𝒔 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒔
How would you prepare your child for this situation? What advice would you give them?

Share your ideas below. You might help another parent start a conversation they haven't had yet!

𝑭𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝑩𝑨𝑯𝑪𝑪 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒘𝒆❜𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒂 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒓, 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚.

10/25/2026

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙨𝙢𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙙𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙚❓
You don’t have to have all the answers to help a friend who’s being bullied. Sometimes just sitting with them, listening, including them, or checking in can make a hard day feel a little less lonely.

If you see something happening, speak up when it’s safe to do so and help them connect with a trusted adult if they need more support.

Being a good friend doesn’t mean fixing everything...sometimes it just means showing up.

𝑭𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝑩𝑨𝑯𝑪𝑪 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒔, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒘𝒆❜𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒂 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒓, 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚.

Address

465 E Reed Street
Braidwood, IL
60408

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 3pm
Wednesday	9am - 3pm
Friday	9am - 3pm

Telephone

+18153905024

Website

http://www.braidwoodcoalition.org/

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