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Madraigos Midwest is there to help youth reach their potential - every step of the way.

Community mental health, made personal. 🩵
Supporting children, teens, young adults, and families through prevention, enrichment, and intervention.
⬇️ Visit our website below for info, programs, resources, and more. Upward Community supports and enhances the emotional, social, and spiritual health of adolescents, young adults, and their families with an array of innovative prevention and intervention programs and services.

09/01/2026

Most of the time, parenting questions don’t have a one-size-fits-all answer.

That’s why we want to keep making space for the questions parents are actually thinking about, especially as the school year begins.

Have a question you’d love our clinical team to answer next? Send it our way.

08/28/2026

Sometimes the exhaustion isn’t from one big thing…

It can be from carrying all the little things, all week long.

Wishing you a restful Shabbos.

🩵,
The Upward Team

08/27/2026

Family Fun Day is almost here! 🎉 And it’s going to be epic!

Join us Sunday, September 6 for an afternoon of fun for the whole family!

✨ FREE admission 🍿 Food 🎈 Inflatables 🎪 Shows 🎨 Activities + more!

📅 Sunday, September 6 ⏰ 12–4 PM 📍 Heritage Sports Complex, Wheeling

Come for Family Fun Day, stay for the softball. 🥎

We can’t wait to see you there!

08/26/2026

Back to school can bring up new questions about how your child is doing. 💭

If therapy or neuropsych testing has been on your mind, you might also be wondering: where do I even start?

Here’s what reaching out to Upward and getting started actually looks like. ⬆️

We’re currently scheduling intakes and now accept Medicaid.

Ready to get started? Schedule an intake using the link in our bio.

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08/24/2026

Back-to-school prep isn’t only about supplies, schedules and getting out the door on time. 🎒

It’s also about helping kids feel ready for the transition.

A little more sleep. Space to decompress. A conversation about what’s on their mind. And maybe a little grace for what that first week actually looks like.

Often the best back-to-school prep starts with a check-in. 🩵

08/21/2026

A little reminder as we head into Elul: you’re allowed to take it one day at a time.💚

This week’s Friday Flame 🔥

Good Shabbos from Upward!

08/19/2026

Anyone else’s brain looking a little like this right now? 🙋‍♀️

Back-to-school season can come with a lot. New routines, new expectations, schedules, friendships, transitions... and that’s before we even get to the lunchboxes. 😅

If there’s something on your mind as we head into the school year, we’re here. 🩵

Have a parenting question or a topic you’d love to hear one of our professionals talk about? Send it our way.

Looking for a group or enrichment program for your child? Check out what’s coming up.

And if you’ve been thinking about therapy for your child or teen, we’re currently scheduling intakes for the new school year.

You can find it all through the link in our bio.

08/18/2026

Road trip or flight, the “Who gets to sit where?!” debate can start before the trip even does. 😅

Yonatan Vinik, LSW shares a simple tip: decide the seats ahead of time and take one more decision off everyone’s plate.

And to make it a little more fun, we created FREE printable travel tickets that parents can fill out, kids can color and use for the trip! 🚗✈️

Comment SEAT below and we’ll send them your way!

Sometimes knowing what to expect can make the journey a whole lot smoother.

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7120 North Ridgeway Avenue
Chicago, IL
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https://upwardcommunitychicago.org/donation/

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