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DCFS staff continue to feed families in need with revised food drive

COVID-19 has canceled countless events and celebrations this year, but there’s something even the pandemic can’t stop: hunger. 

And so it was that Kenosha County Division of Children and Family Services staff members recently w...

Kenosha County’s Summer Youth Employment Program celebrates another successful season

Kenosha County’s Summer Youth Employment Program marked another successful year in 2020, providing work skills and life lessons to nearly 90 at-risk youth in the community.

The program, which recently wrapped up its 12th season, aims to teach the...

Strong Family Awards presented to 2 Kenosha-area families

Two local families were the recipients of this year’s Kenosha County Strong Family Awards, presented Thursday, April 30.

The honorees were Rachael Comstock and Megan Mercer and their respective families.

The Kenosha County Turn the Town Blue Commi...

2020 Strong Family Awards to be presented in April 30 Facebook Live stream

The Kenosha County Turn the Town Blue Committee will present its annual Strong Family Awards in a Facebook Live stream at noon Thursday, April 30.

The presentation caps off Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month, which is observed each April. It will be ...

Nominations sought for 2020 Strong Family Awards

The Kenosha County Turn the Town Blue Committee is seeking nominations for its annual Strong Family Awards.

Granted each year during April, Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month, the awards honor local families that demonstrate the qualities of the five...

Feeding families and having fun: DCFS staff holds 9th annual Feed 100 Families Food Drive

Feeding families and having fun.

These are the goals of the Kenosha County Division of Children and Family Services’ annual Feed 100 Families Food Drive, which took place Dec. 7 at the Job Center building.

For the ninth year in a row, staff member...

Summer Youth Employment Program continues to provide jobs, life lessons for at-risk youth

Kenosha County’s Summer Youth Employment program wrapped up another successful season on Wednesday, with the dedication of a new mural at the Kenosha County Job Center.

The program, established in 2009, aims to provide at-risk youth with job and life-skill...

National Night Out events to be held across Kenosha County on Aug. 6

National Night Out will be celebrated at four Kenosha locations and one in Twin Lakes from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019.

The Kenosha locations are: The Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha, 1330 52nd St.; Lincoln Park, 6900 18th Ave.; St. John...

Turn the Town Blue Committee presents 2019 Strong Family Awards

The Turn the Town Blue Committee on Tuesday night honored five Kenosha County families with the 2019 Strong Family Award.

These awards were presented during a Family Game Night event at Ruffolo’s Special Pizza 2 in Kenosha. This event concluded a...

Nancy Morey honored as 2019 Connie Reyes Award recipient

The former coordinator of a community collaboration dedicated to strengthening families through prevention is the recipient of the 2019 Connie Reyes Award for Excellence in Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention.

Nancy Morey received the honors during a ceremo...

Turn the Town Blue Committee plans events for Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month

The Kenosha County Turn the Town Blue Committee is again planning a variety of events throughout April, in recognition of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month.

This annual campaign emphasizes the power of prevention and the importance of raising childr...