Through
Museums for All, those receiving food assistance (SNAP benefits) can gain free or reduced
admission to more than 1,500 museums throughout the United States simply by
presenting their EBT card and a photo ID.
Visit a participating museum any day during all normal operating hours (most Chicagoland museums are participating!).
Fall 2025 Programs | Chicago Park District
Online Registration
Begins:
Monday 8/4/25 @ 9am: Programs at parks located West of California
Avenue and all Virtual Programs
Tuesday 8/5/25 @ 9am: Programs at parks located East of
California Avenue
In-Person Registration
Begins:
8/9/25 or 8/10/25
(varies by park)
InfantSEE ®: Establishing a Lifetime of Healthy Eyes and Vision
Cooing, sitting up, and crawling are all signs that a baby is growing. But, did you know that a baby's vision has stages of development too? Signs marking vision development are often less noticeable even to parents, teachers, and other health care providers. That's why the American Optometric Association recommends scheduling an infant's first eye exam around six months of age, immediately after the eye undergoes rapid and profound changes and is therefore most vulnerable to interference with healthy development.
InfantSEE, a public health program, managed by Optometry Cares - The AOA Foundation, is designed to ensure that eye and vision care becomes an integral part of infant wellness care to improve a child's quality of life. Under this program, AOA member optometrists provide a no-cost comprehensive eye and vision assessment for infants 6-12 months old regardless of a family's income or access to insurance coverage.
Interested in having your baby's eyes checked? Click below to find a provider in your neighborhood.
https://www.infantsee.org/find-a-doctor
The Center for Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation states:
Temperament is an important feature of social and emotional health. Temperament describes the way we approach and react to the world. It is our own personal “style” that is present from birth. There are three general types of temperaments often referred to as easy-going, slow-to-warm, and active.
Easy-going children are generally happy, active children from birth and adjust easily to new situations and environments. Slow-to-warm children are generally observant, calm and may need extra time in adjusting to new situations. Children with active temperaments often have varied routines (e.g., eating, sleeping), and often approach life with zest. Children may fall into one of the three types of temperament but often have varying behavior across the common temperament traits.
Sound familiar? Perhaps you can identify with one of these temperaments? This online survey will allow you to gain insights into your own temperament as well as the temperament of your child.
9/25 @ 5:00p on Zoom ( in Spanish ) - Metropolitan Family Services is hosting a session on Developing an Emergency Family Plan . Register h...
