A New Horizon

04/29/2026

04/29/2026

✨ Wellness Wednesday ✨

Today’s reminder: you don’t have to earn your rest, rush your peace, or prove your healing. Every small step you take toward taking care of yourself matters. Slowing down is not falling behind, it’s how you rebuild, recharge, and rise stronger.

Check in with yourself today, what do you need more of? 💙

04/28/2026

Najwa Zebian

04/23/2026

To find the Take Back Day location nearest you visit www.DEATakeBack.com

04/22/2026

No car? No problem. 🚌

Transportation shouldn't be a barrier to accessing the resources you need — and now it won't be. Thanks to the generosity of Connect Transit, FREE public bus passes are available to get you to the Housing & Resource Fair!

📅 April 29, 2026 | 10AM–2PM

📍 Eastland Mall, 1615 E. Empire St. (Food Court Entrance), Bloomington

A printed or digital pass must be shown to the bus driver. To download the pass, visit: http://bit.ly/4m6pJ8R

Brought to you by the City of Bloomington, Mid-Illinois REALTORS® Association and Town of Normal

04/22/2026

Recovery is choosing yourself, over and over, on the days it feels impossible.
It’s showing up when no one is clapping.
It’s rebuilding a life you don’t have to escape from.

If you’re in it right now, keep going.
That courage? It’s already in you. 💜✨

04/10/2026

🚨 IMPORTANT UPDATE 🚨

Congress and President Trump have made changes to SNAP and some customers will lose benefits on May 1, 2026 if they aren’t meeting or exempt from new work requirements. Here’s what to do:

📝 1) Complete the screener to see if you are impacted and whether you may be able to file an exemption: https://aberp.illinois.gov/screener/ABAWD?lang=EN

💻2) Customers can meet the new requirements by working, volunteering, or participating in a training or education program. Visit: https://www.dhs.state.il.us/?item=177800

04/10/2026

🚨 ACTUALIZACIÓN IMPORTANTE 🚨

El Congreso y el presidente Trump han hecho cambios al programa de SNAP, y algunos beneficiarios podrían perder sus beneficios a partir del 1 de mayo de 2026 si no cumplen con los nuevos requisitos de trabajo o no están exentos de ellos. Esto es lo que debes hacer:

📝 1) Completa el cuestionario para saber si te afecta y si puedes declarar una exención: https://aberp.illinois.gov/screener/ABAWD?lang=ES

💻 2) Puedes cumplir con los nuevos requisitos trabajando, haciendo voluntariado o participando en un programa de capacitación o educación. Visita: https://www.dhs.state.il.us/?item=177800

04/06/2026

Substance abuse can forever change reward circuits.

04/03/2026

The exhibition is on view at the McLean County Arts Center alongside the center's popular emerging artist exhibition—something curator George Woodworth calls "huge" for the artists' journeys through and out of addiction.