Braidwood Area Healthy Community Coalition

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Braidwood Area Healthy Community Coalition 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

🏈🖤💛 𝗪𝗔𝗬 𝗧𝗢 𝗚𝗢 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗦! 💛🖤🏈What a weekend for our Reed-Custer Comets!🏆 Varsity: Super Bowl CHAMPIONS!🥈 Lightweights: Super...
11/02/2026

🏈🖤💛 𝗪𝗔𝗬 𝗧𝗢 𝗚𝗢 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗦! 💛🖤🏈

What a weekend for our Reed-Custer Comets!
🏆 Varsity: Super Bowl CHAMPIONS!
🥈 Lightweights: Super Bowl Runners-Up!

All the practices, hard work, and dedication paid off! Both teams have so much to be proud of! A huge congratulations to the players, coaches, and families who put so much into this season. And a shoutout to our Comet community for showing up, cheering them on, and supporting our youth!
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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.

𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰. 𝐖𝐡𝐨❜𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤-𝐨𝐫-𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠?We've rounded up the trick-or-treat hours for Braidwood an...
10/30/2026

𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰. 𝐖𝐡𝐨❜𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤-𝐨𝐫-𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠?
We've rounded up the trick-or-treat hours for Braidwood and our surrounding communities to help families plan their Halloween adventures!

And there's more than just candy:
🎃 𝑩𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒅𝒘𝒐𝒐𝒅: Stop by the Lions Pavilion at Braidwood City Park during trick-or-treat hours! Braidwood Illinois Lions Club will be handing out FREE hot dogs, chips, popcorn, hot chocolate, and lemonade. The Braidwood Knights of Columbus will also be there with Halloween treats for the kids!
🎃 𝑬𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒙: Head over to the Village of Essex at 7pm for hot dogs, hot chocolate, and treats! All goodies are available while supplies last.

𝘼 𝙛𝙚𝙬 𝙃𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙩𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨:
👻Wear something bright, reflective, or carry a flashlight so drivers can see you.
👻Cross at intersections, look both ways, and keep those phones down while crossing.
👻Younger children should trick-or-treat with a responsible adult.
👻Drivers, please slow down and watch for excited little ghosts and goblins!
👻Check candy before the kids dig in, especially for choking hazards, damaged packaging, and allergens.
👻Stick to well-lit areas, and respect homes that aren't participating.
👻Most importantly, have fun, make some memories, and look out for one another!

Did we miss any Halloween activities happening in our communities? Drop them in the comments so other families can join in!

Happy Halloween from all of us at BAHCC! 🎃

𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐑𝐈𝐁𝐁𝐎𝐍 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊: 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑!Not everyone has the same reasons for choosing to stay substance-free, and that's o...
10/30/2026

𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐑𝐈𝐁𝐁𝐎𝐍 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊: 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑!

Not everyone has the same reasons for choosing to stay substance-free, and that's okay. Maybe it's your health, your family, sports, friendships, future goals, or simply because you don't want to. Whatever your reason, it's 𝒀𝑶𝑼𝑹𝑺, and that's what matters.

We often focus on teaching young people what to avoid, but it's just as important to help them recognize what they have to look forward to and what's worth protecting. And sometimes, hearing someone else's reasons can help them discover their own.

𝑳𝒆𝒕 𝒖𝒔 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒉𝒚 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔...𝒐𝒓 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑𝒆𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒔𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒊𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓.

Share your "why" below. You never know who might need to hear it!
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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.

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙨, 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨, 𝙤𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙙𝙤 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚𝙧, 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙙, 𝙖𝙣...
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.

𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐑𝐈𝐁𝐁𝐎𝐍 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊: 𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐀𝐃𝐔𝐋𝐓 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐀 𝐃𝐈𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄! Think back to when you were growing up. Was there an adult you...
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.

𝑹𝑬𝑫 𝑹𝑰𝑩𝑩𝑶𝑵 𝑾𝑬𝑬𝑲: 𝑫𝑰𝑫 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑲𝑵𝑶𝑾❓Our brains are still developing until around age 25! And ni****ne, found in most vapes, ca...
10/28/2026

𝑹𝑬𝑫 𝑹𝑰𝑩𝑩𝑶𝑵 𝑾𝑬𝑬𝑲: 𝑫𝑰𝑫 𝒀𝑶𝑼 𝑲𝑵𝑶𝑾❓

Our brains are still developing until around age 25! And ni****ne, found in most vapes, 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.

Arriving at the office this morning, we found a bag of art supplies hanging on our door! We have no idea who left them, ...
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.

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465 E Reed Street
Braidwood, IL
60408

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

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+18153905024

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