It Could Be Your Kid

06/24/2024

ICBYK is back for a limited summer series and we want YOU to join us!!!

Summer is a great time for reminders about positive self image and how to love ourselves fully. At the Affirmation Jar Party, we're gonna party with a purpose to appreciate and affirm as we exist in each moment! Poor self esteem is a risk multiplier for bullying. We can reduce the risk through meaningful, relevant programming just like the event we've planned for your youth on July 6th!

Bullying is 100% preventable.

SIGN UP TODAY! Space is limited!

While donations are always welcome... This event is FREE!

https://www.itcouldbeyourkid.org/events

02/07/2022

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Tonight, I'm reading to you. I’ll keep it posted for 24 hours.

10/01/2021

Today marks the beginning of National Bullying Prevention Month!!! ICBYK has spent the last two years working to advance our mission to eradicate bullying and racism while increasing literacy through innovative social emotional learning programming for youth and the adults who serve them. Our work has been relevant and impactful, but it's not done. In order to eradicate bullying behavior we still need your partnership.

We're going to raise awareness this month by wearing blue; the official color for bullying prevention, we're going to provide tips all month long and we're going to raise money to fund programming that builds social emotional intelligence, confidence and empathy in youth💙

www.itcouldbeyourkid.org

08/14/2021

Kids Day at Illinois State Fair! Come by and visit the IDPH tent right outside the Dairy Building and learn about COVID-19 vaccinations and public health.

08/10/2021

This is a win 💙

Gov. Pritzker signed the law Friday, requiring the Illinois State Board of Education include the numbers on a school's Report Card.

08/04/2021

Let’s take care of each other 💙

Governor JB Pritzker announced today an Executive Order that supports safe in-person learning and requires that masks be worn indoors by all teachers, staff, students, and visitors to K-12 schools, regardless of vaccination status. The CDC strengthened its guidance last week for universal indoor masking in schools, and Illinois will continue to follow the science, data, and public health experts to keep students in school and keep communities safe. We know that consistent and correct mask use is the simplest, most effective way to keep students safely in school, where they can learn and grow to their fullest potential. Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and ISBE will issue updated guidance to reflect this change.

Additionally, all schools in the state of Illinois now have access to free COVID-19 screening testing through IDPH. Learn more from IDPH: http://www.dph.illinois.gov/news/illinois-department-public-health-expands-free-covid-19-testing-all-k-12-public-schools

07/27/2021

Take care of each other 💙

https://willcountyhealth.org/illinois-fully-aligns-with-new-cdc-masking-recommendations/
Illinois Fully Aligns with New CDC Masking Recommendations

07/23/2021

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CPS's plan diverged from many suburban districts that are making masks optional.

07/20/2021

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/07/19/aap-mask-schools-vaccination/

The American Academy of Pediatrics urged schools to resume in-person learning and said universal masking would ensure safety for students and staff.

07/14/2021

Do you have concerns about bullying specifically related to masks as we return to in person schooling?

"We need to teach kids that wearing a mask, even if you choose to but don't 'have to,' is OK," one expert tells Yahoo Life.