Alive Hanover Park

Alive Hanover Park https://linktr.ee/aliveteencenters Our center is Teen-Led Teen-Driven (TLTD).

Alive Hanover Park | Free, after-school drop-in space in Hanover Park empowering grades 5-12 with Teen-Led, Teen-Driven™ activities, programs, summer camps, mentorship, STEM, tutoring, arts & more. We offer free after-school drop-in hours, tutoring, mentoring, workshops, and teen programs in various practices that support physical and emotional well-being and inspire personal growth and purpose. T

opics include leadership, nutrition, and healthy eating, stress management, community service projects, healing arts through music, art and dance, meditation, creative writing, mindfulness, and more!

🚀 S.T.E.M DAY IS BACK! 🚀One of our favorite events is returning SOON this summer to Alive! 🎉💙 Come for an afternoon of r...
05/29/2026

🚀 S.T.E.M DAY IS BACK! 🚀

One of our favorite events is returning SOON this summer to Alive! 🎉💙

Come for an afternoon of robots, slime, science experiments, building challenges, coding, tech demos, hands-on discovery, & MORE. 🔬🤖🧪✨

This fun event is free for K–8th graders and families, with interactive activities and local partners helping bring STEM to life in fun, creative, and approachable ways. 💯✅

📅 Saturday, August 15
🕐 1:00–4:00 PM
📍 Alive Naperville
🎟️ FREE

Explore, create, experiment, ask questions, & see what sparks your curiosity this summer. 😎☀️

🔗 Learn more NOW: https://ow.ly/Lzey50Z5OfN

Nothing brings teens together like a little messy fun 🧪💚🫧This week at Alive HP, our teens got creative making slime! Fro...
05/27/2026

Nothing brings teens together like a little messy fun 🧪💚🫧

This week at Alive HP, our teens got creative making slime! From mixing colors to stretching and squishing the perfect slime 🟢🫠✨, it was such a fun, hands-on activity full of laughs, creativity, and positive energy.
Interactive activities like this help promote peer bonding, communication, teamwork, and healthy relationship building — all while giving teens a safe space to be themselves, connect, and have fun 🎉🧫💥🫧

Today, we pause to remember and honor the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. 💙On Memori...
05/25/2026

Today, we pause to remember and honor the brave men and women who gave their lives in service to our country. 💙

On Memorial Day, we reflect with gratitude on their courage, sacrifice, and the freedoms they helped protect for generations to come. 💯✨

From all of us at Alive, we are wishing our community a meaningful Memorial Day. 🇺🇸

05/22/2026

Yesterday, we asked our TEENS what they feel when they walk into Alive. Today, we asked our STAFF why places like Alive matter so much. 💛

Their answers all come back to the SAME thing: teens need safe spaces where they feel welcomed, seen, supported, and free to be themselves. 💯✨

During Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re reminded that teen mental health isn’t ONLY supported in crisis moments. 🙅‍♂️

It’s supported every day through connection, belonging, trusted adults, creativity, leadership, laughter, and spaces where young people know they don’t have to walk through life alone. 🙌

That’s what ALIVE is here for. ✅

At Alive Center, teens are discovering their passions, building confidence, and finding where they truly belong 💙Through...
05/20/2026

At Alive Center, teens are discovering their passions, building confidence, and finding where they truly belong 💙
Through positive peer connection, socialization, and a safe supportive environment, youth are able to be themselves, explore new interests, and create meaningful friendships. Healthy peer-to-peer connection plays such an important role in positive mental health — and we love seeing teens come alive together!

05/20/2026

For Mental Health Awareness Month, we asked our teens one SIMPLE question:

“How do you feel when you walk into Alive?”

Their answers say everything. 🙌✨

Alive is more than a place to go after school. It is a space where teens can feel safe, welcomed, connected, supported, and free to be themselves. ✅

Every Teen Deserves Alive. 💯💛

💚 MAY is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we’re spotlighting a timely episode of Inside the Teen Mind. 🧠✨Hosted by Dr....
05/19/2026

💚 MAY is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we’re spotlighting a timely episode of Inside the Teen Mind. 🧠✨

Hosted by Dr. Lisa Konick and Alive Center Executive Director Amanda McMillen, LCSW, this episode explores what SO many teens are navigating beneath the surface. ⬇️

💭 anxiety + depression
📚 academic pressure
📱 social media comparison
😔 loneliness
💤 sleep struggles
🌱 identity development

Most importantly, this conversation offers practical guidance for the adults who love, teach, mentor, and support teens.

✅ Because recognizing the signs matters.
✅ Starting the conversation matters.
✅ And early support can make the difference.

🔗 Click NOW to listen: https://ow.ly/otkW50Z1ShQ

Nothing beats sunshine, fresh air, and positive vibes ☀️🏐With summer right around the corner, teens at Alive Center have...
05/15/2026

Nothing beats sunshine, fresh air, and positive vibes ☀️🏐
With summer right around the corner, teens at Alive Center have been enjoying some volleyball, laughter, and healthy social connection in a safe, supervised, and engaging environment. From teamwork and encouragement to staying active and building friendships, it’s amazing to see teens come alive together! 💙

05/13/2026

What's really going on INSIDE the teen mind? 🎙️

That’s the question behind a new podcast hosted by Alive's Executive Director, Amanda McMillen, LCSW, and Dr. Lisa Konick, founder of Konick & Associates. 🧠💙

Created for parents, educators, caregivers, mentors, and anyone who cares about teens, this podcast dives into the emotional and social world of adolescents, what they’re feeling, how they think, why they act the way they do, and how we can better support them. ✅

In this video, Amanda and Dr. Konick share why they started the podcast, what listeners can expect, and why these conversations matter now more than ever. 💯🙌

Watch the video, listen to the episodes, and share with someone who would find this helpful:
https://ow.ly/jFFR50YYtob

🌈 Alive is proud to walk in the Downtown Aurora Pride Parade this year! 💜Join us on Sunday, June 14 at noon as we celebr...
05/12/2026

🌈 Alive is proud to walk in the Downtown Aurora Pride Parade this year! 💜

Join us on Sunday, June 14 at noon as we celebrate love, inclusion, authenticity, and community alongside our teens, families, staff, and supporters. At Alive, Every Youth is Welcome, and we are honored to create spaces where teens can feel safe, seen, supported, and empowered to be fully themselves.

We would love for you to walk with us! Scan the QR code or sign up here:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090D44ADA72EA5FF2-63568112-aurora #/

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1211 Catalina Drive
Hanover Park, IL
60133

Opening Hours

Tuesday 2:30pm - 6pm
Wednesday 2pm - 6pm
Thursday 2:30pm - 5:30pm

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+16307786093

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