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SUMMARY:Solo Agers Meeting: What's on Your To-Do List?
DESCRIPTION:Members & guests: free \nLast month\, a group of Solo Agers meet to discuss their concerns and hopes for the future. Based on that meeting\, we will be gathering at the Lincoln Park Library meeting room to share our ‘to-do’s for future planning. Whether you’re well on the way to having your future arrangements in order\, or just looking for where to start\, this meeting is intended to brainstorm together\, share resources\, and identify how we can work together to fill the gaps. \nThe Lincoln Park Library is an accessible building with free parking available.
URL:https://thevillagechicago.org/calender-events/solo-agers-meeting-whats-on-your-to-do-list/
LOCATION:Chicago Public Library – Lincoln Park Branch\, 1150 W Fullerton Ave\, Chicago\, IL\, 60614\, United States
CATEGORIES:Let's discuss it!,The prepared life: planning for change
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SUMMARY:Managing Stress and Trauma with the Community Resiliency Model (CRM) Part 1
DESCRIPTION:This is part one of a two part series. The second part will take place on August 18 \nThe Community Resiliency Model (CRM) provides a resiliency-informed approach to\ntrauma and toxic stress by teaching simple skills that are accessible to all. It teaches us that people are\nresilient\, and skills of well-being can be cultivated to reduce suffering. CRM is both trauma-informed and\nresiliency-informed care; it invites us to get to know our nervous systems and our internal sensations.\nCRM is a biological model\, focused on our physical sensations. Our brains have an enormous ability to\ngrow and adapt. The concepts of neuroplasticity and neurogenesis show us that what we pay attention\nto grows! \nOutcomes: Participants will learn about toxic stress and trauma\, and the body’s natural responses to\nthese stressors. We will learn about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Positive Childhood\nExperiences (PCEs)\, and what they teach us about the human capacity for resiliency. This session will\nintroduce three of the six CRM skills: tracking\, resourcing\, and help now. \nPresenter Bio: Maureen Burns (she/her/ella) is the Director of Community Health and Northside\nCommunity Health Worker /Promotora de Salud with The HAP Foundation. The HAP Foundation is a\nnonprofit leader with a refined focus to elevate access to and increase understanding of serious illness\nand hospice and palliative care through community and clinical education\, workforce development\,\nresearch\, and advocacy. Maureen works in and around Chicago\, providing free community education\nand linking patients and loved ones to resources within their community. She has over 20 years of\nexperience working in health care\, a Bachelor of Arts degree in community health\, culture\, and aging\,\nand a Master’s degree in Public Health. In 2022\, Maureen became a certified CRM teacher through the\nTrauma Resource Institute (TRI). \n 
URL:https://thevillagechicago.org/calender-events/managing-stress-and-trauma-with-the-community-resiliency-model-crm-part-1/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:For your health,The prepared life: planning for change
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SUMMARY:Managing Stress and Trauma with the Community Resiliency Model (CRM) Part 2
DESCRIPTION:This is the second part of a two part series. The first is on August 11. \nThe Community Resiliency Model (CRM) provides a resiliency-informed approach to\ntrauma and toxic stress by teaching simple skills that are accessible to all. It teaches us that people are\nresilient\, and skills of well-being can be cultivated to reduce suffering. CRM is both trauma-informed and\nresiliency-informed care; it invites us to get to know our nervous systems and our internal sensations.\nCRM is a biological model\, focused on our physical sensations. Our brains have an enormous ability to\ngrow and adapt. The concepts of neuroplasticity and neurogenesis show us that what we pay attention\nto grows! CRM is about empowerment; it teaches that regardless of our external stressors\, we can\ndevelop skills that help us widen our resiliency zone\, which is the zone where we can show up as our\nbest selves. \nOutcomes: There are common human reactions to stressful/traumatic events that affect the mind\, body\, and spirit. CRM helps individuals learn to read their nervous system to return to their zone of well-being\, called the Resilient Zone\, through the use of simple wellness skills. Participants will learn about how trauma impacts implicit and explicit memory. We will introduce the final three skills: grounding\, gesturing\, and shift & stay. \nPresenter Bio: Maureen Burns (she/her/ella) is a Community Health Worker /Promotora de Salud with\nThe HAP Foundation. The HAP Foundation is a nonprofit leader with a refined focus to elevate access to\nand increase understanding of serious illness and hospice and palliative care through community and\nclinical education\, workforce development\, research\, and advocacy. Maureen works in and around\nChicago\, providing free community education and linking patients and loved ones to resources within\ntheir community. She has over 20 years of experience working in health care\, a Bachelor of Arts degree\nin community health\, culture\, and aging\, and a Master’s degree in Public Health. In 2022\, Maureen\nbecame a certified CRM teacher through the Trauma Resource Institute (TRI).
URL:https://thevillagechicago.org/calender-events/managing-stress-and-trauma-with-the-community-resiliency-model-crm-part-2/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:For your health,The prepared life: planning for change
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SUMMARY:Chicago Area Villages Presents: What to Know about MAID
DESCRIPTION:Presented by the Chicago Area Villages Collaborative\nOn September 12\, Deb’s Law\, or the medical aid in dying bill\, will go into effect in Illinois. Join us to learn more about Deb’s Law – what it means\, who qualifies\, and why it matters. Speakers for this session will include Majority Leader Robyn Gabel\, State Representative for the 18th District; and Khadine Bennett\, Director of Advocacy and Intergovernmental Affairs or ACLU of Illinois. \nSpeaker Bios:\nMajority Leader Robyn Gabel\, State Representative\, 18th District \nEvanstonian Robyn Gabel has represented the 18th Illinois district of the Illinois House of Representatives since 2010 and\, from 2023 to the present\, has served as the House Majority Leader. She stands out as an independent legislative leader who gets results\, which has earned her numerous awards. Gabel served as chief negotiator for the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA)\, a landmark legislation designed to protect our environment. As the House’s Chief Budget Negotiator\, she has focused on developing fiscally and socially responsible budgets\, expanding affordability and access to quality healthcare\, shaping comprehensive clean-energy policy\, and protecting Illinois’s most vulnerable residents. Gabel served as lead negotiator for the medical-aid in-dying bill (Deb’s Law)\, which will go into effect on September 12\, 2026. \nKhadine Bennett\, Director of Advocacy and Intergovernmental Affairs\, ACLU of Illinois \nKhadine Bennett is the Director of Advocacy and Intergovernmental Affairs with the ACLU of Illinois. Regularly testifying before the Illinois House and Senate\, Bennett seeks support for the ACLU’s initiatives and priorities. She has advanced a wide range of issues\, including privacy and technology concerns; policing\, criminal; and first-amendment\, LGBT\, juvenile\, and reproductive justice matters. Bennett worked closely with State Representative Robyn Gabel in shaping the medical-aid-in-dying bill (Deb’s law)\, which Governor JB Pritzker signed in December 2025. \n  \n \nWhat is the Chicago Area Villages Collaborative?\nThere are eight “Villages” in the Chicago area\, all part of the international Village\nMovement—grassroots organizations of older adults designed to help people\nage and thrive in their communities. Each Village reflects its community and\nleadership. We invite you contact a Village in your area to\nlearn more about what we do and how you can join.
URL:https://thevillagechicago.org/calender-events/chicago-area-villages-presents-what-to-know-about-maid/
LOCATION:Zoom\, Chicago\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:The prepared life: planning for change
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