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Empowering Communities Through Education and Outreach

Outreach and education at Pillars Community Health (PCH) is a critical part of delivering whole-person care. It ensures individuals, families, and partners are connected to the services, support, and resources they need while empowering the community and advancing PCH’s mission.

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Engagement activities that focus on building relationships and raising awareness about PCH services, programs, and resources in the communities served.

Examples:

  • Attendance at community events, fairs, or festivals
  • Health education workshops (e.g., mental health, substance abuse prevention, DVSA awareness)
  • Collaborations with schools, libraries, and local organizations to distribute resources and information

Following are the standard presentations and classes offered by Pillars Community Health. If you are seeking a presentation or topic that is not listed here, please reach out, as we can often tailor presentations to meet audience needs. Request form below.

Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention Education and Outreach

The Locker Room Project: The Locker Room Project seeks to empower and educate young men to prevent domestic violence before it starts. This project instills integrity, good character, and respect for others through outreach, education, and awareness. The Locker Room Project also helps to cultivate self-esteem, emotional maturity, and coping skills, which will help build healthy interpersonal relationships in the future.

Pillars Community Health regularly provides domestic violence outreach. Presentations include “Healthy Teen Relationships;” “In Her Shoes,” an interactive simulation in which participants can experience barriers a survivor may encounter in the journey to leave an abusive relationship; and “REEPS (Resilience, Empowerment, Education, Prevention, Safety)” for teens or adults. “REEPS” involves a staff member and a domestic violence survivor discussing the issue; this presentation is regularly provided to hospitals, schools, and churches, among other venues.

For cosmetology professionals, Pillars Community Health is available to provide training (with CEs) to help them recognize the signs of abuse and to provide support, resources, and assistance to clients whoa re survivors of domestic and sexual violence. We are a licensed IDFPR CE sponsor (License No. 290.000032).

Pillars Community Health is also available to present on topics such as "Bullying," “Sexual Health,” “Stop Porn Culture,” “Stalking Awareness,” “Sexual Assault Awareness,” and “Child Abuse Awareness.”

As part of our outreach services, our Sexual Assault team partners with local schools to provide prevention education for students and teachers. Prevention education teaches students about body safety and how to ask for help, and gives teachers and school administrators the resources to help students who need it.

Staff are available throughout the year to attend resource fairs or provide prevention education presentations.

Use the form below to contact us, or call 708-PILLARS (708-745-5277).

Behavioral Health/Family Education and Outreach

Mental Illness
Pillars Community Health is available to present “Erase Crazy,” which promotes anti-stigma as it relates to mental health. Find additional presentations in the next section below.

Childhood Grief
Our Buddy’s Place team is available to make presentations regarding childhood bereavement.

Mental Health First Aid
These fantastic 8-hour courses help attendees learn how to address a mental health crisis in the community, from panic attacks to suicidal ideation. Trainings are currently being co-coordinated by NAMI DuPage. Click here to find a calendar of upcoming trainings.

Other Mental Health Topics
Our partner NAMI Metro Suburban offers free mental health education each month at the Community Wellness Center in La Grange (in the same building as The Living Room).

Nutrition and Oral Health Education

Nutrition Classes
Our nutritionists regularly offer nutrition classes, including one-on-one sessions and group classes. Topics include nutrition for hypertension, diabetes, cholesterol, and triglycerides as well as balanced meals for kids. Classes are available in both English and Spanish.

Oral Health Education
Details coming soon!

Contact Us Today

Use this form to request a presentation, share a health or resource fair, or leave feedback/general questions for our outreach team.

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