Thanks to a nearly eight-million-dollar recovery grant, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Saint Joseph County are taking wraparound programs to a whole new level. Not just new curriculum, but a new culture of sharing information with schools that helps both programs get aligned in ways they never were before.

Here's a sobering fact: children who have a family member dealing with addiction are four times more likely to become addicts themselves. That's why it's important to help these young people break that cycle. Where better to build coping skills and confidence... than camp? Camp Mariposa is a free weekend camp in St Joseph County where kids talk about addiction, trust each other, and have fun doing it.

You may have heard of Master Gardeners, but have you ever thought about becoming a Master Naturalist? This multi-week environmental education program connects learners with more than a dozen experts on Indiana's natural resources. After digging deep into everything from water to wildlife, these learners then become volunteer educators themselves.