Proviso West | Mental Health Kit Giveaway

Last week we visited Proviso West High School to give away another batch of mental health kits. It was out first time here and the students came with energy! We were able to give 243 kits away to Proviso West students. Our running total is now at 918 mental health kits given away to Proviso district youth. We are almost at our semester goal of 1,000.

As the staff helped give away kits, Maya interviewed some students about their mental health stories. In honor of mental health awareness month, we will be posting each day in May. Check out our Instagram for the full interviews!

PMSA | Mental Health Kit Giveaway

Last week the TFD Team visited Proviso Math and Science Academy giving away mental health kits! This was our third visit to PMSA. A new batch of students received a kit at lunchtime. We heard great things about our kits from students who got one before. One impactful story was about a student who used our fidgets to help her focus in class and it helped improve her grade! These are the types of stories we love to hear and share. If you or you know a student who has gotten a kit, send us a DM on our Instagram (@thefirehousedream).

We have now given away 675 mental health kits! Thanks to our team for helping us with giveaways! Follow us on our Instagram and Facebook to see updates!

Proviso East | Mental Health Kit Giveaway and Health Fair

Yesterday, the Firehouse Dream Team went to Proviso East to hand out 153 more kits to the high school students. Thanks to our team, we ran out once again at each lunch period, but thanks to our partnership with the Loyola Health clinic, we can now do weekly drop offs to the students who have not received one. In total, we have now given away 600 kits to our local high school students. Thank you so much to our supporters for believing in this mission!

While the team was in the lunch room passing out kits, Jasmine and Maya went around to a couple of class rooms to educate our students on how money can impact mental health! Jasmine shared her story on how money has impacted her personal life. She presented '“money truths” to help the students believe in themselves and that money is a tool.

The Firehouse Dream has been making an impact in our community! Thank you all for following along in our journey!

Community Yoga | March 4th

Hey friends! Last Saturday we held our first yoga session for our community. We had mentees and community members join us for beginner yoga with Kathy Khang. Our intention for yoga for the community is to provide a safe space to stretch and relax your body, but also to just take a break and let that long sigh out. Kathy first led us through a couple of basic stretches and then went into a sequence of movements that helped with getting in touch with our body. After, we slowed down and went into self-reflecting poses.

Of course, thank you Kathy for leading us through a great first community yoga session. Our next yoga event will be Saturday, April 1st, 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM. We look forward to seeing you there!

Yoga and Journaling | Session 2

This weekend, TFD partnered again with Kathy Khang for our second yoga and journaling session. Our sessions are open to all Proviso community members. The yoga is very gentle on our body, yet provides a stretch that will last all week!

In this session, Kathy started with some breathwork. She stated that this would calm our bodies and create a clear headspace for journaling. During this session, Kathy guided our group through a self-check-in. She asked our group “What is your heart feeling?” or “What is your body feeling?” Afterward, we explored some new yoga poses like star, warrior, and crane. After our stretching, we returned to the self-check-in to see what had changed.

Thank you Kathy for leading us through another great session. Our next session is February 18th, from 10:00 to 11:00 AM. Community members, please volunteer here for our last session of this cohort!