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Kim Kurklis honored as 2023 Connie Reyes Award winner

A renowned advocate for children with special needs in the Kenosha Unified School District is the recipient of the 2023 Connie Reyes Award for Excellence in Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention.

Kim Kurklis received the honors Thursday at the Kenosha County ...

Pinwheel display to honor children involved in cases of abuse, neglect

The public is invited to join this Saturday, April 1, in the planting of pinwheels in the lawn outside the Kenosha County Job Center to commemorate National Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month.

Pinwheels representing each child in Kenosha County who w...

DCFS food drive a friendly competition to help families in need

Staff from Kenosha County’s Division of Children and Family Services this holiday season again exercised their creativity and generosity for a good cause. 

In the annual Feed 100 Families food drive event held earlier this month, DCFS wo...

Kenosha County’s Summer Youth Employment Program marks another season of success

Some put their paychecks in the bank to save up for necessary life expenses as they become adults. Others help their families to get by. And, of course, some like to use their hard-earned money to treat themselves a bit.

No matter how they approach it, par...

Kenosha County to mark National Night Out with events on Tuesday, Aug. 2

National Night Out will be celebrated at four Kenosha locations 5 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, County Executive Samantha Kerkman announced today.

The locations are:

• The Boys & Girls Club of Kenosha, 1330 52nd St.
• St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 8760 3...

Kenosha County’s Rhodes receives Hillcrest School’s Courage to Care Award

Kenosha County Gang Intervention Supervisor Donna Rhodes’ work is dedicated to changing the lives of at-risk youth and setting them on the right path for productive adulthoods.

Little did she know that an awards ceremony last week at Hillcrest Sc...

DCFS staff collect food, raise funds for local families in need

Holiday cheer and the spirit of generosity returned to the corridors and cubicles of the Kenosha County Job Center this month, as Division of Children and Family Services staff welcomed the in-person return of an annual effort to help families in need.

The...

Kenosha County’s Summer Youth Employment Program marks another season of success

Providing at-risk youth with a productive way to spend their time today, while teaching valuable work skills for the future.

That has been the mission of Kenosha County’s Summer Youth Employment Program since its inception in 2009, and this summer was no e...