IntheRooms.com, a social media recovery website, will be hosting meetings by AA and NA groups on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. AA and NA meetings will alternate, beginning at 10 a.m.Christmas and New Year’s Eve (CST) and continuing through 11 p.m. (CST) on all four days. Additionally, … Continued

Charity Shaw-Moyado, administrator at the Rosecrance Berry Campus, was quoted in a story in Wednesday’s Rockford Register Star focusing on the holiday tradition of the “Elf on the Shelf.” She says she’s had an elf visit her own home for the past three years and sees it as a fun way to celebrate Christmas.”We frame … Continued

Father Jim Swarthout, community clergy relations coordinator for Rosecrance Health Network, wrote a guest editorial for Tuesday’s Rockford Register Star titled “Keeping watch for Light in the Darkness.”The column, which focuses on both the despair of the Newtown shootings and the hope of Christmas, starts with a question: “How do you begin a day standing … Continued

Here’s the report from WREX-13 about The Rosecrance Foundation being awarded an “AT&T Investing in Illinois Award” Thursday, with comments from Rosecrance Senior Vice President of Development Lynne Vass and Illinois Sen. Dave Syverson. Read more about the award here. WREX.com – Rockford’s News Leader

AT&T Illinois announced Thursday Rosecrance Foundation is the winner of an “AT&T Investing in Illinois Award.”The AT&T Investing in Illinois Awards provide resources and recognition to organizations and programs that are improving lives in their communities and the state by advancing education, economic growth, new technologies and other essential community services.“It is rewarding to have … Continued

Just in time for the holiday season, the National Council for Behavioral Health offers this “Recipe for a Healthy Community,” with ingredients including 24-hour crisis response, mental health first aid, and alcohol and drug abuse treatment. Click on the image below to see a larger version.    

Try Beta made a generous donation to Rosecrance to fund the renovation of a screened-in porch at Marlowe House into a three-season porch. The foundation also awarded funds to other Rockford charities to support good works throughout the community. For more information about Try Beta, go to its website. Marlowe House is a warm, prairie-style … Continued

On Monday, Dec. 10, Rosecrance served a holiday dinner for clients of the Ware Center at Rockford’s Emmanuel Episcopal Church. The menu included turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie, and entertainment was provided by members of the Stars of Light theater.

Construction continues on the Atrium at the Rosecrance Griffin Williamson Campus, which will be located on the second floor of the adolescent treatment facility and give students the opportunity to get their hands dirty working with nature. Project manager Gary Larson offers an update on the project: “The steel is all in place and has been … Continued