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Mentoring program offered for children

The Little Brothers and Sisters of Lake County invite children between the ages of 7 and 13 to participate in mentoring programs in Gurnee, Round Lake, Mundelein and Highwood. The Little Brothers and Sisters are matched one-on-one with an adult volunteer who becomes the Big Brother or Sister. They then get together in a supervised, group setting at a nearby school, community center or church to play games, work on craft projects or just chat.

To become involved in this free program, call Molly, at (847) 360-0770, ext. 109, or e-mail mollyl@bbbslc.org.

Round Lake resident takes third in bee

Doris Beamish of Round Lake, who won the Round Lake Area Park District's regional senior spelling bee, placed third in the State Championship held at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield.

A Safe Place offers support groups

A Safe Place offers weekly support groups to victims of domestic violence in confidential locations throughout Lake County. There are no fees and no time limits on how often or how long a survivor may attend these groups. Groups are currently being held from 7-8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays in Deerfield, Wednesdays in Round Lake and Thursdays in Vernon Hills; and from 1-2 p.m. on Thursdays in Zion. A Latina group is held from 7-8:15 p.m. on Thursdays in Waukegan.

For more information and directions, call A Safe Place at (847) 249-4450 or (800) 600-7233; TTY for the hearing-impaired: (847) 249-6557.

A Safe Place provides emergency shelter; affordable, transitional housing; a 24-hour help line; court and nonlegal advocacy; individual, group and children's counseling; batterer intervention services; and community outreach, prevention education and professional training.

To learn more about A Safe Place or domestic violence, visit www.asafeplaceforhelp.org.