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Rob Vickery

Project FLEX basketball tourney hosts youth from five juvenile justice centers

May 19, 2025 Mark McGowan enewsletter, KNPE

Three dozen youth in the secure custody of the State of Illinois showed off their hoops skills this spring during the inaugural “FLEX Lloyd Tournament of Champions” basketball tournament at Northern Illinois University’s Anderson Hall. And, between the whistles, they enjoyed another

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Project FLEX earns $2.55M to maintain, advance work in juvenile justice centers

December 5, 2023 Mark McGowan enewsletter, KNPE

Project FLEX has secured a five-year, $2.55 million grant from the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice (IDJJ) to continue and expand its work providing positive interventions with youth who are in secure custody of the state. The NIU Department of Kinesiology and

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