Events & Activities

Join us to bowl two games at Classic Bowl in Morton Grove. Attendees must bring $4.50 in cash for shoes and/or lane fees. Please call Jeff at (224) 545-3925 if you need support getting to and from the bowling alley.

Please Note:  We are happy to be collaborating with Evanston Public Library to offer our Book Club. Library staff are now facilitating the Book Club. Center for Independent Futures staff may not be present at the Book Club gatherings. Volunteers will read aloud to the group. The group will discuss what has been read each week. If you are interested in learning more about this event, please call Jeff at (224) 545-3925.

Explore your creative side in this art class led by our skilled instructor Hadar Dohn.

We will meet at the office and walk based on the weather. If the weather is mild, we will walk for about an hour. If the weather is cold, we will walk to a coffee shop.

Gather with facilitator Joe Jackson to work on projects to benefit individuals in our community and around the world. Joe will communicate the details of each activity to those who have registered for Volunteer Club.

The Center for Independent Futures Advocacy Club’s mission is to speak up and speak out for ourselves and others, learn new skills, and raise awareness about issues affecting the disability community. Join us!

Want to learn more about finding a romance that fulfills your hopes and dreams? Want to learn to feel more confident in the dating world? Do you want to have the tools to feel as safe as possible while enjoying all the opportunities of a full life? This group is for you!

Everyone will order from a printed menu of food items, socialize, and eat together. Participants are encouraged to learn socially valuable skills including choosing food items, advocating around specific dietary restrictions, interaction with waiters, ordering, waiting for their meal to arrive, dealing with mistakes, paying a bill, and tipping. Please bring $10 in cash to each event to pay for your meal. For our event in March, the group will go to a restaurant to practice our skills. For this evening at a restaurant, everyone is asked to bring $15-$20 to pay for their meal.

Chill and chat with Center for Independent Futures community and staff members.

We will meet at the office and walk based on the weather. If the weather is mild, we will walk for about an hour. If the weather is cold, we will walk to a coffee shop.

Gather with other Center for Independent Futures participants to watch a new movie each month! Facilitator Jeff Morthorst supports activities members to vote on the next month’s film. We are open to viewing a wide range of genres.

We will meet at the office and walk based on the weather. If the weather is mild, we will walk for about an hour. If the weather is cold, we will walk to a coffee shop.

Come hang out at Hub 930! We have internet access, games, TV, and comfortable chairs. This great space is located in the back of the building at 930 Chicago Ave. Joe Jackson will host this opportunity for the Center for Independent Futures community.

Please note: Hub 930 will not be open on January 16, February 20, or March 20.

Center for Independent Futures community members and their family members are welcome to come every week or “drop in” as their schedules allow. The class is intended to include students with a wide range of abilities. Please note: We are happy to be partnering with Evanston Athletic Club to promote this yoga class. Center for Independent Futures staff may not be present at the classes.

Please note: We will not have class on December 24th or December 31st due to the holidays.

Please Note:  We are happy to be collaborating with Evanston Public Library to offer our Book Club. Library staff are now facilitating the Book Club. Center for Independent Futures staff may not be present at the Book Club gatherings. Volunteers will read aloud to the group. The group will discuss what has been read each week. If you are interested in learning more about this event, please call Jeff at (224) 545-3925.

Want to learn more about finding a romance that fulfills your hopes and dreams? Want to learn to feel more confident in the dating world? Do you want to have tools to feel as safe as possible while enjoying all of the opportunities of a full life? This group is for you!

We will meet at the office and walk based on the weather. If the weather is mild, we will walk for about an hour. If the weather is cold, we will walk to a coffee shop.

Come hang out at Hub 930! We have internet access, games, TV, and comfortable chairs. This great space is located in the back of the building at 930 Chicago Ave. Joe Jackson will host this opportunity for the Center for Independent Futures community.

Please note: Hub 930 will not be open on January 16, February 20, or March 20.

Woman’s Club of Evanston has generously granted Center for Independent Futures the opportunity to partner with Tier 1 to offer self-defense classes in our office for our community. We will learn and practice strategies for staying safe. Please call Jeff Morthorst at (224) 545-3925 with questions or concerns.

January 11: Start 2019 by creating a vision board collage with your hopes, dreams, and goals for the year! Please bring a snack to share with the group.

February 8: We will be making our very own Valentines to share with loved ones. Please bring any special craft supplies you may want to use and a snack to share with the group.

March 8: Join us for a game night! Please bring your favorite game and a snack to share with the group.

Please enter through the gate on the side of the building.

Woman’s Club of Evanston has generously granted Center for Independent Futures the opportunity to partner with Tier 1 to offer self-defense classes in our office for our community. We will learn and practice strategies for staying safe. Please call Jeff Morthorst at (224) 545-3925 with questions or concerns.

Gather with other Center for Independent Futures participants to watch a new movie each month! Facilitator Jeff Morthorst supports activities members to vote on the next month’s film. We are open to viewing a wide range of genres.

Join us to bowl two games at Classic Bowl in Morton Grove. Attendees must bring $4.50 in cash for shoes and/or lane fees. Please call Jeff at (224) 545-3925 if you need support getting to and from the bowling alley.

Center for Independent Futures community members and their family members are welcome to come every week or “drop in” as their schedules allow. The class is intended to include students with a wide range of abilities. Please note: We are happy to be partnering with Evanston Athletic Club to promote this yoga class. Center for Independent Futures staff may not be present at the classes.

Please note: We will not have class on December 24th or December 31st due to the holidays.

Please Note:  We are happy to be collaborating with Evanston Public Library to offer our Book Club. Library staff are now facilitating the Book Club. Center for Independent Futures staff may not be present at the Book Club gatherings. Volunteers will read aloud to the group. The group will discuss what has been read each week. If you are interested in learning more about this event, please call Jeff at (224) 545-3925.

Explore your creative side in this art class led by our skilled instructor Hadar Dohn.

We will meet at the office and walk based on the weather. If the weather is mild, we will walk for about an hour. If the weather is cold, we will walk to a coffee shop.

Gather with facilitator Joe Jackson to work on projects to benefit individuals in our community and around the world. Joe will communicate the details of each activity to those who have registered for Volunteer Club.

The Center for Independent Futures Advocacy Club’s mission is to speak up and speak out for ourselves and others, learn new skills, and raise awareness about issues affecting the disability community. Join us!

Woman’s Club of Evanston has generously granted Center for Independent Futures the opportunity to partner with Tier 1 to offer self-defense classes in our office for our community. We will learn and practice strategies for staying safe. Please call Jeff Morthorst at (224) 545-3925 with questions or concerns.

Woman’s Club of Evanston has generously granted Center for Independent Futures the opportunity to partner with Tier 1 to offer self-defense classes in our office for our community. We will learn and practice strategies for staying safe. Please call Jeff Morthorst at (224) 545-3925 with questions or concerns.

Center for Independent Futures community members and their family members are welcome to come every week or “drop in” as their schedules allow. The class is intended to include students with a wide range of abilities. Please note: We are happy to be partnering with Evanston Athletic Club to promote this yoga class. Center for Independent Futures staff may not be present at the classes.

Please note: We will not have class on December 24th or December 31st due to the holidays.

Please Note:  We are happy to be collaborating with Evanston Public Library to offer our Book Club. Library staff are now facilitating the Book Club. Center for Independent Futures staff may not be present at the Book Club gatherings. Volunteers will read aloud to the group. The group will discuss what has been read each week. If you are interested in learning more about this event, please call Jeff at (224) 545-3925.

We will meet at the office and walk based on the weather. If the weather is mild, we will walk for about an hour. If the weather is cold, we will walk to a coffee shop.

Please share your skills with us! Everyone who would like to is welcome to perform for the rest of us. Singing and instrument playing, comedy, drama, poetry, and talking about a topic of interest are some of the ways that people may perform. We will use any time we have left over to watch some of the most famous skits from the television show Saturday Night Live! For more information, please call Jeff Morthorst at (224) 545-3925.

Come hang out at Hub 930! We have internet access, games, TV, and comfortable chairs. This great space is located in the back of the building at 930 Chicago Ave. Joe Jackson will host this opportunity for the Center for Independent Futures community.

Please note: Hub 930 will not be open on January 16, February 20, or March 20.

Everyone will order from a printed menu of food items, socialize, and eat together. Participants are encouraged to learn socially valuable skills including choosing food items, advocating around specific dietary restrictions, interaction with waiters, ordering, waiting for their meal to arrive, dealing with mistakes, paying a bill, and tipping. Please bring $10 in cash to each event to pay for your meal. For our event in March, the group will go to a restaurant to practice our skills. For this evening at a restaurant, everyone is asked to bring $15-$20 to pay for their meal.

Chill and chat with Center for Independent Futures community and staff members.

Woman’s Club of Evanston has generously granted Center for Independent Futures the opportunity to partner with Tier 1 to offer self-defense classes in our office for our community. We will learn and practice strategies for staying safe. Please call Jeff Morthorst at (224) 545-3925 with questions or concerns.

Woman’s Club of Evanston has generously granted Center for Independent Futures the opportunity to partner with Tier 1 to offer self-defense classes in our office for our community. We will learn and practice strategies for staying safe. Please call Jeff Morthorst at (224) 545-3925 with questions or concerns.

HeARTwords is a creative writing workshop facilitated by Joe Jackson and Paul Fields. HeARTwords is a safe space to express your emotions, thoughts, stories, etc. in a variety of formats. Be the ART. A playground for the mind, a sanctuary for the heart.

Center for Independent Futures community members and their family members are welcome to come every week or “drop in” as their schedules allow. The class is intended to include students with a wide range of abilities. Please note: We are happy to be partnering with Evanston Athletic Club to promote this yoga class. Center for Independent Futures staff may not be present at the classes.

Please note: We will not have class on December 24th or December 31st due to the holidays.

Please Note:  We are happy to be collaborating with Evanston Public Library to offer our Book Club. Library staff are now facilitating the Book Club. Center for Independent Futures staff may not be present at the Book Club gatherings. Volunteers will read aloud to the group. The group will discuss what has been read each week. If you are interested in learning more about this event, please call Jeff at (224) 545-3925.

Explore your creative side in this art class led by our skilled instructor Hadar Dohn.

We will meet at the office and walk based on the weather. If the weather is mild, we will walk for about an hour. If the weather is cold, we will walk to a coffee shop.

Come hang out at Hub 930! We have internet access, games, TV, and comfortable chairs. This great space is located in the back of the building at 930 Chicago Ave. Joe Jackson will host this opportunity for the Center for Independent Futures community.

Please note: Hub 930 will not be open on January 16, February 20, or March 20.

January 30: We will meet at New York Slices (1843 2nd St. in Highland Park)

The locations for our gatherings in February and March will be announced when we have more information. Please bring at least $20 to pay for your meal and beverages.

Join us in watching and discussing Japanese animated productions called Anime. Facilitator and Anime enthusiast Sheila Serota supports the group in choosing which series will be viewed.

Woman’s Club of Evanston has generously granted Center for Independent Futures the opportunity to partner with Tier 1 to offer self-defense classes in our office for our community. We will learn and practice strategies for staying safe. Please call Jeff Morthorst at (224) 545-3925 with questions or concerns.

Woman’s Club of Evanston has generously granted Center for Independent Futures the opportunity to partner with Tier 1 to offer self-defense classes in our office for our community. We will learn and practice strategies for staying safe. Please call Jeff Morthorst at (224) 545-3925 with questions or concerns.

The Halim Time and Glass Museum contains 1100 historical clocks and watches as well as 70 or more pieces of stained glass art. We will take a guided tour of this awesome collection! We will meet at the entrance to the museum. If you have questions, please call Jeff Morthorst at (224) 545-3925.

This event is free, thanks to the Rob Campbell Fun Club.

Come watch the big game! We will have pizza and refreshments.

Center for Independent Futures community members and their family members are welcome to come every week or “drop in” as their schedules allow. The class is intended to include students with a wide range of abilities. Please note: We are happy to be partnering with Evanston Athletic Club to promote this yoga class. Center for Independent Futures staff may not be present at the classes.

Please note: We will not have class on December 24th or December 31st due to the holidays.

Please Note:  We are happy to be collaborating with Evanston Public Library to offer our Book Club. Library staff are now facilitating the Book Club. Center for Independent Futures staff may not be present at the Book Club gatherings. Volunteers will read aloud to the group. The group will discuss what has been read each week. If you are interested in learning more about this event, please call Jeff at (224) 545-3925.

We will meet at the office and walk based on the weather. If the weather is mild, we will walk for about an hour. If the weather is cold, we will walk to a coffee shop.

Come hang out at Hub 930! We have internet access, games, TV, and comfortable chairs. This great space is located in the back of the building at 930 Chicago Ave. Joe Jackson will host this opportunity for the Center for Independent Futures community.

Please note: Hub 930 will not be open on January 16, February 20, or March 20.

Everyone will order from a printed menu of food items, socialize, and eat together. Participants are encouraged to learn socially valuable skills including choosing food items, advocating around specific dietary restrictions, interaction with waiters, ordering, waiting for their meal to arrive, dealing with mistakes, paying a bill, and tipping. Please bring $10 in cash to each event to pay for your meal. For our event in March, the group will go to a restaurant to practice our skills. For this evening at a restaurant, everyone is asked to bring $15-$20 to pay for their meal.

Woman’s Club of Evanston has generously granted Center for Independent Futures the opportunity to partner with Tier 1 to offer self-defense classes in our office for our community. We will learn and practice strategies for staying safe. Please call Jeff Morthorst at (224) 545-3925 with questions or concerns.

January 11: Start 2019 by creating a vision board collage with your hopes, dreams, and goals for the year! Please bring a snack to share with the group.

February 8: We will be making our very own Valentines to share with loved ones. Please bring any special craft supplies you may want to use and a snack to share with the group.

March 8: Join us for a game night! Please bring your favorite game and a snack to share with the group.

Please enter through the gate on the side of the building.

Woman’s Club of Evanston has generously granted Center for Independent Futures the opportunity to partner with Tier 1 to offer self-defense classes in our office for our community. We will learn and practice strategies for staying safe. Please call Jeff Morthorst at (224) 545-3925 with questions or concerns.

HeARTwords is a creative writing workshop facilitated by Joe Jackson and Paul Fields. HeARTwords is a safe space to express your emotions, thoughts, stories, etc. in a variety of formats. Be the ART. A playground for the mind, a sanctuary for the heart.

Join us to bowl two games at Classic Bowl in Morton Grove. Attendees must bring $4.50 in cash for shoes and/or lane fees. Please call Jeff at (224) 545-3925 if you need support getting to and from the bowling alley.

Center for Independent Futures community members and their family members are welcome to come every week or “drop in” as their schedules allow. The class is intended to include students with a wide range of abilities. Please note: We are happy to be partnering with Evanston Athletic Club to promote this yoga class. Center for Independent Futures staff may not be present at the classes.

Please note: We will not have class on December 24th or December 31st due to the holidays.

Please Note:  We are happy to be collaborating with Evanston Public Library to offer our Book Club. Library staff are now facilitating the Book Club. Center for Independent Futures staff may not be present at the Book Club gatherings. Volunteers will read aloud to the group. The group will discuss what has been read each week. If you are interested in learning more about this event, please call Jeff at (224) 545-3925.

Explore your creative side in this art class led by our skilled instructor Hadar Dohn.

We will meet at the office and walk based on the weather. If the weather is mild, we will walk for about an hour. If the weather is cold, we will walk to a coffee shop.

Come hang out at Hub 930! We have internet access, games, TV, and comfortable chairs. This great space is located in the back of the building at 930 Chicago Ave. Joe Jackson will host this opportunity for the Center for Independent Futures community.

Please note: Hub 930 will not be open on January 16, February 20, or March 20.

The Center for Independent Futures Advocacy Club’s mission is to speak up and speak out for ourselves and others, learn new skills, and raise awareness about issues affecting the disability community. Join us!

Chill and chat with Center for Independent Futures community and staff members.

Gather with other Center for Independent Futures participants to watch a new movie each month! Facilitator Jeff Morthorst supports activities members to vote on the next month’s film. We are open to viewing a wide range of genres.

Center for Independent Futures community members and their family members are welcome to come every week or “drop in” as their schedules allow. The class is intended to include students with a wide range of abilities. Please note: We are happy to be partnering with Evanston Athletic Club to promote this yoga class. Center for Independent Futures staff may not be present at the classes.

Please note: We will not have class on December 24th or December 31st due to the holidays.

Please Note:  We are happy to be collaborating with Evanston Public Library to offer our Book Club. Library staff are now facilitating the Book Club. Center for Independent Futures staff may not be present at the Book Club gatherings. Volunteers will read aloud to the group. The group will discuss what has been read each week. If you are interested in learning more about this event, please call Jeff at (224) 545-3925.

We will meet at the office and walk based on the weather. If the weather is mild, we will walk for about an hour. If the weather is cold, we will walk to a coffee shop.

Please share your skills with us! Everyone who would like to is welcome to perform for the rest of us. Singing and instrument playing, comedy, drama, poetry, and talking about a topic of interest are some of the ways that people may perform. We will use any time we have left over to watch some of the most famous skits from the television show Saturday Night Live! For more information, please call Jeff Morthorst at (224) 545-3925.

Gather with facilitator Joe Jackson to work on projects to benefit individuals in our community and around the world. Joe will communicate the details of each activity to those who have registered for Volunteer Club.

HeARTwords is a creative writing workshop facilitated by Joe Jackson and Paul Fields. HeARTwords is a safe space to express your emotions, thoughts, stories, etc. in a variety of formats. Be the ART. A playground for the mind, a sanctuary for the heart.

Center for Independent Futures community members and their family members are welcome to come every week or “drop in” as their schedules allow. The class is intended to include students with a wide range of abilities. Please note: We are happy to be partnering with Evanston Athletic Club to promote this yoga class. Center for Independent Futures staff may not be present at the classes.

Please note: We will not have class on December 24th or December 31st due to the holidays.

Please Note:  We are happy to be collaborating with Evanston Public Library to offer our Book Club. Library staff are now facilitating the Book Club. Center for Independent Futures staff may not be present at the Book Club gatherings. Volunteers will read aloud to the group. The group will discuss what has been read each week. If you are interested in learning more about this event, please call Jeff at (224) 545-3925.

Explore your creative side in this art class led by our skilled instructor Hadar Dohn.

We will meet at the office and walk based on the weather. If the weather is mild, we will walk for about an hour. If the weather is cold, we will walk to a coffee shop.

Come hang out at Hub 930! We have internet access, games, TV, and comfortable chairs. This great space is located in the back of the building at 930 Chicago Ave. Joe Jackson will host this opportunity for the Center for Independent Futures community.

Please note: Hub 930 will not be open on January 16, February 20, or March 20.

January 30: We will meet at New York Slices (1843 2nd St. in Highland Park)

The locations for our gatherings in February and March will be announced when we have more information. Please bring at least $20 to pay for your meal and beverages.

Join us in watching and discussing Japanese animated productions called Anime. Facilitator and Anime enthusiast Sheila Serota supports the group in choosing which series will be viewed.

Center for Independent Futures community members and their family members are welcome to come every week or “drop in” as their schedules allow. The class is intended to include students with a wide range of abilities. Please note: We are happy to be partnering with Evanston Athletic Club to promote this yoga class. Center for Independent Futures staff may not be present at the classes.

Please note: We will not have class on December 24th or December 31st due to the holidays.

Please Note:  We are happy to be collaborating with Evanston Public Library to offer our Book Club. Library staff are now facilitating the Book Club. Center for Independent Futures staff may not be present at the Book Club gatherings. Volunteers will read aloud to the group. The group will discuss what has been read each week. If you are interested in learning more about this event, please call Jeff at (224) 545-3925.

We will meet at the office and walk based on the weather. If the weather is mild, we will walk for about an hour. If the weather is cold, we will walk to a coffee shop.

Come hang out at Hub 930! We have internet access, games, TV, and comfortable chairs. This great space is located in the back of the building at 930 Chicago Ave. Joe Jackson will host this opportunity for the Center for Independent Futures community.

Please note: Hub 930 will not be open on January 16, February 20, or March 20.

We will meet in the lobby of the Evanston Public Library at 5:00. The address of the library is 1703 Orrington Avenue. From there, we will walk to Northwestern University. The walking route is approximately four blocks long. At the university, we will team up with the Alpha Phi Omega Student Group to package lunches for community organizations. The lunches will be distributed to folks in the community who have less than they need.

January 11: Start 2019 by creating a vision board collage with your hopes, dreams, and goals for the year! Please bring a snack to share with the group.

February 8: We will be making our very own Valentines to share with loved ones. Please bring any special craft supplies you may want to use and a snack to share with the group.

March 8: Join us for a game night! Please bring your favorite game and a snack to share with the group.

Please enter through the gate on the side of the building.

Gather with other Center for Independent Futures participants to watch a new movie each month! Facilitator Jeff Morthorst supports activities members to vote on the next month’s film. We are open to viewing a wide range of genres.

Join us to bowl two games at Classic Bowl in Morton Grove. Attendees must bring $4.50 in cash for shoes and/or lane fees. Please call Jeff at (224) 545-3925 if you need support getting to and from the bowling alley.

Center for Independent Futures community members and their family members are welcome to come every week or “drop in” as their schedules allow. The class is intended to include students with a wide range of abilities. Please note: We are happy to be partnering with Evanston Athletic Club to promote this yoga class. Center for Independent Futures staff may not be present at the classes.

Please note: We will not have class on December 24th or December 31st due to the holidays.