credit: Inner Stream

ROCKFORD — The Barbara Olson Center of Hope celebrated the grand opening of its new Community Therapy Clinic Thursday, May 31. More than 30 guests of the center and many Rockford Chamber of Commerce ambassadors attended the ribbon cutting.

The clinic is open to teens and adults with autism, sensory issues or developmental disabilities.
For more information, call 815-964-9275.


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