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LIFT Information Technology students recently assisted in refurbishing computers for First Mid Bank & Trust to donate. First Mid Bank & Trust also donated desktop PCs and Cisco ne...

The Illinois Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association recently donated $5,000 to LIFT. This donation was given working with Commerical Electric to go towards th...

Graphic Packaging International of Shelbyville recently donated $8,000 to LIFT. $5,000 will go towards becoming a LIFT Leadership Partner, $1,000 will be used for a scholarship go...

LIFT is hosting a drive-thru fundraiser to benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital on Tuesday, March 28th from 11 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Students will be serving burgers, chip...

You're invited to Explore, Lead, LIFT at the first ever Parent Open House, scheduled for Thursday, March 9th from 5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Whether you're a current or prospective p...

LIFT is now hiring Little Leaders substitute teachers! Position requirements include: Minimum age of 19 years. High school diploma or GED. Sixty semester hour...

Fall enrollment for 2023 is now open! All registration must take place through your school's Guidance Counselor. To fill out the pre-enrollment form, click here. For additional q...

Leidos, Inc. an Ameren Illinois Energy Efficiency Contractor, recently donated $25,000 to LIFT to be utilized for both the HVAC/Green Energy and the Construction and Manufacturing...

LIFTed is back! Check out the latest episode where Communication student Caleb interviews HVAC student Jack about the recent Regional Exploration Day. Big shout out to Hydro-Ge...

LIFT Central Illinois has scheduled an e-Learning Day for Wednesday, January 25th, 2023. Learning activities will be available in your facilitator’s Schoology folder by 8:00 a...

This past fall, 8th-grade art students at Mattoon Middle School were invited to submit artwork to decorate the walls of the new restaurant on the 6th floor of the LIFT Central Ill...

Pictured are students in the HVAC course with their circuit boards. They have been finishing up a module on electrical theory for HVAC. They have been learning about electricit...

The Birth to 3 Program was recently featured on 101.3 WMCI. Big thanks to Bub for interviewing the girls and allowing the community to learn more about the program. Miss the inter...

Franklin Preschool, Little Leaders Daycare, and the Birth to 3 Program recently hosted a Winter Wonderland Drive Through for their students. Staff members passed out reindeer food...

The Little Leaders Childcare Lab currently has openings for 2-3-year-olds for the Spring semester! Get additional details and apply here. You will be contacted by Katrina Farr...

APEX CLEAN ENERGY AND COLES WIND AWARD LATEST ROUND OF COLES COUNTY COMMUNITY GRANTS Coles County, IL – October X, 2022 – Apex Clean Energy and Coles Wind have awarded the most...

The Birth to Three Program recently teamed up with Sarah Bush Lincoln to create "Literacy for Little Leaders" which will provide books to every newborn baby born at SBLH. The M...

Exciting news! LIFT will be offering an EV Program this spring! Students will experience building a full sized, street legal, electric vehicle made possible by Pilson Auto Cente...

LIFT is hiring a full-time Culinary Arts & Hospitality Facilitator. + Full-Time Position + Health Insurance Benefits + Retirement + Sick Leave & Personal Leave ...

First Mid in Mattoon recently gave a generous $5,000 donation to LIFT in October! The money will go to help offset tuition expenses for students that live in outlying school distr...