Today’s task: watch the Brick Awards video describing the founding and mission of National Students of AMF. Invite 10 or more friends to watch this video.  Remember to wear black and red!
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Today’s task: Find a way to honor the loved one(s) you have lost.  This can include anything from setting aside a few minutes to think about them to doing a special activity.  Remember to wear black and red!
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Today’s task: spread information about National Students of AMF to college students.  Email, call or send a letter saying “National Students of AMF is a support network for college students who are coping with the illness or death of a loved one.  Unfortunately, this is a really big population on college campuses and, as you [...]

Today’s Task: Reach out to a family member or friend dealing with the illness or loss of a loved one.  Send an email, call or write a letter letting them know you are there to support them.  Remember to wear black and red!
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Today’s task: Distribute flyers about coping with illness and loss during the college years.  Remember to wear black and red!
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Today’s Task: send the Today Show video on the founding of National Students of AMF to family and friends.  Remember to wear black and red!
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On Friday, April 17th, the alumni of the Simmons College School of Social Work will be treated to several presentations from reprentatives from The Children’s Room as part of the college’s alumni programming.
The Keynote Speaker for the event is one of the founding board members of The Children’s Room Phyllis Silverman who will present on [...]

The Children’s Room wants to raise awareness about the prevalence and impact of coping with illness or death as a college student.  We invite everyone to participate in the National College Student Grief Awareness Week, hosted by the National Students of AMF.  Here is a preview of the week’s events:
Everyday: wear black and red, the [...]

A heartfelt article by Michelle Deville deals with how she as a parent is trying to help her daughter after the sudden death of her daughter’s teenage friend.
Michelle writes how this mirror her own experience in high school when her friend died in a car accident.  Michelle offers solid advice such as
Don’t ever invalidate the [...]

“This was my great grandmother’s memory string,” Laura told Whiskers in a loud voice. “Then it was my grandmother’s, then my mother’s, and now it’s mine.”

The Memory String by Eve Bunting is a book about a girl named Laura who tells her cat what each button stands for on her precious memory string. Since her [...]