Nancy Lubin-Levy has joined the Board of Directors of The Children’s Room. Nancy brings a wealth of compassion and commitment to The Children’s Room, as well as extensive board experience from other institutions.
Nancy managed our program at our Framingham location for several years.  Nancy is participating in a two year fellowship at Cambridge Health Alliance [...]

Our Communications Director Anne Favaloro shares her family’s personal story with the Medford Boat Club to express her gratitude for their sponsorship, which made our event so meaningful for them.  We have reproduced it here with her permission.

Books are often a much needed resource when children, teens and families are grieving.  Sometimes sharing a book with a friend, babysitter, teacher or relative is a simple way to let people know how we are feeling.  Our wonderful library committee takes great pride in reviewing all the books in our library to identify the [...]

A record-breaking turnout of nearly 300 supporters braved the stormy weather to take part in the 5th Annual Memories Walk and Fun Run.  Fortunately, the Medford Boat Club generously donated the use of their entire facility as well as their staff.  This kept us dry during some heavy downpours.
The rain paused and the sun tried [...]

Recently, Children’s Room volunteer Karen Dillon was profiled in the on-line journal Boston Mama’s for her work as an artist entrepreneur and her program ArtisTRY.   What a wonderful profile of a great volunteer who has brought so much to our program and launched the highly successful “Art from the Heart” traveling art exhibit (which is [...]

Counselors and educators can never have too many hands-on, how-to techniques and strategies to respond to the needs of grieving children, teens and adults. Join us on Saturday, September 13, 2008 from 10am-2pm and learn new ways to utilize expressive arts therapies that encourage healthy coping strategies and enable youth and adults to not [...]

Multicultural Perspectives on Death & Grief:
A Conference for Caregivers, Researchers, & Educators

presented by
The National Center for Death Education, Mt. Ida College
The Hospice & Palliative Care Federation of MA
The New England AIDS Education Training Center
MGH Institute of Health Professions
Friday, September 19, 2008, 8 am to 5 pm
University of Massachusetts Boston - Campus Center
Loss is [...]

“People who volunteer spend about eight fewer hours watching TV” according to a large study by the Corporation for National and Community Service. The study showed that women volunteer at a slightly higher rate than men (29% vs 23%).
Also, surprisingly, women who work and women with children volunteer at higher rates than other women. [...]