Former and Current Volunteers and Staff are cordially invited to:
The Children’s Room 10th Anniversary Volunteer and Staff Celebration
When:  Sunday, April 26th 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Where: First Baptist Church, 819 Massachusetts Ave, Arlington, MA
Please join us for light refreshments as we honor you and your caring service to the families at The Children’s Room.  Judy Oliver, founding [...]

Beautiful little cloth bags with silk strings fill a basket up on the third floor of The Children’s Room. What are they for?
These handmade bags are an important part of our “Rock Ceremony,” a ritual shared by every grieving family in our program. Whenever families gather at The Children’s Room, we end the visit holding [...]

“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 [...]

This workshop is open to the public and is ideal for teachers and other professionals who work with children of all ages.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm (Fee: $25, payable on-line or in person)
Location: The Children’s Room, 1210 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA
To register, email cshannon@childrensroom.org.  RSVPs are essential as space is limited [...]

As part of the National Day of Service on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, The Children’s Room opened its doors wide to a group of over 50 volunteers of all ages.
Thank you to everyone who volunteered and donated on this inspirational day.
The list of accomplishments is long:

Built shelving for art supplies which we desperately needed [...]

As part of the national call to service for Monday, January 19,  The Children’s Room is offering a community service program.  For more information on the national program, visit USA Service Program. We are offering three opportunities to serve on Martin Luther King  Day of Service:
Opportunity One:  Hands-On Projects – this opportunity is now full!  [...]

Grief is a term we often associate with the loss of a relationship through death yet the loss in our lives and those of the children and families with whom we work often extends beyond bereavement. David Luterman is a pioneer in working with children and families who have been impacted by loss related to [...]

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 [...]