http://childrensroom.org Caring support for grieving children, teens and families Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:13:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For the second year in a row, The Vivs graciously put on a Holiday Benefit & Bash to support The Children's Room. Thanks to The Vivs and everyone who came out for this fun evening - the $1,500 you raised supports a child in our program for a year! The Vivs 2nd Annual Rock ... http://childrensroom.org/20111223/rock-roll-holiday-concert-1217-to-benefit-tcr/ The candle lighting events listed below have already taken place. If you know of other remembrance events or gatherings, please send them to info@childrensroom.org so that we can share them with the rest of the community. ................................. The Visiting Nurse and Community Health's Hospice Care invites you to their Celebration of Light ... http://childrensroom.org/20111223/upcoming-candle-lightings/ Please join The Children's Room for an evening of remembrance, comfort and hope... Wednesday, December 14th, 2011  ~  6:30 to 7:30 pm The Children's Room 1210 Massachusetts Avenue  ~  Arlington, MA 02476 In this season of light, remember the light your loved one has brought to your life. We warmly invite you to come ... http://childrensroom.org/20111210/circle-of-light-community-candle-lighting/ Application deadline has been extended to December 9th! Don't miss out on this opportunity! Through the generosity of the John Hancock Foundation, five Boston Marathon bibs have been allocated to The Children's Room. If you are interested in running this Spring to raise awareness and funds for TCR, we invite you ... http://childrensroom.org/20111201/seeking-2-runners-for-boston-marathon-apply-today/ The Children's Room will be closed on Thursday, November 24th and Friday, November 25th to observe the Thanksgiving holiday. We will resume our normal business hours starting Monday, November 28th. We wish everyone a peaceful and restorative time spent with loved ones and great food! http://childrensroom.org/20111123/happy-thanksgiving-from-the-childrens-room/ Thursday, November 17th, 2011 Children's Grief Awareness Day is observed every year on the Thursday before Thanksgiving Day. We invite you to take this opportunity to learn more about how children grieve and find resources to help support grieving children in your family or community. Grief affects more children than most of ... http://childrensroom.org/20111117/childrens-grief-awareness-day/ Memories That Move Us - Our annual Memories Walk was a wonderful day for our community, and we thank our many supporters for being part of our biggest walk ever!  Please check back soon to see more photographs from the day, featuring walkers in bright green shirts. We will also be posting more news ... http://childrensroom.org/20110901/save-the-date-annual-memories-walk-october-3/ We join communities throughout Massachusetts in honoring the 9/11 Anniversary. Nearly 3,000 children lost a parent who died from the attacks on September 11th, 2001. Ten years after losing her husband, Teresa Mathai shared some of her memories and reflections with us. "Ten years ago, on September 11, 2001, when I ... http://childrensroom.org/20110830/anniversary-memorial-911/ Using the expertise developed through working with hundreds of grieving children, teens, and adults, The Children's Room educates the community about issues related to grief and loss. Teachers, social workers, and others who work closely with children and young adults will benefit from learning tools and strategies needed to support ... http://childrensroom.org/20110625/the-childrens-room-summer-workshop-series-august-2nd-through-the-16th/ The NAGC's 15th annual symposium took place in Boston this year! This symposium brought together professionals in the child bereavement field to share their best practices concerning programming, research, measurement, fundraising and other topics. This colorful photograph shows artwork created by attendees from our NAGC workshop, "Winter Always Turns to ... http://childrensroom.org/20110625/national-alliance-for-grieving-children-annual-symposium-boston-july-14-16-2011/