When Kader Adjout first heard about The Children’s Room, he wasn’t convinced it could help.After his wife, Frédérique, died from complications of cancer in 2022, he and his teenage daughter, Emma, were trying to understand what life looked like without her. Friends encouraged him to...
Showing Up, Week After Week: Thank You to Our Volunteer Facilitators As another program year comes to a close, we’re taking a moment to recognize the dedicated Volunteer Facilitators who make our center-based peer support groups possible. Week after week, our Volunteer Facilitators [...]
An Eagle Scout Service Project at The Children’s Room An Eagle Scout service project rooted in gratitude, leadership, and giving back. Sometimes the most meaningful acts of service begin with a simple email: “I used to come to The Children’s Room and am [...]
Reflections from Jeffrey ZhangI used to walk past the yellow house with the blue door all the time. When I first moved to Arlington, it was right along my usual walking route, and I often wondered about the quiet work happening inside. It was that...
The day before Thanksgiving in 2015, then Executive Director Donna Smith Sharff was standing in her sister’s kitchen making stuffing for the holiday meal.She was chopping onions and celery when her cellphone rang.She glanced at the screen. She didn’t recognize the number.Like many of us...
Children gather at First Baptist Church in Arlington during one of The Children’s Room’s early peer support groups. This photograph appeared in The Boston Sunday Globe on October 12, 2003, offering a glimpse into the simple but intentional spaces where children could play, remember, and...
The Children’s Room
1210 Massachusetts Ave.
Arlington, MA 02476
Phone: (781)-641-4741
Fax: (781) 641-0012
Email: info@childrensroom.org
Tax ID# 04-3316013
Our business office hours:
Monday through Friday
9:30 am to 5:30 pm.
