Will it be this year? It is a lifetime opportunity! Thanks to the generosity of the John Hancock Non-Profit Boston Marathon® Program, The Children's Room has 6 bibs for the 2023 Boston Marathon on April 17, 2023. We are looking for energetic, committed individuals [...]
Fall Program Update This fall brings some new and exciting ways of doing things at The Children’s Room. We have learned a lot over the past two and half years during the pandemic. We have been so successful in providing all of our services [...]
When Grieving Children & Teens Go Back to School The school supplies are on the shelves in the stores already. It is almost time to gather books and backpacks and to recalibrate our bodies and minds to the season change and the rhythms set [...]
Welcome Jon Gay, our new Executive Director Following a comprehensive, holistic, multi-sector search led by our external sourcing agency, we are excited to share that Jon Gay is our new Executive Director for The Children's Room. Jon most recently served as Executive Director, [...]
Community Grief Dr. Nancy Frumer Styron, Clinical Director, The Children's Room, provides insights and strategies for communities in grief after a traumatic event. For additional resources please see our community grief resources page. TheChildrensRoom-CommunityGrief from Children's Room on Vimeo.
Community Grief We are shocked, outraged, and pained and want to acknowledge the tragedy and horror in Texas at the Robb Elementary School. This is now about grief in families, in multiple classrooms, a school, an entire community, and the nation. The grief that [...]
Grieving on Father’s Day: What You Should Know and How You Can Help Father’s Day is coming up again in June. Reminders are starting to be everywhere—in the greeting card aisle at the store, in clothing advertisements for ties, or swim trunks, or a [...]
Our Miles & Memories Marathon Team ran the distance, Monday, April 18, achieving the well-deserved boast of having run the Boston Marathon, but also exceeding our fundraising goal of $100,000. The day was bright, cool, and full of cheering fans. A runner’s delight. We [...]
Internship Training at The Children’s Room is something that happens everywhere and shows up in some form throughout everyone's life. Not everyone, however, wants to train in the field of grief and bereavement. For those practicing in the areas of psychology, expressive arts, [...]
We are thrilled to share the announcement that The Children's Room "Miles & Memories" marathon team coaches were recently awarded the Grace Johnson Volunteer Appreciation Award. We submitted our recommendation to The Parmenter Foundation for the outstanding support and leadership that volunteers Crissy Straub [...]
The Children’s Room
1210 Massachusetts Ave.
Arlington, MA 02476
Phone: (781)-641-4741
Fax: (781) 641-0012
Email: info@childrensroom.org
Our business office hours:
Monday through Friday
9:30 am to 5:30 pm.
