The Children's Room - June 2006 Charity-of-the-Month
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The Children's Room
1210 Massachusetts Ave.
Arlington, MA 02476
tel: 1-781-641-4741
fax: 1-781-641-0012
email: info@childrensroom.org
web: http://www.childrensroom.org/
Our Mission:
The mission of The Children's Room is to provide a safe and caring place where grieving children, teens, and families can receive peer support and the guidance of trained volunteers. The Children's Room enables these families to express their grief and to adapt to the many changes that accompany the death. In addition, The Children's Room strives to educate the community that grieving is an important part of life and is essential to an individual's ongoing growth and development.
About Us
Our History
We have an ongoing commitment to the health of the community, especially its children. The Children's Room began in February 1993 when a group of healthcare professionals was trained by the nationally recognized Dougy Center for Grieving Children, located in Portland, Oregon. The Dougy Center has been in operation for 20 years and currently serves 275 children. It was spotlighted on ABC's "20/20" television news program, and has served as a model for 85 programs emerging throughout the United States, Canada, Australia, England, and Japan. The Children's Room originally operated for two and a half years as part of Hospice West in Waltham, Massachusetts. In November 1995, work began on making The Children's Room an independent, incorporated 501(C)(3) center.
In April 1999, The Children's Room, Center for Grieving Children and Teenagers, Inc. opened as an independent, non-profit center in Arlington, Massachusetts with nine children, seven families, and eight experienced volunteers. Children ranging in age from 6 to 12 had lost parents to sudden heart attack, colon cancer, leukemia, and myeloma. In the first 14 months of operation as an independent center, The Children's Room quadrupled its participant base.
Today, our current participants include children ages 3 to 17 and their caregivers. Some of these children witnessed the sudden death of their loved one, other children lost parents or siblings to lengthy illnesses.
Vision Statement
We imagine a world where: Death is recognized as an organic part of life. There are no societal obstacles in the natural expression of grief. Children and their families who have suffered the death of a family member are embraced by a safe and caring community that they can rely upon to help them cope with the grieving process. These children are seen as models and teachers to others in reaffirming the fullness of life.
The Children's Room is dedicated to realizing this vision. The Children's Room's goal is to support families. Children will feel empowered as they hear other children share their grieving experiences. They will know they have a safe place to talk about death and grief, and will become comfortable dealing with death and loss. Caregivers will gain an understanding of the grieving process and how children grieve. They will feel supported as they cope with the loss and can restructure the family unit to go on with life.
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What Is The Children's Room?
The Children's Room is a center for bereaved children and teenagers and the adults who are part of their lives. It provides a caring and safe environment in which bereaved families can learn from each other to deal with their grief and find ways to heal.
* Bereavement for children, teens and their families (children ages 3-17).
* The first in the Boston area to offer ongoing bereavement support to children.
* Serving Greater Boston and Metro West.
* We do not charge for our services and welcome all families regardless of their ability to offer a donation.
* We have excellent program staff and many trained and committed volunteers.
* Children have opportunities to express their grief associated with the loss of a parent or sibling with peers.
* Presently supports 125 children who have experienced the death of a parent or sibling.
* Here is a place to begin a healing process or to begin a positive journey.
* We rely solely on the community for financial support.
The Children's Room is a non-profit (501 c3) organization and all donations are tax deductible.
Donations
If you would like to support The Children's Room Center for Grieving Children and Teenagers you can mail a check to P.O. Box 306, Arlington, MA 02476. We also accept Visa and MasterCard and donations can be taken over the telephone. To make a donation over the phone, please call 1-781-641-4741.
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The Children's Room
1210 Massachusetts Ave.
Arlington, MA 02476
tel: 1-781-641-4741
fax: 1-781-641-0012
email: info@childrensroom.org
web: http://www.childrensroom.org/
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