
The Childrens Room Center for Grieving Children
The Childrens Room Center for Grieving Children

The Childrens Room Center for Grieving Children
Programs
Grief Support Services
The Childrens Rooms mission is to create safe, supportive communities so that no child, teen, or family has to grieve alone. Services include free, peer-based grief support groups for families with children and teens aged 3 1/2 - 18, offered at our Arlington center, as well as in schools and community centers. We serve youth and families throughout eastern Massachusetts. We also provide programs exclusively designed to meet the unique needs of grieving teens; educational series for grieving parents and caregivers; monthly arts-based family nights; professional training; a robust referral warmline; and private consultations. All our programming is offered free of charge to grieving families who have experienced the death of a parent or child, knowing that death is often coupled with financial hardship. During FY23 we served 105 families (120 adults and 158 children/teens), and had a total teen event attendance of 106, including 55 teens attending for the first time. Family Night served approximately 50 unique families, totaling 139 individuals. Parenting While Grieving, a 6-week psych-educational didactic support group for spouse/partner loss, worked with 63 adults. Our community-based peer support groups served 15 schools and 111 students. We also served 696 families and professionals with our information and referral services via either email or phone.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesOct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.2MProgram 1 [2025]
The Childrens Rooms mission is to create safe, supportive communities so that no child, teen, or family has to grieve alone. We provide free, peer-based grief support to children, teens, and their caregivers following the death of a parent, child, or sibling. Services are offered at our Arlington center as well as in schools and community settings throughout eastern Massachusetts. Our programs include Peer Support Groups for children and teens ages 3 to 18 and their caregivers; grief support groups designed specifically for teens; psychoeducational series for parents and caregivers; arts-based family programs; professional education and training; information and referral services; and individual consultations. All services are offered at no cost, recognizing that grief and loss are often accompanied by financial hardship. During FY25, The Childrens Room served 675 children, teens, and adults through direct grief support programming, reached 968 professionals through training and consultation, partnered with 21 schools and community organizations to provide peer support to students, and responded to 602 information and referral inquiries from families and professionals.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesOct 1, 2024 – Sep 30, 2025Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.3M
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