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The Future Looks Bright:
Welcoming Our New Executive Director, Liz Cohen!
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We are excited to share that
Liz Cohen is the new Executive Director for The Children's Room.
Liz brings with her a more than 20-year career dedicated to communities without a voice and those dealing with trauma and loss, and a successful track record as a nonprofit executive director. She has extensive fundraising experience and is known for her ability to collaborate, bring people with diverse perspectives together, and create sustainable impact.
Most recently, Liz served as a Senior Development Officer for Jewish Family & Children's Services (JF&CS). Prior to joining JF&CS, Liz was the Executive Director for Families First Parenting Programs where she oversaw the mission, vision, and strategic growth of the organization. When she joined in 2012 Liz was tasked with rebuilding the organization and re-engaging the 18-member Board. In addition to providing strategic leadership, Liz has extensive experience overseeing long term and day-to-day operations.
Welcome, Liz! We're so glad you're here!
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#TogetherForward:
Announcing Our 2018 Boston Marathon Team
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We're proud to introduce the runners of our
2018 "Miles & Memories" Boston Marathon Team!
Warm thanks to Crissy Straub and Malinda Dublin, of MC Coaching, for once again volunteering their services to help train and guide our runners from the beginning of the process all the way through to race day. This is their third year coaching our team.
Each year our Marathon Team plays a crucial role in raising much-needed funds to support TCR's services for grieving children, teens, and families. Runners receive ongoing support from The Children's Room in reaching their fundraising goals.
Over the past eight years, our marathon teams have raised
over $656,000 for The Children's Room!
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A Taste of Togetherness:
TCR Teen Culinary Day
at Christopher Kimball's Milk Street
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On December 9th, 13 teens gathered to experience a special
TCR Teen Culinary Day rooted in a curiosity and shared passion for food and flavor. The group first met together at TCR, enjoying lunch, a food-based icebreaker, and an Opening Circle to recognize shared experiences. A participant shared afterwards that "[It was] a really fun way to meet other teens."
The group then traveled together to
Christopher Kimball's Milk Street, located in downtown Boston.
The teens had the opportunity to work closely together in small teams, trying their hand at mixing, rolling, and cooking yogurt flatbreads in a cast iron skillet and flavoring them with a variety of self-prepared herbed butters.
The whole group settled down together to enjoy a family-style meal. As a meaningful addition to the event, the teens had been invited to each bring and share about a "memory recipe" or image of a food connected to their person who died.
Genuine appreciation is extended to Christopher Kimball for generously donating the staff time, ingredients, and kitchen time for the event; and warmest of thanks to our hosts: Rosie Gill and the culinary volunteers, who placed many hours, effort, and skill into preparing and facilitating the event.
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Parenting While Grieving
Begins March 14, 2018
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Our eight-week series
meets weekly
on Wednesdays, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm at TCR;
Series begins on March 14th
Please join us for our spring series supporting parents/caregivers who are parenting children and teens who have had a
parent die.
We will practice the essential parenting skills of listening, problem-solving, and setting limits within the context of a grieving family.
There is no cost to this series, but space is limited.
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Upcoming Teen Programs
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TCR Teens-Only
Grief Support Group
Wednesdays, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
March 14th through May 9th
This unique group is for teens only and is a different format from our typical "family-based" peer support groups. It's a space to meet other teens who have gone through similar things, hang out, talk, laugh, and share some good food!
Dinner will be provided!
2:30 pm -5:30 pm
No artistic or previous experience necessary! Local artisan
Karenna Maraj will share demonstrations of a variety of interesting and easily mastered techniques, including stamping, beading, patina, and epoxy. Teens will then be given time to work independently, experimenting and creating unique, personal key chains, pendants, money clips, bracelets, or ornamental pieces. As a meaningful addition, teens may incorporate imagery, photographs, or other embellishments to create mixed-media pieces involving metals.
This
FREE workshop will be held at The Children's Room, with all necessary materials provided.
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Our Heartfelt Thanks
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Thank you so much to Winning Home, Inc., for awarding us a $10,000 grant to underwrite our monthly Family Night program! We are deeply appreciative of their ongoing commitment to creating safe, supportive communities so that no child, teen, or family has to grieve alone.
Thank you so much to the
Massachusetts Bankers Association for presenting us with a
$5,000 award, and warm thanks to
Sushil Tuli and
Cheryl Glantz of
Leader Bank for nominating us! We're so grateful for your support of grieving children, teens, and families.
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Shopping With A Purpose
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Please remember to support TCR when you shop on Amazon!
Log on at
smile.amazon.com
, then select TCR as your charity of choice. A portion of your eligible purchases will be donated to us!
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Donate Today to Support
Grieving Children, Teens & Families
Your giving dollars matter to The Children's Room.
We thank you for your connection to our mission to create safe, supportive communities, so that no child, teen, or family has to grieve alone. It is critical that our services are offered to our families free of charge. Please donate today to provide the gift of hope to the families we serve.
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