Organizations Filed Purposes:
The Childrens Room creates safe, supportive communities so that no child, teen or family has to grieve alone.
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 3-18, offered at our Arlington center, as well as in schools and community centers. We also offer 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 of our programming is offered free of charge to grieving families who have experienced the death of a parent or child, knowing that a death is often coupled with financial hardship. We serve youth and families throughout eastern Massachusetts, representing 62 cities and towns. During COVID, when programming has been offered virtually, our reach has expanded to other states where child bereavement programming is not available. Served 110 families (121 adults and 176 children/teens) in Peer Support groups; Our Teen Program, which includes monthly social outings and art-based workshops, had a total program attendance last year of 49 teens, with 20 teens attending one or more events; Family Night served approximately 40 families; Let Parenting While Grieving, an 8-week psych-educational didactic support group for spouse/partner loss, worked with approximately 25 adults. In addition, we held individual consultations with 11 parents before and shortly after a death; we provided academic internships for four graduate-level students during the fiscal year 2020.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Elizabeth Cohen | Executive Director | 40 | $127,667 |
| Beth Levin | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Sarah Lazarus | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Jennifer Bermant Obrien | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Michelle Perez Vichot | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Jenny Carlson-Pietraszek | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Katie Gorczyca | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Courtney Silva | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Jonathan Devito | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Tim Gleason | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Pearl Riney | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Maureen Powers | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Stephanie Lubin-Levy | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Sue Costello | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Melinda Brown | Secretary | 2 | $0 |
| Steve Andrew | Treasurer | 4 | $0 |
| Michael Nagle | President | 6 | $0 |
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