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Mahj for a Cause 2025

More than 100 mahjong aficionados gathered earlier this week for Mahj for a Cause! Thank you to all who joined us for this lively morning that raised more than $14,000 for The Children’s Place! Thank you especially to our Guardian

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Strategic Plan

The start of the new year brought upon the official launch of our new strategic plan, a comprehensive vision shaped by the many voices of caregivers, staff, community volunteers, donors and funders. Formally approved by our Board of Directors last fall, this plan will guide the actions of The Children’s Place over the coming years in accordance with our mission and vision. 

Child making crafts at Family Fun Night

Fall 2024 Family Fun Night

One of the best afternoons of the year took place earlier this week when we welcomed families of all of our clients for a Family Fun Night on our playground, featuring a bounce house, a balloon artist, face painting, a pizza

Pumpkin Patch

The Pumpkin Patch Visits The Place Dozens of pumpkins were carefully hauled onto our playground earlier this week for our annual pumpkin patch thanks to our friends at Distribution By Air, who have hosted this special day for more than

Taste at The Place 2024

Hundreds of friends of The Children’s Place gathered for Taste at The Place on September 12, presented by First Business Bank, an unforgettable evening filled with delicious food and drink.

Come Along for the Ride!

Introducing…The Children’s Place on Wheels! We’re headed on the road! We’re excited to launch The Children’s Place on Wheels, a new traveling mental health therapy playroom in a retrofitted minibus. Families have long asked for The Children’s Place to provide

Taylor’s Story

Each year The Children’s Place works with hundreds of children ages eight and younger who have experienced some of the worst storms life has to offer. Through mental health therapy coupled with in-depth relationships, these young children receive the care

Food drive

Host a Food Drive

Are you looking for a creative way for your company or community group to give back to the community? Host a food drive for The Children’s Place! Each week we send home backpacks full of food to ensure that the children we serve have plenty to eat all weekend long.

Sand Tray Therapy

What Is Sand Tray Therapy? With the soft sensory texture of sand and the visualization available with hundreds of miniature figures, sand tray therapy is an innovative therapeutic modality that can help both children and adults process life experiences, including

Anne Cusser

2024 Tastemaker of the Year

Anne Cusser One of our inaugural class of Tastemakers at last year’s Brews & Bites (now Taste at The Place), Anne Cusser raised $8,613 for The Children’s Place to support children’s mental health. Not only was Anne our top-raising Tastemaker,

Emerging Philanthropists of the Year

2024 Emerging Philanthropists of the Year

Eliza Berg, Macy Crosser, Maeve Donovan, Kate Ellis, Andrew Kim, Kate Schirger & Brady Symon Former leaders of our Teen Board, these passionate young people shared their leadership and enthusiasm to provide guidance for the other teen volunteers while making

Steve Callahan

2024 Volunteer of the Year

Steve Callahan Steve Callahan retired from his role as our Vice President of Finance & Operations in 2021, but he couldn’t stay away for long. Steve now volunteers in our Blue Butterflies classroom weekly, helping push the toddler stroller through