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Board Service Opportunities
Join a Leadership Board at The Children’s Place The Children’s Place depends on generous volunteers serving on our leadership boards to provide guidance and support for our mission. Whether you’re a seasoned professional, a young adult, or a passionate teen,

Speech Therapy Services Launch in Counseling Center
We are excited to announce that we have expanded our speech therapy services to our Counseling Center program, a first in The Children’s Place’s 48-year history. Speech has long been incorporated in our Day Treatment program, but this new expansion

Teacher Earns Prestigious Award
We are extremely proud to announce that one of our early educators, Tyler Johnson, has been named the recipient of the Family Conservancy’s 2025 Excellence in Early Care and Education Award.

School Supplies Needed
Send Our Kindergarteners Off to Success Update: THANK YOU! Generous donors have cleared our list! Thank you to all who shopped to help send our new kindergartners off with the school supplies they need. Could you help send our future

Donor Spotlight: Mary Simpson
With nearly a decade on our Young Ambassador Board along with supporting The Children’s Place as a Healing Hero, Mary Simpson has seen The Children’s Place grow and evolve from the tight quarters at our previous building on 59th Street to the organization that it is today.
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

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.

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