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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.

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.

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. 

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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 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,