Bo's Place - Where Children are Heard and Hearts are Healed

Bo's Place is pleased to announce that Sandra A. Lopez, LCSW, ACSW, DCSW, Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Houston's Graduate College of Social Work, will present the Fall 2010 Ethics Workshop.  Program details coming soon.  To be notified of event details by email, please join our Healing Hearts Connection.

Thanks to fourteen Rice University incoming students who - through their participation in Rice's Urban Immersion program - spent the afternoon volunteering at Bo's Place.  The students helped prepare numerous children and family activities, all of which greatly benefit the success of the Bo's Place program.  We send our sincere thanks!

The Tapeats Fund recently funded a grant request, enabling Bo's Place to continue the mission of enhancing the lives of those who have experienced the loss of a loved one.  Thanks to the Tapeats Fund for their continued generosity and support of our program.

The Houston Pi Beta Phi Foundation recently funded a grant request, enabling Bo's Place to continue the mission of enhancing the lives of those who have experienced the loss of a loved one.  Thanks to The Houston Pi Beta Phi Foundation for their continued generosity and support of our program.

Ann Weiss, L.P.C., Program Director, and Marian Mankin, L.C.S.W., Assistant Program Director, attended the first ever gathering of the Bluebonnet Council of Children's Grief Centers hosted by The Warm Place in Fort Worth, Texas on Thursday and Friday, July 8 and 9, 2010.  Ann presented on the research presently being conducted at Bo's Place, including the in-house measurement tool and the study conducted on volunteer typology.  The Council enthusiastically engaged in a lively discussion on possible future collaborations which could be a win-win for centers and families.