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

Students from Baylor College of Medicine hosted their 4th Annual Parents’ Night Out last week, treating both parents and children to a wonderful evening.  While parents had the opportunity to enjoy the night on their own, children enjoyed a spectacular time at Bo’s Place, playing games, painting faces, watching movies, dressing up and having fun in the tornado rooms.  Thanks to these phenomenal students for organizing such a magnificent event for Bo’s Place families!

Bo's Place has the perfect gift this Mother's Day.  Honor your mother by purchasing a brick paver with your personal inscription, or space on the Memory Wall.  Your gift will help Bo's Place help others.  Click here for more information.

Members of Congregation Beth Israel recently provided a delicious lunch for Bo’s Place families on a Sunday afternoon.  Homemade lasagna and yummy desserts were a particularly big hit amongst the crowd!  We appreciate the service of these great volunteers who were so generous to Bo’s Place families.

April 18-24, 2010 was proclaimed National Crime Victims’ Rights Week throughout the City of Houston and America.  At the Proclamation Ceremony, Bo’s Place was recognized with a commemorative certificate, acknowledging the cooperation with other local victim service programs to support crime victims throughout Houston.

Dr. Dorothy Mackey Lurie has served Bo’s Place as a volunteer since 2006 as both a Volunteer Facilitator and a member of the Bo’s Place Board of Directors, and she has served on numerous committees, in addition. 

Dorothy’s contributions benefit both the family participants of the program, as well as the institutional advancement of the organization.  As a Volunteer Facilitator, Dorothy brings comfort, support and consistency to the weekly groups she facilitates.  And as a member of the Board of Directors, Dorothy brings her professional expertise and connections to Bo’s Place to help improve our programs.

Accomplishing great achievements for Bo’s Place, Dorothy selflessly and passionately gives in every way she can to our organization and to grieving families.  As the benefici