Room to Grow is dedicated to enriching the lives of babies born into poverty throughout their critical first three years of development.

Description:
Parents expecting a baby are referred to Room to Grow by selected prenatal programs serving low-income families. Upon their referral, parents visit Room to Grow’s warm and inviting space every three months from just before the birth of their baby until their child turns three. During their one-on-one appointments with a clinical social worker, typically lasting two hours, parents receive information, support, and new or nearly new clothing, toys, books, and other baby essentials, all to ensure their child's healthy and strong start in life.

History:
Room to Grow, first founded in New York in 1998, expanded to Boston in 2005. Room to Grow’s conception grew out of the recognition that every parent raising a child in these earliest years needs information, support, and all the essential items for their growing baby. Every child deserves the opportunity to have basic needs met, to learn and grow, and to reach his or her fullest potential.

Contact person: Audrey Becker, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email)
Office fax number: (617) 859-4503

Address:

142 Berkeley Street Boston, MA 02116 (See a map)

Directions:

From the MassPike (I-90) Eastbound: • After going through the Allston tolls, take the Copley Square/Prudential exit. • Stay to the right as you exit, and follow the right-hand fork towards Copley Square. • Go straight through the first light (Dartmouth Street) and take a right at the next light onto Clarendon Street. • At the first light on Clarendon, take a left onto Columbus Avenue. • At the first light on Columbus, take a left onto Berkeley Street. • 142 Berkeley Street will be the building on left, on the corner of Columbus and Berkeley. • The entrance is on Berkeley, between Mitchell Gold and Laurel restaurant. From the North (I-93 southbound)/Storrow Drive westbound: • Take the Leverett Connector towards Storrow Drive/Cambridge. • At the end of the long exit ramp, follow the signs for Storrow Drive westbound. • Stay on Storrow past the Hatch Shell, and then take the Back Bay/Beacon Street exit on your left. • Go left at the lights and immediately bear right onto Arlington Street. • Stay on Arlington as you go through three lights and cross Marlborough, Commonwealth, Newbury, Boylston and St. James streets. • At the fourth light, take a right onto Columbus Avenue. • Take your first right onto Berkeley Street. #142 will be on the left. • The entrance is on Berkeley, between Mitchell Gold and Laurel Restaurant. From the South (I-93 northbound): • Take exit 20 (South Station/Logan/MassPike) • After the exit, follow signs for Frontage Road/East Berkeley Street. • Once on Frontage, take a left onto East Berkeley Street (East Berkeley becomes Berkeley Street as you cross Tremont Street). • Go through 5 lights and cross Harrison, Washington, Shawmut, Tremont Streets; Columbus Ave. will be the first intersection after crossing the bridge over the MassPike/rail tracks. • 142 Berkeley is ahead on the far left-hand corner of Berkeley and Columbus Aves. • The entrance is on Berkeley, between Mitchell Gold and Laurel restaurant.   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: Back Bay Station,   Walk distance (in minutes): 2 For maps or information, please see http://www.mbta.com