Ursula V. Battle | 5/7/2021, 6 a.m. The Robertaâs House Bereavement Center at the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Building located at 928 E. North Ave. Photos: Ursula V. Battle Courtesy Photo
Established in 2007, Robertaâs House moved into its first professional office at 1900 N. Broadway, and has provided services to over 8,000 children and adults. Since opening, the non-profit has become the leading pioneer in addressing grief as public health prevention against violent behavior.
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The Healing Room, a counseling space for Robertaâs Houseâs program participants or private meetings with social workers.
Even with the success of the program, Annette March-Grier pressed for more, wanting to see Robertaâs House offer a larger space to accommodate its growing programs, staff, and services. March- Grier also wanted Robertaâs House to accommodate a greater number of people in need of bereavement care. With those goals in mind,
Ursula V. Battle | 4/30/2021, 6 a.m. Annette March-Grier stands next to a portrait of her mother, the late Julia Roberta March. The portrait is located in the lobby of the Robertaâs House Bereavement Center at the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Building located at 928 E. North Avenue, in Baltimore. Ursula V. Battle
Sitting in her office on a sunny Thursday afternoon, Annette March Grier reflected on the life and legacy of her mother, the late Julia Roberta March, who became a licensed funeral director in 1964 to support her husband William Carrington Marchâs vision to start a funeral home business that served the Black community.