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August 22, 1958
The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
What is this article about?
Winfield Ervin Jr., director of Alaska's Board of Juvenile Institutions, visited Nome to discuss acute housing issues for delinquents with local officials and Mrs. Dorothy Grant. He proposed repurposing Seward Sanitorium buildings for a detention home and urged residents to offer foster homes.
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Winfield Ervin Director Of Board of Juvenile Institutions Visits Nome
Winfield Ervin Jr., director of the Board of Juvenile Institutions of Alaska, visited in Nome yesterday with local law enforcement officials and Mrs. Dorothy Grant, who is the local representative of the Board.
Mr. Ervin said that the problem of housing delinquents is very acute since stateside institutions will no longer accept Alaskan children.
He stated that he has proposed that the Board take over buildings of the Seward Sanitorium, which were vacated in July, and create an Alaskan detention home with the hope that the new state legislature would realize the need and appropriate enough money to operate it with qualified personnel.
Mr. Ervin, who has been in business in Seward before his appointment to the Juvenile Board, has turned the business over to his two sons and is moving to Juneau to devote his time to his new work.
Mr. Ervin urged persons who had extra rooms in their homes to assist the program by offering them as foster homes. He said a definite need exists here.
Anyone interested may contact Mrs. Dorothy Grant.
Winfield Ervin Jr., director of the Board of Juvenile Institutions of Alaska, visited in Nome yesterday with local law enforcement officials and Mrs. Dorothy Grant, who is the local representative of the Board.
Mr. Ervin said that the problem of housing delinquents is very acute since stateside institutions will no longer accept Alaskan children.
He stated that he has proposed that the Board take over buildings of the Seward Sanitorium, which were vacated in July, and create an Alaskan detention home with the hope that the new state legislature would realize the need and appropriate enough money to operate it with qualified personnel.
Mr. Ervin, who has been in business in Seward before his appointment to the Juvenile Board, has turned the business over to his two sons and is moving to Juneau to devote his time to his new work.
Mr. Ervin urged persons who had extra rooms in their homes to assist the program by offering them as foster homes. He said a definite need exists here.
Anyone interested may contact Mrs. Dorothy Grant.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Justice
Family
Misfortune
What keywords are associated?
Juvenile Institutions
Alaska Detention Home
Foster Homes
Nome Visit
Seward Sanitorium
What entities or persons were involved?
Winfield Ervin Jr.
Mrs. Dorothy Grant
Where did it happen?
Nome, Alaska
Story Details
Key Persons
Winfield Ervin Jr.
Mrs. Dorothy Grant
Location
Nome, Alaska
Event Date
Yesterday
Story Details
Winfield Ervin Jr. visits Nome to address juvenile housing crisis, proposes converting Seward Sanitorium into detention home, and calls for foster home offers via Mrs. Dorothy Grant.