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Story November 13, 1939

Atlanta Daily World

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia

What is this article about?

The Child Welfare Association at 77 Hunter Street, Atlanta, supports Negro children from disrupted homes via temporary care, adoption, vocational training, health services, and aid for unmarried mothers; transitioned to private entity in February 1925; key staff includes Williams, Blythe, Burns, and van Sickler.

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CHILD WELFARE ASSOCIATION

The Child Welfare Association, 77 Hunter Street, is one of the agencies whose work should be well known by our Negro citizens because of the aid they may give and even more than that the help the association can give to Negro children.

The Child Welfare Association is authorized and licensed to care for children temporarily away from their homes. Children whose own homes have been broken up by illness or death. The agency with so times in the near seem a Working Miss Helen Williams and Miss Judith Blythe care for corale dniot domily heme. The durs an Sunia th motie o metytdou iat an onetumdn Negro ro IR Putter M William udt M Buth me hoth prdn ue ot the Atlanta s Mool sel Worh oudiive alncoy iake.

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What sub-type of article is it?

Biography Historical Event

What themes does it cover?

Family Recovery Moral Virtue

What keywords are associated?

Child Welfare Negro Children Atlanta Association Foster Care Adoption Social Work Unmarried Mothers

What entities or persons were involved?

Miss Helen Williams Miss Judith Blythe Dr. Robert W. Burns Miss Florence Van Sickler

Where did it happen?

77 Hunter Street, Atlanta

Story Details

Key Persons

Miss Helen Williams Miss Judith Blythe Dr. Robert W. Burns Miss Florence Van Sickler

Location

77 Hunter Street, Atlanta

Event Date

February 1925

Story Details

The Child Welfare Association cares for Negro children from broken homes due to illness or death, supervised by Miss Helen Williams and Miss Judith Blythe, both graduates of Atlanta School of Social Work; became private organization in 1925 focusing on children with health or behavior problems, baby care, adoption; provides vocational training, health care, and plans for unmarried mothers and children.

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