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Orphanages in the United States by state or territory (9 C) Pages in category "Orphanages in the United States" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total.
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In 1876, charitable women organized home for the friendless societies in various parts of the state, having for their object the maintenance of a home in Lincoln, for homeless women and children. [3] This Home was duly incorporated in 1876 by some charitable women to afford a home for homeless children, and homeless women, young or old.
The Milford Industrial Home, formerly called Nebraska Maternity Home, was an institution in Milford, Nebraska, which housed unmarried pregnant women. [1] For a while it was the only such institution in the country. It was founded by an act of the Nebraska Legislature in 1887, and the first woman was admitted in 1889. The women were under strict ...
Boys Town, Nebraska. Boys Town was founded on December 12, 1917, [1] as an orphanage for boys. Originally known as "The City of Little Men", the organization was begun by Edward J. Flanagan, a Roman Catholic priest, while he worked in the Diocese of Omaha.
Jenkins Orphanage, American band in US; Mims, American hip hop recording artist, orphaned at age 13; Sonny Moore, American electronic dance music producer, adopted as an infant; That Mexican OT, American hip-hop artist. Orphaned at age 8. Trent Reznor, American singer, abandoned by parents at age 5 and raised by grandparents
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Approximately 85 to 90 percent of all girls attending the Good Shepherd home were successful later in life as respectable, hard working women. [ 12 ] After the closing of the school, the sisters continued to work in the community counseling and caring for abused women and distressed families, distributing food to the hungry and praying for the ...