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The original logo of the agency. The NYC Department of Public Charities and Corrections was established in 1860. [4] Due to objections over combining pauper care with penal services, the department was divided into the NYC Department of Public Charities (for hospitals and welfare) and the NYC Department of Correction in 1895. [4]
Children's Aid, formerly the Children's Aid Society, [6] is a private child welfare nonprofit in New York City founded in 1853 by Charles Loring Brace.With an annual budget of over $100 million, 45 citywide sites, and over 1,200 full-time employees, Children's Aid is one of America's oldest and largest children's nonprofits.
Rising Ground is a large [1] human services organization in New York City, with approximately 1,600 employees [2] supporting more than 25,000 children, adults, and family members annually. Founded in 1831 as the Leake and Watts Orphan House, [ 3 ] Rising Ground focused on providing child welfare services for much of its existence.
Studies of the Child Welfare League of America. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0231036019. Meezan, William; Katz, Sanford N; Russo, Eva Manoff (1978). Adoptions Without Agencies: a Study of Independent Adoptions. New York: Child Welfare League of America. ISBN 0878681744. Magura, Stephen (1986).
The National CASA agency relies on pass thru grants from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention as well as partnerships with non-profit organizations, philanthropic corporations, and community action groups. [8] CASA are generally appointed at the first hearing for the welfare of a child. [9]
The New York Foundling, founded in 1869 by the Roman Catholic Sisters of Charity, is one of New York City's oldest and largest child welfare agencies. The Foundling operates programs in the five boroughs of New York City, Rockland County , and Puerto Rico .
Pages in category "Non-profit organizations based in New York City" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 483 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Headquarters of the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children was founded in 1874 (and incorporated in 1875). It is the world's first child protective agency. [1] It is sometimes called the Gerry Society [2] after one of its co-founders, Elbridge Thomas Gerry.