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An orphanage is a residential institution, total institution or group home, devoted to the care of orphans and children who, for various reasons, cannot be cared for ...
Mother of Peace AIDS orphanage, Zimbabwe (2005) Many religious texts, including the Bible and the Quran, contain the idea that helping and defending orphans is a fundamental and God-pleasing matter. The religious leaders Moses and Muhammad were orphaned as children. Several scriptural citations describe how orphans should be treated: Bible
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Pages in category "Orphanages in the United States" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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Louis Armstrong, American musician, raised in an orphanage and by his grandmother; Hank Ballard, American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter; John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie, was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, educator and singer. Charles Bradley, was an American singer
Orphans International Worldwide (OIWW) is a charitable organization created to house and educate orphans and abandoned children.In response to the crisis facing orphaned children around the world, former investment bank employee Jim Luce founded Orphans International in 1999.
The need for orphanages increased due to immigration, urban poverty, cholera epidemics, and a decline in the use of indenture. [1] The first orphanage in what later became the United States was Catholic, founded in New Orleans in 1728 by French nuns. [1] The first public orphanage was the Charleston Orphan House, which opened in 1790. [1]