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demolished due to structural condition. The
Sherman Street address was added in November 1928 at St. Peter's Rectory. The Williams Street facility became known as the only home for unwed mothers in the city. At this point, the managerial structure of the corporation had been divided into three divisions with Mrs. Edward Bradford chairing the William Street committee, Mrs. Frederick Everett chairing the Buckingham Street committee, and Mrs. Robert Cooley chairing the newly created Sherman St. Committee.
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shall be to provide a temporary home for friendless and destitute women and children; and to give them employment and instruction with the ultimate design of providing for them a more permanent situation, or fitting them to maintain themselves”. At the end of its first year in March 1866, forty women and twenty children had received services from the Home for
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Community Council asked the Home to consider a different program for emotionally disturbed boys and girls up to age 12. This was accepted and that work began. At this time, the agency became known as The Children's Study Home to reflect the diagnostic and treatment work we pioneered for children with emotional and behavioral problems.
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During the following decades and into the new century, the troubles of society commanded growth of facilities and growth of donations. In 1897, a home on
Williams Street opened, a Home for Women, and an addition to the Buckingham Street home was added. By 1926 the structure on Buckingham Street was
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Council of Social Agencies, the Home for Unmarried mothers was closed in 1938. The corporation would now focus exclusively on children's needs. The Home at this time was providing temporary care for youngsters facing some type of disruption in their family life. In 1940, the
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By 1959, it became necessary to address the Home's mission and future direction due to decline in admissions. The board voted in 1961 to accept recommendations for a treatment oriented institution for emotionally disturbed boys and girls ages 6 to 12. In addition, the recommendation called for a
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In 1870, after outgrowing the Union Street home, and after the donations of many, a new additional facility was constructed on
Buckingham Street, a Children's Home, and its grand opening was in May 1871. The first school was established in 1873. The Union Street home then had the space needed for
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Massachusetts Legislature was asked to allocate $ 2,000 to the organization, which was granted with the provision that the community in Springfield provide a match of funds through private donations. The community raised $ 2,123.91 along with more tangible donations such as flour and
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Its first president was Rachel Capen Merriam. A “well built and commodious house” on Union Street was purchased. According to Article 2 of the 1865 Constitution, the “object of this institution
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On February 28, 1966, the Kathleen Thornton School, named after the director of the agency from 1940–1960 opened as a school to educate youngsters not able to function in public school.
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