Central Seattle Community Council Federation records 1945-1984

Mutual of America

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Mutual of America was originally was chartered, licensed, and incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation under the name National Health & Welfare Retirement Association (NHWRA), on October 1, 1945, by a group of business leaders. NHWRA offered defined contribution retirement plans and insurance to nonprofits and their employees. The NHWRA first operated out of 441 Lexington Avenue, NYC. Milton H. Glover was the company's first President (1945–51) and later served as Chairman (1955–62). The...

Central Seattle Community Council Federation (Seattle, Wash.)

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The Central Seattle Community Council Federation represents a merger of the Central Area Community Council and the Jackson Street Community Council. The merger was formally approved in February 1967. The Jackson Street Community Council was formed in 1946 under United Good Neighbors (UGN) sponsorship to serve the needs of Seattle's International Area. The "self-help" approach of the Jackson Street Community Council, in combination with UGN support, proved to be extremely effective, and as a resu...

National Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers

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The National Federation of Settlements (NFS) was founded in 1911 by leaders in the settlement house movement, including Jane Addams, Graham Taylor, and Robert A. Woods. The NFS was a social welfare organization devoted to the promotion and improvement of the settlement movement throughout the United States. The social settlement was based on the idea that those who wanted to help the poor would live ("settle") in the neighborhoods that they hoped to improve, often in a building purchased or dona...

Community Chest and Council of Seattle and King County.

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Health and Welfare Council of Seattle and King County.

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Seattle Urban Renewal Enterprise (Seattle, Wash.)

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The Washington State Legislature adopted what was known as the Urban Renewal Law in 1957. Shortly afterwards, Seattle City Council adopted ordinance declaring that "blighted areas" existed in the City of Seattle, as defined by the State law. In 1958 the Mayor announced the appointment of Talbot Wegg as Urban Renewal Coordinator for the City of Seattle. The first Citizens' Advisory Committee on Urban Renewal met in 1958. By August the group was known as the Seattle Urban Renewal Ente...

Neighborhood House Inc. (Seattle, Wash.)

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Jackson Street Community Council (Seattle, Wash.)

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