Los Angeles Area Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers records Bulk, 1965-1967 1954-1976

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Los Angeles Area Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers records Bulk, 1965-1967 1954-1976

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The Los Angeles Area Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers records consists of correspondence, reports, memorandums, bylaws, and meeting minutes, 1954-1976 (bulk 1965-1967) that document the development and founding, and activities, of this non-profit organization. The conception and incorporation of the federation are very well documented; also included are records pertaining to some of the major programs sponsored by the Federation, including Head Start; and the Federation's funding relationship with United Way of Los Angeles.

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United Way of Los Angeles

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The United Way of Los Angeles is a volunteer social welfare agency dedicated to uniting government, private agencies, and individuals to meet the needs of the socially needy. It was created in 1963, the result of the consolidation of thirty-three Los Angeles area city and local community chests, some of which dated to ca. 1920. With the growth of the Los Angeles area, the consolidation of community charitable giving and agencies under the leadership of a directing organization was considered nec...

Head Start Program (U.S.)

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Welfare Planning Council, Los Angeles Region

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The Welfare Planning Council was created in 1953 when the Welfare Council of Metropolitan Los Angeles was reorganized at the recommendation of the Citizen's Study Committee of the Welfare Federation of Los Angeles. To create a division responsible solely for programs and agencies, the committee had judged that the Welfare Council should be separated from fund-raising functions of the Los Angeles Welfare Federation, then known as the Los Angeles Community Chest. This establishment of the Welfare ...

Los Angeles Area Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers.

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The Los Angeles Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers was conceived in 1959 when the Welfare Federation of Los Angeles set up a Settlements and Centers Study Committee to explore possible interest in an affiliation of the various settlement houses and centers currently operating in the city of Los Angeles. In January 1963 the Federation was officially incorporated and among its first actions was the development of a proposal for an anti-poverty program. In 1965, with a tiny staff, i...