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'''The Home for Little Wanderers''' is a private [[non-profit]] child and family service agency in Massachusetts, US. Founded as an orphanage in 1799, it the oldest agency of its kind in the US. Today, the home plays a role in delivering services to thousands of children and families each year through a system of residential, community-based and prevention programs, direct care services and advocacy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehome.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_history|title=The Home for Little Wanderers - History - The Home for Little Wanderers|website=www.thehome.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |url=https://innovations.ahrq.gov/profiles/community-wide-collaboration-provides-school-based-mental-health-services-students-and |title=Community-Wide Collaboration Provides School-Based Mental Health Services to Students and Families in Impoverished, High-Crime, Urban Neighborhoods |date=2014-01-29 | accessdate=2014-02-21}}</ref> |
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'''The Home for Little Wanderers''' is a nationally renowned, private, non-profit child and family service agency. It has been part of the Massachusetts landscape for over 200 years, making it the oldest agency of its kind in the nation and one of the largest in New England. Originally founded as an orphanage in 1799, The Home today plays a leadership role in delivering services to thousands of children and families each year through a system of residential, community-based and prevention programs, direct care services, and advocacy. |
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The Home's services include early intervention and prevention, foster care and adoption, clinical services, residential care, special education, and home-based family support. |
The Home's services include early intervention and prevention, foster care and adoption, clinical services, residential care, special education, and home-based family support. |
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==See also== |
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The mission of The Home for Little Wanderers is to ensure the healthy emotional, mental, and social development of children at risk, their families, and communities. |
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* [[Boston Female Asylum]], precursor to the Home |
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==References== |
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The main office is located at 271 Huntington Ave, [[Boston]]. The agency's CEO and President is [[Joan Wallace-Benjamin]]. Visit www.thehome.org for additional information. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* [http://www.thehome.org/ The Home for Little Wanderers website] |
* [http://www.thehome.org/ The Home for Little Wanderers website] |
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* {{cite web |title=Company Profile: The Home for Little Wanderers |url=http://profiles.portfolio.com/company/us/ma/boston/the_home_for_little_wanderers/1115783/ |website=[[Portfolio.com]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926072715/http://profiles.portfolio.com/company/us/ma/boston/the_home_for_little_wanderers/1115783/ |archivedate=September 26, 2010}} |
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Latest revision as of 18:46, 4 May 2024
The Home for Little Wanderers is a private non-profit child and family service agency in Massachusetts, US. Founded as an orphanage in 1799, it the oldest agency of its kind in the US. Today, the home plays a role in delivering services to thousands of children and families each year through a system of residential, community-based and prevention programs, direct care services and advocacy.[1][2]
The Home's services include early intervention and prevention, foster care and adoption, clinical services, residential care, special education, and home-based family support.
See also
[edit]- Boston Female Asylum, precursor to the Home
References
[edit]- ^ "The Home for Little Wanderers - History - The Home for Little Wanderers". www.thehome.org.
- ^ "Community-Wide Collaboration Provides School-Based Mental Health Services to Students and Families in Impoverished, High-Crime, Urban Neighborhoods". Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. 2014-01-29. Retrieved 2014-02-21.
External links
[edit]- The Home for Little Wanderers website
- "Company Profile: The Home for Little Wanderers". Portfolio.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2010.
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