Found 6 collections related to Social service -- New York (State) -- New York

The records of the Sunshine Settlement of New York City includes financial records (1905-1911) and a meeting attendance register (1901-1910). The Sunshine Settlement was a society formed in 1900 to provide education, health services, and healthful seaside visits for poor children and mothers less

William Hodson (1891-1943) was a social welfare administrator in Minnesota and New York City. In Minnesota he was instrumental in establishing the laws that became Minnesota's children's code. He moved to New York City in 1922 and joined the Russell Sage Foundation, first as director of its Division of Child Welfare, then as director of its Dept. of Social Legislation. He was the executive director of the Welfare Council of New York City from 1924 to 1934 and was Commissioner of Welfare from 1934 to 1943. Hodson was also active in professional organizations, serving as president of the American Association of Social Workers and of the American Public Welfare Association. Collection consists of correspondence, addresses, articles, sound recordings, and other papers relating to Hodson's professional activities in the fields of social work, child welfare and social legislation. Materials document Hodson's work in Minneapolis and in New York City, including his work as Commissioner of Public Welfare in New York City during the administration of Fiorello H. La Guardia. Sound recordings include speeches by and interviews with Hodson about various social welfare issues. less

The New York Foundation is a philanthropic foundation, established in New York City in 1909 for the purpose of providing financial support towards "altruistic purposes, charitable, benevolent, educational, or otherwise." For over a century, the Foundation has awarded grants to charitable and non-profit organizations in numerous fields, including public health, workers' rights, literacy, child welfare, AIDS research and treatment, women's suffrage, racial equity, legal aid, the alleviation of poverty, civil rights, immigrants' rights, and education reform, among many others. Although some earlier grants supported programs in other areas of the country, the bulk of the Foundation's grants since 1975 have been awarded to organizations in New York City, with a focus on grassroots community organizations. less