Evening journal., 1920-01-24
WHAT III II DOING.


r HERE to be some confusion the mind of the
Delaware public as TO just What the Children's
Bureau Of Delaware doing in the matter Of constructive
work
Miss Aida L. Armstrong director Of the bureau. has is
sued statement relative to its activities which should
interest all friends Of the worldwide child welfare move
ment
II shows that the organized about two years
by Of the agences In Delaware who were deal
ing with children It's purpose was TO help the work Of
these agencies either by direct assistance OF - s5s;on,
undertake which the existing agencies felt to
necessary The board Of composed Of two
representatives from each Organization At the present
time there sixteen organizations represented.
Thenr st active work undertaken by the bureau the
establishment Of a state Board Of Charities This was in
stgaed by the bureau and through the efforts Of the
bureau and the help friends created at the
last Legislature.
Al the request OF the Home Frendess and Destitute
Children Of Delaware the bureau supeises the children
placed in foster homes that institution. These child
number between 20 and So and are placed throughout
the State OF Delaware.
The Babies Hospital requests the bureau TO make all in
vesgatlons for admission TO the hospital to IND homes
for few OF the infants who suitable for adoption
and TO supervise such homes.
The bureau found there crying need Tor the care
OF children who could not be taken into the existing
institutions e. children age or having some con-
taglous disease or children Of families which do not wish
to be broken up whose parent usually the fther was
perfectly capable OF supporting the children
After very vigorous efforts the part OF the bureau
about fifteen boarding homes have been approved and are
being used about twenty children These children are
not supported by the bureau hut paid for by their re
tves or by other members OF the bureau such as tle
Associated Charities the Hebrew Charities the Amercan-
zaon Committee Red Cross ETC. IL also has been asked
TO board special children who need particular kind OF
care wayward boys or defective children awaiting adms
sion to the school for the feebleminded AS yet II mas
not developed many homes suitable for such cases
but there is great need Of them
The bureau recently been asked by the state Board
Of Education to make a survey and recommendations re-
gardns the children placed foster homes from agencies
outside this state The new school code makes the state
Board Of Education responsible for such children but they
have no machinery funds with which to meet tls
responsibility. This the bureau has undertaken to DO
Resides the Investigations which are made for the mem
hers of the bureau Is undertaking to LOOK into speca
cases OF need relating children who are, or are key
q, become dependent delinquent or defective. These re-
nests come from many sources; for example. judge
sheriff the Child Labor Bureau. school nurses, schoo at
tendance officers Travellers Aid etc. In all cases. Doth
those that are reported for admission to Institutions OF
for other reasons the FIRST object is TO conserve or rebuild
the home Il is only where this seems Impossible OF n-
expedlen that the home ties are broken.
The bureau Is interested in the laws relating to child
rem In the state Of Delaware and hopes through the as
stance Of interested lawyers and citizens to have Dill
prepared for the next Legislature which VIII be cred'
10 the state Of Delaware and boon to its children
The bureau has recognized and hopes sometime 70 10
something for the child OF unmarried parents MOST states
have special commits ee-workns on this SUBJECT
n also homes to initiate many things for children that
NOV he ,nred over TO- an existing agency either state or
nriyate so II will be free to experiment and make re-
commentators in new fields Of service
The director win be glad at tIme to answer ques-
ons regarding any specific interest some person or ns
tuition may have in children.