Milford chronicle., 1928-08-03
THE CHILDREN'S
BUREAU OF DELAWARE
Prevention Of Cruelty To Children
In All Parts of Delaware Is
A Duty of This Board

A man was sent the other day to
the Workhouse. His wife was found
to be insane and had to be taken to
the State Hospital. Their four chill
dren were suddenly left without
parents and without a home.
Somebody had to do something
right away for those four children.
What would you have done in a
case like that?
Another day, three babies, the
oldest only four, were found alone
in house. The father had gone
early to work. The mother had set
out for a days outing. No food,
water, nor any other provision had
been made for the babies needs.
If you had found those three ba-
bies left that way, what would you
have done?
Probably you would have done
just what the person did who ac-
tually found those three babies. He
telephoned to the Children's Bureau
of Delaware. A worker was sent
to the children at once and the chill
dren were placed in safety without
delay.
There are a lot of children in
Delaware who are suffering from
the effects of ignorance or poverty
or neglect and even from cruelty.
Last year the Bureau had almost
1000 such children on its list. These
children were found in every coun-
ty in Delaware.
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Two automobiles are in constant
use. Any day in the year you can
see them going up and down the
roads of Sussex and Kent and New
Castle counties on their errands to
the children in the towns and on the
farms.
When the Bureau finds child who
is neglected or abused, it is in a po-
sition to take action against the
father or mother or other person
who is mistreating the child, be-
cause the work of the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Chill !
dren is now a part of the Bureaus |
work. In 1925, the societies were
and now the two to-
gether are called the Children's
Bureau of Delaware.
When a child is suffering, not
from any wilful neglect or cruelty,
out from the effects of ignorance or
poverty, then the Bureau tries, not
o take the child away from his own
lone where he has at least the love
# his parents, but to improve the
conditions in his home so that he
an stay there with his own people
nd still do well and be happy. 720
# the children in whom the Bureau
vas interested last year were kept
light in their own homes.
There are some children, however,
7ho lose their own homes. For I
hese children, good foster homes
aust be found so that the children,
Though they have had the dread
III misfortune of being separated
rom their own father and mother,
lay yet find love and care and all
ne happiness of a normal home
fe. The Bureau has about 100 .
hildren in foster homes and is
in need of more good 4
ONES where it can place it's home 4
,ss children.
The foster homes which the Bur-
au chooses for it's children are Sc 4
,cted with the utmost care and
cry frequent visits are made, after
child has been placed in order to
AXE sure that the child is happy 4
nd is doing well and to find out
neither the parents are learning =
,ally to love the foster child and 4
care for it as their own.
The Bureau has no State or coun-
aid. 1t is supported entirely by 4
contribution Contribu-
ons for it's support come from
rery part of the State. The Bureau =
elongs to every person in Delaware 4
no is interested in the children of
elaware and to every child who =
eeds the Bureaus care. 4
The Office of the Bureau is in
913 Tatnall street. The
lephone number is Wilmington =
IA. Any letter that says just 4
Jhildrens Bureau of Delaware"
ill get to them. =
Some day the Bureau will have 4
l Office in Sussex county or in the ,
wer part of Kent. How would
ilford do? From here, the work. 4
s of the Bureau could get to the 1
lildren in this part of the State
lickly and easily. Z