Evening star., 1947-03-02

Offering Aid TO Meet
Family Emergencies
The public apparently lacks In
formation about agencies supported
by the Community Chest Federation
which offer services to meet fam
lily emergencies, Federation oficials
said yesterday. The officials made
public 4 list Of such agencies and
their special functions.
In q statement issued jointly with
the FAnily and Child Welfare Diu-
sion Of the Council of Social Agen-
cies, they called attention to the
recent publicity given to families
because Of financial and other
crises. They pointed to the manner
in which CheSt-finAnced agencies
can avert or modify threatened dis
aster.
1--WE are deeply concerned" the
statement said, mot only about the
families broken by disaster, but by
public reaction to news Of these
families, indicating a lack of infor-
nation about agencies ready to
help, or the degree to which agencies
are already helping In some in
stances"
MANY Of these disasters might
have been averted If those con-
cerned had known about agency
services. Even those situations
where prevention may not have
been possible, might have been less
highly publicized If the families, or
the sympathetic public Or the
newspapers had been more aware Of
agency services and had made use
Of them"
It Is difficult. If not impossible, for
agencies to release positive informa-
ton about the hundreds Of people
they help every month, the state
mert said, 50 that ut is necessary
to bring these services to public |
attention in this manner OF listing
such resources.
Agencies Listed" /
The statement listed these Chest
supported agencies in Washington
and surrounding areas, with ad.
dresses, telephone numbers and
summaries Of their work:
Family Service Association, 1922
Eleventh street NV, District eSs3.
Non-sectarian, white and colored
resident families and individuals, in
cluding service to the blind and to
unmarried mothers. Has no child
welfare department.
Salvation Army, 426 Sixth street
NV, District 6702. Non-sectarian,
child welfare department. It spe-
cializes in short-time emergency
cases.
Catholic Charities, 1441 Rhode
Island avenue NV, Decatur 033l.
For resident Catholics, white and
colored, family and child welfare de-
partments and unmarried mothers.
Jewish Social Service Agency, 113l
Spring road NV, Georgia 1895. For
members Of Jewish faith, family
service and child care services, un-
AAAs. AC4 Ano4ASAc, 1CSAoCuGS anu uOIl.
residents.
Travellers Aid Society, $40 Eigh-
toenth street NV, National 5940.
Nonsectarian, white and colored.
Constructive professional service to
stranded or nonresident families,
runaway children, single women,
and sometimes single men, un-
married mothers. Travel service
temporary difficulties, such as loss
Of money or ticket, meeting and
helping children, the aged, refugees,
etc.
Welfare Department OF. the Amer
ican Legion, 727 Nineteenth street,
NV, Metropolitan 421l. Nonsec-
tartan, white and colored. Tempo
rary assistance to World War I and
World War II veterans and their
families. Residents and nonresidents.
Bureau Of Rehabilitation, 424 Fifth
street NV, District 1852. Nom
sectarian, white and colored, resi-
dents and nonresidents. Helps pa
rolees and ex-prisoners adjust in
community. Contacts them in prison.
Assists their families during their
absence.
Children's Protective Association,
1907 s street NV, Dupont 1878.
Nonsectarian, white and colored
families. Offers service to children
and their families, particularly in
volving neglect or behavior problems.
Suburban Agencies.
Gt,h,,phor, aHAnoiAe ,i1riro eir,{1ar
services to families and children are:
Department of Public Welfare,
Court House, Arlington, Va.
Fairfax County Child Consulta-
ton Service, 152 Hillwood avenue,
Falls Church, Va.
Fairfax Welfare Committee, Fair
fax, Va.
Family Service Society of Alexan-
dria, ITO North st. Asaph street,
Alexandra, Va.
Social Service League of Mont
gonaery County, Rockville, Md.
Catholic Charities of Prince
Georges County, 472o Baltimore ave.
nue., HyattsNlle, Md.
Social Service League of Prince
Georges County, 472o Baltimore ave-
nue., Hyattsville, Md.
There is careful division of work
between family and child welfare
agencies in the Community Chest
and the public or unsupported
agencies. When q family or individ-
ual obviously need long and con-