First Report of the Association for the Care of Coloured Orphans: Embracing an Account of "the Shelter for Colored Orphans", Instituted at Philadelphia, in the Year 1822 (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Care Of Coloured Orphans Association

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0260192384 ISBN 13: 9780260192387

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Discover the true story behind a pioneering 19th-century effort to care for colored orphans in Philadelphia. This account reveals how a volunteer network built a shelter, navigated social barriers, and sustained a charitable mission.

This nonfiction work presents the history of the Association for the care of Coloured Orphans and its Shelter for Coloured Orphans. It documents the early organizing, the challenges faced, and the practical steps taken to provide housing, schooling, and support for vulnerable children in a diverse American city.

• Learn how a group of Friends and community members organized, funded, and governed the shelter.
• See how the institution secured legal recognition and built a durable care system.
• Understand the day-to-day operations, including schooling, apprenticeships, and medical help.
• Get a sense of the social context and the donors, networks, and public support that sustained the effort.

Ideal for readers of early American social history and nonprofit origins, this book offers a window into charitable work and community resilience in the 1800s.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0260192384
• ISBN 13: 9780260192387
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 50