Federations, Financial (Social service)

Scope and Contents Correspondence, administrative records and reports concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A. association and Phyllis Wheatley branch in LIttle Rock, Arkansas. The Phyllis Wheatley branch serves the African American girls and Women in Little Rock documents concerning the history of the branch describe its relationship to the local association and national organization as well as reasons for its separate establishment. Documents include visitation reports, lists of personnel and volunteers, histories...

Scope and Contents Reports, correspondence and administrative records concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A. association in Pasadena, California. Documents include constitutions, historical outlines, visitation reports, lists of staff and volunteers, a completed residence survey and correspondence and reports concerning work with the African American population. Also included is "Pasadena Social Agencies Survey" by Edwin A. Cottrell. This extensive report of a survey of the Pasadena Community Chest and the...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A. Community Division. The Community Division's purpose is to provide direct services to local associations and aid in communication between local associations and the national organization, as well as to other organizations. Branch and center materials concern work with African American women, Asian American women and International Institutes serving women immigrants. A history of the development of the branches and their purpose in addition to...

Scope and Contents Publications of the Community Division of the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. The Community Division is responsible for support services to associations in cities, towns and rural areas. Publications for use by national or local staff include pamphlets and manuals concerning the leadership and administration of associations, handbooks for program planning and conducting local studies, suggested membership practices and a report on community association activities. Publications are...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the Twelfth National Convention of the Young Women's Christian Associations of the United States of America. Minutes and reports of the Convention Committee meetings concern preparation for the convention including selecting program emphasis and speakers; making arrangements; and preparing for convention business. Following these documents is a report on the alternate basis of membership and the constitution. Group meeting materials provide the discussion questions and...

Scope and Contents As part of a network of social work agencies and community organizations the YWCA of the U.S.A. and its local associations are sometimes part of studies assessing such programs. As participants, organizers or interested parties the YWCA of the U.S.A. uses the results of the studies to maintain awareness of the communities they serve and inform program decisions. Studies of the Kansas City, Missouri social agencies include two studies of the Community Chest agencies and their relationships, a...

Scope and Contents Minutes and reports of the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. and its executive committee. Minutes concern national business, budgets and finance, committee business, resolutions and recommendations and personnel. In addition, materials may include reports from committees, reports of programming and method, and summaries of conferences and conventions. Throughout the minutes the topics of the evangelical versus personal basis of membership, budget and financial concerns, and...

Scope and Contents Minutes and reports of the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. and its executive committee. Minutes concern national business, budgets and finance, committee business, fundraising, approval of new clubs, convention planning, resolutions and recommendations and personnel. The meetings address many topics but the issue of spending and budgeting is always prominent in the materials. "Caution," a report from March 1949, urges caution in spending and budgeting capital funds. In addition to...

Scope and Contents Reports of studies of the social agencies and population statistics in Rochester, New York. The results of the studies are used for social planning and to assess the needs of the community. The first report, "A Study of the Community Chest and Council of Social Agencies of Rochester, New York; also a Study of Seven Surveys from the Community Organization Standpoint," uses existing and gathered information to assess existing social and health agencies in Rochester. The report includes...

Scope and Contents Three studies of social and health services agencies in Rochester, New York. The first study, "A Survey of the Character Building Agencies of Rochester, New York," conducted for the Rochester Community Chest, assesses existing social agencies to determine if they are adequately meeting the needs of the community, if they are meeting those needs efficiently and if the facilities and buildings serve the purposes. "Cost and Volume of Social Work in Rochester, New York," is a series of reports...

Scope and Contents Two studies of the community services in Rochester, New York. The first study, "A Survey of Recreational Facilities in Rochester, New York," is a survey of public, private and industrial recreation facilities in Rochester. The study was conducted at the request of the Council of Social Agencies of Rochester and the report presents the detailed data collected. The second report is section 12 of a survey made by Clara O. Somerville for the YWCA of Rochester. Titled "Rooms Study," this section...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the YMCA of the USA North American Assembly on YMCA Work with Youth, YMCA of the USA studies and the role of women and girls in the YMCA of the USA. The North American Assembly on YMCA Work With Youth is a gathering of YMCA of the USA leaders to discuss the youth program, the needs of youth in North America, training needs for leaders working with youth and the social, political and economic conditions affecting youth. Assembly preparatory materials and reports prepare...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning social work organizations outside of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Correspondence with the American Red Cross concerns a first aid training conducted by the American Red Cross for the National Board of the YWCA of the U.S.A. in addition to a pamphlet on the history and work of the Red Cross. Documents concerning community chests and councils include a YWCA of the U.S.A. booklet on the relationship between the local association and its community chest and reports on the role of...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A.'s cooperation with social work organizations. Community Chests, organizations that assist in the collaboration between social agencies and donors for the securing and distribution of funds for social work, are a source of support and resources for the YWCA of the U.S.A. Documents include description and discussion of the nature of the relationship with the YWCA of the U.S.A. In addition, reports and pamphlets concern the relationship between the...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning High School Victory Corps, war chest agreements with the YWCA of the U.S.A. National Board and YWCA of the U.S.A. wartime expansion projects. Victory Corps are programs organized through public high schools for youth to have the opportunity to contribute to organized community service in the war effort and to provide opportunities for training to prepare youth for future service in the military. Pamphlets and reports explain the program and its activities and...