Children’s Aid Society (James Children’s Society)
December 1855 - ?
The Children’s Aid Society James Children Center was located on 154 Hester Street. The center was also referred to or known as the Italian Children’s Center. The mission of this center was to serve as a recreational space for poor Italian children. The Children’s Aid Society James Children Center was founded in a space that previously operated as a school. The space was converted to recreation space for activities and opportunities for children in need. Serving both boys and girls there was a plethora of different activities and recreation available. Including the implication of clubs, vocational training, and recreational spaces. The James Children’s Center opened a playground in 1931 that served the surrounding area. The James Children’s Center is no longer in existence and the Children’s Aid Society continues to serve the children and adults of the New York area.
Details
- Category
- Organization/Association
- Audience
- Children
- Founder(s)
- Charles Loring Brace (donated by Arthur Curtiss James)
- Corporate Body
- Children’s Aid Society
Location
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154 Hester St, New York, NY 10013, USA? - ?
References
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Search or Print: Children’s Aid Society Records: NYU Special Collections Finding Aids, findingaids.library.nyu.edu/nyhs/ms111_childrens_aid_society/all/. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025. https://findingaids.library.nyu.edu/nyhs/ms111_childrens_aid_society/all/ “A History of Innovation.” Children’s Aid, www.childrensaidnyc.org/about/history-innovation. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025. https://www.childrensaidnyc.org/about/history-innovation Lillian J. Weygandt, October 13, 1933, Folder 6, Box 42, Records of the Children’s Aid Society, The New-York Historical Society. Annual Report, 1930, Folder 4, Box 8, Records of the Children’s Aid Society, The New-York Historical Society. Annual Report, 1931, Folder 4, Box 8, Records of the Children’s Aid Society, The New-York Historical Society.