A History of the Ottilie Orphan Home in Jamaica, New York: 1892–1942
Abstract
The development of institutions for dependent, neglected, and delinquent children shows that this form of child care, like all other child welfare or social welfare efforts, is inseparably woven with the social, economic and political forces, and the prevailing understanding of children and their needs. Consequently, the author deems it necessary to consider at this time the three stages in the development of children's institutions in order to set the scene for the crystallized presentation of the Ottilie Orphan Home. Authorities refer to these stages as the asylum, the school, and the home and trace philosophies in our institutions of today to either of these periods of growth and development. The first known institutions in this country did not restrict care to homeless children alone, but provided shelter for destitute adults as well. These institutions were known as asylums. Also, it must be said that political and economic conditions played a large role in the creation of such institutions. However, as the local governments became responsible for the welfare of their citizens, separate institutions to care for children were erected. The first of this kind was built in New Orleans in 1729.
Subject Area
Social research|Social work
Recommended Citation
Fisher, Muriel Lane, "A History of the Ottilie Orphan Home in Jamaica, New York: 1892–1942" (1950). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI31097057.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI31097057
