https://reuther.wayne.edu/taxonomy/term/518 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/4216 <p>United Community Services, operated in Detroit since 1878 under various names, was organized by civic leaders to coordinate the work of different charitable institutions in the area, and raise funds for community welfare needs. Gradually, it became a clearinghouse for the investigation and referral of social service cases as well as an advocate for social and health care reform. The records of the UCS reflect the concerns of professional social workers, the plight of the poor in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Detroit, and the community's attempts to improve their condition through the work of public and private social welfare agencies.</p> https://reuther.wayne.edu/node/4216#comments American Red Cross Associated Charities of Detroit Child welfare Community organizations Council of Social Agencies of Metropolitan Detroit Detroit Urban League Detroit--social conditions Federated Charitable Fund Raising Lurie, Harry L. (Harry Lawrence), 1892-1973 Medical care Norton, William J. (William John), 1883-1975 Poverty Public health Public welfare Social history Social service Thurber, Donald M.D. UCS War relief Washington, Forrester B., b. 1887 Youth organizations -- Michigan -- Detroit Thu, 21 May 2009 15:27:17 -0400 drice 4216 at https://reuther.wayne.edu