One of the most interesting reports by city officers covering work for the month of August was that presented by Superintendent W.E. Stanley of the board of charities and public welfare. This report covers in detail all of the work of the department, the most interesting feature of which is the work in mothers’ aid.
According to the report issued, three requests for mothers’ aid were made during the month, involving 11 children. All of these cases were given immediate attention. This phase of the work was almost ignored in the report made in a recent investigation of the department, but the monthly report shows that the department has been every active in this respect.
Of the total of 158 requests for help which came to the department, 126 of those were given aid. Nine people were given transportation, and seven were aided in securing work in the city.
Juvenile court and child welfare work proved an interesting feature during the month. Thirty-four complaints were filed against juveniles in the county, but 16 of these were adjusted out of court without any unpleasantness of a court trial. Numbers of boys called at the office for a check while on probation, and a number of negro boys were placed in temporary homes. Four children were sent to the superintendent of the county home.
From page 2 of the Durham Morning Herald, Sunday, Aug. 31, 1924
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