- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Administration Committee series
- Meeting minutes sub-series
- Level
- Sub-series
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 8-1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1937-1966
- Physical Description
- 14 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Sub-series consists of minutes, correspondence, and reports of meetings of the Administration Committee. Also included are minutes of a short-lived 1963 sub-committee constituted to produce a new funding formula specifying how the entire UJA budget was to be divided. Files are arranged chronologically.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Administration Committee series
- Meeting minutes sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 8-1
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1937-1939
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consist of minutes of meetings of the Administration Committee. Included are minutes of the one-time sub-committees on Staffing and office setup, Admissions, Campaign planning, and the permanent structure of the Admin. Committee. Also include are decisions regarding the 1938 basic allocations to be provided to UJWF agencies.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Administration Committee series
- Meeting minutes sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 8-1
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1936-1937
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consist of minutes of meetings of the Administration Committee. Included are minutes of the earliest meetings of what was originally called the "Continuing Committee on the Formation of a Joint Campaign", the earliest title of the Administration Committee and the group responsible for the creation of the new United Jewish Welfare Fund which supplanted the FJPT as Toronto's Jewish community fund-raising organization.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds
- Administration Committee series
- Meeting minutes sub-series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 67
- Series
- 8-1
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1938
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consist of minutes of meetings of the Administration Committee of the United Jewish Welfare Fund of Toronto. Chief topic of these meetings was the financial situation of the new organization.
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Level
- Fonds
- Fonds
- 86
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1932-1943
- Physical Description
- 23 cm of textual records
- Admin History/Bio
- The Jewish Child Welfare Association (JCWA) was formed in 1936 through the amalgamation of the Jewish Children’s Bureau, the Jewish Big Brother Movement, and the Jewish Big Sister Committee. This merger was intended to improve service to families in the community by making one agency responsible for all cases dealing with children and adolescents. The JCWA’s funding primarily came from the Federation for Jewish Philanthropies (later the United Jewish Welfare Fund) and municipal and provincial grants.
- The JCWA’s chairman was Bertram N. Davis and first executive secretary was Anne Gussack. Gussack was succeeded by Freda Manson in 1939 and Aaron B. Feld in 1941. Soon after its formation in 1936, the JCWA became one of the first unionized social agencies in Canada when it formed the Staff Association with the Jewish Family Welfare Bureau (JFWB).
- Located at 179 Beverley Street, the JCWA’s core activities included placing children in foster homes, arranging adoptions, supervising children in their own homes, providing housekeeping services to families, and providing supervision and guidance to unmarried mothers. The JCWA paid for the foster children’s room and board, clothing, and medical care; supervised their religious education; and supplied scholarships for vocational training through its Jewish Children’s Vocational Fund. The JCWA also ran the Foster Mothers’ Parent Education Group, initiated a foster day care program to allow foster mothers to work, and arranged for the placement of children in summer camps. A constant problem for JCWA was the lack of appropriate foster homes. In order to secure more homes, the agency regularly engaged in a foster homefinding publicity campaign.
- The Child Welfare Committee of the Hebrew Maternity Aid Society assisted the JCWA with finding and visiting foster homes, arranging adoptions, and attending to chronic clinical cases. The Hebrew Maternity Aid Society also participated in a Car Corp program with the JCWA by providing its social workers with volunteer drivers to help them travel to different locations.
- The JCWA’s Big Brother and Big Sister Departments provided guidance for delinquent, troubled, and developmentally disabled adolescents through individual and group work. Both departments assisted troubled youth with employment, vocational training, school adjustment, and recreational activities. In 1941, the Big Sister Committee left the JCWA to become affiliated with the JFWB.
- Discussions regarding the co-ordination of services between the JCWA and the JFWB began as early as 1935. Since both agencies worked with children and families, a merger was believed necessary to improve service to the community and ease confusion. In February 1943, the JCWA and the JFWB merged to form the Jewish Family and Child Services (JF & CS).
- Scope and Content
- Fonds consists of textual records documenting the programs, operation, finances and special projects and studies of the Jewish Child Welfare Association and its predecessor the Jewish Children's Bureau. Included is correspondence, reports, surveys, memos, meeting notices, agendas and minutes, financial records, questionnaires, speeches, client and membership lists, case presentations, news articles, theatrical scripts, event invitations and statistics.
- Fonds has been arranged with one sous-fonds, which contains the records of the Jewish Children's Bureau. In total there are 25 series. The Jewish Child Welfare Association (main fonds) series are: 1. Board of Trustees; 2. Executive Director; 3. Committees; 4. Adoption; 5. Foster care; 6. Summer camp program; 7. Nursery school; 8. Jewish Children's Vocational Board; 9. Finance and accounting; 10. Human Resources; 11. Operational statistics; 12. Special studies and surveys; 13. Publicity; 14. Liaison with other social welfare organizations; and 15. Welfare Council of Toronto. The Jewish Children's Bureau (sous-fonds) series are: 1. Board of Trustees; 2. Executive Director; 3. Adoption; 4. Foster care; 5. Finance and accounting; 6. Human resources; 7. Building administration; 8. Special studies and surveys; 9. Publicity; and, 10. Liaison with other social welfare organizations.
- Notes
- Associated material note: for related records held at the City of Toronto Archives, see also: Children's Aid Society of Toronto fonds (fonds 1001); Welfare Council of Toronto records in the University Settlement House fonds (fonds 1024, series 658); and, Department of Public Welfare records in the Former City of Toronto fonds (fonds 200).
- Name Access
- Jewish Child Welfare Association
- Jewish Children's Home
- Jewish Children's Vocational Fund
- Davis, Bertram N.
- Gussack, Anne
- Manson, Freda
- Feld, Aaron B.
- Jewish Big Sisters Committee
- Jewish Big Brothers Movement
- Jewish Family and Child Services
- Federation of Jewish Philanthropies
- United Jewish Welfare Fund
- Department of Public Welfare
- Welfare Council of Toronto
- Children's Aid Society
- Subjects
- Charities
- Children
- Families
- Nonprofit organizations
- Access Restriction
- Partially closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and the head of Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing some of the records.
- Related Material
- See also: Jewish Family Welfare Bureau fonds (fonds 87); Jewish Family and Child fonds (fonds 79); Federation of Jewish Philanthropies of Toronto fonds (fonds 66); and, United Jewish Welfare Fund fonds (fonds 67).
- Arrangement
- Records of the Jewish Big Sisters Committee, the Jewish Big Brothers Movement and records documenting programs of the JCWA that continued after the formation of JF & CS, such as the Foster Homefinding Campaign and the Foster Mothers' Parent Education Group, are arranged with the JF & CS fonds 79.
- Accession Number
- 2004-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Board of trustees series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 86
- Series
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1936-1942
- Physical Description
- 2 folders of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of correspondence documenting the activities of JCWA's board of trustees.
- Accession Number
- 2004-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Board of Trustees series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 86
- Series
- 1
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1937-1942
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of general correspondence between members of JCWA's Board of Trustees.
- Accession Number
- 2004-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Board of Trustees series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 86
- Series
- 1
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1936-1940
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of general correspondence between JCWA's Board of Trustees and the Jewish Big Brother Committee.
- Accession Number
- 2004-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Executive director series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 86
- Series
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1936-1941
- Physical Description
- 5 folders of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of textual records documenting the activities of JCWA's executive director. Included is a report, book review, correspondence, and speeches.
- Accession Number
- 2004-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Executive director series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 86
- Series
- 2
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1940
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of two speeches delivered by JCWA's Executive Director at various events. Included is one speech delivered at a Big Sister Committee Luncheon, and one speech delivered at both a United Jewish Welfare Fund annual meeting and a B'nai Brith meeting.
- Accession Number
- 2004-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Executive director series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 86
- Series
- 2
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1941
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of an Activity and Financial Report submitted to the Board of Trustees.
- Accession Number
- 2004-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Executive director series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 86
- Series
- 2
- File
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of general correspondece of the United Jewish Welfare Fund's Division I.
- Accession Number
- 2004-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Executive director series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 86
- Series
- 2
- File
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- Jan. 1941
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of a book review of "Social Case Work with Children - Studies in Structure and Process".
- Accession Number
- 2004-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Executive director series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 86
- Series
- 2
- File
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1936-1941
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of the Executive Director's general correspondence.
- Accession Number
- 2004-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Committees series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 86
- Series
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1938-1943
- Physical Description
- 2 folders of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of textual records documenting the activities of various committees of the Jewish Child Welfare Association. Included are reports of the Child Placement Committee and case presentations of the Case Committee.
- Accession Number
- 2004-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Committees series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 86
- Series
- 3
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1939 - [ca.1941]
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of reports of JCWA's Child Placement Committee. Included are reports on the selection of appropriate foster homes, the general activities of the Committee, and the Car Corp program.
- Accession Number
- 2004-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Committees series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 86
- Series
- 3
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1942-1943
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of case presentations of JCWA's Case Committee.
- Accession Number
- 2004-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Adoption series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 86
- Series
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1933-1942
- Physical Description
- 2 folders of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of correspondence documenting various adoptions JCWA attempted to arrange. Some correspondence relates to open cases and liaison with other social welfare organizations that JCWA inherited from the Jewish Children's Bureau.
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and head of the Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing the records.
- Accession Number
- 2004-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Adoption series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 86
- Series
- 4
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1935-1942
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correpondence between JCWA and other social welfare organizations regarding adoptions. Some correspondence relates to cases that originated with the Jewish Children's Bureau and were inherited by JCWA.
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and head of the Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing the records.
- Accession Number
- 2004-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Adoption series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 86
- Series
- 4
- File
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1933-1937
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of correpondence between JCWA and the Free Synagogue Child Adoption Committee of New York regarding adoptions. Liaison with the Free Synagogue Child Adoption Committee originated with the Jewish Children's Bureau and was continued by JCWA.
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and head of the Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing the records.
- Accession Number
- 2004-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Foster care series
- Level
- Series
- Fonds
- 86
- Series
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1932-1943
- Physical Description
- 6 cm of textual records
- Scope and Content
- Series consists of textual records documenting JCWA's foster care program. Included are financial records, case load statistics, municipal grant applications, and Children's Aid Society voucher reports.
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and head of the Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing the records.
- Accession Number
- 2004-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Foster care series
- Level
- File
- Fonds
- 86
- Series
- 5
- File
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1935-1939
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Scope and Content
- File consists of statistics documenting JCWA's annual and monthly case loads. JCWA compiled these statistics for the Province of Ontario's statistical return. Some statistics document case loads for the Jewish Children's Home and the Jewish Children's Bureau.
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and head of the Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing the records.
- Accession Number
- 2004-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Foster care series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 86
- Series
- 5
- File
- 1
- Item
- 1
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1935
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and head of the Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing the records.
- Accession Number
- 2004-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Foster care series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 86
- Series
- 5
- File
- 1
- Item
- 2
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1936
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and head of the Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing the records.
- Accession Number
- 2004-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Foster care series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 86
- Series
- 5
- File
- 1
- Item
- 3
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1937
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and head of the Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing the records.
- Accession Number
- 2004-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Foster care series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 86
- Series
- 5
- File
- 1
- Item
- 4
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1938
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and head of the Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing the records.
- Accession Number
- 2004-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions
- Part Of
- Jewish Child Welfare Association fonds
- Foster care series
- Level
- Item
- Fonds
- 86
- Series
- 5
- File
- 1
- Item
- 5
- Material Format
- textual record
- Date
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1 folder of textual records
- Access Restriction
- Closed. Researchers must receive permission from the OJA Director and head of the Jewish Family and Child prior to accessing the records.
- Accession Number
- 2004-1-8
- Source
- Archival Descriptions