Council of Social Agencies of Metropolitan Detroit
Organization
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
United Community Services Records
Collection
Identifier: UR000420
Abstract
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...
Dates:
1878 - 1945; Majority of material found within 1910 - 1938