History of the “Mother Mission:” The First Florence Crittenton Facility The function of the Association is to help the Homes develop high program standards, consolidation of program and service information to be used as a norm against which to measure exchange of information and experiences to give field advisory service to the individual homes to give interpretation to the public. Representation on the Association’s Board is drawn geographically from the Boards and staff of the Homes. It has taken over all of the National Florence Crittenton Mission’s work except that of finance. In 1950 the Florence Crittenton Homes Association was chartered. With the Homes represented on the National Board and the Extension Committee, plans were begun to carry out National’s plan to turn over to representation of the Homes (and therefore to the Homes themselves) the responsibilities of the National Florence Crittenton Mission, except finances. The Committee’s responsibility was to employ and direct the work of the Extension Director. Greater participation from the Homes was wanted and there was representation on the National Mission Board the Central Extension Committee was organized in 1925 with membership drawn from the different Homes on a geographical selection. They felt the need for an additional person, and a traveling “Extension Director” was added to the staff. The two traveled a great deal around the country, counseling and advising on matters from Board and management to finances and building projects. Robert South Barrett, succeeded his mother in 1925 her daughter, Reba Barrett Smith, took over the work of the General Superintendent. Kate Waller Barrett succeeded him and acted as both president and General Superintendent Dr. Crittenton was president of the National Florence Crittenton Mission until his death in 1909 Dr. The need for a character which was more inclusive than that given by District of Columbia was felt and in 1898 the Mission was characterized by special act of the United States Government this was amended n 1903 to give the National certain more-inclusive trusteeship of the Homes. Together they worked out the plan of organization for the National Florence Crittenton Mission, which was to federate the scattered homes and encourage and help with the establishing of home across the country.īecause the Barrett family moved to Washington, the National Florence Crittenton Mission was organized and chartered there in 1895. Kate Waller Barrett of Atlanta, Georgia, who had been doing rescue work for several years and had opened a home there. Because so many imitators used to name “Florence Mission”, it was changed to Florence Crittenton. Crittenton went abroad for a year’s rest and on his return he spent several years in the West, preaching and helping “rescue homes” with their problems.

The work continued as a combination of evangelism which included midnight street-corner meetings and the care of the girls in the shelter. The Florence Night Mission was opened on Apas a combination mission where daily and nightly services were held and a shelter for girls. He was a very practical man and saw very soon the need for shelter for the girls whom he told “Go and sin no more”. Seven months after her death her father was roused from his stupor of grief through interest in the welfare of girls on the lower East Side of New York City. Note: In addition to the history of the Crittenton Movement, this entry includes a history of the “Mother House” the first facility of the Florence Crittenton Mission, a poem entitled: “The Soliloquy of a Florence Crittenton Girl” and theįlorence Crittenton Homes Association (FCHA) that was established in 1950 Charles Nelson Crittenton circa 1908įlorence Crittenton work is a memorial to the four-year old daughter of Charles Nelson Crittenton she died in 1882. In: Child Welfare/Child Labor, Organizations, Programs The Florence Crittenton Movement

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