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(9) National Assistance Board
Provides financial aid and assistance in kind in cases of need. Deals with assessment
of resources of applicants for legal aid.
Enquiries to :—
(District, address and telephone number)
Part II—Voluntary Organisations
The following voluntary organisations, set out in alphabetical order, are associated
with home visiting and the welfare of parents and children.
(Associations concerned with certain aspects of social work can, for ease of reference,
be identified under the following numbers :—
Adoption of children
Marriage guidance
Mental health
Moral Welfare
6, 8, 19, 23.
4, 11, 13, 10.
18, 20.
7, 9, 25).
1. Board of Guardians and Trustees for the Relief of the Jewish Poor, 127, Middlesex Street,
E.l. (BIShopsgate 1602)—Administers various Jewish associations and deals, among
other things, with family case work in connection with general welfare.
2. British Legion, 49, Pall Mall, S.W.I. (WHItehall 8131)—In addition to main
activities, provides help for after-care training of orphans and assistance towards
maintenance of orphan children.
3. British Red Cross Society, 14, Grosvcnor Crescent, S.W.I. (SLOane 9151)—In
addition to main activities, provides medical loan depots.
British Red Cross Loan Equipment Depots in the division :—
(District, address and telephone number)
4. The Catholic Marriage Advisory Council, 38-39, Parliament Street, S.W.I.
(WHItehall 0817)—Promotes successful marriage and parenthood by means of
education for marriage; also provides marriage counselling for those in difficulty
about marriage and family relationships.
5. Catholic Social Welfare Committee—Is concerned with the rescue of Roman Catholic
children.
(Address and telephone number).
6. The Children's Aid Society, 55, Leigham Court Road, S.W.16. (STReatham 2131 /2)—
Is a registered adoption society; makes up for the loss of a normal home life which
any child in its care has lost through no fault of its own.
7. The Church Army, 55, Bryanston Street, W.l. (PADdington 9211)—Is a Society
pledged to the doctrine and practice of the Church of England and undertakes
social and moral welfare work.
8. Church of England Children's Society, Old Town Hall, Kennington Road, S.E.ll.
(RELiance 2441)—Rescues and cares for children who arc orphaned, homeless,
cruelly treated or in moral danger and also relieves over-burdened homes; is a
registered adoption society and also arranges boarding-out with foster parents
and in small family homes.
9. Church of England Moral Welfare Council, Room 251, Church House, Dean's Yard,
S.W.I. (ABBey 6269)—Co-ordinates the moral welfare work of the Church of
England throughout the country and the activities of local organisations engaged
on this work. The following association functions in this Division:—
(District, address and telephone number)
177
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