NCJ Number
188859
Date Published
2000
Length
59 pages
Annotation
This document gives a short history of the Foundation for Child Development’s work and accomplishments over the past century.
Abstract
This private foundation was incorporated as a voluntary agency in New York in 1900 and established as the Association for the Aid of Crippled Children (AACC) in 1908. Voluntary contributions from the public supported AACC until 1944 when substantial funds were received from the estate of Milo M. Belding. The AACC’s program began with teaching disabled children but soon developed a broader definition of aid to the children and their families. Their work changed again when nursing care and treatment in both the home and the school became the main focus of the program. From the early 1950's until the early 1970's, most of the funds supported research on genetically based disorders and abnormalities of fetal development. The association changed its name in 1972 and aimed to prevent child poverty and promote economic security of families. Grants designed to address these aims are made for research, to link research to policy and program development, and for leadership development. A summary statement of grants is provided. The Foundation funds, for the most part, research and policy analysis projects. It does not fund scholarships or grants to individuals, capital campaigns, the purchase, construction, or renovation of buildings, or grants for projects outside the United States. The Foundation has a special interest in children in low-income, working families, particularly those families that are struggling to meet their children’s basic human needs.