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Little Wards of the State Need Ongoing Care
C. E. Pleasants, General Finance Secretary of the Children’s Home Society of Virginia, calls readers to support the society’s work. He notes 1,400 children require ongoing visits and foster placements, with 100 to 130 in care at any time and 70 to 90 in Richmond, plus 20 to 30 in Roanoke. The annual cost exceeds $100,000, but the program seeks to save distressed children at about $55 per child yearly through private donations.
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Children’s Home Society of Virginia
Richmond
Roanoke
Virginia