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| Title | Safe Haven for Children Turns 140 |
| Extended Title | Gillis Center Began Helping People During the Civil War |
| Abstract | Article on the Gillis Center at 8150 Wornall Road celebrating its 140th anniversary by opening a new emergency care shelter. The new shelter has room for 10 children. Founded as part of the Women's Christian Association in 1870, the center originally provided room and board for Civil War widows and their children, and eventually transitioned into an orphanage. It became known as the Gillis Home for Children in 1900 after a donation by the estate of Mary Gillis Troost. In the early 1960s, the center shifted into becoming a long-term residential treatment facility for children. |
| Author | Linda Friedel
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| Date | May 18, 2011 |
| Source | Wednesday Sun |
| Location | Microfilm |
| Volume | 74 |
| Number | 20 |
| Page | 1A-2A |
| Local Subject | Gillis Orphans' Home
Gillis Center
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| Illustrations | Yes |
| Item Type | Newspaper Article
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| CONTENTdm number | 40334 |
