The Social Service Federation of Englewood emerged from the civic reform spirit that characterized the turn of the twentieth century. Its roots trace back to 1898, when members of the Woman’s Club of Englewood organized boys’ clubs to provide structured recreation and moral…
Violet Cherry was a social worker and political activist. At the age of 12, the South African government jailed her briefly for protesting the racist Apartheid laws that discriminated against her due to her Indian heritage. She began social work at 16. She had an arranged…
