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Founded on Thanksgiving Day 1835 as the Indianapolis Benevolent Society, the Society pledged, "to search out (Indianapolis’s) destitute families and afford them prompt relief." Working with a volunteer staff, the organization provided sustenance to the destitute. The relief provided to the poor was mostly in the form of food, shelter and clothing. In 1844, the Society added helping needy persons find employment. They did this in response to an Indiana Democrat newspaper column that opined “(t)he desire to live on other men’s earnings, is the vein from which almost all individual sufferings spring.”
Widows’ and Orphans Friends Society
The Society formed the Widows’ and Orphans Friends Society in 1849 to serve the needs of poor women in Indianapolis. That same year the Society formed the Widows’ and Orphans’ Asylum to provide food and shelter to orphans and poor women. The Widows’ and Orphans’ Asylum and the Indianapolis Benevolent Society joined forces to raise funds to build a new facility for the Widows’ and Orphans’ Asylum. After the Civil War, the Society worked to provide for the women and children left behind by the men killed in the War.
Over the years, the Society has operated under many names to serve the needs of the less fortunate. To help with this effort, contact:
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