The activities of public organizations in overcoming the child homelessness and neglect in the Ukrainian SSR in the 1920s
The activities of public organizations in overcoming the child homelessness and neglect in the Ukrainian SSR in the 1920s
Author(s): Anastasiia BilokonSubject(s): Recent History (1900 till today), Welfare services
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: public organizations;children’s social inspections;“Children’s Friends” Society;Commissions of economic assistance to kindergartens;Rural school support committees;Ukrainian Red Cross
Summary/Abstract: The article describes the activities of public organizations in overcoming child homelessness and neglect of the USSR in the 1920s, showing their mechanism of functioning. It has been proven that public organizations were actively involved in the protection of children and the fight against homelessness, neglect and juvenile delinquency. They provided individual assistance to orphans and half-orphans and were engaged in the prevention of homelessness. These organizations also organized patronage, assisted in the maintenance of childcare establishments, participated actively in the creation of institutions for children of the unemployed, and provided protection of minors’ labor rights.
Journal: Przegląd Nauk Historycznych
- Issue Year: 19/2020
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 321-335
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English
