Children's Alliance of Monroe County Records

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 2014-047

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Children's Alliance of Monroe County was a child welfare organization in Monroe County, New York. Its records consist of minutes, correspondence, board member lists, bylaws, press releases, records of the State Youth Advocacy Workshop. They date from 1977 to 1984.

Dates

Creation: 1977-1984

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish, reproduce, distribute, or use in any current or future manifestations must be obtained in writing from the Rochester Public Library Local History and Genealogy Division.

Administrative History

The Children's Alliance of Monroe County was founded in 1978, receiving $1000 from the Frank Gannett Newpaper Foundation to create an organization dedicated to raising public awareness of child mistreatment and abuse. The organization was completely volunteer operated, and reliant on grants and donations for support. It regularly held benefit events for its support. In turn, the organization sponsored child abuse workshops and advocated for improved public child welfare services. The organization's later years are difficult to reconstruct. Newspaper records show that the years of this collection coincide with the origins and peak activity of the group. However, annual benefit concerts continued until 1989, despite no other records of post-1984 activity being found.