As a result of the tour of the house and grounds, the League of Women Voters was made aware of the living conditions at Glenn Home. They had a strong desire to change those living conditions and went before City Council on behalf of the children to ask for more money to improve conditions. The […]

In response to the letter from Public Welfare, the Glenn Home staff formulated a plan to renew the Glenn Home license. This is the documented part of that plan: As a result of this plan, the League of Women Voters took notice and scheduled a tour of Glenn Home.

In 1973, the Glenn Home license had not been renewed since 1964 due to substandard living conditions. This letter from the Department of Public Affairs informed the staff of the steps necessary to fix the conditions and renew the license. The Glenn Home staff responded to this letter with an action plan to renew the […]

The following is the proposed Glenn Home budget for the year of 1973. This budget appears to be the catalyst for the game changing events that happened in 1973, as it quickly became clear that the orphanage did not have sufficient funds to meet the budget, and the city council was reluctant to provide the […]

As a result of the action plan, the League of Women Voters took a renewed interest in Glenn Home, and spearheaded a tour of the grounds. They took pictures and documented all the deficiencies that needed to be fixed in order for Glenn Home to obtain a renewed license. Although the tour took note of […]

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