CENTER FOR FAMILY SERVICES

Building on our legacy of caring, the Center for Family Services exists to assist, support, and strengthen individuals and families throughout our communities... One hundred and fifty-three years ago, in 1863, a group of Meadville women joined together to help local families experiencing financial crises. The "men folk" were away fighting the Civil War and their families were left without a wage earner. The soldiers' pay that was to be sent home, arrived sporadically and infrequently. Additionally, widows and orphans were also left without resources. The women gathered food and clothing for the families, distributing them to those in need. Besides seeing to the needs of the soldiers' families they also held blanket drives, collected bandages and food stores and sent them to the war front. Thus the Home Relief Society was born.

Primary location: Meadville United States