Serving the Community: A Timeline of Philanthropy, Charity, and Non-profit Organizations in Cleveland, Ohio
1866-1880
After the Civil War, new wealth gave rise to private philanthropy which continued to emphasize the beliefs and services of the religious charities. Educational institutions and community organizations were established and endowed in accordance to the individual wishes of wealthy donors.
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1866 Cleveland City Hospital established by the Cleveland City Hospital Society (later known as University Hospitals of Cleveland)
1867 Bethel Union established as an auxiliary of the Western Seamen’s Friend Society to evangelize neighborhoods near the Cuyahoga River and maintain a home for the poor and sailors between jobs 1867 Western Reserve Historical Society founded to document and preserve the history of Cleveland and the area known as the Western Reserve 1867 Dorcas Society founded through the efforts of Mrs. Josiah Harris and Mrs. Hiram Little to provide home-based nursing care for sick and poor women 1868 Young Women’s Christian Association founded as the Women’s Christian Association to assist self-supporting women in Cleveland 1868 Jewish Orphan Asylum (later known as Bellefaire) established by B’nai B’rith to care for Jewish Civil War orphans 1868 Ladies Hospital Aid Society of East Cleveland established as an auxiliary to aid Cleveland City Hospital, a forerunner of University Hospitals of Cleveland 1869 Catholic House of the Good Shepherd founded to provide services to unwed pregnant women 1870 Home for the Aged (SS. Mary and Joseph Home) founded by the Little Sisters of the Poor to serve the needs of impoverished elderly men and women 1870 Temporary Home for the Friendless established by the Bethel Union to provide lodging for women 1871 Predecessor organization of Ursuline College founded through a charter obtained by Mother Mary of the Annunciation Beaumont; Ursuline Sisters of Cleveland formally establish Ursuline College in 1922 1872 Christian Mission (Salvation Army) established to evangelize and provide services to the poor 1873 Humane Society of Cleveland established with one branch to prevent cruelty to children (merged with the Children’s Bureau in 1942) and one branch to prevent cruelty to animals (merged with Animal Protective League in 1927) 1873 Stillman Witt Home founded to provide services to Protestant unwed pregnant women 1873 St. Ann Hospital established by the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine to provide maternity services and a foundling home 1874 Responding to an invitation by Bishop Richard Gilmour, the Sisters of Notre Dame arrive in Cleveland to teach children at German-speaking parishes 1874 Friendly Inn Social Settlement founded to provide alcohol-free meeting places and evolved into Cleveland’s first social settlement house 1874 Huron Hospital established to provide homeopathic health services 1875 Hebrew Immigration Aid Society (Jewish Family Service Association) founded to provide family counseling and social services 1877 Sisters of Notre Dame establish Notre Dame Academy for Girls 1877 Home For Aged Protestant Gentlewomen donated to Women’s Christian Association by Amasa Stone; later known as Amasa Stone House and merged with A. M. McGregor Home in 1987 1878 Woman’s General Hospital established as the Women’s and Children’s Free Medical and Surgical Dispensary by Drs. Kate Parsons and Myra Herrick to provide opportunities for women to practice medicine; closed in 1984 1880 Case School of Applied Science established through the estate of Leonard Howard Case, Jr. |
     
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