A Guide to the Administrative Files of the Virginia Dept. of Welfare, 1940-1975 Administrative Files of the Virginia Dept. of Welfare, 1948-1977 30941

A Guide to the Administrative Files of the Virginia Dept. of Welfare, 1940-1975

A Collection in
the Library of Vrginia
Accession Number 30941


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Accession Number
30941
Title
Administrative Files of the Virginia Dept. of Welfare, 1948-1977
Extent
7 cubic feet (7 Boxes)
Creator
Virginia Dept. of Welfare
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no use restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Administrative Files of the Virginia Dept. of Welfare, 1948-1977. Accession 30941, State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

Transferred by the Virginia Dept. of Social Services, October 31, 1980.

Processing Information

This collection has been processed using minimal processing standards. The original arrangement has been maintained, the container list is brief and simple, and the records have not been refoldered and fasteners have not been removed. Records arrived unfoldered, so folder titles were created while reboxing.

Historical Information

On March 13, 1908, an act creating the Board of Charities and Corrections was passed by the General Assembly. The name of the board was changed to the Board of Public Welfare by the General Assembly on February 27, 1922, and the state government reorganization act of April 18, 1927, created the Department of Public Welfare. The General Assembly, on March 30, 1948, approved a reorganization of the state government that merged the Department of Public Welfare with the Department of Corrections to form the Department of Welfare and Institutions. This merger proved administratively unsatisfactory, so following several years of study, the General Assembly passed an act on March 9, 1974, separating the agencies to form the Department of Corrections and the Department of Welfare. On February 20, 1981, the General Assembly changed the name of the Department of Welfare to the Department of Social Services, effective July 1, 1982.

The purpose and mission of the Department of Social Services are to provide an effective public assistance and social services system to meet the basic needs of less fortunate citizens in their home communities, to assist them in becoming self-sufficient and self-supporting, and to protect all Virginians by promoting a safe living environment. The Department of Social Services administers state and federally funded assistance programs through supervision and support of regional and local welfare boards and locally operated social service agencies which administer a variety of programs, including emergency and temporary financial assistance, Medicaid, food stamps, foster care, adoption services, and child and adult protective services. In additions to financial services and assistance with local programs, the Department of Social Services also manages several service programs itself, including child support enforcement, licensing, community services, newcomer services, volunteerism and AmeriCorps.

Scope and Content

Administrative files, 1948-1977 (bulk 1960-1973), include correspondence, board excerpts, brochures, budgets, conference materials, planning documentation, project and program documentation, reports, and standards. Some topics include public assistance, college and university social work programs, adult and child services, volunteers, the Virginia Social Welfare Manpower Project and the Virginia Uniform Welfare Reporting System.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in original order.

Contents List

Administrative files, 1948-1977 .
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