Children's Bureau

1970s Children's Bureau implements a program of therapeutic group-home care for abused children who cannot be helped through foster care. 1960s Unadoptable children become the focus of Children's Bureau's pilot program to provide therapeutic foster care treatment and adoption services for children with special needs. 1950s Children's Bureau begins to offer day care services as women enter the workforce to respond to emerging social conditions. 1940s With World War II, Children's Bureau expands to meet changing social needs by initiating adoption services and finding homes for refugee children and war orphans. 1930s Children's Bureau opens a shelter for homeless and abused children. The agency also plays a key role in establishing the USC School of Social Work. 1920s Children's Bureau is a vital partner in starting the Community Chest - now the United Way. To ensure quality service for children, Children's Bureau begins to recruit and train foster parents and establishes its own training program for social workers. The agency becomes one of the first professional providers of foster care in the nation.