Foundation for Child Development
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| name = Foundation for Child Development
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| formation = 1899
| type = Non-profit
| headquarters = New York, NY, United States
| leader_title = Chairman
| leader_name = H. Melvin Ming
| key_people = {{hlist|Vivian L. Gadsden | Marilou Hyson | Jill Baker,}}
| revenue_year = 2015
| expenses_year = 2015
| website = [http://www.fcd-us.org/ www.fcd-us.org]
}}
The Foundation for Child Development is a United States-based non-profit organization which promotes good child development.
History and name
The organization began as a volunteer community project in 1899, then in 1908 was established as the Association for the Aid of Crippled Children.{{cite web |url= http://fcd-us.org/about-us/history |title=History - Foundation for Child Development |first= |last= |work=fcd-us.org |year=2013 |accessdate=14 May 2013}} The goal of the organization then was to support disabled children.{{cite book|last=McMurtrie|first=Douglas C|title=The permanent betterment of the crippled child : an essay on the operation of the nonresidential system of education and care; the social principles involved, and the restoration of crippled children to places as useful members of the community. An account of the work of the Association for the Aid of Crippled Children|year=1911|location=New York|url=https://archive.org/details/permanentbetterm00mcmu}} In 1972 the organization changed its name to the Foundation for Child Development.
Research
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://fcd-us.org/}}
- [http://www.rockarch.org/collections/nonrockorgs/fcd.php Archives of the Foundation for Child Development, 1909-1996], held by the Rockefeller Archive Center
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Category:1899 establishments in New York City
Category:Children's charities based in the United States
Category:Non-profit organizations based in New York City
Category:Medical and health foundations based in the United States
Category:Child development organizations
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