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To Protect and Serve
Child and Family Service of the Pioneer Valley Inc. began a staggering 130 years ago.
That's a fact that most people don't realize - in 1877, a band of civic-minded volunteers, according to Child and Family Service's history, created the Union Relief Assoc. to serve as 'friendly visitors' to people who were ill, out of work, or single parents.A lot has changed since the 1870s, but the goal to serve as advocates for neighbors is one aspect of the organization's mission that has persisted, according to Cynthia Sommer, director o...See the full content of this document
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