Contents
- Descriptive Summary
- Historical note
- Scope and Contents note
- Processing Information note
- Conditions Governing Access note
- Indexed Terms
Collection Access
Afro-American Family and Community Services records
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Afro-American Family and Community Services records
- Identifier
- BMRC.CHM.AAFCS
- Repository
- Chicago History Museum
- Language
- English
- Size
- 40.5 Linear feet
- Dates
- 1952-1982
- Creator
- Afro-American Family and Community Services (Chicago, Ill.).
Historical note
The mission of African American Family Services (AAFS) is to help the African American individual, family and community to reach a greater state of well being through the delivery of community-based, culturally-specific chemical health, mental health, and family preservation services.
Scope and Contents note
The Afro-American Family and Community Services records include board of directors minutes, financial records, topical files, and client case files of the Afro-American Family and Community Services, an African American social welfare coordinating agency working in the areas of child welfare (adoption, foster care), family and individual counseling, and neighborhood organizations.
Processing Information note
This collection was surveyed as part of the Black Metropolis Research Consortium's Survey Initiative on 2010 October 11 by Lisa Calahan.
Conditions Governing Access note
Access to this collection is restricted; please contact the holding institution for details.