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Date |
Event |
June 4, 1838 |
Founded by The Catholic Female Charitable Society of Mobile. |
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Responded to The Right Reverend Doctor Portier’s call to alleviate the extreme poverty and suffering and to give aid to the many destitute and orphaned children in Mobile |
December 26, 1838 |
Opened doors to Asylum |
January 1, 1839 |
1st Orphans Fair held – later developed into Community Chest – current United Way of Southwest Alabama |
May 6, 1839 |
Began educating a number of poor children |
February 5, 1840 |
The Catholic Female Charitable Society of Mobile incorporated by State of Alabama |
January 4, 1842 |
Sisters of the Daughters of Charity took formal control of the Asylum upon the request of the Female Charitable Society of Mobile |
1844 |
Opened a male and female school for orphans and a free day school for girls |
January 11, 1847 |
Brothers of the Sacred Heart took over care of male orphans and opened Catholic Boys Home |
September 1847 |
Opened 2 more schools – one male and one female pay schools |
1849 |
Opened 2 more schools |
1920 |
State Welfare Department took over regulations of all child care institutions |
October 5, 1926 |
St. Mary’s Home joined Community Chest – current United Way of Southwest Alabama |
November 11, 1961 |
Opened new home on Moffett Road – current location |
1966 |
Opened emergency shelter |
June 15 1971 |
Catholic Boys Home closed and boys transferred to St. Mary’s Home |
1981 |
Received first federal funds |
January 13, 1987 |
Daughters of Charity discontinued their administration of St. Mary’s Home and presented new administrator, Andy Wynne – the first lay director since the Female Charitable Society |
1996 |
Merged with Cornerstone and built new wing |
2002 |
Opened Transitional Learning Center |
2003 |
Opened Transitional Living Program |
October 2005 |
Merged St. Joseph’s Foster Care into St. Mary’s Home |
October 2007 |
Opened Trail Blazer Academy - on campus school |
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