Rules and Requirements

ID: 3043 ~ Source: Painter, Rosemary. Interviewed by Mrs. Clifton [Betsy] Robinson, March 25, 1977, in Waco, TX. Baylor University Institute for Oral History, Waco, TX. Access full interview here.
This file appears in: Evangelia Settlement

To qualify for childcare at Evangelia, mothers had to work or attend school. Most children who stayed at Evangelia came from low-income homes.

This file appears in: Evangelia Settlement

By Allie R. Lopez
Seeking to provide refuge to children and families in need, the Evangelia Settlement Home opened in 1908. Established by religious reformers Ethel Dickson and Nell Symes, the home aimed to care for the least of these throughout Waco’s community for…