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Show UNITED DEFENSE FUND r " Organization Formed to Aid Financing of Welfare Services The United Defense Fund, Inc. a new organization for financing of national health and welfare services made necessary by the defense effort, ef-fort, got under way recently with an appeal to the Community Chests In more than 1200 cities for funds to support a program of services In 1951. A federation of national agencies agen-cies and local community interests for the joint financing of national defense services in the field of health and welfare, the "United Defense De-fense Fund, Inc. offered to local communities a "single-package" appeal ap-peal for support of national defense health and welfare services for both civilians and the armed forces. The organization was formed to meet the frequently expressed desire de-sire of local Community Chests that appeals to them from national agencies, especially In time of special spe-cial need, be properly screened, budgeted, and united in their financingjust fi-nancingjust as is the Community Chest itself. Other reasons for the unification of these national agency services are: (1) a desire not to increase the number of appeals now being made to the American public; (2) a wish to join forces in carrying out needed services economically, eco-nomically, efficiently and effectively. effective-ly. The organization of the United Defense Fund, Inc. was preceded by a series of conferences which included in-cluded the national agencies and groups concerned and representatives representa-tives of Community Chests. As a result of these sessions a planning and advisory committee on national emergency services was jointly appointed ap-pointed by Community Chests and Councils of America, Inc. and the National Social Welfare Assembly, Inc. to consider what services were needed and how they should be organized or-ganized and financed. This committee commit-tee made a series of recommendations, recommenda-tions, one of which requested the two sponsoring organizations to set up a national fund which could finance fi-nance such services and approach the country throug a single package pack-age of essential services. This recommendation rec-ommendation was considered and approved by the governing bodies of both organizations and authorization author-ization was given to proceed with the fund organization. E. A. Roberts, president of Fidelity Fideli-ty Mutual Life Insurance Company, Philadelphia, Pa. was elected president pres-ident at the first meeting of the Fund November 28, in New York City. Charles H. Watts, chairman of board, Beneficial Management Corporation, Cor-poration, Newark, N. J. was elected elect-ed treasurer. William H. Bulkeley, vice president' of Kellogg and Bulkeley, Bul-keley, Lithographic Division, Connecticut Con-necticut Printers Incorporated, Hartford, Conn., was elected secretary. SERVICES TO RECEIVE support sup-port from the United Defense Fund, Inc. fall into two groups at present. pres-ent. The first group is concerned with services to the armed forces and will be conducted by: American Social So-cial Hygiene Association; Associated Associ-ated Services for the Armed Forces (which includes Jewish Welfare Board, National Catholic Community Commu-nity Services and YMCA) ; National Nation-al Recreation Association; National Nation-al Travelers' Aid Association and Y.W.C.A. The second group will provide services to communities congested by the national defense effort. These services will be conducted by: Child Welfare League of America; National Na-tional Organization for Public Health Nursing; National Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers; Cen-ters; National Urban League; National Na-tional Catholic Community Service; Serv-ice; National Recreation Association Associa-tion and Y.W.C.A. The United Defense Fund, Inc. will, raise funds through the "united "unit-ed campaign" approach wherever possible and will seek support from the nation's Community Chests on a share and share alike basis, community com-munity quotas being based on the recommendations of the National Quota Committee. Funds will also be sought in New York City. The national campaign goal for the United Defense Fund, Inc. as approved by the National Budget Committee for services to be given in 1951 is $7,399,329. Community Chests throughout the country will be asked to provide $6,058,101 of this goal with the remaining $1,-341,228 $1,-341,228 to be secured from New York City and other non-Chest sources. |