Social Services Footage - WPA Film Library

Social Services

MAKING CHRISTMAS PUDDINGS AT DR BARNARDO'S HOME AND NAUTICAL SCHOOL PARKSTONE (aka BARKING AND PARKSTONE) Light hearted item showing Barnardo's orphans and Nava

BUS VILLAGE Various shots of bombed-out buses being used as emergency housing

TO HELP TO KEEP OUR UNEMPLOYED â€œEMPLOYED!â€ Camp for Unemployed men - they enjoy a week under canvas near the seaside.

WILL THIS SOLVE UNEMPLOYMENT Young men from poor families work on motor magnate Henry Ford's farm camp.

CITY FATHERS GOOD WORK Item showing the work of the Society of St Vincent de Paul to help the poor.

SPREAD A LITTLE HAPPINESS Christmas celebrations at Dr Barnardos Boy's Home in Kingston.

THE WELCOMED GUEST Father Christmas brings a little girl to join in the waifs and strays Christmas party.

IN THE RUHR TODAY French troops use violence to deal with affronts in the Ruhr but make efforts to help women.

THE QUEUES - UNEMPLOYMENT Large queues at the employment exchange show the unemployment problem in Britain.

RECORD SHARE OUT People of the Leysian Mission queue up to receive their record share out of £20,000 between 17,000 subscribers.

PRINCESS MARY Princess Mary opens an orphanage in Ealing.

LORD CHELMSFORD Lord Chelmsford opens first playground to be built under Miner's Welfare Fund.

“WHERE CHILDREN ARE NOT ... HEAVEN IS NOT” Queen Mary opens Children’s Hostel in

£200,000 DENTAL CLINIC The Prince of Wales inaugurates new Dental clinic, London.

LORD DERBY Lord Derby lays the foundation stone of a holiday home for poor children in Lancashire.

KING'S HOLIDAY IN THE HIGHLANDS The King inspects Guard of Honour and visits Aberbour Orphanage

JAPANESE EMPRESS Wife of Japanese Emperor Hirohito, Empress Nagako, visits hospitals and orphanages.

PRINCE OF WALES OPENS DR BARNARDO'S The Prince of Wales opens Dr Barnardo's boys home

GERMAN MISSING PERSONS BUREAU Item showing Missing Persons Bureau in Germany.

£25,000 WORTH OF FOOD Sir Thomas Lipton helps present £25,000 worth of food parcels to the unemployed in London.

HELPING THEM TO FEEL THEY ARE NOT CAST OFF The Duke of York tries his hand with

FOUNDERS DAY Beware - other items share this title Duchess of York attends the Celebration of Founder's Day at Spurgeon's Orphan Homes.

CONVICTS' CHURCH The Reverend Bertram Peake supports ex-convicts and helps them to start a new life.

DREAMS COME TRUE The Gregory family run a farm which is part of the Land Settlement Association's estate.

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS. Toys given to London orphans.

CHILDREN'S VILLAGE Scotland has a special children's village in Renfrewshire for

CHILDREN'S (RAILWAY) HOME A look at life in the Southern Railway Children's Home

DR BARNARDO'S HOME

PRIESTS FEEDING CHILDREN Children receiving milk and bread from priest in Italian open air school.

DREAM DAY Prospective parents come and choose an orphan from Children's Home

CHILDRENS TOY AEROPLANE Orphan children enjoy the fun of a model plane at the Church of England Children's Home at Hampstead.

ORPHAN REFUGEES ARRIVE IN HAIFA Jewish refugee children arriving in Haifa.

CHILDREN'S TRUST HOME Children's trust home at Lynwode Manor in Lincolnshire

DOVER Group of 'War Orphans' set off from Dover for a holiday in Belgium.

CHINESE ORPHANS ARRIVE IN AMERICA FROM HONG KONG Attorney General Robert Kennedy & Jane Russell with Chinese orphans.

ORPHANS - DUTCH CHILDREN ARRIVE (aka ORPHANS OF THE STORM) Dutch orphan children are evacuated to England.

NEWS FLASHES - KOREAN ORPHAN ADOPTED US Navy man adopts four year old Korean orphan

DUTCH ROYALS VISIT PERSIA Queen Juliana of Holland and family visits Teheran.

MEALS ON WHEELS

THE BUFFS ORPHANAGE Sir Louis Newton opens an orphanage in Harrogate.

ORPHAN VILLAGE - CESSON FRANCE Children playing in orphan village of Cesson in France.

KIDS PICNIC Children from Dr. Barnardo's go on a country picnic.

ACRES OF PLENTY Farmers from the American Midwest go to California to work on Government Farm Camps.

ABOLISH THE SLUMS Neville Chamberlain lays foundation stone for block of flats which should begin to relieve problem of slum housing in Bethnal Green.

IN THE WAKE OF DEFEAT Disturbing scenes of the refugees in Greece.

BRITAIN NEGLECTS HER OLD PEOPLE - THIS SYSTEM MUST GO Good film investigating conditions in old people's homes.

YOUNG HEARTS CLUB Young couples can dance at St Andrew's Church Hall, then sit in a parlour and discuss marriage plans.

WHILE FATHER FLIGHTS (aka WHILE FATHER FIGHTS) Children whose parents have gone to fight are taught at the local orphanage in Addis Ababa. Abyssinia (Ethiopia).

SOUP KITCHEN Destitute men and children are served with soup by charity.

HUNGER: A CAPITOL SHAME

JOB CENTRE Stock shot material of a Job Centre, mainly close ups of various posters and signs.

UNLIKELY ANGELS Dustmen in Manchester add to their job by helping lonely old people on their rounds.

NEW HOMES IN THE EAST END The Lord Mayor opens model dwelling on Petticoat Lane, London.

FARM FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED BOYS IN NEW SOUTH WALES

BARNARDO CHILDREN The Barnardo's children at Kelvedon enjoy being with pet anima

HUNGER IN WASHINGTON: Another Look

Millions Of Americans Receive "Ticket To Medicare"

WORKERS LEAVING FACTORY AND LABOUR EXCHANGE People at work and people looking for work

HELP FOR UNEMPLOYED - SOUP KITCHEN Bread and soup are handed out to the unemployed during the depression in New York.

LANDSBURY SPEAKS AT LONDON UNEMPLOYED RALLY Problems of unemployment addressed in London and Paris.

SALVATION ARMY CARES FOR POOR AND HUNGRY OF PARIS Members of the Salvation Army help out those in need in depression hit Paris.

HOMELESS AND WORKLESS OF PARIS Paris Soup Kitchen for Homeless & Unemployed

Poverty: Closing the Gap

Speeches of Jimmy Carter: On Head Start

DREAMS COME TRUE The Gregory family run a farm which is part of the Land Settlement Association's estate.

FOOD KITCHENS FOR SUDETENLAND REFUGEES Food is given out to the needy in German occupied Sudetenland.

WELL FED REDS! (aka AMERICAN HUNGER STRIKERS aka ALGERIA HUNGAR STRIKES) Marchers in Washington DC demand welfare payments and insurance

NATION BACKS NRA DRIVE TO END STRIKES! (aka N.R.A. DRIVE TO END STRIKES) American strikers are brought to order by the National Guard.

L'AIDE AUX CHOMEURS (aka DEPRESSION IN AMERICA - FOOD KITCHEN IN STREET) Bread and soup are handed out to the unemployed during the depression in New York.

SOCIAL SECURITY Men and women have their social security numbers tattooed on various parts of their body so they can never forget what it is and who they are.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD (NO. 12) Arts and crafts school.

HELP FOR UNEMPLOYED - SOUP KITCHEN Bread and soup are handed out to the unemployed during the depression in New York.

WORKERS LEAVING FACTORY AND LABOUR EXCHANGE People at work and people looking for work

LANDSBURY SPEAKS AT LONDON UNEMPLOYED RALLY Problems of unemployment addressed in London and Paris.

SALVATION ARMY CARES FOR POOR AND HUNGRY OF PARIS Members of the Salvation Army help out those in need in depression hit Paris.

HOMELESS AND WORKLESS OF PARIS Paris Soup Kitchen for Homeless & Unemployed

COAL SHORTAGE ( aka A BURNING QUESTION! ) Children collecting coal during the coal shortage in London.

VISTA commericials; Domestic Peace Corps

DEATH AND DESTRUCTION Ohio river floods

FOR NEEDY POOR Charitable gifts are given out to children at Christmas in London.

IN MEMORY OF THEIR FOUNDER home for mothers and babies opened by policewomen.

Korean Orphan Arrives in America

NYE BEVAN SPEECHNye Bevan speaking on post war housing problem and its solution.

OPENING OF NEW NATIONAL KITCHEN BY MRS LLOYD GEORGE Mrs Lloyd George opens National Kitchen

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME French couples move into Nissen Huts after their homes are destroyed

MR ELLIOT AT SCHOOL Film which promotes new government scheme to provide milk to schools.

THE GREAT CRUSADE Reel 1 Fantastic film about new housing - slum dwellers are rehoused in nice suburban accommodation.

THE GREAT CRUSADE Reel 2 Fantastic film about new housing - slum dwellers are rehoused in nice suburban accommodation

THE GREAT CRUSADE Reel 1 Fantastic film about new housing - slum dwellers are rehoused in nice suburban accommodation.

THE GREAT CRUSADE Reel 2 Fantastic film about new housing - slum dwellers are rehoused in nice suburban accommodation

SOUTH AFRICAN SANCTUARY FOR POLISH REFUGEES South African newsreel story about refugee camp for Polish children in South Africa.

CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS Duchess of York attends centenary celebrations at orphanage.

RUSSIAN NEWSREEL - CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL Soviet soldiers visit children's hospitals, children dance and play music for them.

CHRISTMAS BUILD-UP MATERIAL A party is given for orphans

NEW HOMES FOR POLES IN LUSAKA New homes for Polish refugees in Lusaka, Rhodesia.

WOOLWICH BEATS SCHOOL MILK BAN School children drink milk while government and parents argue whether they should have it.

SALVATION ARMY HOSTEL Salvation Army London Hostel for Men Awaiting Trial

GYPSY PROBLEM Gypsies Conflict with Locals in Kent

Speeches of Jimmy Carter: On Head Start

HUNGER: A CAPITOL SHAME

The Hastings Pastoral in Aid of Dr. Barnardo's Homes. Orphans Perform at Benefit Party

HUNGER: A CAPITOL SHAME

CLOTHES FOR KOREA'S WAR ORPHANS American soldiers give new clothes to children left without parents by the Korean war.

COAL SHORTAGE ( aka A BURNING QUESTION! ) Children collecting coal during the coal shortage in London.

HUNGER: A CAPITOL SHAME

President Carter on Head Start Program

BARNARDO BOYS ANNUAL HOUSE SPORTS Barnardos Boys' Home holds Sports Day at Epsom.

AUSCHWITZ BABY GETS SECOND CHANCE AFTER LIBERATION Touching story of an Auschwitz baby adopted.

HUNGER: A CAPITOL SHAME

LORD MAYOR

HUNGER: A CAPITOL SHAME

BARNARDO BOYS' FARM British Barnardo Boys working on a farm near Sydney, Australia.

BABIES' HOME OPENED BY DUCHESS aka DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH Duchess of Marlborough opens new mothers and babies home at Balham.

HUNGER: A CAPITOL SHAME

CLARA PETACCI'S VILLA Mussolini's mistress' villa, now a home for war orphans.

THEIR JOY DAY Children whose parents are out of work receive free presents and food in Sunderland.

President Carter on Head Start Program

MRS. LLOYD GEORGE ( OPENS FLATS ) Mrs. Lloyd George lays the foundation stone of a block of model houses designed for the working classes.

MRS LLOYD GEORGE , LADY ASQUITH AND MRS PAGE OPEN KITCHEN Mrs Lloyd George, Lady Asquith and Mrs Page open a relief kitchen.

NATIONAL KITCHEN Poor Children Given Food at National Kitchen, 1910s

HUNGER: A CAPITOL SHAME

NATIONAL KITCHEN

HUNGER: A CAPITOL SHAME

Nguyen Cao Ky Visits Children

HUNGER: A CAPITOL SHAME

Trailer: FAMILY ALLOWANCES Public information trailer about Family Allowances.

HUNGER: A CAPITOL SHAME

FRENCH GIRL STUDENTS IN SOCIAL SERVICE IN ALGERIA Shots of children, Girl writing, seated at table, arab women.

President Carter on Head Start Program

Post WWII Public Housing

President Carter on Head Start Program

CLARA PETACCI'S VILLA Mussolini's mistress' villa, now a home for war orphans.

CZECH CHILDREN HOME AFTER DEPORTATION Children lost in Germany are reunited with their parents in Czechoslovakia.

HUNGER: A CAPITOL SHAME

FRENCH SOUP KITCHEN DUSSELDORF Soup Kitchen in Ruhr set up by Occupying French Army

HUNGER: A CAPITOL SHAME

FINDING A HOME FOR BABY A look at the work of the National Adoption Society in matching babies with suitable parents.

HUNGER IN WASHINGTON: Another Look

CLARA PETACCI'S VILLA Mussolini's mistress' villa, now a home for war orphans.

HUNGER: A CAPITOL SHAME

HUNGER IN WASHINGTON: Another Look

£20,000 CHRISTMAS SHARE-OUT People queue up for their share of £20,000 at the New Tabernacle Sick and Provident Society.

MOSLEM FESTIVAL FOR WIDOWS AND ORPHANS Moslem festival for widows and orphans.

HUNGER IN WASHINGTON: Another Look

AUSCHWITZ BABY GETS SECOND CHANCE AFTER LIBERATION Touching story of an Auschwitz baby adopted.

National Kitchen Opened by Mrs. Lloyd George

CLARA PETACCI'S VILLA Mussolini's mistress' villa, now a home for war orphans.

FOOD KITCHEN FOR ALL Women at Soup Kitchen Sip Tea

CLARA PETACCI'S VILLA Mussolini's mistress' villa, now a home for war orphans.

HUNGER IN WASHINGTON: Another Look

Nguyen Cao Ky Visits Children

HUNGER: A CAPITOL SHAME

UTILITY HOMECOMING Mrs Shea prepares her new prefabricated house for her husband's imminent homecoming.

ORPHANS OUTING BY TAXI Sixty taxi drivers take 200 West Norwood orphans to Brighton - and pay for the day's outing.

HUNGER: A CAPITOL SHAME

Trailer: OLD AGE PENSION INSURANCE Trailer explaining about pension increases.

HUNGER: A CAPITOL SHAME

HUNGER IN WASHINGTON: Another Look

HUNGER: A CAPITOL SHAME

Catholic Vietnamese Orphanage

HUNGER: A CAPITOL SHAME

HUNGER IN WASHINGTON: Another Look

AUSCHWITZ BABY GETS SECOND CHANCE AFTER LIBERATION Touching story of an Auschwitz baby adopted.

President Carter on Head Start Program

HUNGER IN WASHINGTON: Another Look

President Carter on Head Start Program

QUEEN AND PRINCESS MARY VISIT TRAINING HOME AT KIRKDALE. Queen Mary Visits War Orphans

HUNGER: A CAPITOL SHAME

ARCHWAY 176 Arch 176 a club for Homeless people in London.

HUNGER: A CAPITOL SHAME

HUNGER IN WASHINGTON: Another Look

HUNGER: A CAPITOL SHAME

LORD RHONDDA OPENS COMMUNAL KITCHEN

FIRST GLC TENANT TO BUY Mr and Mrs Regan buy their council house in Harold Hill.

HUNGER: A CAPITOL SHAME

HUNGER IN WASHINGTON: Another Look

ORPHANS ADVENT PARTY UN military police and civilians hold advent party for orphans.

HUNGER: A CAPITOL SHAME

COMMUNAL FEEDING food being prepared for local residents at community centre in London.

US ARMY TEACHING GERMAN CHILDREN American soldiers run school for German children near Frankfurt.

HUNGER: A CAPITOL SHAME

President Carter on Head Start Program

HUNGER: A CAPITOL SHAME

KOREAN ORPHANS ENTERTAINED BY GIs Korean orphans watching show by children on stage, receiving bag of food from GIs.

President Carter on Head Start Program

POPULATION PROBLEM OF HONG KONG Large families cause housing problems in cramped Hong Kong.

President Carter on Head Start Program

RECORD SHARE OUT A large queue of people wait to claim their share of the Tabernacle Sick and Provident Society.

HUNGER IN WASHINGTON: Another Look

Post WWII Public Housing

HUNGER: A CAPITOL SHAME

GERMAN MILITARY ORPHANAGE German Military-Style Orphanage

HUNGER: A CAPITOL SHAME

POPULATION PROBLEM OF HONG KONG Large families cause housing problems in cramped Hong Kong.