Fourteen societies associated in the conference of Jewish charities of this city, met on Monday evening, April 24, at the Y.M.-Y.W.H.A. building. According to the report of S. F. Leber, president of the organization, the societies have been able to carry on their community work in spite of curtailed budgets and increased responsibilities during the past year.
Mrs. Leah Frank Segal, executive director of the conference, stressed the need for facilities for youth activities. “The attendance at the Y.M.-Y.W.H.A. for 1932 was 383,000 as compared with 359,000 in 1931,” she said. “What are our young boys and girls going to do? In normal times they would be stepping into jobs after graduating from school. Today they stand on the threshold of life bewildered, with no prospect of work; they do not know what to do with their time. At home all is gloom and despair. This special group imperatively needs the service of agencies such as the Neighborhood House, the Jewish Guidance Bureau, and the Y.M.-Y.W.H.A.”
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