(Photo of St. Vincent de Paul Center, Chicago, IL used with permission of the Daughters of Charity Provincial Archives)
St. Vincent de Paul Center, Chicago, IL, was begun in 1915 as a day care center by the pastor of St. Vincent’s parish, Fr. Francis X. McCabe. Services provided by the Center included day care for infants, toddlers, and school-age children, child abuse prevention programs, a neighborhood youth activities program, senior citizens center, and a one-year accredited certification program in child care offered in conjunction with Mayfair College.
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