Historical Insights

Social Support

Historical efforts to support those in need came through services like the Red Cross and orphan trains, the establishment of Boys Town, and county poorhouses.

Al Capone’s Soup Kitchen

Al Capone's Soup Kitchen, during the Great Depression, provided food to the needy, a paradoxical act by a notorious gangster.

Fairfield Bench Farms

Fairfield Bench Farms thrived in the 1930s, cultivating rich soil and resilience through the Great Depression.

Additional Historical Insights

Al Capone's Soup Kitchen
Boys Town
California Farm Labor Camps
Dyess Colony
Establishment County Poorhouses

Fairfield Bench Farms
Philadelphia Bank Immigrant Passages
Southeast Mo Farms
Taos Health Association