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Case Study: Marion County Children Services Board

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Marion County Children Services Board, (MCCSB), also known as Waddell Village is a nonprofit organization that began in 1900. Benjamin Waddell self-funded the 60 acres of land, and the construction of a 52 room building, with hopes to accommodate approximately 125 children. The building was then completed in1901, upon completion Mr. Waddell presented the land and building to the county. Waddell Village was built to house orphaned and abandoned children, to care for children whose parent were unable or unwilling to provide care for them, (MCCS, n.d). In the 1980s legislation made restrictions regarding the number of children that could reside in these types of facilities. By 1987 Waddell village began to convert these buildings into administration
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