social services
Subject
Subject Source: A&At
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Advocate Center
Record Group — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 04-SP0003
Scope and Contents
The collection contains records of The Advocate Center, which evolved from the Dominican Sisters Nursing Services founded by Sisters Margaret Flynn and Beth Jaspers in 1977 to provide skilled nursing to individuals on low and fixed incomes in the city of Norton, Virginia and Wise County Virginia. In 1990, the Advocate Center opened as a storefront to be more available for families, individuals and agencies to contact the sisters.
Dates:
Created: 1977-1994; Other: Majority of material found in 1990-1994; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1990
Found in:
Dominican Sisters of the Sick Poor
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Advocate Center
Dominican Sisters Nursing Service
Record Group — Box Folders1-12
Identifier: 04-SP0002
Scope and Contents
The collection contains records of the history, mission, administration, services, and collaborative activities of the Dominican Sisters Nursing Service (DSNS) in Norton and other towns in Wise County, Virginia.
Dates:
Created: 1964-1990; Other: Majority of material found in 1976-1989