1946 | Philanthropy
Philanthropy
United Cerebral Palsy Associations has its beginnings in the Cerebral Palsy Society founded at New York by Viennese-born textile manufacturer Jack Hausman, 44, and his wife, Ethel, who with three other people have assembled a group of parents to raise funds for medical care of children with the disorder. The umbrella organization will be created in 1948, and in the next 50 years will raise more than $100 million for research and support (see telethon, 1951).
The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (Unicef) established by the UN December 16 to meet the pressing needs of children in postwar Europe and China will grow to have programs in 162 countries and territories, with administrative offices at New York.