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  • Tags: Group homes for children - Jamaica

The Phyll's Court Place of Safety

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A front view of the Phyll's Court Place of Safety. A sign is at the front of the building which reads "Phyll's Court Maternity Plan; Phone 69011."

Swift Purcell Home for Boys - Highgate

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View of the Swift Purcell Home for orphaned boys, located in Highgate, St. Mary and established in the early 1900s by Mama Swift and Mr. A. Purcell of the Quakers/Society of Friends.

Plaque-laying ceremony at S.O.S Children's Village

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"American country and western singing superstar Johnny Cash (second from right), lays a plaque to a house he donated at the SOS Children's Village at Barrett Town, near Montego Bay. Assisting him is the president of the Village and general manager…

Maxfield Park Children's Home

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"Fine Gesture: Maxfield Park Children's Home Matron, Mrs. O'Conner Johnson, receiving a cheque for $200 from Flour Mills and Allied Industry Worker's Chief Delegate, Henry Brown, yesterday afternoon. The donation came from the workers' back pay,…