St. Joseph’s Villa

December 26, 1960 – NW 7th Street and 29th Avenue. This was the only child care facility operated by the Catholic Welfare Bureau. It was staffed by the Sisters of St. Joseph. It had 26 beds and cared for dependent children under the age of 12.

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Some of the first children to arrive on December 26, 1960, were taken there. It was used off and on to care for Cuban children until 1970. In 1970, it became the first home of St. Luke’s Substance Abuse treatment facility. It was demolished ca. 1980.

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