| Entry Type | Corporate |
| Corporate Name | The Derby and Derbyshire Association for the Help and Protection of Girls |
| Place | Derby |
| Dates | 1882-1958 |
| History | The Derby and Derbyshire Association for the Help and Protection of Girls was founded in February 1882 with Mrs Rowland Smith as its President. Originally a non-sectarian association it established a shelter for girls in Bridge Street, Derby for preventative cases, while another branch dealt with rescue cases. Among its early activities were a Clothing club and a Free Servants Registry. In 1943 the shelter moved from Gerald Street to 10 Vernon Street later becoming a mother and baby home. It closed in 1958 and the associations income was transferred to the Diocesan Council for Social Responsibility in 1970 with a member of the committee sitting on the Council.
The Association also ran a training school at 50 Bridge Street where girls learned domestic skills. |
| Address | Bridge Street, Derby
Gerald Street, Derby
10 Vernon Street, Derby |
| Authorised Form of Name | Derby; The Derby and Derbyshire Association for the Help and Protection of Girls; 1882-1958 |
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