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1977
Led by Lucy Sayre, a group of wealthy women formed a movement that would eventually become the most influence voice for children in Philadelphia and beyond. Driven by a moral obligation to protect children and an extraordinary amount of energy for organizing citizens toward justice, the founding members came together through a shared conviction that attention and advocacy were required to the reverse the deplorable state of child welfare in Philadelphia.