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History
On September 8, 1866, a group of women met at the home of Mrs. Eli Whitney to respond to the growing plight of young women widowed by the Civil War and those who were single mothers. It was the beginning of The Home for the Friendless, later to be known as the Mary Wade Home.
The Home for the Friendless opened its doors in Fair Haven on December 2, 1866 and they have remained open since that day.
By 1899 the original wood structure, the former home of Joseph H. Rogers, had been replaced by the present brick building on the corner of Clinton Avenue and Pine Street, which was made possible by a twenty thousand dollar gift from Mrs. Lucy Boardman in honor of her sister, Mary Wade.
Over the years, many young women found a new life through education and job training at Mary Wade. For those who were unable to begin a new life, they stayed on at Mary Wade, and it gradually became a haven for more mature women. A change in name was in order to reflect the change of the institution's charter and in 1931, the Home for the Friendless became the Mary Wade Home.
Today, the Mary Wade Home provides a variety of services for our residents and those in the community, such as assisted living, skilled nursing, an adult day program, a specialized Alzheimer's program, an outpatient rehabilitation clinic and weekend transportation. Mary Wade's nursing and residential care facilities are among the best in New England and have been called by an independent assessor of nursing homes, "the best of the best" in Connecticut. |
 Mrs. Mary P. Wade
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