St. Joseph News-Press, March 10, 1910
Wesley House Report
Statement Made By Woman’s Home Missionary Society.
New South St. Joseph Settlement Institution shown to be doing a successful work among the poor.
The purpose of Wesley House is to effect the social and moral betterment of unfortunate conditions and the house was dedicated November 19, 1909 with Miss Francis Scott as deaconess, and Miss Sallie Miller as assistant.
They receive children whose mothers have to work, furnish them with dinner, send them to school, amuse them when not in school, or if the child is too young for school, it is amused by kindergarten methods. The public is invited to contribute funds or provisions.
(Total funds were $928.46 and there was a balance of $.39 for the year.)
St. Joseph News-Press, May 2, 1943
by Helen Thiessen
Wesley House Is a Real Community Center
It is almost impossible to account for all the activities going on at Wesley House. The game rooms are open every afternoon throughout the winter for boys except the day that the girls take over. During the daytime the Red Cross volunteer workers do surgical dressings or sewing each day. In the evening citizenship classes are held. The Wesley House even provides after school care for children whose mothers are working. In fact it is an altogether wonderful place, caring for the wants of children and adults as well.
St. Joseph News-Press, November 23, 1969
By Darrel Huber
60th Anniversary Program Today at Wesley Center
Programs at the center developed around the needs and problems of people living in the South Side. Since the early days of the center, the needs and problems of the community have changed as more and more people with different interests moved to the South Side.
One of the earliest programs at the center was the citizenship class for immigrants who desired to become United States citizens.
From serving the newly arrived immigrants, the center has moved to programs in five major areas. These are the day care for children of working parents, group work with all ages, family work, athletics and volunteer services.
The inter-racial and inter-faith staff, under the direction of Miss Joyce Raye Patterson, executive director, is comprised of 23 full time and part time workers. Some of these workers are professionally trained while others are trained only for the specific task to which they are assigned.