In 1883, the facility was called the Hebrew Orphanage & Sheltering Home and was established in Newark to house orphaned and indigent children and raise them in a traditional manner. The Home was located at 141 Lincoln Avenue, Newark, on two acres of land. In 1923, as a result of efforts of a group of women headed by the late Sara Feige Lasser, the Daughters of Israel Sheltering Institution was formed.
In 1939, Samuel W. Rice became president and on June 16, 1940, ground was broken for a new fireproof dormitory building.
In the late 1950's the Board of Directors contacted The State of New Jersey to ascertain current needs, and established an experimental class for emotionally disturbed children.
They began with six children, two teachers and a psychiatrist in September 1962. In March, 1963, the Orphanage was closed and the Board turned its full energy to create a nonsectarian day treatment center for emotionally disturbed children. The name was changed to The Children's Institute and moved to 337 South Harrison Ave, East Orange.
In 1967, they received approval by The State of New Jersey as a school eligible to receive students from public schools.
The founders of The Children's Institute were Arnold and Hattie Segal, Sandra and Morris Goldsmith, and Evelyn and Emanuel Nathan.
In December, 1974, as the school outgrew its quarters, The Children's Institute moved to Stone's End, a mansion at 342 South Ridgewood Road, South Orange, once owned by the family of Mrs. Faith Atkinson, whose family dates back to Revolutionary times. Enrollment increased to 45 children, ages two to fourteen. The school was funded through tuition paid by boards of education and was supplemented by The Board of Directors and The Friends, an auxiliary which consisted of over 500 men and women who sponsored fund raising projects.
In 1985, The Children's Institute moved to 51 Old Road, Livingston, and our enrollment was 134 children, ages three to eighteen.
In August 1999, we moved to One Sunset Ave., Verona. Donated to The Children's Institute by Hoffmann-LaRoche, this newly renovated school will accommodate more children and offers even more comprehensive therapeutic programs. The completed Capital campaign raised more than 6 million dollars, resulting in spectacular renovations, which converted a research facility into a 45,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art school, equipped with 19 classrooms, an art room which overlooks Manhattan, a Life Skills apartment, an up-to-date computer lab and information resource center, spacious multi-purpose and music rooms, student recreation areas, age-appropriate outdoor play areas, an expanded career education classroom, and an inviting cafeteria, which serves students and faculty, staff and guests.
Our new home will enable us to continue to serve as a beacon of hope for generations of children with emotional disabilities and autism, and their families.
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