Helen Day

Helen Alvord Day (1886–1962) was an American social worker and child welfare advocate. She headed children's social service organizations in Chicago, Illinois, and New York City between the 1920s and 1940s. Day grew up in the Oranges, a region of Northern New Jersey. She graduated from the Beard School in Orange, New Jersey in 1904 and worked as a recreational and playground worker in Orange. During World War I, Day served with the American Red Cross on the Italian Front, organizing stations to feed hungry children. After the war, she worked at the nursery of Grace Protestant Episcopal Church in Manhattan. Helen Day made significant contributions to child welfare and social services.