Easter Seals UCP

In 1907, Edgar Allen lost his son in a streetcar accident because of inadequate medical services to save him. In response, Allen sold his business and began a fund-raising campaign to build a hospital in his hometown of Elyria, Ohio. Through this new hospital, Allen was surprised to learn that children with disabilities were often hidden from public view. Inspired to make a difference, in 1919 Allen founded the National Society for Crippled Children, the first organization of its kind.