History &
Board
Helping children since 1867
From 1867 until 1979, the German Protestant Orphan Asylum provided care for orphans and neglected children through the State Street Children’s Home, located in uptown New Orleans. The initial concerns that we addressed were those of children who were orphaned from epidemics, or whose mothers were widowed during the Civil or World Wars. The State Street Children’s Home provided the children with a place to live, food, educational opportunities and vocational training. Times changed, however, and in 1979 the children’s home was closed and funds from the sale of the property were invested to create a grantmaking foundation, The GPOA Foundation. Our mission now is to support programs that serve children in Louisiana.
The State Street Children’s home's records are located at:
The Historic New Orleans Collection
533 Royal Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504-523-4662
Fax: 504-598-7108
Board OFFICERS
President
Slade Simons
Vice-President
Camille Jones Strachan
Secretary
Vacant
Treasurer
Mason Couvillon
Past President
Charles B. Mayer
Trustees
Gary Briggs
Shelina Davis
Barbara C. Macphee
Jane Sumner
Gordon R. Wadge
Pamela Watson
Staff
Roy Williams
Rachel Swan
Adelaide Downham
Jillian Edwards