2024 marks the 90th Anniversary of The Children’s League. For the past 90 years The League has served and cared for thousands of children. What began in 1934 as The Allegany County, Maryland, League for Crippled Children, Inc., has evolved and grown to what is now known as The Children’s League. Although the operating name was modified several times during those 90 years the many services provided by The League have always remained free to patient and family. The Children’s League currently provides FREE orthopedic, cerebral palsy and cleft lip/palate clinics as well as FREE speech evaluations/therapy and physical therapy for children birth to 21 from Maryland, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
1926 – 1st Clinic held under the leadership and at the home of Miss Anne Sloan, Lonaconing, MD
1934 – Incorporated under the leadership of Miss Henrietta Schwarzenbach and housed at 59 Pershing St, Cumberland, MD
1940 – League housed at what is now the Allegany Chamber of Commerce
1971 – League housed at the Regional Health Center for Allegany County
1997 – League and The Cumberland Scottish Rite of Free Masonry formed the Cumberland “Rite Care” Speech Clinics managed and operated by The League
2001 – League housed at current location Willowbrook Office Complex Building
2004 – Under the leadership of Dr. Robert Carpenter the Cumberland Cleft Clinic was formed, managed and operated by The League
2017 – “Rite Care” Speech Clinic opened in Garrett County Maryland
2018 – “Rite Care” Speech Clinic opened in Mineral County West Virginia
2021 – “Rite Care” Speech Clinic opened in Grant County West Virginia
