{"id":55,"date":"2020-11-17T04:41:31","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T04:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tra-aid-2019.flywheelsites.com\/reagan\/?page_id=55"},"modified":"2022-06-03T22:21:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-03T22:21:00","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.travelersaid.org\/reagan\/about-us\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='full_slider_1'  class='avia-fullwidth-slider main_color avia-shadow   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap sidebar_right'  >\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k1tb8x1b-0ff761a6776dadde4df2ceff441cdadb\">\n#top .avia-slideshow .av-slideshow-caption.av-k1tb8x1b-0ff761a6776dadde4df2ceff441cdadb__0 .avia-caption-content{\nfont-size:13px;\n}\n#top .avia-slideshow .av-slideshow-caption.av-k1tb8x1b-0ff761a6776dadde4df2ceff441cdadb__0 .avia-caption-content p{\nfont-size:13px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-slideshow av-k1tb8x1b-0ff761a6776dadde4df2ceff441cdadb avia-slideshow-featured av_slideshow_full avia-slide-slider av-slideshow-ui av-control-default av-slideshow-manual av-loop-once av-loop-manual-endless av-default-height-applied   avia-slideshow-1' data-slideshow-options=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:false,&quot;loop_autoplay&quot;:&quot;once&quot;,&quot;interval&quot;:5,&quot;loop_manual&quot;:&quot;manual-endless&quot;,&quot;autoplay_stopper&quot;:false,&quot;noNavigation&quot;:false,&quot;bg_slider&quot;:false,&quot;keep_padding&quot;:false,&quot;hoverpause&quot;:false,&quot;show_slide_delay&quot;:0}\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 28.666666666667%;'><li  class='avia-slideshow-slide av-k1tb8x1b-0ff761a6776dadde4df2ceff441cdadb__0  av-single-slide slide-1 slide-odd'><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><div class='av-slideshow-caption av-k1tb8x1b-0ff761a6776dadde4df2ceff441cdadb__0 caption_fullwidth caption_bottom'><div class=\"container caption_container\"><div class=\"slideshow_caption\"><div class=\"slideshow_inner_caption\"><div class=\"slideshow_align_caption\"><div class='avia-caption-content '  itemprop=\"description\" ><p>E. 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av-12zrl4-c4e67219c983059bf503a975f90d1cd1 av-animated-generic fade-in av-milestone-odd'><h2 class='av-milestone-date ' id='milestone-1851' ><strong>1851<span class='av-milestone-indicator'><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><div class=\"av-milestone-icon-wrap\"><span class='av-milestone-icon milestone_icon avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='av-milestone-icon-inner milestone_inner'><i class='milestone-char avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue8bc' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div><article class='av-milestone-content-wrap'><div class='av-milestone-contentbox'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Milestone: The First Travelers Aid\"><h4 class='av-milestone-title '>The First Travelers Aid<\/h4><\/header><div class='av-milestone-content'><p>The Travelers Aid movement actually began in 1851, when Bryan Mullanphy, a former mayor of St. Louis and philanthropist, bequeathed $500,000 to the city of St. Louis to be used to assist \u201cbona fide travelers heading west,\u201d primarily women and children traveling alone.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class='av-milestone-article-footer entry-footer'><\/footer><\/article><\/li>\n<li  class='av-milestone av-v81dc-d9e6a8e89c348ae65cc49b1e6e372fd9 av-animated-generic fade-in av-milestone-even'><h2 class='av-milestone-date ' id='milestone-1907' ><strong>1907<span class='av-milestone-indicator'><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><div class=\"av-milestone-icon-wrap\"><span class='av-milestone-icon milestone_icon avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='av-milestone-icon-inner milestone_inner'><i class='milestone-char avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue8bc' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div><article class='av-milestone-content-wrap'><div class='av-milestone-contentbox'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Milestone: Travelers Aid Society of New York\"><h4 class='av-milestone-title '>Travelers Aid Society of New York<\/h4><\/header><div class='av-milestone-content'><p>The Travelers Aid Society of New York was founded in 1907 by Grace Hoadley Dodge. The organization&#8217;s primary purpose was to provide social work to women traveling alone in order to protect them from moral danger, specifically white slave trafficking.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class='av-milestone-article-footer entry-footer'><\/footer><\/article><\/li>\n<li  class='av-milestone av-oexao-bcbc8edca7c4e52337d06a67215fafd1 av-animated-generic fade-in av-milestone-odd'><h2 class='av-milestone-date ' id='milestone-1913' ><strong>1913<span class='av-milestone-indicator'><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><div class=\"av-milestone-icon-wrap\"><span class='av-milestone-icon milestone_icon avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='av-milestone-icon-inner milestone_inner'><i class='milestone-char avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue8bc' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div><article class='av-milestone-content-wrap'><div class='av-milestone-contentbox'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Milestone: Union Station\"><h4 class='av-milestone-title '>Union Station<\/h4><\/header><div class='av-milestone-content'><p>The Travelers Aid Society of Washington (D.C.) was founded in 1913 by the YWCA and began assisting travelers at the relatively new Union Station. Travelers Aid volunteers were at Union Station in March 1913 to help visitors navigate the city for the first inauguration of Woodrow Wilson.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class='av-milestone-article-footer entry-footer'><\/footer><\/article><\/li>\n<li  class='av-milestone av-mbud4-008c15578a8a3455615c80538750694d av-animated-generic fade-in av-milestone-even'><h2 class='av-milestone-date ' id='milestone-1917' ><strong>1917<span class='av-milestone-indicator'><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><div class=\"av-milestone-icon-wrap\"><span class='av-milestone-icon milestone_icon avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='av-milestone-icon-inner milestone_inner'><i class='milestone-char avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue8bc' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div><article class='av-milestone-content-wrap'><div class='av-milestone-contentbox'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Milestone: National Travelers Aid Association\"><h4 class='av-milestone-title '>National Travelers Aid Association<\/h4><\/header><div class='av-milestone-content'><p>The first National Travelers Aid Association was founded in 1917, created to serve all people regardless of gender, age, class, race or religion. Travelers Aid welcomed immigrants to the United States, with operations at or near many ports of entry.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class='av-milestone-article-footer entry-footer'><\/footer><\/article><\/li>\n<li  class='av-milestone av-du2nc-f9380dea49c4170b3603686e504b078c av-animated-generic fade-in av-milestone-odd'><h2 class='av-milestone-date ' id='milestone-1941' ><a href='http:\/\/uso.org\/'  title=\"United Service Organizations (USO)\" aria-label=\"United Service Organizations (USO)\">1941<span class='av-milestone-indicator'><\/span><\/a><\/h2><a class='av-milestone-icon-wrap' href='http:\/\/uso.org\/'  title=\"United Service Organizations (USO)\" aria-label=\"United Service Organizations (USO)\"><span class='av-milestone-icon milestone_icon avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='av-milestone-icon-inner milestone_inner'><i class='milestone-char avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue8bc' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/a><article class='av-milestone-content-wrap'><div class='av-milestone-contentbox'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Milestone: United Service Organizations (USO)\"><h4 class='av-milestone-title '><a href='http:\/\/uso.org\/'  title=\"United Service Organizations (USO)\" aria-label=\"United Service Organizations (USO)\">United Service Organizations (USO)<\/a><\/h4><\/header><div class='av-milestone-content'><p>In 1941, just prior to World War II, President Roosevelt called on the National Travelers Aid Association and five other national organizations to form one entity charged with boosting U.S. military morale. And the USO was born.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class='av-milestone-article-footer entry-footer'><\/footer><\/article><\/li>\n<li  class='av-milestone av-nbqsw-752574fd0bda34167d8afadbf2d78764 av-animated-generic fade-in av-milestone-even'><h2 class='av-milestone-date ' id='milestone-1947' ><strong>1947<span class='av-milestone-indicator'><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><div class=\"av-milestone-icon-wrap\"><span class='av-milestone-icon milestone_icon avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='av-milestone-icon-inner milestone_inner'><i class='milestone-char avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue8bc' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div><article class='av-milestone-content-wrap'><div class='av-milestone-contentbox'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Milestone: Washington National Airport\"><h4 class='av-milestone-title '>Washington National Airport<\/h4><\/header><div class='av-milestone-content'><p>When the federal government opened the new Washington National Airport in 1941, the USO was an established presence there. In 1947,\u00a0 after World War II was over, the Travelers Aid Society of Washington took over the USO responsibilities at the facility.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class='av-milestone-article-footer entry-footer'><\/footer><\/article><\/li>\n<li  class='av-milestone av-sjps0-0e3debe068a7fcb7b8541af175099e4d av-animated-generic fade-in av-milestone-odd'><h2 class='av-milestone-date ' id='milestone-1957' ><strong>1957<span class='av-milestone-indicator'><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><div class=\"av-milestone-icon-wrap\"><span class='av-milestone-icon milestone_icon avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='av-milestone-icon-inner milestone_inner'><i class='milestone-char avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue8bc' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div><article class='av-milestone-content-wrap'><div class='av-milestone-contentbox'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Milestone: New York JFK International Airport\"><h4 class='av-milestone-title '>New York JFK International Airport<\/h4><\/header><div class='av-milestone-content'><p>In 1957, Travelers Aid opened its first information booth at what was then known as Idlewood International Airport, renamed John F. Kennedy International Airport in 1964 following the 35th president&#8217;s assassination in 1963.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class='av-milestone-article-footer entry-footer'><\/footer><\/article><\/li>\n<li  class='av-milestone av-djf5s-624effd1577213254495cd2936883831 av-animated-generic fade-in av-milestone-even'><h2 class='av-milestone-date ' id='milestone-1963' ><strong>1963<span class='av-milestone-indicator'><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><div class=\"av-milestone-icon-wrap\"><span class='av-milestone-icon milestone_icon avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='av-milestone-icon-inner milestone_inner'><i class='milestone-char avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue8bc' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div><article class='av-milestone-content-wrap'><div class='av-milestone-contentbox'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Milestone: Washington Dulles International Airport\"><h4 class='av-milestone-title '>Washington Dulles International Airport<\/h4><\/header><div class='av-milestone-content'><p>The Travelers Aid program at Washington Dulles was launched in 1963, with one desk on the Baggage Claim level. The program now has 14 locations, making it one of the busiest airport programs run by Travelers Aid International.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class='av-milestone-article-footer entry-footer'><\/footer><\/article><\/li>\n<li  class='av-milestone av-nqj7k-d981711a03ed18c034e3b4373a553f38 av-animated-generic fade-in av-milestone-odd'><h2 class='av-milestone-date ' id='milestone-1992' ><strong>1992<span class='av-milestone-indicator'><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><div class=\"av-milestone-icon-wrap\"><span class='av-milestone-icon milestone_icon avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='av-milestone-icon-inner milestone_inner'><i class='milestone-char avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue8bc' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div><article class='av-milestone-content-wrap'><div class='av-milestone-contentbox'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Milestone: Newark International Airport\"><h4 class='av-milestone-title '>Newark International Airport<\/h4><\/header><div class='av-milestone-content'><p>The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, seeing a need to improve its customer service at Newark International Airport, instituted a Travelers Aid Program there in 1992.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><footer class='av-milestone-article-footer entry-footer'><\/footer><\/article><\/li>\n<li  class='av-milestone av-1dbk0-4e9eee050defb5894cbe479ae89d4502 av-animated-generic fade-in av-milestone-even'><h2 class='av-milestone-date ' id='milestone-2018' ><strong>2018<span class='av-milestone-indicator'><\/span><\/strong><\/h2><div class=\"av-milestone-icon-wrap\"><span class='av-milestone-icon milestone_icon avia-font-entypo-fontello'><span class='av-milestone-icon-inner milestone_inner'><i class='milestone-char avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue8bc' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div><article class='av-milestone-content-wrap'><div class='av-milestone-contentbox'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Milestone: Bradley International Airport\"><h4 class='av-milestone-title '>Bradley International Airport<\/h4><\/header><div class='av-milestone-content'><p>Travelers Aid began operating at Bradley International Airport in October 2018 with a group of 40 dedicated senior volunteers. 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Autoclose: 1 -->\n<div class='flex_column_table av-k1tbcevq-ec3d249b2b8f1f9e1f353be780b717fc sc-av_one_full av-break-at-tablet-flextable av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k1tbcevq-ec3d249b2b8f1f9e1f353be780b717fc\">\n#top .flex_column_table.av-equal-height-column-flextable.av-k1tbcevq-ec3d249b2b8f1f9e1f353be780b717fc{\nmargin-top:0px;\nmargin-bottom:0px;\n}\n.flex_column.av-k1tbcevq-ec3d249b2b8f1f9e1f353be780b717fc{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:30px 30px 30px 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-k1tbcevq-ec3d249b2b8f1f9e1f353be780b717fc av_one_full  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_two_third  avia-builder-el-last  first av-break-at-tablet flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-top  column-top-margin'     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-11saz-52f31ee3a7eb79cdd5abdf1d207657a8\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-11saz-52f31ee3a7eb79cdd5abdf1d207657a8{\nmargin:15px 0 0 0;\npadding-bottom:5px;\ncolor:#0077c8;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-11saz-52f31ee3a7eb79cdd5abdf1d207657a8 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-11saz-52f31ee3a7eb79cdd5abdf1d207657a8 .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#0077c8;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-11saz-52f31ee3a7eb79cdd5abdf1d207657a8 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-11saz-52f31ee3a7eb79cdd5abdf1d207657a8 av-special-heading-h2 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-4  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The History of Travelers Aid at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k1tbzkbg-31e375ed4652414ab7df395d3078f512\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-k1tbzkbg-31e375ed4652414ab7df395d3078f512 .avia_textblock{\ncolor:#616261;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k1tbzkbg-31e375ed4652414ab7df395d3078f512 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The Travelers Aid Society of Washington was founded in 1912. The Travelers Aid program at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport began in 1941 as part of the new United Service Organizations, better known as the USO.<\/p>\n<p>Just as the federal government opened the new National Airport on the Virginia shores of the Potomac River in 1941, the USO was there.<\/p>\n<p>In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt invited Mary Ingraham, then president of the national Young Women\u2019s Christian Association, to form a group to provide morale and recreation services to U.S. military personnel.This request brought together six civilian organizations: the YWCA, National Travelers Aid Association, Salvation Army, Young Men\u2019s Christian Association, National Catholic Community Service, and the National Jewish Welfare Board. They were brought together under one umbrella, USO, to support U.S. troops.<\/p>\n<p>In 1947,\u00a0 after the war was over, the Travelers Aid Society of Washington took over the USO responsibilities at National Airport.<\/p>\n<p>With the opening of the new Terminals B and C in 1997, the volunteer program doubled in size and has continued to grow and thrive. Volunteers and staff were on duty through the pandemic years when travel reached a low point. In 2022 more than 150 volunteers are on duty to serve visitors to our airport.<\/p>\n<p>On November 9, 2021, two new security checkpoints opened to serve Terminals B and C. On June 5, Reagan National renumbered the terminals and gates to better reflect the airport patterns. 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