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Hull House, Chicago. Settlement and community houses in the United States were a vital part of the settlement movement, a progressive social movement that began in the mid-19th century in London with the intention of improving the quality of life in poor urban areas through education initiatives, food and shelter provisions, and assimilation and naturalization assistance.
Columbus Federation of Settlements: Columbus, Ohio: United States [15] East Side House Settlement: Bronx, New York: United States The Educational Alliance: New York, New York: United States [16] Franklin-Wright Settlements, Inc: Detroit, Michigan: United States [17] Friendly Inn Settlement House: Cleveland, Ohio: United States [18] Gladden ...
United Neighborhood Houses of New York is the federation of 38 settlement houses in New York City. [23] These and other settlement houses inspired the establishment of settlement schools to serve isolated rural communities in Appalachia, such as the Hindman Settlement School in 1902 and the Pine Mountain Settlement School in 1913. [citation needed]
Hiram House: Cleveland, Ohio: United States Holy Child Settlement: Poplar, East London: England Hull House: Chicago, Illinois: United States John Stewart Settlement House: Gary, Indiana: United States North East Neighborhood House: Minneapolis, Minnesota: United States Girls' Club of San Francisco: San Francisco, California: United States ...
The Houchen Settlement House was founded in 1912 in Segundo Barrio in El Paso, Texas. El Paso was the chosen site to place a settlement house for Mexican immigrants because of its border location and risks linked with it. [clarify] Poverty, education and high infant mortality were concerns Houchen staff had to contend with on a daily basis ...
The house sheltered Confederate statesman Judah P. Benjamin in 1865, before he departed for England. Hibernia Plantation: Fleming Island: Clay: House is no longer standing but the family cemetery, private chapel exist still. [5] 02000836 Killearn Plantation Archeological and Historic District: Tallahassee: Leon: 70000182 Kingsley Plantation ...
Pages in category "Settlement houses in the United States" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
The White Rose Mission (also known as the White Rose Home for Colored Working Girls and the White Rose Industrial Association) was created on February 11, 1897, as a "Christian, nonsectarian Home for Colored Girls and Women" by African American civic leaders Victoria Earle Matthews (1861–1907) and Maritcha Remond Lyons (1848–1929).