Excerpt from At the House on Henry St., Vol. 2: Dec. 11, 1916
The Henry Street Settlement was incorporated April 1st, 1903, under the laws of the State of New York.
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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book records the work of Henry Street Settlement, a social service organization dedicated to improving the lives of the poor living in New York City. Written in 1916 and 1917, it includes the organization's financial records for 1916 and highlights the expansion and diversity of the settlement's work. It describes the efforts of the visiting nurse service, which provided care to over 3,500 individuals and offered instruction on hygiene and disease prevention, especially for mothers and infants. The book also outlines the settlement's work in education, with classes and clubs for adults and children, and its recreational and social programs, including a neighborhood theater and sports leagues. The author emphasizes the importance of community involvement and collaboration in addressing the needs of the city's most vulnerable residents, asserting that the work of the settlement is essential "to better the conditions of the people in the neighborhood and, in so doing, to help improve the conditions of the city." This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9780265024362_0
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