The Settlement House Movement

The Hull House helped and impacted people in countless ways. One of which, was that reformers helped teach immigrants skills that they may have needed for jobs. Immigrationtounitedstates.org states,¨Of Chicago’s one million residents in 1888, approximately 78 percent were either foreign-born or the children of foreign-born parents. Because of the number of potential workers, the wages were low and poverty widespread, especially among unskilled workers.” This shows us that over half of Chicago 's population at the time, was either people who weren 't born in America, or children of parents that weren’t born in America. That’s where the Hull House comes in. Hull House reformers specifically taught those people things that they needed to know and things that they needed to know how to do. Reformers also went to the Hull House and gave lectures on economics and social issues. This impacted them because when they didn’t know the things that they were taught, it was highly unlikely for them to get a job. But when they learned these valuable skills, they were more

Tenement - A rundown, low-rental apartment building whose facilities and maintenance barely meet minimum standards.

Life in tenements was tough because as the population was increasing exponentially; the quality of life was becoming increasingly crowded and unsanitary. Since these buildings were in high demand, housing over two thirds of the population of New York, they were commonly made of cheap materials. Maks’ family’s rooms were not well made because “the ceiling is tin. The floor is wood. As for the walls, they’re all faded green with a few cracks” (Avi 54). The buildings themselves were packed with inhabitants so that the landlords could pack more money in their back pockets. The tenement flats were very dimly light, which left many lowlifes living in low light. There was a lack of light put on the subject, and some of the regulations to have better sanitation

Jane Addams and her colleague, Ellen Gates Starr, founded the most successful settlement house in the United States otherwise known as the Hull-House (“Settlement” 1). It was located in a city overrun by poverty, filth and gangsters, and it could not have come at a better time (Lundblad 663). The main purpose of settlement houses was to ease the transition into the American culture and labor force, and The Hull-House offered its residents an opportunity to help the community, was a safe haven for the city, and led the way through social reform for women and children.

There has been many immigrants coming to the United States through Ellis Island. The immigration process takes a long time because of all of the steps that they have to go through.

Ellis Island was 'the door to America' which was opened on January 1st, 1892. Immigrants came here from their countries to stay in ours. It was a major immigration station for the United States from 1892 to 1943. It has been part of the Statue of Liberty since 1965. Between 1880 and 1900 9 million immigrants arrived in America, which was the largest number of arrivals in a 20 year period. The immigrants mostly stayed in the New England areas, such as New York and Massachusetts. This alarmed older Americans, because they feared that the country and system would fail because of the new 'impurities' in the land. In other words the shift in nationalities. The first immigrants to come to Ellis Island were from Ireland, Germany,

Tenement houses are mainly for people that are/were poor. They do not exist in America. They do exist in India and overpopulated and poor countries.

The movement can be traced back all the way to England in 1884, which is called the Progressive era movement and then spreading to the United States in 1886. In the early 1900’s the settlement house movement seemed to have its impact with the European immigrants living in slum dwellings. Having a basic need to improve their daily quality of life through education and health services. They were the first to benefit from the lack of welfare programs of the time. Initially the Kindergarten program was a way to attract parents to the settlement houses, but eventually evolved to improve living conditions for children. According to the Texas State Historical Association, children in the South suffered from a higher illiteracy

The ship companies had to prepare a manifest- a list of information about everyone on board the ship. In first and second class you would have a private cabin to sleep in. Third class was crowded with no fresh air. They slept in narrow bunk beds. Once the ship reached Ellis Island, if you were in first or second class, you were examined on the ship. If you passed you were free to enter the country when the ship docked in New York Harbor. Only the immigrants who traveled in third class or steerage were taken to Ellis Island. Most people could only afford third class. Most families could not afford to send their whole family at once. Often a father or an older brother would go first. they would find work and send money back to their families. To get enough money to pay to come to America some people would sell almost all their belongings and then bring whatever they could carry to

immigrants after the war of 1812 added to the crowd. Tenements were packed with families and

tenement was a building in which several families rent rooms or apartments. They often had little sanitation or safety. Many immigrants lived in tenements. They were located in poor, run-down neighborhoods.

I think that it is super important to have settlement houses, due to the fact that there are so many immigrants that come in and out of the United States. The importance of the settlement houses have to be the biggest key in the 19 century due to how many people from other countries wanted to start a new life in the United States. My opinion on the settlement houses are very big, I have to say that if it weren't for the settlement houses we as a country would be overcrowded and it would be a fight for the fittest. Also if we didn’t have Angel Island and Ellis Island there would be so many diseases coming into america and going through the Island’s to be able to come into america helped stop some diseases from coming in, but the settlement housing

In the 19th century, many immigrants came over to the United States by entering Ellis Island, one of the biggest seagates to America, but they had to go through many steps in order to go beyond the border lines (Hillstrom, 2014). Ellis Island is a drop off location that let over one- hundred million immigrants enter America. Europe would be where most immigrants came from (Parrish, 2017). To arrive over to Ellis Island steamboats were used to transport the immigrants. On the steamboats, the immigrants were all part of “classes”. The poorer classes would be inspected right away, but the first and second classes, or rich people, would be sent right into the Great Hall to get sent into America. The only reason why somebody from first or second class would be held at Ellis Island was that if there was a problem with their paperwork, or if they were ill (“Processing Immigrant Arrivals at Ellis Island”, 2006,). After first and second class got to leave the Registry room and the Great Hall, the doctors came and started examining the immigrants (Parrish, 2017). Once Ellis Island got extremely busy newly President Theodore Roosevelt elected a commissioner, William Williams, to help keep Ellis Island clean and straight. The commissioners were people that would go around and check the immigrant's paper and make sure they weren't forged (Heaps, 1967). Ellis Island allowed many immigrants to enter America, but many were forced to go back to their country or told to stay at the station.

Most contracts never mentioned the safety and comfort of tenants (p. 10). In addition, many of the tenants were working and needed to be close to where they worked. The costs of living in these tenement houses were ridiculously high for the condition and size of the rooms.

According to Newman (2008), housing of the poor has to allow for economic independence and self-care while providing a safe and adequate place to live. The debate about decent housing alone is sufficient to provide a healthier living environment has its roots in the late 1920s, when the unhealthy environment of the slums was associated with numerous social ills. The hands-on approach of the housing and social service agencies was