how did the settlement movement seek to help the needy

The Settlement House Movement began in Chicago, Illinois in 1889.

The settlement house movement led to the new profession of social work

Jane Addams was considered a leader of the settlement house movement because of the fact that she helped found the Hull House which opened its doors for immigrants that were in need of housing. With all of its programs for education and the arts, the Hull House had began the settlement house movement that had grown by 1920 to almost 500 settlement houses.

Settlement houses