Neighbors All (Classic Reprint): A Settlement Notebook: A Settlement Notebook (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Esther G. Barrows

 
9780243283682: Neighbors All (Classic Reprint): A Settlement Notebook: A Settlement Notebook (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

A neighborhood memoir of service, community, and urban change
This nonfiction collection follows the early days of social work in Boston’s South End, revealing how a pioneering settlement house linked families, volunteers, and professional staff. Through personal memoir and historical detail, it shows how people from diverse backgrounds built programs, formed friendships, and pursued shared improvements in housing, education, culture, and daily life.

What you’ll encounter in this edition:
- Personal stories of learning to help, from the first social work students to seasoned volunteers
- Real-world examples of collaboration between settlement houses, hospitals, and local clubs
- Reflections on housing, community change, and the challenges of improving city life

- How volunteers and residents shaped programs, events, and neighborhood connections
- The evolving idea of philanthropy and the idea of serving the common good

Ideal for readers of social history, urban reform, and memoirs of community work, this book offers a grounded look at how neighborhoods grow through effort, empathy, and collaboration.

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9780483613447: Neighbors All: A Settlement Notebook (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10:  0483613444 ISBN 13:  9780483613447
Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018
Hardcover