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The Poor Belong to Us : Catholic Charities and American Welfare.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 1998Copyright date: ©1997Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (296 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780674028890
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Poor Belong to UsDDC classification:
  • 267/.597471/0996073
LOC classification:
  • BX2347
Online resources:
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The New York System -- 2. The Larger Landscape -- 3. Inside the Institutions -- 4. Outside the Institutions -- 5. Catholic Charities, the Great Depression, and the New Deal -- Conclusion -- Sources -- Notes -- Index.
Summary: Between the Civil War and World War II, Catholic charities evolved from volunteer, local origins into a centralized, professional workforce that played a major role in American welfare's development. This book documents the efforts of Catholic volunteers to care for Catholic families and resist Protestant and state intrusions at the local level.
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Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The New York System -- 2. The Larger Landscape -- 3. Inside the Institutions -- 4. Outside the Institutions -- 5. Catholic Charities, the Great Depression, and the New Deal -- Conclusion -- Sources -- Notes -- Index.

Between the Civil War and World War II, Catholic charities evolved from volunteer, local origins into a centralized, professional workforce that played a major role in American welfare's development. This book documents the efforts of Catholic volunteers to care for Catholic families and resist Protestant and state intrusions at the local level.

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