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Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor (United States)

By: Barbara Levy Simon
In: Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America
Edited by: John M. Herrick & Paul H. Stuart
Subject:Public Policy, Social Policy (general)
Keywords:casework; charities; Charity Organization Society; charity organizations; New York; New York City; public baths

Founded in 1843 in New York City and modeled on British prototypes, the Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor (AICP) soon became an exemplar for urban reform and charity organizations throughout the United States. From its beginnings, the AICP ...

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  Simon, B. (2005). Association for improving the condition of the poor (united states). In J. M. Herrick, & P. H. Stuart (Eds.), Encyclopedia of social welfare history in North America (pp. 36-38). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952521.n15
  
  Simon, B. (2005). Association for improving the condition of the poor (united states). In J. M. Herrick, & P. H. Stuart (Eds.), Encyclopedia of social welfare history in North America (pp. 36-38). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952521.n15
  
  Simon, B. (2005). Association for improving the condition of the poor (united states). In J. M. Herrick, & P. H. Stuart (Eds.), Encyclopedia of social welfare history in North America (pp. 36-38). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952521.n15
  
  Simon, B. (2005). Association for improving the condition of the poor (united states). In J. M. Herrick, & P. H. Stuart (Eds.), Encyclopedia of social welfare history in North America (pp. 36-38). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952521.n15
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