A critical look at a contemporary welfare-to-work program in the light of the historic settlement ideal

Sarah Sloan Kreutziger; Richard Ager; Judith S. Lewis; Suzanne England

doi:10.1300/J125v09n02_04

A critical look at a contemporary welfare-to-work program in the light of the historic settlement ideal

Sarah Sloan Kreutziger, Richard Ager, Judith S. Lewis, Suzanne England

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Abstract

This paper explores the differences and similarities between the historic settlements and a venture of two universities to develop supportive services in housing developments that promote financial and personal self-sufficiency for the residents. Our school of social work participates with a vision of a contemporary neighborhood ideal composed of such concepts as empowerment, participating consciousness, community building, the learning organization, and an asset/strengths perspective. Our experiences inform our curriculum and provide a perspective on what changes are needed if social work is to have a strong future in this type of community work.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	49-69
Number of pages	21
Journal	Journal of Community Practice
Volume	9
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1300/J125v09n02_04
State	Published - Aug 30 2001

Keywords

Campus Affiliates Program
Community building
Community practice
Empowerment
Housing Development Welfare Reform
Hull House
Neighborhood ideal
Social settlements
Strengths perspective
Support services
University-Community partnerships
Welfare-to-Work

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Development
Sociology and Political Science
Public Administration

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