Hull House

Jane Addams lived where she worked and so did many of the volunteers. It was so interesting and cool to hear that many of the workers within the Hull House were doing it out of their own willingness in participating to better the city and not for money. The Hull House was filled with many different types of people, varying in race/ethnicity, age, gender..etc. and offered something great to the surrounding community. A lot of the things offered were specifically aimed to people who had immigrated and were trying to assimilate into American society. 

Not only did they have kindergarten classes, but also they offered art classes for adults, a place of social gathering and provided housing. The settlement house taught a variety of useful skills and education to help better the life of the people that came in, so they could end up moving out and start doing things for themselves. Her whole purpose in creating a settlement house was to help people help themselves. It gave the children a sense of what childhood should actually feel like and it gave the adults a sense of responsibility and importance to the society. I also believe the Hull House brought people together because they were all working together for a common goal in trying to improve themselves and the place they lived.

Jane Addams Hull house took more people off the streets and gave them useful tools to survive and function in a society. Jane Addams plan was to work with people on more of a personal level, actually listening to their needs and helping in any practical way that she could. This settlement gave the city of Chicago more of a purpose for the people and society as a whole rather than appearance and money making. I think more people and leaders especially should be more concerned about making communities around the city more wholesome and provide services and tools easily available for people of need to take advantage without feeling discriminated or looked down upon. This was not only a great accomplishment, but an important one that people are still learning about...that must mean something!