Question

by helping the poor. many reformers responded to the movements call. they established settlement houses. these were community centers located in slum neighborhoods. workers there provided help and friendship to immigrants and the poor. many of these houses were run by middle - class, college - educated women. the settlement houses also offered educational, cultural, and social services. they sent visiting nurses into homes and provided aid that was needed. one of the more well - known social reformers of this time was jane addams. she helped establish hull house in 1889. this was a settlement house that helped the poor of chicago. reformers hoped that the services provided by settlement houses would increase the social mobility of immigrants so that they would benefit from living in the united states. also, settlement houses made people aware of the difficulties facing the urban poor, and they worked for political solutions for the urban poor through lobbying state government. 3. name two things a settlement house provided for the poor.

Explanation:

The text states that settlement houses provided help and friendship to immigrants and the poor. They also offered educational, cultural, and social services, and sent visiting nurses into homes.

Answer:

1. Help and friendship
2. Educational, cultural, and social services (or visiting - nurse services)