▁Kings ley ▁House . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁shortly ▁after ▁Kings ley ▁House ▁formed , ▁Mc Main ▁was ▁appointed ▁director ▁of ▁Kings ley ▁House , ▁a ▁settlement ▁house ▁dedicated ▁to ▁impro ving ▁integration ▁of ▁poor ▁people ▁into ▁society . ▁It ▁was ▁then ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁Irish ▁Channel ▁section ▁of ▁New ▁Orleans ▁at ▁ 1 6 0 0 ▁Const ance ▁Street . ▁Community ▁activ ist ▁Jane ▁Add ams ▁visited ▁New ▁Orleans ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁and , ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁her ▁new ▁role , ▁Mc Main ▁followed ▁to ▁study ▁at ▁Add ams ' s ▁two ▁Chicago ▁settlement ▁houses , ▁H ull ▁House ▁and ▁Chicago ▁Center . ▁ ▁Kings ley ▁House ▁progress ed ▁rapidly ▁under ▁Mc Main ' s ▁leadership . ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁Mc Main ▁re organ ized ▁Kings ley ▁House ▁on ▁a ▁non sect arian ▁basis , ▁and ▁it ▁thereby ▁went ▁from ▁being ▁Epis cop al ian ▁to ▁having ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁and ▁Jewish ▁representation ▁on ▁their ▁board . ▁ ▁During ▁her ▁ten ure , ▁Kings ley ▁House ▁became ▁a ▁community ▁center ▁with ▁a ▁medical ▁clin ic , ▁a ▁kind erg arten , ▁an ▁adult ▁night ▁school , ▁a ▁library , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁voc ational ▁school ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans . ▁It ▁addition ally ▁became ▁a ▁social ▁center ▁with ▁concert s , ▁d ances , ▁athlet ic ▁events , ▁and ▁organized ▁recre ation ▁for ▁children . ▁For ▁the ▁voc ational ▁school , ▁Mc Main ▁arranged ▁for ▁use ▁of ▁a ▁building ▁operated