<P> The settlement movement was a reformist social movement that begun in the 1880s and peaked around the 1920s in England and the US . Its goal was to bring the rich and the poor of society together in both physical proximity and social interconnectedness . Its main object was the establishment of `` settlement houses '' in poor urban areas , in which volunteer middle - class `` settlement workers '' would live , hoping to share knowledge and culture with , and alleviate the poverty of , their low - income neighbors . The `` settlement houses '' provided services such as daycare , education , and healthcare to improve the lives of the poor in these areas . </P>
<P> The settlement movement was a reformist social movement that begun in the 1880s and peaked around the 1920s in England and the US . Its goal was to bring the rich and the poor of society together in both physical proximity and social interconnectedness . Its main object was the establishment of `` settlement houses '' in poor urban areas , in which volunteer middle - class `` settlement workers '' would live , hoping to share knowledge and culture with , and alleviate the poverty of , their low - income neighbors . The `` settlement houses '' provided services such as daycare , education , and healthcare to improve the lives of the poor in these areas . </P>
what is the purpose of the settlement house movement
what is the purpose of the settlement house movement
to share knowledge and culture with , and alleviate the poverty of , their low - income neighbors
to share knowledge and culture with , and alleviate the poverty of , their low - income neighbors