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History of CO

History of CO. The first efforts at community organisation for socia lwelfare initiated in the united kingdom during the 19 th century to overcome the problem of acute poverty which led to beggary.

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History of CO

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  1. History of CO

  2. The first efforts at community organisation for socialwelfare initiated in the united kingdom during the 19th century to overcome the problem of acute poverty which led to beggary. • Thus, the London society of organizing charitable relief and repressing mendicancy was formed.

  3. Its functions were to organise the poor, collect funds to meet their base need and enable them to lead moral lives through education and thus assimilate them into english society. • The settlement house movement originated in england during 1880. • This house created to meet the needs of rural poor who flocked into the cities.

  4. In 1880 the charity organization society started in the USA. • This was the first attempt in the USA to put rational order in the area of charity and relief. • This charity started to combat social problems created by the economic depression of 1873. • And also for the rapid movement of the rural poor into urban areas due to industrialization for discrimination.

  5. The early part of the 20th century - birth of community councils in the USA, these functioned , • To increase efficiency • To encourage specialization • To set standards for service • To provide the leadership to member agencies for joint planning

  6. Later world war 1 gave rise to war chests in many communities, • To promote central fund raising • Coordination of services • Control of spending

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