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Title: The Survey April-September 1920
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Survey Associates Charity Organization Society of the City of New York
Subjects: Charities Social problems
Publisher: (East Stroudsburg, Pa., Survey Associates)
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: Algoma University, Trent University, Lakehead University, Laurentian University, Nipissing University, Ryerson University and University of Toronto Libraries

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igh-borhood. No great difficulty has been met in obtaining suc-cessors for them. A course of lectures covering the whole fieldof welfare and explaining in detail the service of block workerhas been given to the block workers so that they may have anintelligent idea of what work they have to do. One of the block workers who has five children of her own,four of whom are girls, has been keenly interested in theyoung folks of her block. She sought to help a Hungariangirl, employed as a stenographer, who was of the same ageas her oldest daughter. She suggested to the girls motherthat if she were allowed to attend some of the social gatheringsat the school center and perhaps to join one of the girls clubsshe would find the recreation that would offset the nervousnessresulting from her work. Instead of this the girl was keptat home evenings to work on embroidery and sewing. Hermother did not take kindly to the suggestion of the blockmother; her girl did not have time for fun. She pointed out
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THESE EIGHT BLOCK-WORKERS ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF A ROOMFUL OF FORTY SHOWN IN THE PHOTO-GRAFH FROM WHICH THE FACES WERE DRAWN tagious diseases and illness of all kinds, cases of desertion,juvenile delinquency, and illegal child labor. The blockworkers do not prosecute or take active part in pushing any ofthese cases. They have learned how to get results by report-ing to the proper council. Block workers report to the head-quarters of their social unit in full confidence that each bit ofinformation will be treated with consideration and that it willreceive prompt attention. A great value of the block workersservice is that they learn through serving to know where aneed exists and how and where to turn for help. The block worker is not an unusual type of woman. Theopportunity for community service which has been hers has BLOCK WORKERS IN SESSKl Their work is an augury of what universe ionce women engage in municipal home-makiiya normal expansion of housekeeping under mm The block worker h

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