Northwestern Settlement

For more than 125 years Northwestern Settlement has nurtured, educated and inspired children and families in need in Chicago. The company disrupt generational poverty through a primary focus on children / young adults and the specific challenges they face at distinct stages of life. Northwestern Settlements comprehensive approach to community build... ing provides the company's neighbors: Northwestern Settlement was founded in 1891 by leaders of Northwestern University, as a separate and financially-independent institution. At that time, the West Town community was primarily the home of disenfranchised German, Polish, Irish, and Scandinavian immigrants, and the neighborhood failed to register in Chicagos collective conscience. Inspired by the Settlement Movement, and led by Northwestern University President Henry Wade Rogers and his wife Emma, Northwestern University Settlement Association was founded. The original Settlement Movement model involved settling in a needy community and recruiting university faculty, staff, graduates, and volunteers to live and work at the house, gathering resources to empower community residents to change their own lives. Today, although the company's methods of service have changed, Northwestern Settlement continues to provide transformational opportunities. For more on the history of the Settlement, check out the company's centennial book The Worn Doorstep as well as The Worn Doorstep Part Two: 1991-2016 . The company's full archives can be found at the Northwestern University Library in Evanston, Illinois. Information about Chicagos Settlement Movement can be found at Chicago Collections .Read More