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- Title
'Temporary relief for specially recommended or selected deserving persons': the mission of the House of Charity, Soho, 1846-1914.
- Authors
Starkey, Pat
- Abstract
Twentieth-century voluntary social work organizations became accustomed to altering the emphases of their work in response to changing legislation or shifts in funding priorities. The House of Charity for Distressed Persons in Soho, founded in 1846, provides a nineteenth-century example of a similar phenomenon. The history of its first 70 years suggests that the intention to serve 'selected deserving persons' was outweighed by the need to ensure the spiritual well-being of its benefactors through opportunities for Christian service. Its primary purpose was thereby subverted, and the energies of its workers were diverted from raising funds to support 'selected deserving persons' to casting round for ways to fill the space in the House and to continue to give the benefactors a role.
- Subjects
SOHO (London, England); SOCIAL services; ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc.; LEGISLATION; CHARITIES; FUNDRAISING; BENEFACTORS; PHILANTHROPISTS; LEGISLATIVE bills; CHARITABLE uses, trusts, &; foundations
- Publication
Urban History, 2008, Vol 35, Issue 1, p96
- ISSN
0963-9268
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0963926807005196