Compare the Approaches of the Following Social-Welfare Organizations or Initiatives

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Essay

Compare the approaches of the following social-welfare organizations or initiatives to urban problems: the Young Men's Christian Association, the Salvation Army, the New York Charity Organization Society, the institutional church movement, and Hull House. What were their various goals and methods? How successful were these groups?

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Definitions:

Clean Commerce

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Sustainable Enterprise

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