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History, 24.07.2019 11:00 kathrynsalomon

As soon as possible! : ) paraphrase the following text: children without families to care for them lived difficult lives in the 1800s. religious groups ran orphanages and provided other . yet the number of children in need kept growing, especially in cities. many spent their nights on the street hungry, cold, and alone. today, poverty and homelessness is still a widespread problem for american families. however, every u. s. state has an agency that runs and monitors to those in need. taxpayer funds and generosity support these programs. charles loring brace founded the children’s aid society in new york city. he wanted to the city’s poor children. some lived in orphanages, on the streets, or with families unable to care for them. one of his programs was to “place out” children with families in the west who would raise them and teach them good habits. rural families were eager for on their farms. the children would have to with the daily chores. sometimes the families valued them only for their labor. these “orphan train riders” usually were between a few months and 14 years of age. many families adopted the children, but this was not common until after 1900.

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