Assimilation
Youth and the Houston Center: Growing Up Together
Posted July 18th, 2008 by TeishanThe United Communities Southeast Philadelphia and the Southeast Philadelphia Collaborative with Scribe Video Center
This video is available for purchase as part of a Precious Places Community History Project Vol. 3 compilation DVD
The Houston Community Center carries on a long and illustrious tradition of social service in this ethnically diverse South Philadelphia neighborhood. Founded in 1901 as St. Martha’s House, the organization functioned as a settlement house serving the predominantly Italian and Eastern European immigrant communities of the area. St. Martha’s provided education and health services and emphasized “integration and assimilation” programs for immigrants intended to ease their transition into an unfamiliar city and culture.
