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grants providing the opportunity for citizens to obtain property upon which to build a home and put down roots. Bounty Land Warrants were provided to soldiers in the Revolutionary War in lieu of �nancial compensation. The Morrill Act of 1862 provided 30,000 acres of land for each congressional district that resulted in the creation of 69 colleges such as Cornell University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The late 1800s and early 1900s marked a period of explo‐ sive growth in strategies to meet community needs. In 1889, Jane Addams founded Hull House, a settlement house that accepted needy men, women, and children, and provided a range of services on site and advocacy for improved schools and services. Jane Addams and Hull House mark the beginning of social work as a profession in the United States. The following quote illustrates the struggle that even well-established nonpro�t agencies can have in obtaining consistent funding. In 2012, Hull House was forced to close:

Jane Addams Hull House Association will be out of business Friday, leaving employees and clients scrambling to �ll a void the 122-year-old organiza‐ tion will leave. Despite announcing last week plans to close in March, board Chairman Stephen Saunders said Wednesday that the organization will fold this week because it can no longer a�ord

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