Hull House closed

There are a few icons of early urban planning. Jane Addam's Hull House in Chicago is one of them. It's founding in the late 1800s marked not only a significant step forward for women but also the beginning of social work in the US. Current government budget cuts of support for community outreach and services combined with an increase in demand for those services due to the ongoing economic crisis has made operations financially unsustainable. Hull House has just closed.