History of social work the People in London" in 1889 while working at Toynbee Hall. The study was the first systematic attempt at gathering comprehensive statistics and mapping poverty and influenced both social research and the fight against poverty for decades afterwards. By the beginning of the 20th century, these different organizations with their diverse intellectual underpinnings were beginning to coalesce into modern social work. Foundations were established to examine the root causes of social problems such as poverty, and social workers became more professional and scientific in their methodology. The Quaker philanthropist and chocolate manufacturer Joseph Rowntree believed that social evils could be
Quaker Square at Quaker Square. The New York-Chicago "Broadway Limited" was replaced with the New York-Pittsburgh "Three Rivers" on September 10, 1995, ending service to Akron. The "Three Rivers" was extended to Chicago through Akron on November 10, 1996; however, Amtrak and the city disagreed over who would pay for necessary repairs to the station. Akron station reopened on August 10, 1998 - the last of several ex-"Broadway" stops to be restored. The "Three Rivers" was cut back to Pittsburgh as the "Pennsylvanian" on March 7, 2005, ending service to Akron again. Quaker Square Quaker Square was a shopping and dining complex