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The Community Human Services Corporation (CHSC) is a human service agency based in the South Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Its administrative offices are located at 374 Lawn Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. The mission of CHSC is:
The agency has a focus on a variety of issues including (mental health ), (health ), (housing ) and (community supports ). ==History== The history of Community Human Services Corporation dates back to the early 1970s. At that time, the South Oakland community was experiencing the same manner of change and decline as other inner city communities. The deaths of longtime residents and subsequent sale of their homes, coupled with an exodus to the suburbs of younger residents, created an atmosphere of instability. Rental property, with absentee landlords, burgeoned and the social fabric of the neighborhood weakened. In 1970, residents recognized the potential of South Oakland and began a revitalization effort by going door to door to recruit neighbors to help with the task of stabilizing and strengthening the community. They asked those they contacted what they felt they could do in addition to what they felt was needed. The concept of doing was important because it exemplified the belief that people become empowered through the discovery and exercise of their strengths and abilities. The neighbors who were involved encouraged other neighbors to come to a storefront drop-in center designed to give the residents an opportunity to get to know each other. Informal activities such as bingo, knitting and cards, along with the sharing of diverse ethnic foods began. These early efforts reflect the settlement house concept organized at the turn of the century. The purpose is to organize and create services that are comprehensive, managed often by indigenous persons, and that become occasions to mix groups of people in environments that promote celebration. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Community Human Services Corporation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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