I studied, trusting in God to show me in every way how to love how He loves. Now He has led me here to prepare my heart and mind even more to serve.
Based on the my study of the course material of this week, I consider The Elizabethan Poor Laws of 1601 the most important historical event in the history of the human services profession. My reasoning for considering the Poor Laws of 1601 as highly important is that, in my opinion, it got the ball rolling. It leads to events like the The Charity Organization Society movement of 1870. (Martin, 2014) Even within the three principles of the Poor Laws, it established the responsibility of selflessness by claiming families responsible for the poverty stricken. (Martin, 2014) In this, orgnizations like The Charity Organization Society was impacted in multiple ways. By having an example of what works for communities and what does not, new organizations were able to bring communities together as a force to combat poverty. The Poor Laws were able to teach what