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Housing: Octavia Hill Association’s History Of Offering Immigrant Housing

August 10, 2018 Grace Shallow 0

As waves of immigrants from European countries poured into a crowded Philadelphia, the Octavia Hill Association (OHA) was founded in 1896 to help them find housing. Now, 122 years later, OHA is still around and [continue reading…]