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almshouses  

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  • THE PREAMBLE to almshouses is the act of almsgiving, a gift of charity to the less fortunate in the form of money, property, or bequest. It arises from the basic impulse of humans to help those who cannot help themselves. [Source: Encyclopedia of World Poverty; Almshouses]

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