The main objectives of Charity Organization Societies were to: a) Coordinate service delivery, ...

The main objectives of Charity Organization Societies were to:
 
  a) Coordinate service delivery, determine eligibility, root out fraud, and scientifically study and
  systematically address the problem of poverty in their communities.
  b) Coordinate job search services, determine who could live in settlement houses, and judge which
  families or individuals were worthy of help.
  c) Determine who was defrauding the system, place able workers in jobs, determine who was
  eligible to participate in their scientific study.
  d) Coordinate school admission for destitute children, determine individual eligibility, and designate
  service delivery.