Read the details from "The Workers of Ellis Island” and think about the central idea they support.

Throughout the years, numerous organizations offered aid to immigrants at Ellis Island. . . . Known under several titles (missionary, chaplain, agent, matron, port worker, colporteur, or social worker), the dedicated men and women of these organizations provided many things, including counseling, guidance, information, translation, money, food, clothing, books, periodicals, gifts, and religious instruction and services.

What is the central idea of the passage?

Throughout the years, numerous organizations offered aid to immigrants at Ellis Island.
Aid workers only provided immigrants with information and translations.
Aid workers were known under several titles (missionary, chaplain, agent, matron, port worker, colporteur, or social worker).
The dedicated people of these organizations provided many things.
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The central idea of the passage is: Throughout the years, numerous organizations offered aid to immigrants at Ellis Island. This statement encapsulates the primary focus of the passage, which discusses the various forms of support and assistance provided to immigrants by different organizations and their dedicated workers.

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