Ending Poverty -- by Robin Marris (Author) (Book)
"This book analyses the economic forces that account for poverty and the social and political issues that result in the world's gross imbalance of wealth. The distinguished economist Robin Marris...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
After Art School -- by Marlene Jaglinski, Jane Brite (Authors) (Book - Parent)
"A Successful Way to Reach Youth in Your Neighborhood, this guide, training and reference book provides helpful and practical information about establishing, teaching and administering after-school...
Ages 5 years - 18 years.
Financial Resources for Parents of Children with Autism (Parent Handouts and Info - Parent)
The Willow Tree -- by Hubert Selby (Author) (Book)
"Bobby is young and black. He shares a cramped apartment in the south Bronx with his mother, his younger siblings and the ceaselessly scratching rats that infest the walls behind his bed. Barely a...
All Ages
Age groups: Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Just Generosity: A New Vision for Overcoming Poverty in America -- by John DiIulio, Ronald Sider, Eugene Rivers (Authors) (Book)
Evangelical theologian and activist Sider gets down to specifics in this book about American social programs, which at points reads like a policy wonk's textbook. But it is not written so much for...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Escape from Poverty: What Makes a Difference for Children? -- by P. Chase-Lansdale, Jeanne Gunn (Authors) (Book)
"The poverty rate for children in the United States exceeds that of all other Western, industrialized nations except Australia. Moreover, poverty among children has increased substantially since 1970,...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Just Juice -- by Karen Hesse (Author) (Book - Child)
Product Description "Letters and numbers still don't make sense to Juice Faulstich. She'd rather skip school and spend the day at home in the North Carolina hills, anyway. But when the bank threatens...
Ages 4 years - 8 years.
Displacement, Diaspora, and Geographies of Identity -- by Ted Swedenburg, Smadar Lavie (Authors) (Book)
"Displacement, Diaspora, and Geographies of Identity challenges conventional understandings of identity based on notions of nation and culture as bounded or discrete. Through careful examinations of...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
More than Housing: Lifeboats for Women and Children -- by Joan Sprague (Author) (Book)
"Today, 40 percent of the homeless are single mothers and children; their numbers are increasing. More Than Housing is the first book focusing on a new housing type that responds to this growing...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Rental Housing Assistance - the Worsening Crisis: A Report to Congress on Worst Case Housing Needs -- by Kathryn Nelson (Author) (Book)
"Documents the continuing, growing crisis in housing affordability throughout the Nation. It contains important new information that is critical to ensuring an informed discussion regarding the...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)