No place to be: voices of homeless children -- by Judith Berck (Author) (Book)
"Grade 5 Up-- The foreword of this volume puts forth a strong indictment of the society that allows so many of its youngsters to be without a secure place to call home. The body of the book further...
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Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Project Self Discovery: Artistic Alternatives for High Risk Youth -- by Cleo Robinson, Harvey Milkman, Kenneth Wanberg (Authors) (Book - Parent)
"This book provides a comprehensive description of Projects Self Discovery (PSD), a national demonstration model, that uses artistic alternatives as a vehicle for transforming the lives of high-risk...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Shelter Poverty: New Ideas on Housing Affordability -- by Michael Stone (Author) (Book)
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All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
When Work Disappears: The World of the New Urban Poor -- by William Wilson (Author) (Book)
"In his long-awaited new book, our foremost authority on race and poverty challenges decades of liberal and conservative pieties to look squarely at the devastating effects that joblessness has had on...
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Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Buying a House (Barnes & Noble Basics Series) -- by Chris Sandlund (Author) (Book)
"Purchasing a house can be the most joyful decision of your life. But the process of selecting an abode, making a bid, and getting a mortgage can drive even the sanest adult into near distraction. In...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Safety Starts At Home: The Essential Childproofing Guide (Video - Parent)
"While the home may be where the heart is, it's also a place where many children get hurt. In fact, 2000 children die from unintentional injury in the home every year. Make sure that the parents you...
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Core Service Agencies (CSA's) (Program)
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All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Can't Get There from Here -- by Todd Strasser (Author) (Book)
First, readers meet Maggot; Rainbow; beautiful, HIV-positive 2Moro; her club-hopping, sexually amorphous friend Jewel; the protagonist/narrator Maybe; and Tears, the newest, and, at 12 years of age,...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Evictions and the Right to Housing -- by Enrique Ortiz, Emilio Duhua, Antonio Azuela (Authors) (Book)
"The right to housing is a basic human right. This was reaffirmed in June 1996 when governments from around the world gathered in Istanbul, Turkey, for Habitat II --- the second United Nations...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Beyond Bricks and Mortar: Reexamining the Purpose and Effects of Housing Assistance -- by Sandra Newman, Ann Schnare (Authors) (Book)
"Policy debate on housing assistance is moving from a focus on how best to alleviate poverty through decent housing alone to how best to reduce economic dependency more broadly. This book seeks to...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)