New American Blues: A Journey through Poverty to Democracy -- by Earl Shorris (Author) (Book)
"Shorris takes us inside the lives of the so that we understand who they are and see through their eyes the "surround of force" that is their horizon, that prevents them from achieving a full and true...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
First Day in Grapes -- by L. King Pérez (Author) (Book - Parent/Child)
Product Description "All year long, Chico's family moves up and down the state of California to pick fruits and vegetables. Every September, Chico starts at a new school. Often, the other kids pick...
Ages 4 years - 8 years.
My Sister's Place (Program)
Women's Services
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Little Sisters, Listen up! a Message of Hope for Girls Growing up in Poverty Racism, and Despair -- by Ruby Asugha (Author) (Book)
"Growing up on the West side of Chicago, Roby Asugha and other girls in the neighborhood faces uncertain futures. Although she and her friends dreamed of going to college, getting food jobs, and being...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Understanding Poverty -- by Sheldon Danziger, Robert Haveman (Authors) (Book)
"In spite of an unprecedented period of growth and prosperity, the poverty rate in the United States remains high relative to the levels of the early 1970s and relative to those in many industrialized...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Break the Cycle of Poverty: Education Now -- by Kevin Watkins (Author) (Book)
"Considers how to solve the problem of mass illiteracy, caused by exclusion from opportunities for educ., which is among the greatest scourges afflicting humanity at the end of the 20th cent....
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
The Wages of Whiteness: Race and the Making of the American Working Class -- by David Roediger (Author) (Book)
"A second edition of this widely adopted study of working-class racism. The Wages of Whiteness provides an original study of the formative years of working-class racism in the United States. In an...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Logics of Dislocation -- by Trevor Barnes (Author) (Book)
"A comprehensive text designed to help students think objectively and creatively about public issues and the policy choices and actions required to deal with the problems of American public affairs....
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Poverty and Place: Ghettos, Barrios, and the American City -- by Rudolf Steiner, Paul Jargowsky (Authors) (Book)
"Paul Jargowsky's thoughtful analysis of the causes of ghetto formation clarifies the importance of widespread urban trends, particularly those changes in the labor and housing markets that have...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Helping the Children: A Practical Handbook for Complex Humanitarian Emergencies -- by Anna Mandalakas, Kristine Torjesen, Karen Olness (Authors) (Book)
"Political and natural disasters have forced more and more children into emergency shelters and refugee settings. Now this new manual, designed to be used in the field by caregivers with little or no...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)