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Direct linkMoore, Kristin Anderson – Child Trends, 2006
The term "at risk" is used frequently to describe children and youth and has a strong intuitive meaning. However, the term has no consistent definition and can be viewed as stigmatizing certain groups. Nevertheless, it is widely used. The positive side of this confusion is that program providers have some leeway in how they define "at risk" for…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Children, Family (Sociological Unit), Community
Moore, Kristin Anderson; Murphey, David; Emig, Carol; Hamilton, Kathleen; Hadley, Alena; Sidorowicz, Katie – Child Trends, 2009
President Obama has proposed creation of up to 20 "Promise Neighborhoods" in communities experiencing poverty, crime, and low student achievement. Promise Neighborhoods would engage children and parents within a defined geographic area in a multifaceted strategy to meet several goals: good physical and mental health for every child, enrollment in…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Poverty, Crime, At Risk Persons
