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Statewide Youth Advocacy, Rochester, NY. – 1986
This statistical fact book was developed to help New York State communities and child advocates learn how their county compares with others in the following areas: (1) number of children living in poverty; (2) number of children living in poor households; (3) number of families needing, and number receiving, child care subsidies; (4) number of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Welfare, Children, Day Care
Peer reviewedSmollar, Jacqueline – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 1999
Reviews the history and causes of homeless children in the United States from early 19th century to the present. Explores four characteristics necessary for positive developmental pathways that are compromised for children who live on the street: sense of industry and competency, feeling connected to others and society, sense of control of one's…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Children, Competence
Download full textCostley, Kevin C. – Online Submission, 2006
The prevailing expectation in education today is, "All children can learn." This expectation includes all children, including disadvantaged children and those who come from poverty. Our actions are guided by our expectations. If we believe that all children can learn, then children can learn. If we believe that children cannot learn, then our self…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Poverty, Children, Teacher Role
Peer reviewedBeker, Jerome; Eisikovits, Zvi – Child and Youth Services, 1985
Discusses highlights and implications of special theme issue on residential child care in Israel. Focuses on residential care and national development; the residential setting and the community; residential group care and the family; the group and the family in group care; group care personnel; and residential center clientele. (KH)
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Child Welfare, Children, Community Characteristics
PDF pending restorationAction for Children Commission, St. Paul, MN. – 1992
The Action for Children Commission was created in 1991 to study the lives of young Minnesotans, develop a vision of what their lives should be like, and make recommendations concerning the state's role in realizing that vision. After examining the conditions experienced by Minnesota youth, the report recommends that the state help to: (1) mobilize…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Welfare, Children, Cultural Differences
Fallon, Peter; Tzannatos, Zafiris – 1998
An estimated 250 million children are working worldwide, and child labor is one of the most devastating consequences of persistent poverty. This monograph proposes that the World Bank take stronger action, and outlines what to do and how, to help address the issue more pro-actively by partnering with other world organizations. The monograph first…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Change Strategies, Child Labor, Child Welfare
