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Helping Dreams Survive: The Story of a Project Involving African-American Families in the Education of Their Children.

Garlington, Jocelyn A. – 1991

This document describes the With and For Parents program, a dropout prevention program focusing on parent involvement. Although not a conventional guidebook, this document can serve as a guide to the world of the urban disadvantaged through its recollection of program experiences. With and For Parents began in 1987 with 156 families of incoming…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Child Advocacy, Dropout Prevention, Economically Disadvantaged