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Wright, David J. – 2002
This book analyzes the Neighborhood Preservation Initiative (NPI), which demonstrates how comprehensive community development efforts can be effectively organized to help preserve working class neighborhoods. The NPI is a comprehensive community building initiative active in 10 neighborhoods within nine cities. Its approach is to catch places…
Descriptors: Community Development, Neighborhood Improvement, Preservation, Urban Areas
Saegert, Susan, Ed.; Thompson, J. Phillip, Ed.; Warren, Mark R., Ed. – 2001
This collection of papers shows the significant achievements that can be made through collective strategies that empower the poor to become active partners in revitalizing their neighborhoods. The 12 chapters are: (1) "The Role of Social Capital in Combating Poverty" (Mark R. Warren, J. Phillip Thompson, and Susan Saegert); (2) "Social Capital and…
Descriptors: Churches, Community Resources, Crime, Democracy
McLaughlin, Milbrey W.; And Others – 1994
What makes some neighborhood organizations sanctuaries for inner-city youth is examined in this attempt to explain why some organizations are resources that enable youth to survive the harsh realities of everyday urban life in America. The first chapter contrasts the grim expectations for urban youth with the sense of the hopeful future expressed…
Descriptors: Adults, Case Studies, Community Centers, Community Organizations
