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A comprehensive look at inner-city youth programs. Urban Sanctuaries analyzes the strategies of community leaders and organizations. The author describes how these leaders create and sustain youth programs in spite of enormous challenges.

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Author:   Milbrey W. McLaughlin (Stanford University) ,  Merita A. Irby (Forum for Youth Investments) ,  Juliet Langman (University of Texas, San Antonio) ,  Milbrey W. Mclaughlin (Stanford University)
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 23.20cm
Weight:   0.401kg
ISBN:  

9780787959418

ISBN 10:   0787959413
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   21 August 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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This book is a beam of light in the dark world of inner-city youth, and as beams of light often do, it shows the way. --from the foreword by John W. Gardner, former secretary of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and founder of Common Cause Urban Sanctuaries is a well-written, absorbing account of an endangered species, our inner-city youth, and of the adults who work hard to save them. This book is must reading for anyone who professes to care about the future of today's youth. --Mary Rose Main, national executive director, Girl Scouts of the United States of America Urban Sanctuaries builds a compelling and moving case for the effectiveness of community-based programs for inner-city adolescents. --Paul Simon, U.S. Senator In contrast to policy reports that detail statistics on youth problems and big system responses, this book immerses us in the rich reality of young people's hopes and challenges and shows us the power of seemingly modest programs to support the youth they believe in. --Karen Johnson Pittman, director, AED Center for Youth Development and Policy Research

"""This book is a beam of light in the dark world of inner-city youth, and as beams of light often do, it shows the way."" --from the foreword by John W. Gardner, former secretary of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and founder of Common Cause ""Urban Sanctuaries is a well-written, absorbing account of an endangered species, our inner-city youth, and of the adults who work hard to save them. This book is must reading for anyone who professes to care about the future of today's youth."" --Mary Rose Main, national executive director, Girl Scouts of the United States of America ""Urban Sanctuaries builds a compelling and moving case for the effectiveness of community-based programs for inner-city adolescents."" --Paul Simon, U.S. Senator ""In contrast to policy reports that detail statistics on youth problems and big system responses, this book immerses us in the rich reality of young people's hopes and challenges and shows us the power of seemingly modest programs to support the youth they believe in."" --Karen Johnson Pittman, director, AED Center for Youth Development and Policy Research"

This book is a beam of light in the dark world of inner-city youth, and as beams of light often do, it shows the way. --from the foreword by John W. Gardner, former secretary of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and founder of Common Cause <br> Urban Sanctuaries is a well-written, absorbing account of an endangered species, our inner-city youth, and of the adults who work hard to save them. This book is must reading for anyone who professes to care about the future of today's youth. --Mary Rose Main, national executive director, Girl Scouts of the United States of America <br> Urban Sanctuaries builds a compelling and moving case for the effectiveness of community-based programs for inner-city adolescents. --Paul Simon, U.S. Senator <br> In contrast to policy reports that detail statistics on youth problems and big system responses, this book immerses us in the rich reality of young people's hopes and challenges and shows us the power of seemingly modest programs to support the youth they believe in. --Karen Johnson Pittman, director, AED Center for Youth Development and Policy Research

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MILBREY W. MCLAUGHLIN is the David Jacks Professor of Education and Public Policy at Stanford University. MERITA A. IRBY is cofounder and director of programs for the Forum for Youth Investments, an initiative of the International Youth Foundation. JULIET LANGMAN is assistant professor of bicultural-bilingual studies at the University of Texas, San Antonio.

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