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Peer reviewedHidalgo-Hardeman, Olivia M. – Evaluation Review, 1993
An eclectic approach is presented for the evaluation of services to the homeless. The method combines social network analysis and multiattribute technology to allow for development of a criterion for evaluation of services for a geographic area. Service delivery configuration, evaluation criteria, and a planning and monitoring strategy are…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Geographic Regions
Waxman, Laura DeKoven – 1991
To assess the status of hunger and homelessness in urban America during 1991, The U.S. Conference of Mayors surveyed 28 major cities whose mayors are members of its Task Force on Hunger and Homelessness. The survey sought information and estimates from each city on: (1) the demand for emergency food assistance and emergency shelter and the…
Descriptors: Budgeting, City Officials, Economically Disadvantaged, Etiology
Peer reviewedRavitz, Mel – Social Policy, 1988
Examines the effect of community development projects on Detroit (Michigan) over the past decade. Concludes that community development has failed to increase the number of jobs available and has contributed to neighborhood deterioration. (FMW)
Descriptors: Community Benefits, Community Change, Community Development, Economic Development
Peer reviewedRubenstein, Richard E. – Journal of Intergroup Relations, 1993
Discusses the causes of the Los Angeles (California) riots, and considers why such events have not occurred more often. Conflict-resolving forums that are needed are discussed, and a systematic search for urban programs that work is advocated. Urban problems must be seen as the result of unsatisfied human needs. (SLD)
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Crime, Ethnic Groups, Etiology
Martin, Deanna C.; And Others – 1986
This report evaluates the Urban University/Urban School Collaborative Program sponsored by the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC). The program provided grants for 16 projects to improve opportunities for youth in urban areas, giving them access to higher education and jobs. The grants were to be used to…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, College School Cooperation, Employment Programs, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Commission on the Year 2000, New York, NY. – 1988
The Commission on the Year 2000 found many areas of improvement since issuing its initial report, "New York Ascendant," in 1987, outlining an agenda and goals for systematically dealing with the most significant problems facing New York, New York. The Commission reviewed reports from city agencies explaining what each agency would do to…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, City Government, Crime Prevention, Economic Development
Commission on the Year 2000, New York, NY. – 1987
This report to Mayor Edward Koch examines the problems facing New York, New York, and suggests long-range solutions. Information was gathered from experts from within and outside city government, invitational hearings, and commissioned studies in areas of special concern. The Commission found that the city's economy had recovered from the fiscal…
Descriptors: Citizenship Responsibility, City Government, Cultural Differences, Educational Improvement
