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Peer reviewedLieberman, Nancy; Vaughn, Suzanne A. – NASPA Journal, 1990
Describes the Public Assistance Comprehensive Education (PACE) program, a vocational training program established for individuals receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children. The PACE program was designed to assist public assistance recipients with many financial and personal problems in obtaining education and jobs. (TE)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Students, Economically Disadvantaged, Family Programs
Lavelle, Robert, Comp. – 1995
Companion to a five-part public television documentary, this book describes efforts across the United States to fight poverty, and also prescribes that we all take responsibility for a fight against economic inequality. The book's goal is to contribute to a meaningful discussion about poverty in America, a topic that cannot be broached today…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Capitalism, Child Welfare, Civil Rights
