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Direct linkCleaver, Samantha – Instructor, 2011
For many schools, the most pressing concern is helping families meet basic needs. Between 2007 and 2009, according to the Brookings Institution, the number of people who live in poverty increased by 4.9 million. Brookings reported that between 1999 and 2009, two thirds of the increase in poverty occurred in the suburbs. With poverty and social…
Descriptors: Poverty, Poverty Programs, Integrated Services, Outreach Programs
Peer reviewedMiller, Peter M.; Pavlakis, Alexandra; Samartino, Lea; Bourgeois, Alexis – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2015
This qualitative study in a Midwestern US city examines how school and community-based organizations support homeless students' connections to education-related resources and relationships. Drawing from organizational brokerage theory, which delineates how individuals' chances to thrive are shaped by the organizations in which they participate,…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Homeless People, Qualitative Research, Community Organizations
Henriot, Peter – Momentum, 1997
Discusses the Christian "option for the poor," which challenges individuals to offer both direct service to those suffering from economic poverty and indirect service aimed at the transformation of attitudes and structures that perpetuate poverty. Emphasizes Catholic education's role in realizing these goals. (YKH)
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Community Services, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Objectives
Richardson, Brad B.; Landsman, Miriam J. – 1996
The causes and consequences of homelessness have been the subject of considerable social science research. This report details recovery from homelessness, or "exits from homelessness," through analysis of descriptive demographic data and correlation of success rates with participant behavior and intervention context. The 2-year…
Descriptors: Children, Community Programs, Crisis Intervention, Economically Disadvantaged
