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Attacking Urban Poverty: The Role of the SNDT Women's University, Mumbai, India--The "Gilbert Hill Programme". Strategies of Education and Training for Disadvantaged Groups.

Kamath, M.; Udipi, S. A.; Varghese, M. A. – 2000

This study examined the role of the SNDT (formerly Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey) University in reducing poverty in the Gilbert Hill-Gamdevi Dongri area of Mumbai, India. The Gilbert Hill area accommodates around 1 million people, most of whom are migrants form other parts of India. The Department of Post-Graduate Studies and Research in…

Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Income, Low Income Groups

Serving the Urban Poor.

Fanshel, David; And Others – 1992

This book reports on a study of the urban poor in New York City focusing on the effectiveness of a model of service for this population. The project studied 160 families who were clients of the Lower East Side Family Union, an agency that aims to prevent foster care placement and to help clients mobilize their own coping capacities and to make…

Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Blacks, Chinese Americans, Client Characteristics (Human Services)

The Neighborhood Jobs Initiative (NJI): An Early Report on the Vision and Challenges of Bringing an Employment Focus to a Community-Building Initiative.

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Molina, Frieda; Nelson, Laura C. – 2001

The Neighborhood Jobs Initiative (NJI) began in 1998 in five cities (Chicago, Fort Worth, Hartford, New York, and Washington, D.C.) in 1998. The NJI targets high-poverty urban neighborhoods, attempting to connect residents to employment opportunities nearby and in the urban periphery by providing training, supporting interpersonal networks, and…

Descriptors: Adults, Community Development, Cooperative Planning, Demonstration Programs