Urban sanctuaries : neighborhood organizations in the lives and futures of inner-city youth / Milbrey W. McLaughlin, Merita A. Irby, Juliet Langman ; foreword by John W. Gardner.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-239) and index.
Contents
Foreword / John W. Gardner -- Neighborhood Organizations: Places of Hope in the Inner City -- The Hopefuls: Six Teens with a Bright Future -- The Wizards: Three Homegrown Community Leaders -- More Wizards: Three Outsiders Who Have Earned Respect -- What Matters Most? Common Traits of Wizards and Their Organizations -- Making Vision a Reality: The People Who Make It Work -- Building the Program's Family: The Challenge of Finding and Keeping Staff -- Volunteers: A Mixed Blessing -- Finding Resources: The Struggle to Fund Neighborhood Programs -- Sustaining Places of Hope: How Three Programs Negotiate Support in One City -- Keeping Hope Alive: An Appeal for Action.