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Emergency Shelter Commission, Boston, MA. – 1988
The people of the City of Boston have made a commitment that, during the Winter of 1988-89, no homeless person will be denied a warm bed, a hot meal, quality health care, and transportation to shelters. This document comprises a progress report on Boston's efforts to address the needs of the homeless. The following summary points are discussed:…
Descriptors: Comprehensive Programs, Economically Disadvantaged, Emergency Programs, Federal Aid
Download full textMinnesota Univ., Minneapolis. Center for Urban and Regional Affairs. – 1992
This collection describes over 340 projects in which the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) at the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) has played a role in the past two years. The CURA offers a program of research and outreach on urban problems, which brings the resources of the university to bear on the problems of urban communities.…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
South Carolina Univ., Columbia. National Resource Center for the Freshman Year Experience. – 1994
These proceedings report on a 1994 conference on the planning, implementing, and refining of programs designed to enhance the first-year experience of college students in urban settings. Early sections detail conference aims, background and policies. One section describes workshops on various topics, provides a profile on the keynote speaker, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, Economically Disadvantaged
Brody, Lawrence; Schenker, Hank – 1975
This report is the eighth in a series of longitudinal studies describing the College Discovery and Development Program aimed at identifying disadvantaged and underachieving ninth graders and developing their college potential in five special high school development centers. The document provides a summary section which focuses on program purposes,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Preparation, Counseling Instructional Programs, Disadvantaged
Brody, Lawrence; Schenker, Hank – 1974
This report is the seventh in a series of longitudinal studies describing the College Discovery and Development Program aimed at identifying disadvantaged and underachieving ninth graders and developing their college potential in five special high school development centers. The document has an introductory section including such topics as the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Preparation, Counseling Instructional Programs, Disadvantaged
Brody, Lawrence; Schenker, Hank – 1973
This report is the sixth in a series of longitudinal studies describing the College Discovery and Development Program aimed at identifying disadvantaged and under achieving ninth graders and developing their college potential in five special high school development centers. The sixth year brought the completion of the discovery and development…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Preparation, Counseling Instructional Programs, Disadvantaged
Oberlander, H. Peter; Fallick, Arthur L. – 1988
This report presents descriptions of successful Canadian public and private programs to aid the homeless and alleviate homelessness as part of participation in the International Year of Shelter for the Homeless (IYSH). Part 1, "The International Year of Shelter for the Homeless," includes the following: (1) objectives; (2) global…
Descriptors: City Government, Construction Programs, Cooperative Programs, Demonstration Programs
