Student financial aid grants often fall short of amounts suggested by standard needs analysis systems, creating "unmet need," which some students try to offset with employment earnings. This study indicates that employed aid recipients can often offset unmet need, while nonworking recipients are at a financial disadvantage. Includes five tables,…

Defines and discusses characteristics of economically insecure individuals and families and provides estimates of the numbers of individuals and families affected by economic insecurity. Recommends that social workers be more cognizant of economic insecurity and its effects on clients. (Author/NB)

Praises David Kearns' education recovery plan for acknowledging the plight of ill-served low income children, assigning an appropriate federal role, and attempting to spark debate among presidential candidates. Anticipates criticisms (blaming schools for putting the nation at economic risk, puzzling contradictions concerning school choice and…

Description of 1986 American Library Association Conference summarizes significant organizational actions and presentations on upgrading automation systems, censorship, federal libraries, fees and public library services, black community information needs, Linked Systems Project, libraries and the homeless, new products exhibited, and 1994…

Describes the Archdiocese of Chicago's Sharing program, in which affluent parishes link up with their poorer counterparts to form friendships, solve problems, and overcome the anonymity of charitable work. Reveals outcomes including the annual sharing of $2 million among parishes. Offers examples of parish-to-parish support and suggestions for…

An overview of the Tenderloin Senior Outreach Project (TSOP) in San Francisco is presented. The Project's theoretical base is described, followed by a brief account of TSOP'S genesis and growth from an informal university-sponsored project to a privately incorporated community-based organization. Examples of individual and community empowerment…

Surveys arguments for and against income redistribution in the United States against the background of the latest empirical and theoretical findings. (Author/JDH)

Reviews research on the effectiveness of Title I programs in promoting educational equity. Focuses on general evaluations and studies of equity of access, equity of participation, level of participation, and equity of outcomes. Concludes that one reason Title I has failed is that its regulations are confusing and too restrictive. (KH)

Similarities and differences in "special" faculty (those involved in programs for economically and educationally disadvantaged students) are reviewed along with the consideration given to teaching and other criteria for retention and promotion of "special" faculty. (Author/LBH)

The purpose of this paper is to provide snapshots of observations, interventions, and processes in the day to day working of a child charity in Sierra Leone. There were 114 local and 49 overseas funded Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Sierra Leone in 2002. The Leonenet Street Children Project was founded in 1996 by the membership of the…

This document introduces the national initiative YouthALIVE (Youth Achievement through Learning, Involvement, Volunteering, and Employment). The YouthALIVE program focuses on the needs of children of color from low-income communities and provides financial and technical assistance to science centers, zoos, botanical gardens, and museums for the…

The implementation of a comprehensive reform model for early childhood programs, Curiosity Corner, developed by the Success For All Foundation at the request of the New Jersey Department of Education, is evaluated in this study. The program was implemented in 27 child care and preschool classes in 4 high poverty urban areas and outcomes were…

This issue of the monthly newsletter for the Council for American Private Education (CAPE) includes the following articles: (1) D.C. Mayor Williams Endorses School Choice Initiative; (2) CAPE Quick Stats; (3) Private School Parents Pleased with Schools; (4) Blacks, Hispanics Support Vouchers More Than Whites; (5) Supreme Court to Hear Blaine Case;…

Higher rates of mental health problems, including depression, have consistently been documented among lower-income samples, and the highest rates of depression have been found among low-income mothers with young children. This study examined maternal depressive symptoms as a risk factor for the development of children who are already at risk by…

This study sought to put a human face on child care finances in New York City by documenting the everyday struggles of low-income working families, and those making the transition from welfare to work, who are unable to obtain good quality, stable child care. The Children's Aid Society surveyed 150 parents on child care waiting lists maintained by…