From the Editor's Desk
Strong Neighborhoods and Strong Families
This issue of Family Futures focuses on the relationship between families and
neighborhoods.
By Gary B. Melton |
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Family Life Today
Neighborhoods and Families: How Are They Connected?
Four key qualities of neighborhoods can make a difference in family life with the help of
neighborhood planning.
By Kathleen Wilson and Catherine Ward |
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Innovations on the Frontline
Two model support programs are helping families as well as strengthening the neighborhoods
in which these families live. |
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Building Community Capacity to Prevent Child Abuse
By Deborah Daro
Strengthening Families and Improving Neighborhoods
By Maureen Donnelly
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Courtwatch
Navigating the Zoning Maze
Human services planners need to be aware of zoning and permit issues that come into play
when human services programs are places in homes, schools, and churches in residential
areas.
By Elizabeth Patterson |
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Lessons From Abroad
Preserving Families and Communities in Cities: Lessons from Asia
Programs in several Asian countries may provide some instructive models in regard to
neighborhood-level support for family life.
By Clarence Shubert |
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Action on the Hill
Strengthening Communities Through Federal Policy
The federal government has initiated several programs aimed at stimulating community
development and, ultimately, strengthening families.
By Robin Kimbrough |
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Making it Happen
Improving Community Development and Self-Sufficiency Programs
Four guiding principles may be useful in selecting program ideas that are most likely to
reduce poverty and empower residents in distressed communities.
By Cicero Wilson |
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