fighting poverty in urban america_damon
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Fighting Poverty In Urban America
• Schools• Jobs Training• A promising program that is making a
difference
The Poverty Cycle
Small or zero income
UnderprovidedEducation
Inadequate skills
Under or unemployed
Poverty
• Poverty is defined as the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions.
What would it take?
• Job skills• Education
Job Training
The Bad NewsThe people in these programs had big problems. self-control, the ability to read the news paper. Doing basic math. Get to work on timeif you don't learn these basic skills early it becomes harder and harder after that
Public schools
Funding for Public schools
• Local funding
Jeffrey Canada
Having his second Child
His big idea
Harlem Children’s Zone
Poor kids vs Middle class kids
Baby College
Why should the middle class care?
• Prison (37,000 per year)• Paying taxing• Contributing to society
The results
642 HCZ after-school program participants are enrolled in college
242 students were accepted into college for the 2010-2011 year, representing 90% of our high-school seniors.
This incoming freshman class obtained over $6.4 million in scholarships and grants
In conclusionhttp://www.hcz.org/
"Its not like we don't know what it takes for kids to succeed. We do it all the time in middle class neighborhoods. " Paul Tough
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