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In this solidly researched book, the authorsdemonstrate that the knowledge and techniques existto decrease the incidence of welfare dependency, poor single-parent families and alienated, uneducated youth. In addition to providing a detailedaccount of the problem, they describe twenty-fourprograms that have proved successful in changingthe lives of seriously disadvantaged children."

In her previous book, Within Our Reach, renowned Harvard social analyst Lisbeth Schorr examined pilot social programs that were successful in helping disadvantaged youth and families. But as those cutting-edge programs were expanded, the very qualities that had made them initially successful were jettisoned, and less than half of them ultimately survived. As a result, these groundbreaking programs never made a dent on the national or statewide level.
Lisbeth Schorr has spent the past seven years researching and identifying large-scale programs across the country that are promising...