The Kindness of Strangers tells the story of a group of concerned adults who mentor inner-city youth. It describes what volunteers can do to ameliorate the conditions of young people living in poverty. It chronicles the rise of the mentoring movement and examines its wider implications for education and social policy. Based on interviews with over 300 mentors, young people, scholars, and youth workers, The Kindness of Strangers takes a hard look at mentoring and asks some critical questions: How much can mentoring really accomplish? What does it take to be a successful mentor? What makes the...
The Kindness of Strangers tells the story of a group of concerned adults who mentor inner-city youth. It describes what volunteers can do to ameliorat...
The Kindness of Strangers takes a hard, realistic look at mentoring while offering a vivid portrayal of the mentoring movement and how ordinary citizens in cities across America are trying to turn young lives around.
The Kindness of Strangers takes a hard, realistic look at mentoring while offering a vivid portrayal of the mentoring movement and how ordinary citize...
This title provides an alternative vision on aging, retirement, and the role of older Americans in the 21st century. Over the next three decades, the number of Americans over fifty will double, swelling to more than a quarter of the population. Already we are living 30 years longer than a century ago, with further gains expected in the coming years. The end result is a new stage of life, one as long or longer than childhood or middle age in duration, and one spent in unprecedented good health. Yet, as individuals, and as a society, we've shown little imagination or wisdom in using this great...
This title provides an alternative vision on aging, retirement, and the role of older Americans in the 21st century. Over the next three decades, the ...
In one of the most significant social trends of the new century, and the biggest transformation of the American workforce since the women s movement, members of the baby boom generation are inventing a new phase of work.
"Encore" tells the stories of encore career pioneers who are not content, or affluent enough, to spend their next thirty years on a golf course. These men and women are moving beyond midlife careers yet refusing to phase out or fade away. As they search for a calling in the second half of life and focus on what matters most, these individuals stand to transform the nature...
In one of the most significant social trends of the new century, and the biggest transformation of the American workforce since the women s movement, ...
An invaluable and inspiring read* offering a new perspective to people entering their 50s, 60s, and 70s asking the question: What's next? (*Wall Street Journal)
An invaluable and inspiring read* offering a new perspective to people entering their 50s, 60s, and 70s asking the question: What's next? (*Wall Stree...
