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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463774403321

Autore

Madsen Gerald

Titolo

A new home : young adults and transisional housing / / Madsen, Gerald

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hamburg, Germany : , : Anchor Academic Publishing, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

3-95489-697-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (45 p.)

Collana

Compact

Disciplina

363.585094

Soggetti

Public housing - Europe

Homeless families - Europe

Social work with the homeless - Europe

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

A New Home; Table of contents; Abstract; 1 Introduction; 1.1.Liberation Theology and Empowerment; 1.2 Limitations; 2 Methods; 2.1.Vocabulary; 2.2 ZIP Codes, Census Tracts & Housing Location; 3 Mixed-Income Neighborhoods in Chicago; 4 YMCA Young Adult Services; 4.1 Structure of Young Adult Services; 4.2 Model of Involvement; 5. Story of Sue; 6 Results; 7 Conclusions; 8 Recommendations; 9 References; 10 Appendix I; 11 Appendix II; 12 Appendix III; 13 Appendix IV; 14 Endnotes

Sommario/riassunto

Homeless young adults represent a failure of the U.S. social services system to prevent new generations of homeless people. However, several organizations are working in concert with communities and governments to combat this problem through transitional housing programs that target young adults ages 18 to 24. Many of these programs mirror the new urban development trend of mixed-income housing, and place transitional houses inside stable neighborhoods that are either affluent or mixed-income themselves. While these programs represent monumental commitments in terms of resources, they also rep