Neighborhoods
Neighborhoods are the fabric of any city, and deal daily with any number
of issues. This section contains information on education, community
development, neighborhood housing issues, and poverty reduction. “Neighborhoods in Bloom”
Greta Harris, Program Vice President for the Southeast Region of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation“New Approaches for New Beginnings in Miami ” Manny Diaz, United States Conference of Mayors.
Alan
Mallach, Brookings Institution
Brian
Solomon, Madison Common Council
Larisa
Ortiz, LISC Commercial Markets Advisory Service
Sarah
Treuhaft, PolicyLink
Lynn
Knox, Economic Opportunity Initiative, Portland, OR
Growing Power, Will Allen. - part
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Stella
Chao, Department of Neighborhoods , Seattle WA
Joan
Reilly, Philadelphia Green
“Institute
for Youth, Education and Families” National League of
Cities, (2008)
“Reengaging Disconnected Youth” Institute for Youth,
Education and Families, (2004)
“A National Investment Strategy for Reconnecting America’s
Youth” Campaign for
Youth.
“The
Tragic Loss of the Summer Jobs Program: why it is time to reinstate!”
Linda Harris, (Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, July/Aug 2007)
“Learning from the Youth Opportunity Experience” Linda Harris, (CLASP,
Jan. 2006)
“Mayor Mark Mallory’s Summer Youth Jobs Initiative” City of
Cincinnati, (2007)
“Hartford
Office for Youth Services” City of Hartford, (2008)
“Future Workforce Investment System” City of Hartford,
CT, (Jan 2006)
“Mayor’s Youth
Program” City of Atlanta, (2008)
“Junior Youth Apprenticeship Program” Athens/Clarke County
GA, (2008)
“Program Summary” Operation Fresh
Start, (2008)
“Whatever It Takes: How Twelve Communities Are Reconnecting
Out-of-School Youth” Nancy Martin and Samuel
Halperin, (American Youth Policy Forum, 2006)
“Summer Jobs
Campaign” and “Classroom at the Workplace” Boston PIC (2008) available at: http://www.bostonpic.org/
"Pro-Immigrant Measures Available to State or Local
Governments" National Immigration Law
Center, (Sept. 2007)
"Share of Foreign Born in the Total US population"
Migration Policy
Institute, (2007)
"Unauthorized Migrants Living in the United States: A
Mid-Decade Portrait" Jennifer Van Hook, Frank
D. Bean, and Jeffrey Passel, (Migration Policy Institute, Sept. 2005)
"Newsom pledges to make SF a sanctuary for illegal
immigrants" Peter Fimrite, (San Francisco Chronicle, 4/22/2007)
"New Haven’s Elm City Resident Cards - Fact Sheet"
Kica Matos, (City of New Haven, 2008)
"Residents
can apply July 24 for Elm City ID" Mary E. O’Leary, (New Haven Register, 7/5/2007)
"The Rise of New Immigrant Gateways" Audrey Singer, (Brookings
Institution, Feb 2004)
"Cities
and Immigration: Local Policies for Immigrant Friendly Cities" Pablo Mitnik, Jessica Halpern-Finnerty, and Matt Vidal, (Center
on Wisconsin Strategy, Jan. 2008)
"From Anti-Immigrant to Pro-worker" National Employment Law Project, (Dec. 2007)
"The Role of Municipal Leaders in Helping Immigrants
Become and Integral Part of Colorado’s Communities" Colorado Trust and Colorado Municipal League, (June 2006)
"Accomplishments"
Mayor’s Office of New Bostonians, (City of Boston, 2008)
"Immigrant and Refugee Report and Action Plan"
City of Seattle, (June 2007)
"An Open Letter to Immigrant New Yorkers" Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs, (City
of New York)
"Executive
Order No. 41" City of New York, (2003)
"Local
Law No. 73" City of New York, (2003)
"Investing
in Our Communities: Strategies for Immigrant Integration" Daranee Petsod, Ted Wang, and Craig McGarvey, (Grantmakers
Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees, June 2006)
"M.C.C.
Immigration Committee Recommendations" Major City Chiefs, (June 2006)
"Riverside to repeal immigrant laws"
Maria Panaritis and Sam Wood, (Philadelphia Inquirer, 8/23/2007)