Within Our Reach: Breaking the Cycle of Disadvantage
by By Schorr, Daniel and Schorr, Lisbeth B.
Category: Social Science , Statistics

In this solidly researched book, the authors  demonstrate that the knowledge and techniques exist  to decrease the incidence of welfare dependency,  poor single-parent families and alienated,  uneducated youth. In addition to providing a detailed  account of the problem, they describe twenty-four  programs that have proved successful in changing  the lives of seriously disadvantaged children.