Boston's model city.
Published: 1970
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1970
Subjects: Community development -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Neighborhoods.; Community development -- Massachusetts -- Dorchester (Boston); Human services -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Neighborhoods.; Community development -- Massachusetts -- Jamaica Plain (Boston); Model Cities -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Dorchester / Jamaica Plain / Roxbury.; Quality of life -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Neighborhoods.; Community development -- Massachusetts -- Roxbury (Boston); Social service -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Neighborhoods.; Urban renewal -- Programs -- Massachusetts -- Boston.
Description: ...a brief overview of each social and human service Model City Program covering Boston's Roxbury, Jamaica Plain and Dorchester neighborhoods; they are as follows: child day care, family life centers, parks and recreation, youth, drug prevention and treatment, higher education, educational counseling, adult education, programs for the elderly, affordable housing development, provision of city services (trash removal, abandon car renewal, rodent control, housing code inspections, etc.), and others designed to improve the quality of life of residents of these areas; also includes a section on where funding for the programs comes from; a map outlines the six Model Cities subareas; a copy of this item was in the BRA collection...