Combating Urban Poverty through Place-Based Initiatives

Join St. Louis Children's Agenda partners in the Vision for Children at Risk offices on December 11 to participate in a live web cast presented by Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago and the Urban Institute. This session will examine how initiatives that integrate services for high-need young people can complement the kind of comprehensive neighborhood development work now being enacted in Chicago, the San Francisco Bay Area, Detroit, and other cities. 

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WHAT: Webcast: Combating Urban Poverty through Place-Based Initiatives
WHEN: Thursday, December 11, 2008, 8:45 AM - 10:45 AM
WHERE: St. Louis Children's Agenda/VCR Offices, 2433 N. Grand Boulevard (N. Grand Blvd. & N. Market St.)

Speakers: 
Robert Chaskin, Chapin Hall research fellow and associate professor, School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago
Ajay Chaudry, director of the Center on Labor, Human Services, and Population, the Urban Institute
Craig Howard, director of community and economic development, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Celena Roldan, director of child care, Erie Neighborhood House
Moderator: Matthew Stagner, executive director, Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago

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Economic turmoil and financial implosions are straining families and the public and private resources devoted to helping young people and their parents. The next president may have a unique opportunity to use his political capital and perceived mandate for change to craft a new family-policy path.

Soon after the new administration begins governing in January, it is expected to propose an ambitious, multipronged urban policy that includes both housing and community-development activities, and the establishment of "Promise Neighborhoods" that provide networks of community-based diversified services for low-income children and youth. Do these two approaches run on parallel tracks, or can they be interwoven so they more effectively stem the cycle of concentrated, intergenerational poverty? Panelists will discuss lessons learned from established community-building initiatives, as well as the research agenda that is still needed to strengthen new and continuing efforts.

Speakers will examine models of place-based integrative services and analyze how such initiatives can best help young people living in poverty and improve their academic achievement. The role of federal urban policy and programs for children, youth, and families will also be discussed.

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Questions? Contact Belinda Boston at Vision for Children at Risk: 314-534-6015 or send an e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Link to the CHAPIN HALL Center for Children at the University of Chicago
Link to the URBAN INSTITUTE web site on children