Gibson's Home Parks: A Case Study

CYPOP 17: understanding the needs of children and young people who are vulnerable and experiencing poverty and disadvantage;

The ethnography in “With No Direction Home” by Marni Finkelstein was quite astounding. The group Finkelstein studied were street kids no older than the age of 20. Finkelstein did not interview kids over 20 because he said kids under the age of 21 rely on their families for social and financial support. He studied kids under 20 because those groups are most vulnerable to the lack of familial support and wanted to determine whether it will affect their self behaviour. These interviews and observations were constructed in the East Village of New York. The kids interviewed were from all over the place like New Jersey, Northeastern states, Southwest, Midwest, Southwest..etc. This study took place in the year 2005. Finkelstein tried to answer

The book “With No Direction Home: Homeless Youth on the Road and in the Streets” written by Marni Finkelstein refers to the homeless youth. This book describes the lifestyle of the teenagers with no home and explains with detail about what consist in their everyday lives in the streets of New York City. The purpose of this book is to explain to people who these kids are and to see life in their point of view. It explains the difference between street kids and the kids that live on the street. We need to understand that the kids that live on the streets have their own culture and their own way of surviving. Learning their point of view would be a great eye opening experience for everyone and to also understand their struggle. This book explains a study that was done to 50 street kids and life on the streets.

In his book, Ordinary Resurrections: Children in the Years of Hope, Jonathan Kozol pulls back the veil and provides readers with a glimpse of the harsh conditions and unrelenting hope that exists in a community located in the South Bronx called Mott Haven. Mr. Kozol provides his own socially conscious and very informative view of the issues facing the children and educators in this poverty ravaged neighborhood. Just his commentary would paint a very bleak picture of the future. It is the words of the children that give this book optimism and meaning. The courage and care exhibited by the volunteers of St. Ann's after school program and the creativity of the teachers at P.S. 30

In every community, boys and girls are left to find their own recreation and companionship in the streets. An

Jean M. Twenge’s presents a convincing argument in the article “Have smartphones destroyed a generation”. This article goes in depth about how smartphones are destroying a generation. The generation which the article is particularly focused on are iGens. Twenge explains how differently teens spend their time compared to other generation. The text focuses on three key points which alter from other generations; independence, depression and social interactions.

Immediacy – Homeless youth come to Covenant House in crisis. Immediately and without question, we meet their basic human needs – a nourishing meal, a shower, clean clothes, medical attention and a safe place away from the dangers of the street or an abusive home.

Throughout the Edgewater and Rogers Park community, my focus was on the physical health and well being of the members of the community. The assets identified were doctor’s offices, small clinics and clinics that are a part of a larger chain. Each of these assets show the diversity in the medical care offered in the Edgewater and Rogers Park community. For example, the assets that we found were mostly privately owned and the clinics that are part of a larger chain such as the clinics in Walgreens or CVS, were small and run by only a few people. There weren’t any assets that were part of a large medical institution such as Advocate or Nova health. There was only one hospital which is Methodist Hospital which is one of the largest assets we found. This illustrates how in the Edgewater and Rogers Park community, smaller and more convenient methods of receiving healthcare is emphasized more than larger scale hospitals.

Have you ever seen a child somewhere and you just want to help them and let them know that they matter? Every time I see a child on the street that is wearing dirty clothes, I want to take them to the store and let them pick out their favorite clothes. Because I would love to work for an organization that helps youth in the community, I chose to do my project on the Lowcountry Orphan Relief, Inc. This incorporation is located in North Charleston, South Carolina. Lowcountry Orphan Relief also known as LOR has existed for 12 years. In this paper, I am going to give you information about this program and how they help the adolescents of the city who are not taken care of adequately or are completely neglected. The mission of LOR is “to provide basic

Rosati-Kain is an all-girls catholic high school located in the heart of the Central West End in St. Louis, Missouri. The faculty at Rosati-Kain provides their teenage female students a lot of things about life, education, and faith but the only thing Rosati-Kain doesn’t provide to their students is transportation. So Therefore I am writing to you, Dr. Kurt Nelson and Sister Joan Andert, about the lack of transportation Rosati-Kain High School doesn’t provide for their students. Without providing transportation, Rosati-Kain high school are forcing parents to choose between sending their daughters to a good school like Rosati-Kain or a not so good school that provides transportation close to home. To resolve this problem I propose that you

Throughout numerous areas around the globe, the reality of children living on the street has become a significant issue. This problem is mainly due to the family’s inability to provide adequate care and resources for their child, “Children end up on the streets for a number of reasons, many of which are rooted in family instability and poverty,” (The Children of the Street). Instead of worrying about what games to play or who to play with, these adolescents have to worry about what they will eat for the day or where they will sleep for the night. Children who have ended up on the streets are forced to fend for

This image of children carelessly playing unsupervised provides the reader with a false sense of safe secure well-being. Even when the men do begin to gather, the reader finds them engaged in small talk such as “planting and rain, tractors, and taxes”(251); all, everyday topics one would expect being discussed at such a peaceful community event.

TUXEDO PARK: The Historic Houses Houses is the only book that provides a study of the houses and architecture in Tuxedo Park, N.Y. It offers rich insights into the village’s Gilded Age mansions designed by famous architects including Bruce Price, Carrere & Hastings, McKim, Mead & White, and Warren & Wetmore. The book features 230 color photographs by James Bleecker, a contemporary photo artist. It also provides a concise history of the community from its founding in 1886 through 1950, illustrated with 50 vintage postcards and photographs, including historic landscapes and interior images of the period houses.

Today’s technology has greatly impacted the young children’s everyday lives. Phones, tablets, and computers are all a form of technology that impact the way kids are influenced. Some children get phones or computers at young ages and it can cause kids to depend on it to entertain them. Eventually they will allow the technology to take over and have it become the form of communication between friend and family instead of face to face. As parents continue to buy their children new technology they don’t monitor the amount of time their children spend on the Internet. Technology is becoming more advanced overtime which causes children to become more attached and unable to function without it near by.

Throughout the day college students, high school students, middle school students and increasing number of elementary school students are constantly found on cell phones, lap tops, ipod, and ipads. They constantly text, email, instant message, instagram, and facebook, looking for anyway to become