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Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Bibliography from HOPE for Children in Poverty

I'm compiling a list of books referenced in HOPE for Children in Poverty. This is one of the most amazing lists of resources I have come across in recent days:

Bakke, O.M.; & McNeil, B. (2005). When children became people: The birth of childhood in early christianity. Augsburg Fortress Press.

Berstein, J.; Brocht, C.; & Spade-Aguilar, M. (2000). How much is enough? Basic family budgets for working families. Washington, DC: Economic Policy Institute.

Boxil, N. (1990) Homeless children: The watchers and the waiters. Binghampton: NY: Haworth Press.

Brendtro, L.K.; Brokenleg, M.; & Van Bockern, S. (2002) Reclaiming youth at risk: Our hope for the future, rev. ed. Bloomington, Il: Solution Tree.

Brooks-Gunn, J.B. & Duncan, G.J. (summer/fall, 1997). "The effects of poverty on children," The future of children, children and poverty 7, no.2.

Bunge, M.J. (2001). The child in christian thought. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans.

Children's Defense Fund. (August, 2005) "Defining poverty and why it matters for children." http://www.childrensdefense.org/site/DocServer/definingpoverty.pdf?docID=390. (Downloaded: July, 2007).

Children's Defense Fund. (1994) Wasting America's future. Boston: Beacon.

Children's Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program (C SNAP). (2004) The safety net in action: Protecting the health and nutrition of young American children. Boston: C SNAP. (p.1)

Claiman, V.; Butler, D.; & Boyatt, J. (1994) Acting on your faith: Congregations making a difference, A guide to success in service and social action. Boston: Insights.

Couture, P. (2000) Seeing children, seeing God: A practical theology of children and poverty. Nashville, TN: Abingdon.

Crawford, P.M. et al. (January-March 2004). "How can Californians be overweight and hungry?" California Agriculture 58: 1.

Dahl, G. & Lochner, L. (August, 2005). "The impact of family income on child achievement," Institute for Research on Poverty, Discussion Paper 1305-05.

Daley, S. & Guy, K. (1994) Welcome the child: A child advocacy guide for churches. New York: Friendship Press and Children's Defense Fund.

DeNavas-Walt, C.; Proctor, B.; & Lee, C.H. (2006). Current population reports, P60-231. "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2005" U.S. Census Bureau. (p.52)

Department of Health and Human Services. (2007). Suicide: Fact sheet. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Dodson, L. (1999) Don't call us out of name: The untold lives of women and girls in poor America. Boston: Beacon Press.

Edelman, M.W. (1995) Guide my feet: Prayers and meditations on loving and working for children. Boston: Beacon Hill. (p.183f.)

Ehlig, B. & Payne, R. (1999) What every which member should know about poverty. Aha! Process.

Elliott, B. (2004). Street saints: Renewing America's cities. Radnor, PA: Templeton Foundation Press.

Fass, S. & Cauthen, N.K. (September, 2005). "Child poverty in states hit by Katrina," New York: National Center for Children in Poverty, Fact Sheet No 1.

Forum on Child and Family Statistics. (2006). "America's children in brief: Key national indicators of well-being, 2006."

Forum on Child and Family Statistics. (2005). "America's children: Key national indicators of well-being, 2005."

Frank, D.A. (July 16, 2003). Statement before the subcommittee on education reform -Committee on education and the workforce. U.S. House of Representatives.

Huston, A.C. (1991) Children in poverty: Child development and public policy. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Johnson, J. (2001) Growing compassionate kids: Helping kids see beyond their backyard. Nashville: Upper Room.

Keller, T. (1989) Ministries of mercy: The call of the jericho road. Phillipsburg, NJ: P&R.

KidsCount. (2006). 2006 Kids count data book: State profiles of child well-being. The Annie E. Casey Foundation.

Kozol, J. (1996) Amazing grace: The lives of children and the conscience of a nation, 2nd ed. New York: Harper Perenniel.

Larson, D.B.; & Johnson, B.R. (1998) Religion: The forgotten factor in cutting youth crime and saving at-risk urban youth. Jeremiah Project Report 98-2. New York: The Manhattan Insititute.

Ludwig, J. & Mayer, S. (Fall, 2006) "Culture and the intergenerational transmission of poverty: The prevention paradox." The Future of Children 16, 2: 175.

Lupton, R. (2007) Compassion, justice, and the christian life: Rethinking ministry to the poor. Ventura, CA: Regal Books.

Mayer, S.E. (1997) What money can't buy: Family income and children's life chances. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

Miller, K & Wilson, M. (1985) The church that cares: Identifying and responding to needs in your community. Valley Forge, PA: Judson Press.

National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP). (September, 2006) Basic facts about low-income children: Birth to age 18. New York: Columbia University: Mailman School of Public Health.

National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP). (April, 2006) On the edge in the empire state: New York's low-income children. New York: Columbia University: Mailman School of Public Health.

National Coalition for the Homeless. (June, 2006). "Fact sheet #2: How many people experience homelessness."

Nord, M.; Andrews, M.; & Carlson, S. (2005). Household security in the United States, 2004. Washington, DC: United States Department of Agriculture.

Odom, R. (2006) Suffer the children: The impact of poverty on America's future. Minneapolis: Love INC. (p.4)

Perkins, J. (1995) Restoring at-risk communities: Doing it together and doing it right. Grand Rapids: Baker.

Rank, M.R. (2004). One nation, underprivileged: Why American poverty affects us all. New York: Oxford University Press.

Regnerus, M.D. (2002) "Making the grade: The influence of religion upon the academic performance of youth in disadvantaged communities," CRRUCS Report. Philadelphia, PA: Center for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society.

Richardson, W. (1996) Reclaiming the urban family: How to mobilize the church as a family center. Grand Rapids: Zondervan.

Roehlkepartain, J.L. (2000) Teaching kids to care and share. Nashville: Abingdon.

Rusaw, R. & Swanson, E. (2004) The externally focused church. Loveland, CO: Group.

Sampson, R.; Raudenbush, S.; & Earls, F. (August, 1997) "Neighborhoods and violent crime: A multilevel study of collective efficacy," Science 277.

Sanfers, C. (1997) Ministry at the margins. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.

Schein, V.E. (1995) Working for the margins: Voices of mothers in poverty. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.

Schwarz, J.E. & Volgy, T.J. (2004). Forgotten Americans: Thirty million working poor in the land of opportunity. New York: Norton.

Sherman, A.L. (2001) The abcs of community ministry: A curriculum for congregations. Washington, DC: Hudson Institute.

Shipler, D.K. (2004). The working poor: Invisible in America. New York: Knopf.

Sider, R.J. (2007) Just generosity: A new vision for overcoming poverty in America , 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker.

Sider, R.J.; Oldon, P.; & Unruh, H.R. (2002) Churches that make a difference: Reaching your community with good news and good works. Grand Rapids: Baker.

Stanton, G. (?) Suffer the little children. Youthworks College.

Strange. W.A. (1996). Children in the early church. Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock.

Toppo, G. (June 20, 2006). "Big-City Schools Struggle with Graduation Rates," USA Today.

U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). (2001). Public elementary/seconday school universe survey, 1999-2000.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (September, 1996). National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, Third national incidence study of child abuse and neglect, NIS 3 (Executive Summary).

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children, Youth and Families. (2006) Child maltreatment 2004.

U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Browing, K.; Thornberry, T.; & Porter, P. (April, 1999) "Highlights of findings from the Rochester youth development study," OJJDP Fact Sheet #103, FS 99103.

Van Groningen, J. (2005) Communities first. Grand Rapids: CRWRC.

Weber, B. et al. (October, 2005). "A critical review of rural poverty literature: Is there truly a rural effect?" Institute for Research on Poverty, Discussion Paper 1309-05.

Wood, D. (September, 2003). "Effect of child and family poverty on child health in the United States," Pediatrics 112, no.3, 707.

Wood, D. (1994). The church and childhood: Studies in church history. Ecclessiastical History Society.

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