Browsing by Author "Sherman, Amy L."

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    Being There: Faith on the Frontlines
    (Sagamore Institute for Policy Research, 2006-10-17) Sherman, Amy L.; Green, Rachel A.; Brissett, Mary-Kate
    The faith community is there at the site of emergencies, there after others leave, and there in the places long forgotten. This report celebrates these faithful organizations and paints a picture of what their "being there" has meant to the lives of thousands of Americans.
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    Ele:Vating Urban Youth for Economic Health
    (Philanthropy Magazine, 2007-02-26) Sherman, Amy L.
    Article describes several schools which have implemented various programs including Economis, a token economy incentive system created as part of Ele:Vate, a major economic literacy initiative for lower-income youth designed and funded by a private Midwest foundation. The Ele:Vate project ("Economic Literacy Education: Vital Assets for Transformation and Empowerment") was motivated by the foundation's commitments to "economic justice and an engaged and educated society," says the trustee most active in designing the initiative. Discussion is given to how the program works as well as the benefit it provides to students, teachers, and parents.
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    Faith in Partnership: Lessons from the Partners in Transformation Awards Program
    (Sagamore Institute for Policy Research, 2005-11-02) Sherman, Amy L.
    Senior Fellow Amy Sherman discusses the one aspect of faith-based social service delivery that has gone relatively unnoticed: how commonly FBOs are now joining forces with entities outside the religious community to partner in social welfare programs.
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    Partnership in Practice
    (American Outlook Magazine, 2004-08-24) Sherman, Amy L.
    Article discusses the transitions made in Fresno, California from a city with a very high crime rate, high unemployment, etc. to a stronger community with partnerships between congregations and the major hospitals,between clergy and cops, between churches and public schools, between faith-based organizations (FBOs) and Fresno County government. Some of these partnerships and collaborations have led to decreases in crime (one of the programs involves churches renting apartments in high-crime public housing projects and converting them into community centers); to neighborhood revitalization and affordable housing development initiatives; to an increase in the number of mentors available to at-risk kids; to an innovative, peer-to-peer mentoring program that matches former welfare recipients with current welfare recipients.