Unleashing Opportunity: Why Escaping Poverty Requires a Shared Vision of Justice

by Katie Thompson, Michael Gerson, Stephanie Summers

Book Overview

There is a perfect storm undermining something important about America: the opportunity for people born into poverty to advance over their lifetimes. This book explores how to unleash opportunity in five key areas: early childhood, the graduation gap, foster care, juvenile justice, and predatory lending. For each issue Gerson explores the magnitude of the problem, Summers applies a theological framework for considering solutions, and Thompson tells...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0986405140
• ISBN13: 9780986405143
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Falls City Press
• Length: 126 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 8.0"