{"product_id":"9783319332628","title":"Issues in Children's and Families' Lives: The Serve Here Initiative","description":"\u003ch1\u003eIssues in Children's and Families' Lives: The Serve Here Initiative\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eGreenberg, Alva G.; Gullotta, Thomas P.; Bloom, Martin\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis book provides a comprehensive overview of how communities can leverage their social capital to improve overall quality of life for citizens. In addition, it offers detailed guidance on the design, implementation, and evaluation of social capital initiatives. It defines critical concepts of social capital, its decline in recent years, and the potential for rebuilding it through progressive social policy initiatives. Chapters present an innovative social policy template, Serve Here, for improving Americans’ collective quality of life, starting with young adults. Serve Here sets out a comprehensive, sustainable service learning plan aimed at increasing quality higher education for young adults, reducing college debt, and enhancing long-term civic participation and community building. The book offer guidelines for developing tailored solutions to ensure greater parity of social capital to regional, demographic, and other marginalized populations.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFeaturedtopics include:\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe civic value of social capital.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe economics of social capital in communities.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilding social capital across communities by leveraging personal relationships.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSocial capital and returning military veterans.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMillennials and social capital. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTeaching the social entrepreneurs of tomorrow.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eSocial Capital and Community Well-Being: The Serve Here Initiative\u003c\/i\u003e is a valuable resource for clinicians and practitioners as well as researchers and graduate students in community psychology, social work, education, and healthcare policy.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2016-08-09\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319332628\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-33264-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 247\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47662019018892,"sku":"9783319332628","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319332628.jpg?v=1776435060","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783319332628","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}