Family Poverty and Homelessness in New York City The Poor Among Us

by Nunez, Ralph da Costa; Sribnick, Ethan G.

• ISBN13: 9781137520296
• ISBN10: 1137520299
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2015-10-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

Conditions that perpetuate homelessness and poverty today have deep roots in America's past. In Family Poverty and Homelessness in New York City, Ralph da Costa Nunez and Ethan G. Sribnick explore the world of New York's poor children and families, from the era of European settlements to the present day: their physical and social environments, the causes of their poverty, and the institutions and social movements that evolved to improve and regulate their lives. This comprehensive history examines the successes and failures of past efforts to reduce poverty and homelessness, providing the historical context that is often lacking in contemporary policy debates.

Author Biography

Ralph da Costa Nunez is President of the Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness.

Ethan G. Sribnick is a published writer and historian focusing on urban and social welfare policy.

Table of Contents

1.Poor and Homeless Families in Colonial New York
2.Child and Family Poverty in a Manufacturing City
3."Don't Live Nowhere": Poor and Homeless Children in Mid-Nineteenth Century New York
4.Poverty in the Age of Unrest
5.Family Poverty in the Progressive Era
6.Family Poverty in the Great Depression
7.Family Poverty in the Age of Deindustrialization, 1945–1977
8.Family Homelessness in the Age of the Market
9.New York and the Quest to End Homelessness