What the media say about us
We are pleased to share with you a sampling of media coverage of the Foundation. Some citations are linked to the actual news article, others are linked to the media web site where they can be found. In addition, the Foundation often receives saturation print coverage via a wire story (for example the Associated Press, the Los Angeles Times News Service and the Washington Post News Service) or a syndicated column; in these cases we have only listed the article once and have not included all the newspapers where it appeared.
- Policy and Trends: Poverty, Race, Education, Jobs, Inequality and Reform of "Welfare Reform"
- Policy and Trends: Youth Development, Police Reform, Violence Prevention, Crime Prevention And Drug Prevention
- Capacity Building
1. Policy and Trends: Poverty, Race, Inequality and Reform of "Welfare Reform"
ABC World News Tonight With Peter Jennings. "Racial Divide," ABC News, Washington, DC, March 2, 1998.
[The network's examination of the Eisenhower Foundation's Kerner Commission Update and the enduring racial divide in the U.S. Link to ABC.com where the transcript can be found. We regret that we are unable to link directly to the transcript.]
Alexander, Bill.
"Eisenhower Report Urges 'New Alliance' on Education, Jobs," Youth Today, Vol. 8, No. 4, April, 1999.
Atlanta Journal Editorial. "U.S. Still Refuses To Spend Enough to Heal Inner Cities, Report Says," Atlanta, Georgia, February 28, 1993.
Barnes, Denise. "Recalling A Look At Nation's Problems," The Washington Times, Washington, DC, January 31, 1994.
BBC Radio 5 Live.
"Nick Bryant in Washington," British Broadcasting Corporation, Washington, DC, March 30, April 1 and April 3, 1998.
Bello, Marisol, "Goals for black America not met", USA Today, February 28, 2008.
Boston Sunday Globe (Associated Press). "The Kerner Report, 30 Years Later," Boston, Massachusetts, March 1, 1998.
Broder, David S. "Youth Crime in the Cities: An American Action Plan," International Herald Tribune, published with The New York Times and The Washington Post, November 14, 1990.
Broder, David S. "Still Two Societies," The Washington Post, Washington, DC, March 3, 1993.*
Brooke, Edward w. "King and Kerner: An Unfinished Agenda," The Washington Post, April 3, 2008.
Burris, Jerry "Hawai'i's Next Social Revolution," Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu, HI, February 19, 2006.
Cardenas, Edward. "Kerner Commission tackles race, poverty," The Detroit News, November 17, 2007.
CBS Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt. "Kerner Commission Update," Washington, DC, February 28, 1993.
CBS Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood. "A Dream Deferred," Washington, DC, March 26, 1995.
CNN Network World News. "Kerner Commission Update," March 1, 1998.
Christian Science Monitor Editorial. "Progress and Need," Boston, Massachusetts, March 5, 1998.
Cose, Ellis. "It Was Always Headed Here." Newsweek, March 31, 2008.
Currie, Elliott. "Inequality and Violence in Our Cities," The Wall Street Journal, March 23, 1998.
Curtis, Lynn A. "Welfare Reform That Can Work," The New York Times, November 20, 1995.
Curtis, Lynn A. "Investing in What Works," Nation, January 8/15, 1996, p. 18.
Curtis, Lynn A. "Kerner Update Used Scientific Evidence," Chronicle of Philanthropy, April 9, 1998.
Curtis, Lynn A. "A Long Way to Go," Chicago Sun-Times, April 26, 1998.
Curtis, Lynn A. "Supply-Side Policies of the 1980s Opened Up a Class Breach," The Washington Times, April 27, 1998.
Curtis, Lynn A.
"Fairfax's Digital Divide," The Washington Post, March 26, 2000.
Curtis, Lynn A.
"Inequality in Retreat," New York Times, April 14, 2000.
Curtis, Lynn A. "Invest Tax Surplus in Poverty Solutions," The Honolulu Advertiser, February 3, 2006.
Democrat and Chronicle Editorial. "A Nation Divided: Much Work Remains in America's Ongoing Struggle Against Poverty and Racism," Rochester, New York, March 3, 1998.
Des Moines Register. "Teen Mom Praises Project," Des Moines, Iowa, July 24, 1996.
Feehan, Jennifer. "School Safe Haven program offer students enrichment." Toledo Blade, Toledo Blade, February 24, 2011.
Fletcher, Michael A. "Kerner Prophecy on Race Relations Came True, Report Says: Despite Progress, Foundation Finds 'Separate and Unequal' Societies More Deeply Rooted," The Washington Post, Washington, DC, March 1, 1998.*
Giroux, Wendy. "Tukwila's after-school program closes gap", South County Journal, Kent, Washington, February 24, 2001.
Glionna, John M. "Making Rehabilitation Into a Serious Business Programs: Psychologist has built a small empire by empowering thousands of ex-cons", Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA, March 29, 2002.
Gorlick, Adam. "Educators say pushback against progress continues racial split in U.S." Stanford Report, October 8, 2008.
Greene, Elizabeth and Jennifer Moore. " Report Urges Foundation, Government to Finance," Chronicle of Philanthropy, Washington, DC, March 9, 1998.
Hackney, Suzette. "Detroit 1st stop in talks on race divide." Detroit Free Press, November 16, 2007.
Hentoff, Nat. "Rescuing Martin Luther King Jr.", The Village Voice, New York, July 6, 2001.
Hentoff, Nat. "Redeeming the Democratic Party.", The Village Voice, New York, July 17, 2001.
Holl. John. "Newark offers visiting scholars portrait of inner city," Star-Ledger, Newark, New Jersey, December 2, 2007.
Honolulu Advertiser. "Legislature Should Support Caregivers," February 19, 2006.
Huston, Margo. "Holistic Solution Prescribed for Inner Cities," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, August 4, 1995.
Jackson, Jesse. "Inequality Is Deeply Rooted: Fight to Raise Wages for All Must Continue," Syracuse Herald-Journal, Syracuse, New York, March 9, 1998.*
James, Charlie. "'Millennium' Report Shows It's Time to Close Black-White Economic Gap," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle, Washington, March 5, 1998.
Jefferson, Stebbins. "An Action Plan for Everybody," Palm Beach Post, Palm Beach, Florida, March 6, 1993.
Jet Magazine. "Kerner Commission's 'Separate And Unequal Societies Exist Today' Report," March 23, 1998.
Kane, Gregory. "Preschool lessons are leg up on life," Baltimore Sun, June 23, 2007.
Kimble, James A. "Housing Agency Gets Big Grant For Youth Activities," Foster's Daily Democrat December 15, 1999.
La Opinion. "Treinta Anos Despues, Dos Sociedades," (in English; in Spanish) Los Angeles, California, March Los Angeles, California, March 3, 1998.
Lerner, Richard. Still separate and unequal 40 years after Kerner Milwaukee Journal Sentinal, February 29, 2008.
Lewis, Anthony. "The Two Societies," The New York Times, March 1, 1993.*
Lewis, Dwight. "Nation's Strides Toward Equality Have Been Great, but Far More is Needed on the Economic Front," Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessee, March 1, 1998.*
Lewis, Dwight. "Nation's Cities Have Become Poorhouse for Minorities," Montgomery Advertiser, Montgomery, Alabama, March 19, 1999.
Marchetti, Domenica. "Charities Must Work To Build on Successes in Fight Against Poverty," The Chronicle of Philanthropy, March 12, 1998.
McGinley, Laurie. "Racial, Economic Disparities Require Higher U.S. Outlays, Study Group Says." The Wall Street Journal, March 1, 1993.
Miami Herald Editorial. "Escape for the Cities," Miami, Florida, March 3, 1993.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Editorial. "Racial Equity Continues to Elude Nation," Milwaukee, Wisconsin, March 7, 1998.
Minneapolis St. Paul Star Tribune Editorial. "Déja Vu on Urban Riots and Reports," Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 15, 1993.
Minneapolis St. Paul Star Tribune. "Kerner at 30: Some Done, Much More To Do," Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 4, 1998.
Moore, Linda Wright. "Deep Resolve Needed to Bridge the Race Abyss," Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 5, 1998.
Moehringer, J.R. "Serving Time," Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, September 17, 2006.
Morin, Richard & Deane, Claudia. "Socialists Think the World of Cato", The Washington Post, August 14, 2001.
Moyers, Bill. "The Kerner Commission and the Media." Bill Moyers Journal. March 28, 2008.
National Public Radio.
"Locked in the Poorhouse: An Interview with Lynn Curtis and Fred Harris," Public Interest/WAMU, Washington, DC, March 10, 1999.
NBC Nightly News with Jack Ford.
"The Kerner Commission 30 Years Later," NBC News, Washington, DC, March 1, 1998.
The New York Times. (Associated Press.) "Report Faults U.S. In Handling Riots: Group Urges New Methods to Stop Cycle of Uprisings," March 1, 1993.*
News Hour with Jim Lehrer. "A Nation Divided?" A Debate on the Eisenhower Foundation's Thirty Year Update of the Kerner Riot Commission, Arlington, Virginia, March 2, 1998.
Newsweek. "Two Societies," New York, New York, February 23, 1998.
Nicholas, Jonathan. "What Works", The Oregonion, January 31, 2001
Nichols, Darren. "Kerner Commission: Not enough progress made on poverty." The Detroit News, February 28, 2008.
Osborne, David. "America's Black-White Divide 'Has Got Worse,'" The Independent, Monday, March 1, 1993.
Ostrow, Ronald J. "News Report Echoes 'Two Societies' Warning of 1968 Kerner Commission," Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, February 28, 1993.*
Ottaway, David B. "Private Social Welfare Initiative Draws Scrutiny Touted as Model for Bush Plan, Woodson's D.C. Center Illustrate Concerns", The Washington Post, Washington, DC, May 7, 2001.
Pabst, Georgia. Milwaukee reflects grim statistics, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, February 29, 2008.
Page, Clarence. "Kerner Forecast Revisited," The Washington Times, Washington, DC, March 13, 1998. (See the April 27, 1998 response by Alan Curtis.)
Parks, Brad. "A new look at racial divide," Star-Ledger, Newark New Jersey, November 30, 2007.
Payton, Brenda. "Heed the Warnings," Oakland Tribune, Oakland, California, March 5, 1998.
Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial. "U.S. Has Failed To Learn From Riots, Study Says." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 28, 1993.
Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial. "New War on Poverty: Updated Report Offers Doable, Affordable Solutions." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 8, 1998.
Pilkington, Ed. "Katine it starts with a village." The Guardian, March 13, 2008.
Raspberry, William. "Two Storms, Ample Warning ", The Washington Post, September 6, 2005.
Reynolds, Barbara. "Racial Divide Still Deserves Our Attention," Detroit News and Free Press, Detroit, Michigan, March 8, 1998.
Reichmann, Deb. (Associated Press.)
"Report: Nation's Race Gap Widens," The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 1, 1998.*
Rodrigues, Janette. "Disparities in U.S. Still Growing, Group Reports," Fort Worth Star-Telegram, March 2, 1998.
Rubin, Alissa J. "Racial Divide Widens, Study Says." Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, March 1, 1998.*
Sacramento Bee. "Growing Race Gap Reported: Kerner Panel's '68 Prophecy Came to Pass, New Study Finds," Sacramento, California, March 1, 1998.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Editorial. "Inner-City Challenge," Seattle, Washington, March 4, 1993.
Stanfield, Rochelle L. "Building Two-Way Streets in the Cities," National Journal, Washington, DC, March 6, 1993.
Stanford, Gregory. "Still the Chasm: Racial Gap Remains Unbridged," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, March 8, 1998.
Staples, Gracie Bonds. "Still Separate but Unequal Societies - and School Districts," Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Texas, March 1, 1998.
Takemoto, Michelle. "Hawai'i's Middle Class is in Trouble," Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu, HI, February 26, 2006.
Tallahassee Democrat Editorial. "All Talk and No Action Sometimes a Good Thing: When Considering the Ultimate Alternative, Talking about Racial Differences Is a Giant First Step," Tallahassee, Florida, March 3, 1998.
Thompson, Bankole. "Are we in a burning house?" Michigan Chronicle, November 15, 2007.
USA Today. "Divided Nation," Arlington, Virginia, March 2, 1998.
Vobejda, Barbara. "Little Progress Is Seen On Urban Ills Since 1968," The Washington Post, Washington, DC, February 28, 1993.*
Williams, Corey. "Almost 40 years after Detroit riot, ex-senator back for follow-up study," Associated Press. November 17, 2007.
Wisely, John. "Race issues worse off than '60s, panel told." Detroit Free Press. November 18, 2007.
Note: * This story appeared in many papers around the nation, but we have only cited it once.
2. Policy and Trends: Youth Development, Police Reform, Violence Prevention, Crime Prevention and Drug Prevention
ABC World News Tonight With Peter Jennings, "Reducing Crime," ABC News,
Washington, DC, February 18, 1998.
Abraham, Nathaniel. “Columbia Youth Safe Haven hold Grand Opening,” Carolina Panorama, Columbia, South Carolina, February 10-16, 2011.
Allan, Rob. "A Fighting Chance," The Guardian, London, England, August 7, 1997.
Anderson, Charis. “’Sky is the limit’ with new dropout prevention program,” SouthCoastToday.com, New Bedford, Massachusetts, January 29, 2011.
Andrew. “In Iowa, Green Jobs for a Good Cause,” Green Jobs Ready, Des Moines, Iowa, January 11, 2011.
Ballou, Brian R. “At-risk teens embrace their new chance to succeed,” The Boston Globe, Boston, Massachusetts, February 5, 2011.
Beifuss, John. "The Koban Initiative: Sources Join Forces to Help At-Risk Kids," Memphis Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tennessee, March 31, 1996.
Blaz, Joanna, "St. Petersburg intervention program for teens gets a cash infusion", St. Petersburg Times, March 13, 2011.
Boustarry, Nora. "The 'Sinister' Business of Jailing People," The Washington Post, October 23, 1998.
Broder, David S.
"Programs, Not Prisons," The Washington Post, Washington, DC, November 14, 1990.*
Buckley, William, Jr. "Poverty and Crime Prevention," The Washington Times, Washington, DC, Wednesday, December 22, 1999. (See the February 15, 2000 reply by Alan Curtis.)
Bullock, Lorinda "Tutoring program sees success", The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, MS, April 10, 2006.
Cable Education Network Channel 17, New Bedford MA. "Voices For School Improvement," April 26, 2013.
CBS Evening News with Dan Rather. "Crime and Punishment: An Update of the National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence," Washington, DC, March 5, 1985 and March 6, 1985.
[Please follow the link to CBS web site where you may retrieve this article from its archives. We regret that we are unable to provide a direct link to the transcript.]
Chicago Tribune. "Sobering View of Crime's Decline," December 27, 1999.
Cloonan, Patrick. "Eisenhower event brings Pittsburghers, Seattle people together," Daily News, Pittsburgh, PA, February 3, 2006.
Clow, Larry "Student program helps hurricane victims in Mississippi", Foster's Online, Dover, NH, June 28, 2006.
Clow, Larry "Quantum Leap soars in Dover", Foster's Online, Dover, NH, May, 29, 2006.
Coleman, Charlene "Rays of Sunshine at Carver Terrace," The Washington Post, Washington, DC, December 21, 2006
Cose, Ellis. "Cracks in the Thin Blue Line," Newsweek, New York, New York, April 10, 2000.
Cooke, Russell. "W. Phila. gets $66,000 to fight crime," The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 2, 1983
Court TV.
"Pros & Cons: The National Violence Commission Thirty Years Later," An Interview with Fred Graham, New York, December 9, 1999.
Curtis, Lynn A. "Anticrime Program Will Be Broad In Scope”, Developments In Criminal Justice Monthly, July 9, 1979.
Curtis, Lynn A. "Foundation Clarifies Main Points of Study on Violence," The Washington Times, February 15, 2000, p. A 20.
Curtis, Lynn A. "Here They Come Ready Or Not," The Washington Post, August 12, 2001.
Curtis, Lynn A. "We Know How To Win The War On Crime," The Plain Dealer, Cleveland, OH, July 2, 2002.
Daley, Lauren. "Making a Quantum leap; at-risk students soar in NorthStar
program," South Coast Today, New Bedford, MA, April 10, 2012.
Daley, Lauren. "Quantum students take leap toward their futures ," South Coast Today, New Bedford, MA, May 14, 2013.
Davis, Martin. "Welfare, Faith, Hope and Charity", National Journal Magazine. Washington, DC, April 28, 2001.
[Please follow the link to the publication's web site where you may retrieve this article from its archives. We regret that we are unable to provide a direct link to the transcript.]
Davis, Ron. "City group gets grant to study, combat crime," The Balitmore Sun, February 22, 1983
Delpesce, Vernon and Alan Curtis "Proven programs can give the poor chance at success", Des Moines Register, Des Moines, IA, June 28, 2006.
Detroit Free Press Editorial. "Fighting Crime: Prisons Fill Up, Numbers Drop, but Problems Linger," Detroit, Michigan, December 12, 1999.
Economist. "Fighting Crime, Japanese-Style," London, England, August 7-13, 1999, p. 24.
Eller, Donnelle. "$250,000 grant a boost for green jobs training", Des Moines Register, Des Moines, IA, January 7, 2011.
Faux, Jeff. "A Net Loss for American Workers", The Washington Post, August 11, 1999.
Feehan, Jennifer. "School Safe Haven program offer students enrichment." Toledo Blade, Toledo Blade, February 24, 2011.
Fields, Gary.
"Violence Report Targets Proliferation of Guns," USA Today, Arlington, Virginia, December 10, 1999.
Fletcher, Michael A. "The Crime Conundrum," The Washington Post, Washington, DC, January 16, 2000.*
Florida Courier. "St. Petersburg program honors students, starts anti-bullying project," St. Petersburg, FL, March 22, 2012.
Frost, Patty. "Putting the Neighbor Back In The Hood," Marketwise, Federal Reserve Bank Board, Richmond, Virginia. Issue One, 1999.
Gillis, Michael.
"Senator Gregg Lauds Dover Police, DHA for Joint Effort; Paves Way for Grants," Rochester & Dover Times, Rochester, New Hampshire, December 23, 1999.
Goodwin, Sean. "Somersworth has Youth Safe Haven/Mini Station," Foster's Online, Dover, NH, December 19, 2000.
Green, Quinise "In East Baltimore, a safe haven," Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, MD, May 21, 2012.
Greene, Donna. "Charting a Safe Course for Adolescence," The New York Times, New York, New York, September 6, 1998.
Grimley, Brynn. "Seniors prepare to say good-bye," Herndon Connection, Herndon, VA, February 8, 2006.
Hall, Malcolm. "Hartford Middle School lands mentoring grant," Canton Reporter, Canton, OH, March 13, 2012.
Hallahan, Kathleen. "Why So Violent?" Foundation News, May - June, 1986.
Hawkins, Megan "A summer school less ordinary in D.M.", The Des Moines Register, Des Moines, IA, July 19, 2006.
Henderson, Nick. "DHA Getting Better All the Time-Park Neighborhood Programs Set Kids on Course for Success," Foster's Daily Democrat, Dover, New Hampshire, March 25, 2000.
Herman, Peter. "Police Cut Ribbon for Substation in Vicinity of Antique Row," Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, Maryland, November 23, 1995.
Herndon Connection "Seniors Prepare To Say Good-Bye" Herndon, VA, February 8-14, 2006.
Hill, Shelley. "Koban 'Place of Peace' Grows Strong at Gonzales Gardens: Program Puts Police in Community's Heart," State, Columbia, South Carolina, January 4, 1998.
Hillenbrand, Barry. "Kobans and Robbers," Time.com, April 20, 2001.
Housing and Development Reporter. "Foundation Funds Provided For Police Ministations," January 1, 1996.
Jackson, Elaine. "City gets new tool in fight against crime," The Birmingham News, Birmingham, AL, February 19, 2006.
Jakes, Lara. "Koban Policing Restores Paradise," The Washington Times, January 30, 1995.
Janofsky, Michael. "In Japan-Style Booths, Police Are Stationed at Center of Action," The New York Times, New York, New York, July 31, 1995.*
Johnson, O’Ryan. “Mentoring program gives students a boost,” Boston Herald, Boston, Massachusetts, February 9, 2011.
Kane, Gregory. "A second chance and a brighter future", Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, MD, May 22, 2006.
Kerr, Bob. "A few hours in the afternoon can make a big difference," Providence Journal, Providence, RI, April 29, 2012.
Khavkine, Richard. "After-school initiative in Irvington keeps kids off the streets with lessons in art, dance." The Star-Ledger, Newark, NJ, February 20, 2011.
Krischke, Scott J. "Overcoming all odds", Herndon Connection, Herndon, VA, June 15, 2006.
Krischke, Scott J. "Youth Center Celebrates Year of Progress", Herndon Connection, Herndon, VA, April 13, 2006.
KRON-TV, NBC. Coverage of Youth Safe Haven-Ministation Mentoring. Oakland, CA, January 25, 2011.
KTVU-2 News California, “Mayor Quan Promotes Launch of Community Policing Program At Schools,” Oakland, CA.
Lasseter, Cheryl "Lanier Students Take On 'Quantum Opportunities'," WLBT-NBC, December 14, 2006, Jackson, MS
Lengel, Alan. "Youth Center Offers Haven, Hope".
January 15, 2003
Lewis, Dwight.
"In a Reasonable Culture, Unreasonable Violence," Tennessean, Nashville, Tennessee, December 19, 1999.*
Lichtblau, Eric. "US Crime Study Sees a Society in Trouble", Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, California, December 6, 1999.*
Lochia, Yarek. "High School student: Don't give up on me," Milwaukee Journal Sentinal, Milwaukee, WI, April 28, 2012.
McDaniels, Mike. "Program seeks to change young minds," WLBT-TV3, Jackson, MS, April 12, 2012.
MacDonald, Gregg. "Vecinos Unidos turns ten," Fairfax County Times, VA, April 24, 2007
Mandsager, Thad. "Ending federal earmarks would devastate important NH programs", New Hampshire Union Leader, Manchester, NH, January 16, 2007
Mandsager, Thad "Quantum Opportunities seniors to say goodbye", Dover Community News, Dover, NH, June 2, 2006.
Marantz, Steve. "Now another tool for fighting crime," The Boston Globe, June 15, 1983
Meadows, Robyn "Clearing the way for learning", Lancaster New Era, Lancaster, PA, June 26, 2006.
Meddis, Sam Vincent. "'Clubhouse' Gets Kids, Teens Off the Mean Streets of D.C." USA Today, October 26, 1992.
Miami Herald. "Focus on Crime," September 25, 1983
Moore, Harold. "Don't throw the baby out with the earmarks", Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, January 17, 2007
Morgan, Ken. "Ex-offenders go to Delancey Street," The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, MD, February 24, 2006
Murphy, Katy. “City, school leaders aim to turn a violent area of Oakland into a safe haven,” The Oakland Tribune, Oakland, California, January 25, 2011.
Nakajima, Kenichiro, "Koban," Mianichi Shimbun, Tokyo, Japan, February 19, 1994.
[Please follow the link to the publication's web site where you may retrieve this article from its archives. We regret that we are unable to provide a direct link to the transcript.]
National Public Radio. Morning Edition,
"Violence in the Sixties- and Now," Washington, DC, December 10, 1999.
National Public Radio.
"Violence Commission Update," WNYC, On the Line with Brian Lehrer, New York, New York, January 4, 2000.
News Hour with Jim Lehrer. "Violence in America," A Debate on the Eisenhower Foundation's Thirty Year Update of the National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence, Arlington, Virginia, December 16, 1999.
Newsweek.
"Crime: a Second Look," New York, New York, December 13, 1999.
New York Times Editorial "A Youth Program That Worked" New York, New York, March 20, 1995
Nicholas, Jonathan. "What Works", The Oregonion, January 31, 2001.
Norris, Toraine "Youths find haven with mentors, tutors", Birmingham News, Birmingham, AL, March 20, 2006.
Okarmus, Matt. “Tuskegee youth program receives $108,000 grant,” Montgomery Advertiser, Tuskegee, Alabama, February 11, 2011.
Pabst, Georgia "Grant will help students make their way to college", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee, WI, November 20, 2010.
Pappano, Laura. "Social Services Find A Home in Schools" Boston Globe, Boston, MA, March 3, 2002.
Peirce, Neal R.
"'Kobans' and Safe Havens -- the Formula We've Been Waiting For?" Washington Post Writer's Group, The Washington Post, Washington, DC, February 22, 1998.*
Pellegrini, Denise. "U.S. Cops Here to Scan Japanese Police Tactics," Asahi Evening News, Tokyo, Japan, November 4, 1988.
Perez, Laura. " An option that saves lives ." Eluevodia, San Juan, Puerto Rico, February 23, 2011.
Philadelphia Daily News Editorial.
"We Are All Victims: How Violence Divides Us, Binds Us." Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 9, 1999.
Perry, Jason. "Quantum Light Shines Bright," The Standard Times, April 27, 2013.
Prater, Donathan. “Tuskegee youth program get 108K grant,” Opelika/Auburn News, Tuskegee, Alabama, February 8, 2011.
Rantin, Bertram. "Police Station Offers Safe Haven, City Service," State, Columbia, South Carolina, May 11, 1996.
Rather, Dan. "They Live The Dream," Parade Magazine, Jun 18, 2001.
Reid, T. R. and Lena H. Sun. "DC Police Import Japanese Method: NE 'Koban' Aims to Build Trust Between Officers, Community," The Washington Post, Washington, DC, December 22, 1994.
Reynolds, David. "Japanese Officials Visit Gemeinschaft: Local Program To Be Considered in Japan." Daily News Record, July 3, 2007.
Reubenfien, Elizabeth. "U.S. Police Seek Lessons From Japanese On How to Keep City Streets Crime-Free." The Wall Street Journal, January 11, 1989.
[Please follow the link to the publication's web site where you may retrieve this article from its archives. We regret that we are unable to provide a direct link to the transcript.]
Reubenfien, Elizabeth. "U.S. Police Walk Different Beat in Japan." Asian Wall Street Journal, January 13-14, 1989.
Reynolds, David. "Gemeinschaft Home Graduates Excited and Anxious." Harrisonburg Daily-News Record. January 20, 2007
Rochester and Dover Times. "Dover Kids Enjoy DHA Lock-in," Dover, New Hampshire, Vol. 8, Number 5, March 2, 2000.
Rodriguez, Juan Carlos, "Programs aim to cut dropouts," Albuquerque Journal, May 10, 2011.
Ross, Karl. "Caimito Program Takes Cue From Japanese 'Koban' Idea,"The San Juan Star, San Juan, Puerto Rico, October 16, 1992.
St. Martin, Victoria. "In honor of Kick Butts Day, Irvington mentor offers kids cautionary tale," Star-Ledger, Irvington, NJ, March 25, 2012.
Sanchez, Aurelio. "Academic Turnaround, ," Albuquerque Journal, April 19, 2012.
Scruggs-Leftwich, Yvonne. "Quantum Students Ace Dr. Mac Williams Awards," Weekly Challenger, St. Petersburg, FL, March 15-21, 2012.
Smith, Darryl. "After-school program fights crime", Fairfax Journal, August 14, 2001.
Smith, Glenn. "Groups focus on ex-cons' success," The Post and Courier, Charleston, SC, February 14, 2006.
Smith, Gregory. “First step on the right path,” The Providence Journal, Providence, Rhode Island, February 3, 2011.
Smith, Gregory. "Youth Safe Haven Mentoring Program in Providence Targets At Risk Children," Providence Journal, February 4, 2011.
Soledad, María. "Fas pledges to amend Civil, Penal Code," (in English; in Spanish), The San Juan Star, San Juan, Puerto Rico, November 16, 2001.
Standish, Alice "Building Stronger Youth", Dover Community News, Dover, NH, July 21, 2006.
Stanford, Gregory "Bringing programs that work to Milwaukee" Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Milwaukee, WI, July 8, 2006.
Stehle, Vince. "Vistas of Endless Possibility", The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Washington, DC, November 2, 1995.
Stringfellow, Eric. "Program good fit for lanier kids," The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, MS, July 28, 2005.
The San Juan Star. "A Presidential Honor," San Juan, Puerto Rico, August 12, 1999.
Takemoto, Michelle "Proven programs can ease our problems", Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu, HI, June 13, 2006.
Telsch, Kathleen "In Bronx, 'Desperadoes' Battle Crime," The New York Times, June 26, 1983.
Tice, D. J.
"Recent Optimistic Reports Belie Figures about Continuing Alarming Crime Rates," St. Paul Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minnesota, December 15, 1999.
Torbati, Yehaneh June. "Mentoring and training programs to target Baltimore youth," Baltimore Sun, February 14, 2011.
Treanor, Bill. "Pangs of Faith", Youth Today, Vol. 10, No. 5, May 2001.
Vise, David A. and Lorraine Adams. "Despite Rhetoric, Violent Crime Climbs: Updated '69 Study Shows Increase of 40% in Cities," The Washington Post, December 5, 1999.*
Vedantam, Shankar. "Study Ties Television Viewing To Aggression Adults Affected As Well As Children", The Washington Post, Washington, DC, March 29, 2002.
Vega, Cecilia. “Mentoring program hopes to cut crime in Oakland,” KGO-TV ABC 7, Oakland, CA, January 24, 2011.
Walker, Adrian. "Getting away for his future," Boston Globe, Boston, MA, May 5, 2012.
Wells, Kim. "Police, Youth, Community Can All Win", St. Petersburg Times, Florida, October 21, 2001
Washington, Adrienne. "A Safe Haven Begins Where Maryland Avenue Ends".
January 14, 2003
Washington, Tony Allen-Mills. "Englishwoman fights zero tolerance cops", The Sunday London Times, September 2, 2001.
WBSM-AM 1420. “Local News,” New Bedford, Massachusetts, January 28, 2011.
Williams, Shernay. "Nonprofit Announces Baltimore Youth Programs," Afro Newspaper, February 14, 2011.
WBAL-TV, NBC. Coverage of Youth Safe Haven Ministation and Quantum Opportunities Mentoring. Baltimore, MD, February 14, 2011.
WCVB-TV, ABC. Coverage of Quantum Opportunities Program. Boston, MA, July 21, 2013.
WJAR-TV. NBC. Coverage of Youth Safe Haven-Ministation Mentoring. Providence, RI, February 13, 2011.
WOLO-TV 25, ABC Columbia. “Children Given ‘Safe-Haven’ from Crime,” Columbia South Carolina, February 3, 2011.
WSFA-TV, NBC. Coverage of Youth Safe Haven-Ministation Mentoring. Montgomery, AL, February 10, 2011.
Youth Today.
"To Establish Justice, to Insure Domestic Tranquility: A Thirty Year Update of the National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence," Washington, DC, Vol. 9, No. 2, February 2000.
Note: * This story appeared in many papers around the nation, but we have only cited it once.
3. Capacity Building and Replication
Curtis, Lynn A. "Lessons from the Street: Capacity Building and Replication", Journal for Nonprofit Management, Volume 5, Number 1, Summer 2001.
Greene, Stephen G. "Getting the Basics Right", The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Washington, DC, May 3, 2001.