Class Session Seven

Video

Three Part Video Series: The New Urban Renewal: Reclaiming Our Neighborhoods

Open young minds to local initiatives that are rebuilding entire communities--physically, economically and spiritually. Travel to communities nationwide with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Clarence Page as he reports on the grassroots enterprises that are overcoming some of the problems plaguing inner-city neighborhoods. Here you'll take a close-up look at successful community development corporations, resident management of public housing, and programs for at-risk youth to find out what's working and why. These inspiring stories of neighborhood initiatives that are revitalizing our nation's cities promise to help you teach the power of creative problem-solving. Produced by the Corporation for Educational Radio and Television, 1997.

Video: The New Urban Renewal (Part I of III): Reclaiming Our Neighborhoods: Rebuilding Neighborhoods from the Ground Up

The first episode focuses on community development corporations that weave an interlocking web of physical and human support, from new housing to businesses and social services, literally rebuilding communities from the ground up. Produced by the Corporation for Educational Radio and Television, 1997.