The Kindness of Strangers: Adult Mentors, Urban Youth, and the New Volunteerism - Hardcover

Freedman, Marc

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1555425577 ISBN 13: 9781555425579

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 1993

Synopsis

The Kindness of Strangers takes a hard, realistic look at mentoring while offering a vivid portrayal of the mentoring movement and how ordinary citizens in cities across America are trying to turn young lives around.

About this title

Review:

'Freedman's book is filled with useful insights ... [it is] balanced, well-written and - wonder of wonders, for a book on social policy - an enjoyable read as well.' Youth Today

'Marc Freedman ... has written a comprehensive and informative book on mentoring that practitioners and policymakers will find useful ... Freedman accomplishes these objectives in an engaging, lively, and concise style.' Social Work and Education

Book Description:

This book reveals how caring adults in cities across America are trying to turn young lives around. It also tells of the much-celebrated mentoring movement they have created. Marc Freedman shows how ordinary citizens can reach out to the children who are growing up in poverty and community violence.

About this edition

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 1555425577
• ISBN 13: 9781555425579
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 183