Just in Time Research: Resilient Communities
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2009 Regents of the University of
Minnesota. All rights reserved.
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Preface
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Introduction
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Immigrants and Minority Populations
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Improving Health Care Access
for Minnesota's Growing Latino Community
by Michael J. Davidoff, Ellie Ulrich, Paul Carrizales, and
Lynn A. Blewett
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How will MinnesotaCare meet the health care needs of
Minnesota's Latino population, which is expected to grow
by 250 percent between 1995 and 2025? A review of
community-based research reveals some specific policy
recommendations.
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Policy Recommendations for
Communities with New Immigrants
by Katherine Fennelly, Mypakou Ly, Karin Bolwahnn, Michelle
Chiezah, Rebecca Dennison, Jennifer Dillard, Debra Ehret,
Stephanie Haddad, Nicola Johnson, Patricia Kelly Hall, Rachel
Leatham, Kara Meade, Margo O'Dell, Jenny Schlukebier, Anna
Schmalzbauer, Eva Spranger, Heather Tracey, and Daniel
Williams
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Demographic changes brought on by Minnesota's emerging
immigrant and refugee populations has focused attention on
policies that affect new immigrants. What public policies does
Minnesota require to ensure the availability of housing, public
assistance, and language interpretation for new Minnesotans?
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Children and Youth
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Developing a Minnesota
Reading Initiative to Promote Early Literacy
by Marika Ginsburg-Block and Ann M. Casey
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Learning to read is perhaps the most important skill for success
that a child can gain from public education, yet many Minnesota
students have difficulty passing the eighth grade basic skills
test in reading. Information from a University of Minnesota
Literacy Summit and the results of a survey of Minnesota
teachers and principals shed light on policy implications and
the role the Minnesota legislature can play in addressing this
problem.
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Children Who Overcome
Adversity to Succeed in Life
by Ann S. Masten
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Why do some children grow up to be competent adults in spite of
risk factors such as poverty, violence, broken families, and
discrimination, while others do not? This paper presents some
key factors for the successful development of children and
reviews policies for prevention and intervention of at-risk
youth.
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St. Paul Youths'
Transition from School to Work
by Jeylan Mortimer
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Current research suggests that today's youth have
difficulty in making occupational choices. This paper examines
the Youth Development Study, a 12-year longitudinal study of
approximately 1,100 St. Paul youth, who were tracked from high
school through the transition to the work force. The study
provides new information for educators, policymakers, and
parents to guide them in successfully helping youth develop
career paths.
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Youth Run Enterprises:
Successes, Barriers, and Policy Implications
by James R. Stone III, Christine D. Bremer, and Brenda J.
Kowske
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This study of 22 Minnesota youth run enterprises reveals how
students benefit academically and socially while contributing to
local economic development by participating in youth run
enterprises and presents recommendations to ensure the expansion
and continued success of these enterprises.
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Housing
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The Effects of Subsidized
Housing on Communities
by Edward G. Goetz
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Current housing policy initiatives are aimed at deconcentrating
poverty in urban areas by dispersing subsidized housing to
outlying communities. But do dispersal programs work? Do they
effectively deconcentrate poverty and improve the lives of the
poor? How do these programs affect the communities into which
subsidized housing is placed? This paper examines 25 years of
research on this important topic.
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Small Town Housing Policies
in Minnesota
by Ann C. Ziebarth and Eunju Hwang
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Successful economic development in many Minnesota small towns is
creating new employment opportunities and attracting new
residents. The need to build affordable housing to accommodate
these new residents, however, is often viewed as a threat to
small town character. This paper looks at the need for
additional affordable housing in small towns and the degree to
which local policies regulate land use, facilitate housing
development, and provide ongoing housing assistance for
residents.
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Supporting Community and Economic Development
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Enhancing Capital Access for
Rural Businesses
by Kenneth A. Kriz, David S. Wilsey, and Debra Elias
Morse
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Rural areas have lagged behind urban areas in terms of economic
growth, and the gap is becoming even wider. Why does this happen
and what can be done to create new businesses and jobs in rural
areas? This examination of the differences in the availability
of debt and equity financing provides some answers.
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The Promise and Challenges
of the Regional Agricultural and Natural Resources Sustainable
Development Partnerships
by Scott J. Peters, Karen P. Lehman, Julie Ristau, Okechukwu
Ukaga, and Don Wyse
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Created in 1997, the Regional Agricultural and Natural Resources
Sustainable Development Partnerships initiative is working to
advance sustainable development and community resiliency by
providing financial support to development-focused projects in
greater Minnesota. This paper explores the accomplishments and
challenges this initiative has already faced in the early stages
of its existence and the promise it holds for future
development.
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Acknowledgements
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Contact:
Barbara A. Warren
Collegiate Liaison and Project Director
Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs
230 Humphrey Center, 301 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455
612-625-4364
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