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This collection documents the activities of the Boston Foundation's Persistent Poverty Project in its attempt to create a picture of multi-generational, multi-ethnic poverty in Boston. The Project ran from 1987 to 1997 and held roundtables, focus groups, seminars, and briefings to disseminate its research. The records reflect the Project's work with the African-American, Asian-American, youth, white, and single parent communities in Boston to gather data. The records also document the Project's involvement in outside organizations such as the National Neighborhood Indicators Project and the National Community Building Network. The Project produced several major reports as well as smaller products such as the Boston Indicators and the Boston Children and Families Database. Topics include poverty and ethnic communities in Boston, community building, training for community activists, and public education. Materials include photographs, agendas, minutes, correspondence, memoranda, reports, project histories and outlines, workshop and seminar proceedings, schedules, and audio cassettes of some meetings, roundtables, focus groups, and seminars. |
