Richard D. Lakes is Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies at Georgia State University. He is editor of Critical Education for Work.

• List of IllustrationsPrefaceIntroduction1. Community Economics2. Neighborhood Improvement3. Health and Wellness4. Street Arts5. Youth Leadership6. Beacons of HopeConclusionAppendix A: Resource DirectoryNotesReferencesIndex

"Filled with first-hand examples of youth action in urban areas, this resource serves as an antidote to the 'there is nothing to be done' attitude so rampant these days." — George Wood, author of Schools That Work: America's Most Innovative Public Education Programs"Richard D. Lakes brings us to a world beyond possibility—a world where theory is realized to its fullest potential through the lives of individuals and groups dedicated to improving their worlds. In the Freirian sense these individuals truly make the road by walking. I believe this type of project is the next direction for critical pedagogy—to move beyond the languages of critique and possibility into a fuller realization and concretization of theory at local sites." — Bryan Deever, Georgia Southern University

Richard D. Lakes is Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies at Georgia State University. He is editor of Critical Education for Work.

• List of IllustrationsPrefaceIntroduction1. Community Economics2. Neighborhood Improvement3. Health and Wellness4. Street Arts5. Youth Leadership6. Beacons of HopeConclusionAppendix A: Resource DirectoryNotesReferencesIndex

"Filled with first-hand examples of youth action in urban areas, this resource serves as an antidote to the 'there is nothing to be done' attitude so rampant these days." — George Wood, author of Schools That Work: America's Most Innovative Public Education Programs"Richard D. Lakes brings us to a world beyond possibility—a world where theory is realized to its fullest potential through the lives of individuals and groups dedicated to improving their worlds. In the Freirian sense these individuals truly make the road by walking. I believe this type of project is the next direction for critical pedagogy—to move beyond the languages of critique and possibility into a fuller realization and concretization of theory at local sites." — Bryan Deever, Georgia Southern University

Richard D. Lakes is Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies at Georgia State University. He is editor of Critical Education for Work.

• List of IllustrationsPrefaceIntroduction1. Community Economics2. Neighborhood Improvement3. Health and Wellness4. Street Arts5. Youth Leadership6. Beacons of HopeConclusionAppendix A: Resource DirectoryNotesReferencesIndex

"Filled with first-hand examples of youth action in urban areas, this resource serves as an antidote to the 'there is nothing to be done' attitude so rampant these days." — George Wood, author of Schools That Work: America's Most Innovative Public Education Programs"Richard D. Lakes brings us to a world beyond possibility—a world where theory is realized to its fullest potential through the lives of individuals and groups dedicated to improving their worlds. In the Freirian sense these individuals truly make the road by walking. I believe this type of project is the next direction for critical pedagogy—to move beyond the languages of critique and possibility into a fuller realization and concretization of theory at local sites." — Bryan Deever, Georgia Southern University