If you haven't ever listened to a radio show called "This American Life" on NPR then you are missing out. A couple of weeks ago they had a show on about an organization that was making a real difference in people's lives in Harlem, NY. You can listen to the show for free from their website or you can download it to your MP3 player for 99cents. The link to listen free on your computer (at home) is HERE. Below is a description of the episode, it's worth your time.
Host Ira Glass introduces a story on the most ambitious and hopeful solution to urban poverty in the country—the Harlem Children’s Zone. The project’s goal is nothing less than changing the lives of thousands of children in Harlem, starting at birth and continuing until they go to college. (2 minutes)
Act One. Harlem Renaissance.
Paul Tough reports on the Harlem Children’s Zone, and its CEO and president, Geoffrey Canada. Among the project’s many facets is Baby College, an 8-week program where young parents and parents-to-be learn how to help their children get the education they need to be successful. Tough’s just-published book about Geoffrey Canada and the Harlem's Children Zone is called Whatever It Takes. You can see a slideshow of more photographs from the project here. (30 and 1⁄2 minutes)
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