NCJ Number
32567
Date Published
1976
Length
176 pages
Annotation
ACCOUNT OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA INTERRACIAL COMMUNITY OF EX-ADDICTS AND EX-OFFENDERS AND OF THE PERSONAL STORY OF THE FORMER ADDICT AND CONVICT WHO STARTED THE COMMUNITY.
Abstract
THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY OPERATE THEIR OWN BUSINESSES (PLUMBING, CONSTRUCTION, RESTAURANT, AUTO REPAIR); THEY HAVE THEIR OWN HIGH SCHOOL, VOCATIONAL COLLEGE, AND CREDIT UNION; THEY OWN RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE IN SAN FRANCISCO. THIS WAS BUILT UP IN JUST FOUR YEARS, INDEPENDENT OF FEDERAL AID, WELFARE, PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL WORKERS, AND LARGE FOUNDATION FUNDS. THIS BOOK, RELYING LARGELY ON MAHER'S OWN WORDS, TELLS MAHER'S PERSONAL STORY, EXPLAINS HOW DELANCEY STREET WORKS, AND OUTLINES PLANS FOR ITS FUTURE.