Street Children Programs in Latin America

• NCJ Number: 116973
• Journal: Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare Volume: 16 Issue: 1 Dated: (March 1989) Pages: 55-77
• Author(s): M W Lusk
• Date Published: 1989
• Length: 23 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: Revised version of paper presented at the Second National Congress of Social Work, San Jose, Costa Rica, April 20, 1988.

Annotation

The growing problem of street children is among the most important child welfare problems today.

Abstract

Estimates are that there are as many as 25 million street children in Latin America alone. This paper, which is based on over five months of fieldwork in Latin America, is a study of the problem of street children. Life on the streets is described in relation to the developmental stages of street children. The paper emphasizes the types of programs that have emerged as the countries of the region seek to ameliorate and prevent this social problem. A program typology is developed and discussed. 50 references, 1 figure. (Author abstract)