Barker, G: Urban Girls: Empowerment in Especially Difficult Circumstances

This book offers practical approaches to improve and empower the lives of at-risk, low-income, urban-based girls and young women. It does this by presenting successful projects from around the world which clearly demonstrate what can be done on a broad range of fronts, and answers two key questions: What do at-risk urban girls and young women need and what kinds of programs have been successful in meeting those needs? The book concludes with important and authoritative recommendations for both advocacy and service delivery work that will be essential reading for all agencies working with young women.