Places in Need has been selected as the November 2017 Feature of Columbia University’s National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) Online Book Club.
Join us for the online discussion: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 – 2pm EST/ 11am PST
Please join NCCP Director Renée Wilson-Simmons on November 14 as she talks with the author Scott W. Allard about Places in Need: The Changing Geography of Poverty (Russell Sage Foundation 2017). Using a unique combination of data, field work, and in-depth interviews in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C.—Allard’s most recent book offers several important original insights into the interconnections among place, poverty, and the safety net in contemporary America.
