· Devise a community plan that would best address inner city problems such as described on Our America?

The world described by LeAlan and Lloyd illustrates many of the issues discussed in class. They show us a world of children that have no hope. Whatever hopes dwell or develop in this place quickly die out.

The children growing up in the Darrow Houses, Cabrini Green, and the Ida B. Wells projects are surrounded by negativity. The homes of these children are cheaply made. In Cabrini Green the medicine cabinets separate each apartment. If you were to remove the cabinet you would have easy access into the next apartment. Desolate lots surround the homes. These projects were made with catwalks giving them the jail appearance. There are no playgrounds or community activities for the children. There are no signs of grass because grass was never planted. The people dwelling in these developments have no sense of pride in their community since its appearance is rundown and nothing is kept up. The cracks in the basketball court's cement have weeds growing out of them; proving the unkempt conditions.

Since the appearance of the buildings has been changed and the residents have seen the change, a sense of pride will overcome them. I would then try to establish a Block Association. The association would be compiled of all the people in the community who want to keep up the buildings and who want to improve the community. The Association would also be in charge of developing organized activities for the children to participate in. There would be baseball, basketball, and football teams. There would also be after school programs. The after school center would be in the community center. After the students finished their homework they would go to practice in whatever team sport was in season. There would also be holiday shows and talent shows that would serve as fund-raisers for the community. There would also be trips for young people to travel to different places around Chicago, so they could get away from the projects and know that there was more to life then the projects.

The teacher and principal interviewed in the book commented on the plight of the students. They mentioned that some of the students had younger brother and sisters to take care of, either because of parents who are at work, are on drugs, or are just incapable of taking care of their children. Some of the children go to bed hungry and don't eat breakfast; this affects the students learning process because their minds are wandering on other things like food instead of on the lesson being presented.

Hopefully, the communities by now are improving enough where people would not be afraid to bring their businesses to the project areas. If they agree to bring it to the project areas they would have to hire half of the staff from the projects. If this is successful then more business might move in.

Usually violence leads to crime. LeAlan's sister Janell stated a reason why people turn to violence. S

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Approximate Word count = 1273
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)