Community
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| Carsey Perspectives: Water Concerns Unite Citizen Activists This study focuses on an instance of sustained local activism in which citizens in three New Hampshire communities mobilized to protect community groundwater against threats from commercial use. Beginning in 2001, despite strong citizen opposition, state-issued… |
Community, Environment, and Climate Change, New Hampshire | Community, New Hampshire, Politics and Elections, Rivers/Watersheds |
| A Community Schools Approach to Accessing Services and Improving Neighborhood Outcomes in Manchester, New Hampshire In the several years since the Great Recession, New Hampshire, like the nation, has witnessed and experienced growing economic disadvantage. The state’s poverty level stands at 8.4 percent, and child poverty increased from about 8 percent in 2000 to… |
New Hampshire, Vulnerable Families Research Program | Children, Community, Education, New Hampshire |
| Strategies to Strengthen Youth Leadership and Youth Participation Opportunities in Central Appalachia Appalachia is facing a vacuum of new leader-ship to move forward. Now is the time to specifi-cally develop and encourage youth leadership in the region, inviting young people to sit at decision mak-ing tables and allowing them to speak directly to the type of… |
Community, Environment, and Climate Change | Community, Leadership, Young Adults |
| Understanding Connections Between Rural Communities and Family Well-Being: A Study of Hampton, Iowa In this report, author Cynthia Needles Fletcher explores the role of "place" in shaping rural residents'-and in particular low-income residents'-futures. The analysis draws from interviews with residents and community key informants in Hampton,… |
Vulnerable Families Research Program | Community, Demography, Family, Health |
| Social Connections, Safety, and Local Environment in Three Manchester, New Hampshire, Neighborhoods This fact sheet uses data from a survey of Bakersville, Beech Street, and Gossler Park residents in Manchester, New Hampshire, to draw attention to the current state of connectedness, trust, and perceptions of the local environment in these three neighborhoods.
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New Hampshire | Community, New Hampshire, Public Opinion |
| Key Findings and Recommendations from the Coös Youth Study In this brief, authors Michael Staunton and Eleanor Jaffee review the key findings and recommendations from research conducted in the first half of the Coös Youth Study, which began in 2008 and is planned to continue through 2018.
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New Hampshire | Community, Coös Youth Study, Education, Health, New Hampshire, Young Adults |
| Immigration to Manchester, New Hampshire This brief analyzes immigration and refugee resettlement in Manchester and the effects on the city’s demographic composition, as well as the implications for its future. Authors Sally Ward, Justin Young, and Curt Grimm report that Manchester, New Hampshire, like the… |
Demography, New Hampshire | Community, Demography, Immigration, New Hampshire |
| Walking Builds Community Cohesion: Survey of Two New Hampshire Communities Looks at Social Capital and Walkability This brief reports the results of a survey conducted in 2009 of approximately 2,000 households in Portsmouth and Manchester, New Hampshire, to examine the connection between walkability and social capital.
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New Hampshire | Community, Income, New Hampshire |
| The Importance of Outdoor Activity and Place Attachment to Adolescent Development in Coös County, New Hampshire This brief discusses the rates of participation in structured and unstructured outdoor activities as Coös County youth age, along with the relationship between outdoor activity involvement and indicators of place attachment throughout this period. The analysis is… |
New Hampshire | Community, Coös Youth Study, Health, New Hampshire, Young Adults |
| Coös Youth with Mentors More Likely to Perceive Future Success This fact sheet explores whether Coös youths’ mentor experiences and their academic attitudes and well-being are linked. Authors Kent Scovill and Corinna Jenkins Tucker analyze data from the Coös Youth Study collected in 2008, focusing on seventh and eleventh grade… |
New Hampshire | Community, Coös Youth Study, New Hampshire, Young Adults |
