Data show that most white children across the U.S. live in neighborhoods with high levels of opportunity, while most black and Hispanic children live in ones with low opportunity. Often, these neighborhoods are just a few blocks apart.
Children cross the road into Albany's West Hill neighborhood. While the neighborhood is close to the state Capitol building, many streets have boarded-up homes with red signs posted by the fire department. The signs indicate that there is potential the buildings could collapse.Children cross the road into Albany's West Hill neighborhood. While the neighborhood is close to the state Capitol building, many streets have boarded-up homes with red signs posted by the fire department.
"Now we have this open space for young people," he says."You can work out there in the back, and the little kids can play in here." "Some of them, you know, they got just a mother at home, with three or four siblings and stuff like that, and the mother has to work. She's by herself and sometimes these kids are left alone," he says.
Tasha Rivers , program director at the Hoffman Recreation Center, helps a student with his homework at an after-school program.Tasha Rivers , program director at the Hoffman Recreation Center, helps a student with his homework at an after-school program.So aside from fixing up parks, the city has started several new programs for teens, including one after school that teaches them about careers and provides internships at local businesses.
In fact, the new research finds that while the Albany region is among the best in the nation when it comes to opportunities for children, those opportunities are not shared equally.
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