The Yorkville Emergency Alliance
One Community's Response to the Federal Budget Reductions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11344352 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael J Smith (0000-0003-1977-5909, Western Michigan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 1986-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0191-5096 • E-ISSN: 0191-5096 |
| Publisher | WMU Department of Occupational Therapy (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15453/0191-5096.1754 |
| OpenAlex | W230125076 |
| Language | EN |
A case study of one community's response to the Reagan budget cutbacks reveals the strengths and weaknesses of local voluntary initiatives for funding social services and replacing federal funds. The development and growth of the Yorkville Emergency Alliance is described as a private initiative of citizens living in a wealthy area of New York City. In about one and a half years, this group of residents raised over a quarter of a million dollars to attempt to replace federal funding reductions for the social services
Alliance · Business · Economic growth · Economics · Emergency response · Federal budget · Fiscal year · Geography · Political science · Quarter (Canadian coin · Social Welfare · Strengths and weaknesses · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Psychology · Public Administration · Finance
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |