The City of Buffalo Poverty Reduction and Neighborhood Development Initiative

The Center for Urban Studies (CENTER) in conjunction with the City of Buffalo, Community Action Organization of Erie County (CAO) community leaders and other organizations compose the City of Buffalo Poverty Reductionand Neighborhood Development Task Force. The primary objective of the task force is to establisha Poverty Reduction and Neighborhoods Development System (PRNDS)- a network of resources and strategic action plan that work toward the reduction of unemployment, education, economic, health, housing and policy barriers conditional to urban poverty.

◊The Spatial Structure of Poverty and the Fight Against Poverty and the Underclass: A Final Report 

◊Proposal for City of Buffalo Pathways Out of Poverty Participation

◊Map: Individuals Below the Poverty Level: Census Tracts in the City of Buffalo, CitiStat Buffalo Office

◊The Organizational Framework: The Poverty Reduction and Neighborhood Development Task Force

◊Buffalo Poverty Reduction Blueprint

◊Progress Report: The Poverty Reduction and Neighborhood Development Task Force

◊Resource List for State Anti-Poverty Strategies, NGA Center for Best Practices

◊Buffalo City School District-Joint School Construction Program Phase 1

◊Youth Services Directory, Buffalo & Erie County Workforce Investment Board, Inc