Funny, hopeful, heartwarming and eye opening, project fatherhood has lifechanging lessons for every reader. Project fatherhood a group of former gang members come together to help one another answer the question how can i be a good father when ive never had one. Jorja leap when big mike cummings asked jorja leap to colead a group for men learning how to father their children, she had no idea what to expect. A story of courage and healing in one of americas toughest. Hosted on the occasion of the publication of professor. And this is a story about men, and fathers, and race, and poverty, and struggle, and hope. A story of courage and healing in one of americas toughest communities kindle edition by leap, jorja. A story of courage and healing in one of americas toughest communities by jorja leap is an intimate peek into watts, one of americas most notorious cities. Jorja leap sheds light on watts black fathers in project fatherhood members of project fatherhood walk through jordan downs in watts to help spread the word about their program. Project fatherhood by jorja leap overdrive rakuten. A group of former gang members come together to help one another answer the question how can i be a good father when ive never had one. Leap has been on the faculty of the ucla luskin school of public affairs since 1992. I thought wed begin by getting to know each of you just a bit before we talk about the project. Jorja leap author jorja leap is the author of jumped in.
Jorja leap author of jumped in meet your next favorite book. Project fatherhood began as a way to influence and guide the men of the community. As a trained anthropologist and recognized expert in crisis intervention and trauma response, she has worked nationally and internationally in violent and postwar settings. Project fatherhood by jorja leap publishers lunch bookateria. A group of dads from project fatherhood join author jorja leap to celebrate the publication of her book, project fatherhood.
Ross, md, president and ceo, the california endowment jorja leaps fine project fatherhood is more than an anthropological study and ethnographic research project. An internationally recognized expert in gangs, violence, and crisis intervention, she is the senior policy advisor on gangs and. Shelf awareness i have known jorja leap as a brilliant researcher, but she turns out to be an even more gifted listener and storyteller. Jun 11, 2015 jorja leap sheds light on watts black fathers in project fatherhood members of project fatherhood walk through jordan downs in watts to help spread the word about their program. A story of courage and healing in one of americas toughest communities by jorja leap. Project fatherhood hardcover a story of courage and healing in one of americas toughest communities. Jun 24, 2015 her new book is called project fatherhood. She is a trained anthropologist and recognized expert in crisis intervention and trauma response, and she has worked nationally and internationally in violent and postwar settings.
This book is delivered with streetlevel honesty, nuance, texture, and powerand should be required reading for those among us invested in a more hopeful urban america. Project fatherhood teaches parenting skills to inner. Jorja leap is on the faculty of the ucla luskin school of public affairs, and is an internationally recognized expert in gangs, violence, and crisis intervention. Leap has also been the resident academic, official social worker, and adopted sister of the jordan downs fatherhood program since its beginning. Seeking to create a support group for fathers living in the jordan downs housing project, cummings reached out to gang expert and crisis interventionist leap jumped in. In a struggling neighborhood, dads are helping dads a group of dads from project fatherhood join author jorja leap to celebrate the publication of her book, project. Leap has been on the faculty of the ucla luskin school of public aff. This transcript was compiled from uncorrected closed captioning.
A story of courage and healing in one of americas toughest communities by jorja leap at barnes. A group of former gang members come together to help one another answer the question how can i be a good father when i. Project fatherhood ebook by jorja leap rakuten kobo. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A story of courage and healing in one of americas toughest communities by jorja leap isbn. Project fatherhood teaches men raised without dads to be. Jumped in isbn 9780807044568 pdf epub jorja leap ebook. Jorja leap, michael cummings, welcome to fresh air. Leap is an internationally recognized expert on gangs, violence, and intervention and becomes one of the advisors to this group of men. Jun 17, 2015 this book is delivered with streetlevel honesty, nuance, texture, and powerand should be required reading for those among us invested in a more hopeful urban america.
The book leap recently published a book about the experience titled, project. Jorja leap s fine project fatherhood is more than an anthropological study andethnographic research project. She is also director of the health and social justice partnership at ucla and is a nationally recognized gang expert. Jorja leap talked about her book, project fatherhood. Jorja leap s fineproject fatherhoodis more than an anthropological study andethnographic research project. Jun 05, 2015 ucla luskin welcomes members of the community to discuss the impact that project fatherhood has had on their lives. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jun 09, 2015 a group of former gang members come together to help one another answer the question how can i be a good father when ive never had one. Jorja leap has been a member of the ucla faculty since 1992. A story of courage and healing in one of americas most troubled communities published by beacon press in 2015 as well as jumped in. Jorja leap, adjunct professor of social welfare at the ucla luskin school of public affairs, is an expert on gangs, youth violence and juvenile justice. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading project fatherhood. These men, black and brown, from late adolescence to middle ag. A story of courage and healing in one of americas toughest communities jorja leap.
A recognized expert in gangs, violence, and crisis intervention, she has worked nationally and internationally in violent and postwar settings. Leap has been involved with training and research for the united nations and the organization for security and. Author jorja leap discusses her book, project fatherhood. Published on jun 5, 2015 ucla luskin welcomes members of the community to discuss the impact that project fatherhood has had on their lives. Leap takes the reader on a several year journey with a group of fathers who are trying to finally get things right. Jorja leap professor anthropologist research evaluation policy gangs violence prevention prisons death penalty youth justice new book project fatherhood 6915. Leap is an internationally recognized expert on gangs, violence, and intervention and becomes one of the advisors to this group of men, most of whom were former gang members and most of whom have served time. Project fatherhood npr coverage of project fatherhood. The program was funded through hacla and required a social worker and big mike knew his long time friend dr. Leap ucla department of social welfare has spent years evaluating the various gangprevention and intervention programs that have evolved in california since the 1980s. Project fatherhood teaches parenting skills to innercity. Read project fatherhood a story of courage and healing in one of americas toughest communities by jorja leap available from rakuten kobo. Jorja leaps fine project fatherhood is more than an anthropological study and ethnographic research project.
As well, it offers hope for real solutions in our inner cities born from the community itself. What gangs taught me about violence, love, drugs and redemption published by beacon. The reader is given a view of courageous men as architects of their own healing. Leap has authored numerous reports, articles, books and book chapters as well as her most recent book, project fatherhood. Hollie keene 304205893 project fatherhood jorja leaps new book project fatherhood details her time spent with a great organization working to help jordan downs, a community in watts. Leap is an internationally recognized expert on gangs, violence, and intervention and becomes one of the advisors to this group of men, most of whom were former gang members and most of whom have served time in prison. A story of courage and healing in one of americas toughest communities. Jun 21, 2015 a group of dads from project fatherhood join author jorja leap to celebrate the publication of her book, project fatherhood. Ucla luskin welcomes members of the community to discuss the impact that project fatherhood has had on their lives. This group exists to have these men father one another, so they can be fathers to their children.
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